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| Race Fans Pack Streets As Race Weekend Begins - WSOCtv.com 01:02:50 pm , 05-17-2008 Race Fans Pack Streets As Race Weekend BeginsWSOCtv.com, NC - 48 minutes agoCONCORD, NC -- Streets will be packed out in Concord, as race fans make their way into the city for All-Star Race Weekend. The North Carolina Highway Patrol ... |
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| Making a '79 Corvette purr - Salisbury Post 01:02:50 pm , 05-17-2008 Making a '79 Corvette purrSalisbury Post, NC - 40 minutes agoBy Mark Wineka CORNELIUS - Former NASCAR champ Rusty Wallace huddled with Rick Hunter and a producer near one of the bay doors of the Griffin Brothers ... |
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| Fans line up to meet NASCAR drivers - Salisbury Post 01:02:50 pm , 05-17-2008 Fans line up to meet NASCAR driversSalisbury Post, NC - 40 minutes agoLogano and Wallace joined photographer Anita Rich, who signed copies of her book of NASCAR portraits. The three met with fans and signed autographs as part ... |
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| Race day at Charlotte 01:02:29 pm , 05-17-2008 A little more to think abotu while waiting for Saturday night's races to get rolling at Lowe's Motor Speedway:3 Things To Watch1. Could there be a race with a format more suited for Kyle Busch? Checkers or wrecker isn't just an all-star approach for the sport's hottest driver, it's a way of life.2. If you're waiting for them to invert the field at some point during the four segments of 25 laps each, don't. There's no inversion in this year's rules.3. Be in your seats by 6:20 p.m. for the inaugural Victory Challenge, the burnout contest featuring Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson.Observer's PicksDAVID POOLE: My wife says I am not trainable, but I'm proving her wrong. If this season has taught me nothing else, it has taught me who to pick Saturday night.Winner: Kyle Busch.JIM UTTER: Humpy Wheeler got it right. Carl Edwards has dominated on 1.5-mile tracks and there's no reason he won't continue with $1 million on the line.Winner: Carl Edwards.TOM SORENSEN: For one thing, he's overdue to win. For another, picking him might get me past the line to get in at Whisky River.Winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr.DAVID SCOTT: Nearly forgotten this year, the two-time defending Cup champion is almost always a factor at Lowe's Motor Speedway.Winner: Jimmie Johnson.Observations• The cars look twisted on the track because teams think they're getting additional side force by angling the bodies on the chassis. The front and back wheels actually are lined up. It just doesn't look that way. The bodies are straight, too, and still fit the templates. But the body and chassis are married in a way that the car looks turned sideways when it's rolling straight. That puts air on a larger surface area, creating more force. At least, that's the theory.• People who tell you where Biffle will drive next year apparently know more about it than Biffle does himself. He was mad after the car he was leading with at Darlington, S.C., couldn't finish. Who could blame him? He's not going to decide his future based on that immediate reaction. Not if he's smart -- and Biffle is smart.WHAT: NASCAR Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star Race.WHERE: Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.TRACK TYPE: 1.5-mile trioval (24 degrees of banking in turns).RACE FORMAT: Showdown -- 40 laps; All-Star Race -- 100 laps (four 25-lap segments). Teams must make at least a stop-and-go pit stop between Segments 3 and 4 and will start the final segment in the order they come off pit road. Only green-flag laps count during the final segment.WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday. TV: Speed.WEATHER: Fair, with temperature falling from the high 70s.RADIO: Motor Racing Network.Friday's QualifyingAll-Star Race
Pos.No.DriverCarTime
1.18Kyle BuschToyota121.956
2.24Jeff GordonChevy122.494
3.2Kurt BuschDodge123.157
4.1M.Truex Jr.Chevy123.328
5.16Greg BiffleFord123.406
6.26J.McMurrayFord123.533
7.31Jeff BurtonChevy123.830
8.12Ryan NewmanDodge124.179
9.07Clint BowyerChevy124.288
10.43Bobby LabonteDodge124.605
11.88D.Earnhardt Jr.Chevy124.674
12.20Tony StewartToyota124.816
13.8Mark MartinChevy125.072
14.17Matt KensethFord125.957
15.42Juan MontoyaDodge127.143
16.29Kevin HarvickChevy127.882
17.5Casey MearsChevy129.969
18.44Dale JarrettToyota131.539
19.99Carl EdwardsFord145.539
20.11Denny HamlinToyota157.594
21.48J.JohnsonChevyNo time
NOTE: Time listed is in seconds.Sprint Showdown
Po.No.DriverCarSpeed
1.19Elliott SadlerDodge185.014
2.83Brian VickersToyota184.786
3.6David RaganFord184.584
4.84AJAllmndngrToyota184.433
5.7Robby GordonDodge184.024
6.22Dave BlaneyToyota183.955
7.78J. NemechekChevy183.930
8.77S. Hornish Jr.Dodge183.899
9.66Scott RiggsChevy183.817
10.28Travis KvapilFord183.698
11.70Johnny SauterChevy183.624
12.15Paul MenardChevy183.331
13.41Reed SorensonDodge183.113
14.55Michael WaltripToyota183.101
15.9Kasey KahneDodge183.082
16.38D. GillilandFord182.113
17.00D. ReutimannToyota182.002
18.49C. McCumbeeDodge181.757
19.50S. BarrettChevy181.720
20.96J.J. YeleyToyota181.629
21.21Bill ElliottFord181.342
22.45Kyle PettyDodge181.080
23.01Regan SmithChevy180.989
24.08Tony RainesDodge177.889
25.34Jeff GreenChevy177.848
26.46Carl LongDodge169.763
27.10P. CarpentierDodge147.820
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| Republican senator questions Specter's probe 01:01:08 pm , 05-17-2008 U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, does not think a congressional investigation in the Patriots' Spygate controversy is worthy of their time. |
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| Less is more for Gallagher 01:00:54 pm , 05-17-2008 Cuns right-hander Sean Gallagher, who picked up his first Major League win Friday, used an offseason diet and conditioning program to lose 40 pounds. |
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| No platoon at third base for Bucs 01:00:54 pm , 05-17-2008 Although Doug Mientkiewicz made his third straight start at third base Saturday, Bucs manager John Russell said he is not using a platoon at the hot corner. |
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| A-Rod homers in rehab game 01:00:54 pm , 05-17-2008 Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez logged five innings at third base in an extended spring game on Saturday, recording three putouts, and was 1-for-4 with a walk and a home run at the Raymond Naimoli Complex, the Tampa Bay Rays' Minor League facility. |
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| Ramirez signs new deal with Florida 01:00:53 pm , 05-17-2008 Hanley Ramirez's contract extension will provide him with financial security, and commits him to the Marlins through the 2014 season. |
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| A-Rod homers in rehab game, eyes Tues. return 01:00:53 pm , 05-17-2008 Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in his first extended spring training game on Saturday.
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