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Bringing The Heat: The Pizza Man Tells His Racing Journey

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Happy Hour: Is There a Hex on UPS Cars?

Sep 24, 2009
It seems there is some sort of FedHex on any car that sports the famous UPS logo. Not anything dangerous, mind you; just something that makes racecars slow.
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Holding a Pretty Wheel: It’s All Fun & Games – But in NASCAR, Someone is Bleeding to Death

Sep 24, 2009
It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Remember hearing that phrase as a kid? It was usually connected to doing something like running with scissors or swordfighting with your brother with the kitchen knives. Anything where the “fun” was getting out of hand and becoming potentially dangerous; hence, the lecture. Guess what? …

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Driven to the Past: When We Were Young & Crazy…

Sep 24, 2009
I was going to head this column, “Getting There is Half the Fun,” but the above seemed more appropriate. Back in the ’60s, I owned a 1965 Corvair. Loved it.
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Tearing Apart the Trucks: Johnny Benson, Kyle Busch & Con-way Freight?

Sep 24, 2009
Earlier this season, the Camping World Truck Series was shocked to find out defending champ Johnny Benson was released from his No. 1 Red Horse Racing Toyota.
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Voices From the Heartland: NASCAR Deems AJ Allmendinger ‘Expendable’

Sep 23, 2009
A lot has been said about the timing of the caution flag on the closing lap of Sunday’s race as AJ Allmendinger spun on the frontstretch.
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Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Erasing NASCAR’s Chase

Sep 23, 2009
I can only state the repugnance I feel for NASCAR’s Chase so many times without getting repetitive.
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Thompson in Turn 5: Time for Jeremy Mayfield to Fix Self – Forget NASCAR

Sep 23, 2009
The Jeremy Mayfield saga took an ugly turn for the worse Monday with the news that sworn testimony had been gathered from four men that claim to have first-hand knowledge that Mayfield did use methamphetamine on a regular basis. The three affidavits and one deposition adds credence to similar claims of drug abuse previously made …

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Fanning the Flames: Touch ‘Em All… From Jimmie to Jeremy & Back to Juan

Sep 23, 2009
Lots going on in the NASCAR world. Let’s hear from ya.
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Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: In the Clutches of Dover’s Monster (Trophy)

Sep 23, 2009
From magic to monsters, this week the Sprint Cup Series heads to Dover to tackle another 1-mile oval that bears no resemblance to the flat track of Loudon.
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What’s Vexing Vito: Coming Out on Dodge’s Deeply Depressing Demise in NASCAR

Sep 23, 2009
You can only imagine my chagrin at what is happening with the sad state of affairs of the Dodge teams as of late in NASCAR.
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Did You Notice? Liquor’s Love Affair Turned Divorce, Throwing Caution to the Wind & Finding Earnhardt

Sep 23, 2009
Did You Notice? The significance of liquor companies leaving NASCAR?
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Mirror Driving: Montoya or Martin Driving Dirty? a Cautionary Tale & as the Tryson Turns

Sep 22, 2009
Juan Pablo Montoya says Mark Martin played dirty at the end of the Cup race at Loudon. Is he a sore loser or did Mark’s reputation let him get away with one?
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