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Bowles-Eye View: Bad Luck Bug Still Keeping Tony Stewart From Closing the Deal

May 26, 2008
Come Monday morning, Tony Stewart might well be lobbying NASCAR to change the mileage of the Coca-Cola 600. For if it were the Coca-Cola 595… Stewart would have won. Up to that point, the veteran of the Joe Gibbs Racing stable had played his poker hand to perfection. Struggling during the first 300 miles, Stewart …

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10 Points to Ponder… After the 2008 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte

May 26, 2008
1. Rumba, Anyone? – Two-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves – better known to the general public as last year’s winner of the mega hit TV show Dancing With The Stars – seems to be interested in following such open-wheel standouts as Juan Pablo Montoya, Sam Hornish Jr., Dario Franchitti, Patrick Carpentier and AJ Allmendinger into the …

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Bubble Breakdown: David Reutimann, Sam Hornish Jr. Highlight Proud Performances by Struggling Teams

May 26, 2008
Sunday evening, NASCAR’s top series put out its version of an endurance race with the running of the Coca-Cola 600. The series’ longest event, it’s a true test of both man and machine, and everyone needs to be on top of their game. But two of Sunday’s 43 starters – one a bubble dweller and …

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Sprint Cup Rookie Report: Sam Hornish Jr. Hopeful Coming Out of Lowe’s

May 26, 2008
Rookies in the Starting Lineup: Sam Hornish Jr.(20th), Regan Smith (27th), Patrick Carpentier (34th), Michael McDowell (41st) Unofficial Finishing Positions: Hornish (13th), Smith (20th), McDowell (32nd), Carpentier (37th) Rookie of the Race: Hornish. Was this the All-Star Race or the Coca-Cola 600? Chances are that it was hard for Hornish to tell, as Sunday night was …

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Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2008 CARQUEST 300 at Charlotte

May 26, 2008
Though he failed to overwhelm the CARQUEST 300 field as he has in other races this season, Kyle Busch was the class of the field again at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
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Tracking the Trucks: 2008 Ohio 250 at Mansfield

May 26, 2008
Donny Lia took the checkered flag 0.241 seconds ahead of David Starr to win the Ohio 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Park.
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Full Throttle: Kentucky Speedway Acquisition Just Doesn’t Add Up

May 24, 2008
After attending the announcement Thursday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway that Speedway Motorsports Incorporated had acquired Kentucky Speedway, I was anxious to find out just how much one of the nicest facilities to not have a Cup date cost. But after looking at Bloomberg.com, I was in total disbelief. In 2000, Kentucky Speedway was constructed for …

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Holding a Pretty Wheel: 3 Shots Heard ‘Round the World – NASCAR’s Defining Week

May 22, 2008
It’s the unofficial start of summer, but things heated up weeks ago in the NASCAR world. Much of the swirl of discussion has been predictable; what driver will go where, who is living up to expectations, when will Junior win, the same things that go around every summer. But there are a couple of stories …

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Happy Hour: Kyle Busch Really Burns Our BUTs

May 22, 2008
If the old expression that “everything before the word but is a lie” holds true, then the world of NASCAR journalists are lying an awful lot about Kyle Busch. And that goes for whether they are complimenting or excoriating the young man. Some may think it appropriate that Busch brings out the BUTs in racing …

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Driven to the Past: Indy’s Triple Threat – From Kid Geniuses to NASCAR Superstars

May 22, 2008
They hold a race on Memorial Day weekend every year at what is now O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis (nee Indianapolis Raceway Park) called the Night Before the 500. It’s a United States Auto Club Midget Series race, and this year’s renewal will be the 63rd edition – with this year’s version sponsored by Toyota. …

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David Starr Driver Diary: Back to Full-Time Racing & Ready for a Victory

May 22, 2008
After several months of sporadic racing for the Truck Series, we are finally at the point of the season where we get to race almost every week. I love it! I hate racing one week and then waiting three weeks. Racing every week suits me just fine. Now, we head to Mansfield – and I …

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Tearing Apart the Trucks: Truck Series Makes a Perfect Training Ground for Young Drivers

May 22, 2008
Once NASCAR declined to raise the minimum age to race from 18 to 21, a debate popped up on the Frontstretch forums this week about age versus experience. And while there was some disagreement on when it’s appropriate to move into one of NASCAR’s top-three series, the general consensus was that experience makes a difference regardless …

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