Yahoo! Fantasy NASCAR: Talladega Superspeedway
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Taking a look at this weekend’s race at Talladega Superspeedway, there’s a lot of good story lines happening this week.
Is this the week that Dale Earnhardt Jr. rolls into victory lane? Was the weeks worth of “are you leaving JGR to start your own team?” enough of a distraction that Tony Stewart won’t find his way into victory lane? Jeff Gordon is looking ...
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Published 4/26/2008 by revinjim at NASCAR Bloggers FT Digest
... Is this the week that Dale Earnhardt Jr. rolls into victory lane? Was the weeks worth of “are you leaving JGR to start your own team?” enough of a distraction that Tony Stewart won’t find his way into victory lane? Jeff Gordon is looking for his third straight Talladega win, but has an average finish of 18.9 in the first eight races this season…read more ...
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NASCAR Bloggers FT Digest found this 4/26/2008 on www.restrictorplatethis.com
Given that the Talladega terrordome is this weekend, one would think said venue and race would be Topic A in these parts. Soon, yes. But not today. Instead, time to address the recent column by Bob Margolis at Yahoo which ...
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Posted 4/26/2008 on FanHouse
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Posted 4/24/2008 on Sport Syndicate
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The age old question in TV is very simple. How much is too much? We see the clones of entertainment shows about every topic from cooking to dancing. One successful talk show seems to spring another and sitcoms swing wildly in bunches from legal dramas to moody teenage angst. This Sunday, the issue of how much is too much came to NASCAR. The Sprint Cup race from Talladega, AL was going to ...Kevin Lepage’s Putzy, Pricey Talledega Pile-Up
Posted 4/27/2008 on Gossip On Sports - The Latest Dish On and Off the Field
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Posted 4/26/2008 on The Daly Planet
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Posted 4/25/2008 on Hugging Harold Reynolds
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Check out singer-songwriter David Howie's hymn to the Talladega Superspeedway, appropriately entitled "Talladega," by clicking here , and then visit his website and let him know what you think. And if you happen to work for ESPN, Fox, or TNT and could use some new opening music, just remember where you discovered Mr. Howie, okay? • "Talladega," David Howie • ...
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Published 4/26/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - NASCAR News
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Published 4/26/2008 on FOXSports.com News for NASCAR
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Published 4/24/2008 on ESPN.com - Autos
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