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F1 debacle not likely in NASCAR (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
NASCAR has been described as a "benevolent dictatorship," with a top-heavy command structure that tends to keep dissenters in line. Often, that leads to criticism; with no drivers union to answer to, NASCAR was seen as being too slow to react to safety concerns before Dale Earnhardt's death in 2001. Today, some competitors are grumbling that not enough of the money that flows into the sport is
Setzer Wins NASCAR Truck Race at Michigan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Dennis Setzer raced to his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory of the season Saturday, winning under caution after Ted Musgrave blew an engine while running second with less than two laps to go.
MARC to hold NASCAR raffle; proceeds to aid senior citizens (Enterprise Mountaineer)
Auto racing is back and drivers are hot on the trail to claim the NASCAR 2005 championship. Champions are what the Haywood County Council on Aging is counting on as the laps count down to its fund-raising drawing on Sept. 7.
Kansas City, Kan., may have edge against rivals in bid for NASCAR hall of fame (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) (Hotel Online)
Jun. 17--A NASCAR hall of fame in Kansas City, Kan., would feature ghostly talking holographs of NASCAR legends, an indoor thrill ride and a six-story wall of historic race cars displayed like a giant Hot Wheels collection.
NASCAR vehicle to be feature of county fund-raiser (Benton Courier)
The main attraction of this year's fund-raiser for the Single Parent Scholarship Fund is Mark Martin's NASCAR on display. The luncheon fund-raiser, with NASCAR as its theme, will take place 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 7, on the Saline County Courthouse lawn.
'Nascar wouldn't do this' - 21 June 2005 (Home of F1)
'Nascar wouldn't do this to us. Why Formula One?' That complaint was heard in the Indy venue after all but six drivers took to the start line in Sunday's US grand prix.
Tire Protest Deflates Hopes of Formula 1 Racing in U.S. (Los Angeles Times via Yahoo! News)
Formula One racing might be all the rage on the streets of Monaco, a hit in cities from Istanbul to Sao Paulo, but a bizarre event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the weekend reaffirmed that Europe's glitzy, upper-crust sport cannot seem to win in a land where NASCAR reigns supreme.
Setzer orchestrates NASCAR trucks win at Michigan (USA Today)
Dennis Setzer raced to his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory of the season Saturday after Ted Musgrave blew an engine ...
NASCAR's drivers give MIS high marks (Detroit News)
It has wide, sweeping turns, plus its multiple grooves aren't something many other tracks have. Burning questions as NASCAR comes to Michigan ... Q: NASCAR Cup drivers frequently list Michigan International Speedway as one of their favorite -- if not, favorite -- tracks. Why?
NASCAR: Batman 400 Boxscore (The Auto Channel)
Box Score: Winner: Greg Biffle Car: 16 Ford Winner's purse: $171,075 Average speed: 150.596 mph Margin of victory: 1.675 Seconds Starting position: 25 Laps led by winner: 63 Most laps led: Tony Stewart 97 Laps Lead changes: 20 among 11 drivers. Caution flags: 4 for 23 laps. NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Race - Batman Begins 400 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich. Sunday, June 19, 2005 1. |
