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Jimmie Johnson Joins Spurs, Sampras, Devils In Unknowingly Screwing His Sport
By Josh Stewart on Oct 04, 2008

Johnson is the equivalent of the halfcourt Spurs, the serve-and-volley, rally-be-damned Sampras and the trapping, skating-in-open-ice-is-sin Devs. Style counts. And Jimmie Johnson doesn’t have any.


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Junior Feeling At Home With Gordon, Hendrick
By Josh Stewart on Sep 16, 2008

Jeff Gordon had not yet supplanted Dale Earnhardt Sr. as NASCAR’s most dominant driver—but according to Dale Earnhardt Jr., his dad must have already known something. “I was running late models up at North Wilkesboro and he introduced me to Jeff, in 1994,” Junior remembered while he and other Chase participants met with the media in New York Wednesday. “And if my dad introduced me to somebody—he only did that probably 10 times in my life…he was a busy guy, thinking about his race cars, and what he was doing with his life—and for him to take a minute to introduce me to someone, it must have been really important.”


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Jeff Gordon NASCAR’s Change Candidate
By Josh Stewart on Sep 10, 2008

Gordon knows one race can change everything.

“We need to get out from underneath that cloud and get more positive things surrounding us,” Gordon said. “And the only way we’re going to do that is to perform. Even if we come out of New Hampshire, just like Clint [Bowyer] last year, that was the whole story. ‘Oh, my gosh where did this guy come from?’ And that’s all anybody wanted to talk about. Things can turn around that fast. We recognize that. And the way our season had gone, that has to be our focus.”


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Gene Haas “In Good Standing” With NASCAR
By Josh Stewart on Aug 05, 2008

Often lost in the circumstances involving the formation of Stewart-Haas Racing is the fact that one of those two namesakes currently resides in federal prison. But unlike Michael Vick--who may face further discipline from the National Football League following his release--Gene Haas will be welcomed back into NASCAR with open arms. Haas reported to prison in January to serve a two-year term after pleading guilty to one count of tax fraud. That followed a plea bargain resulting in the dismissal of several charges, which included reporting false race team expenses.


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NASCAR Dads Respond To Savage’s Autism Rant
By Josh Stewart on Jul 27, 2008

On July 16, conservative radio commentator Michael Savage set off a firestorm when he said, “In 99 percent of the cases, [an autistic child is] a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out.” He added, “What do you mean they scream and they’re silent? They don’t have a father around to tell them, ‘Don’t act like a moron. You’ll get nowhere in life. Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a man. Don’t sit there crying and screaming, you idiot.’”

Kempner knows that the racing community is clued in. But he is concerned that a guy like Savage, who lauds a Ph.D., is taken seriously by others.

“This isn’t an Imus-type thing,” Kempner explains, referring to Don Imus’ comments about the Rutgers women’s basketball team. “It shouldn’t be confused with the shock-jock kind of stuff Imus said. What Imus said was just sophomoric and stupid. It’s certainly hurtful to the African-American community, and I wouldn’t condone it in any way, shape or form. But it’s much different than not understanding a disability or a disease and commenting like you do. It’s like telling a kid that has cancer, you know, ‘Suck it up and get better, OK.’ That exactly what the parallel is to that. Unbelieveable.”

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Stewart Ends Winless Streak, Takes Cup Victory At Talladega
Stewart Ends Winless Streak, Takes Cup Victory At Talladega

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“It’s just been one of those years that we’ve just had bad luck all season. There were four or five shots we had at winning races this year and something happens at some point. Man, to finally get that first one of the year and to do it at Talladega, people don’t understand what that means to me.” --Tony Stewart

Citroen’s Sebastien Loeb Grabs Victory In Rally Catalunya
Citroen's Sebastien Loeb Grabs Victory In Rally Catalunya

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Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena led from flag to flag toextend their lead in the provisional Drivers’ championship order, while team-mates Dani Sordo and Marc Martíwere perfectly on the pace to secure second spot with their Citroën C4 WRC.

Tim Wilkerson Takes Season’s Sixth NHRA Funny Car Win At Memphis
Tim Wilkerson Takes Season's Sixth NHRA Funny Car Win At Memphis

“It’s a happy day and a pretty spectacular weekend for our whole team,” expressed a jubilant Wilkerson.  “Things are falling in place for us.  There are no easy draws out here.  If you can qualify, you can win.  I won from the back half.” - Wilkerson.

Scott Speed Extends Point Lead Despite Tire Problems At Talladega
Scott Speed Extends Point Lead Despite Tire Problems At Talladega

“All I have to say is that my guys did a great job this weekend,” said Speed. “We blew a right rear and everyone remained calm and got the car back together. No one gave up, which allowed us to gain more points in the Championship standings.” - Scott Speed.

Paul Tracy Files $2.3 Million Suit Against Forsythe
Paul Tracy Files $2.3 Million Suit Against Forsythe

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Paul Tracy, who has competed in both IndyCar and Champ Car events over the last decade, filed suit in U.S. District court, claiming Forsythe owes him more than $2.3 million.

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Paul Newman: From Pretending To Be A Race Car Driver To Becoming One
Paul Newman: From Pretending To Be A Race Car Driver To Becoming One

IT was a movie role that led to the other great passion in Paul Newman’s life: motor racing. He started out driving around a car park and went on to take second place in the gruelling Le Mans 24-hour race at the age of 54.

Friday Testing Could Soon Add Another Million In F1 Team’s Purses’
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Formula One bosses are contemplating a shake-up of first day’s practice at each race to create extra excitement for fans and…

From Go-Carting To Making Auto Racing History
Go-Cart Driver Poised To Win Major Internatioal Series

The 29-year-old Rojas started his career racing go-carts when he was 10, as a youngster in Mexico. By the time he was 16, he had advanced up the competitive ladder and, with a handful of sponsors behind him, came to the United States to continue pursuit his dream.

The Competitors In This Drag Race Are Elephants
The Competitors In This Drag Race Are Elephants

Moving from the big top to the pit stop, elephant racing has been added to the ACDelco Street Drag Nationals schedule for Sept. 19. The Pachyderm Peanut Pursuit will be held shortly after opening ceremonies for the two-day ACDelco Street Drag Nationals at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

This Eigth-Grader Is Focussed On Racing Towards A NASCAR Career
This Eigth-Grader Is Focussed On Racing Towards A NASCAR Career

While most drivers Tyler’s age are in it for fun, Tyler is hoping to make a career out of it. Tim Castle said the family supports Tyler in his ultimate goal — to become a NASCAR driver.