View From the Couch: All-Star Challenge

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Kasey Kahne won the All-Star race thanks in part to the fans. He finished 5th in the Sprint Showdown, but made the feature event from the fans voting him. I’m sure some people will say he didn’t deserve to make the race, but so what? Involving the fans in an exhibition race is the whole point. All-Star games in every sport see players that don’t deserve to make it, but wind ... [link]

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Some late thoughts on the All-Star weekend
Published 5/19/2008 by revinjim at NASCAR Bloggers FT Digest
... Mike, of Trouble in Turn 2, gives us his weekly race review in “View From The Couch: All-Star Challenge.” ...

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