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Danica Patrick makes IndyCar history by winning Japan 300

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 20, 2008

I once heard life is all a matter of timing. Danica's timing(or breaks) in Japan were excellent today. MOTEGI, Japan - Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history Sunday, taking the Indy Japan 300 after the top contenders were forced to pit for fuel in the final... [Full Story]

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Backrow to Owner's Suite

Posted by Brent Blaze · Published: April 2, 2008

Fantasy Football Fantasy Sports Pro Sports Team As perviously reported, I came across a noteworthy opportunity I wanted to pass on to all sports fans. At every sporting event and around every TV set I always hear the same thing. These GMs and owners have absolutely no idea what... [Full Story]

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Own A Sports Team

Posted by Brent Blaze · Published: March 20, 2008

Have you ever wanted to own your own sports franchise? Personally, I would really buy into an opportunity to be apart of a sports franchise. I came across a legit idea that I decided to actually promote. If I didn't buy into what these guys were doing 100%, then I... [Full Story]

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Formula One star Lewis Hamilton banned from driving in France

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 18, 2007

He was caught speeding and it wasn't at Circuit de Nevers Magny either. From AFP- REIMS, France - Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has been banned from driving in France for speeding, a French police spokesman confirmed on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Briton, who finished runner-up in the world drivers' championship... [Full Story]

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NASCAR Hall of Fame's First Class

Posted by Danny Strickland · Published: December 15, 2007

Bob Margolis has a series of articles on the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Bob is a good writer and I would usually defer to his expertise on all things NASCAR but I do take exception with a couple of points in his most recent installment. Bob's ideal inaugural class is... [Full Story]

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Jimmie Johnson Wins Second Straight Nextel Cup

Posted by Dan Zinski · Published: November 19, 2007

Jimmie Johnson is the king of NASCAR for the second straight year. He finished 7th yesterday at Homestead, giving him enough points to easily out-pace Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon. Gordon, who actually led the regular season in points, seemed a little bitter about losing to Johnson, who started the... [Full Story]

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Earnhardt

Posted by · Published: February 15, 2006

Someone asked me the other day why so many people like Dale Earnhardt. The best answer I could come up with was from the great book "Sunday Money" by Jeff MacGregor. He asked a normal Southern NASCAR fan why he rooted for Earnhardt and the guy thought for a second... [Full Story]

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NASCAR in 1984

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: January 31, 2006

I suspect the percentage of people that haven't read, or at least heard of, George Orwell's classic book 1984 is fairly small. Based on my experience it was required reading in most schools and remains popular today and led to the introduction of a whole vocabulary of words concerning totalitarian... [Full Story]

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Super Aguri a "Go" for 2006 Formula One Season

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: December 21, 2005

After months of uncertainness it appears Super Aguri will be on the Formula One grid in 2006. The hurdles they have faced such as the $48m entry fee and the 10 signatures needed by every other team have been completed. Honda have apparently paid the $48m and all teams have... [Full Story]

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Switzerland Gains Second A1GP Pole Position

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: December 10, 2005

The front of row for Sunday's A1GP Dubai grid will mirror that of round 5 in Malaysia with Team Switzerland's Neel Jani capturing his second pole of the year trailed by Team France and Team Ireland. Jani will be looking to reverse his Sepang fortunes when he lost the lead... [Full Story]

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NASCAR Nostradamus

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: September 18, 2005 · Comments (1)

Many have claimed Nostradamus foretold the existence of Mother Teresa (The Saintly one, not the NASCAR one.), and the downing of TWA flight 800. Other translations of his nearly 1000 quatrains claimed the 16th century prognosticator said JFK would die in a plane crash. Well... he was half right. JFK... [Full Story]

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Congratulations to Benny Parsons

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 17, 2005

Benny Parsons will be inducted into the Motorsports Racing Hall of Fame of America on Thursday August 18, at the State Theatre in Detroit, just five miles from where his racing career started on Six Mile and Woodward in 1960. Joining Parsons among the nine inductees are Indianapolis 500 winner... [Full Story]

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Race Track Blues and Lawsuits

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: July 15, 2005

Kentucky Speedway filed suit Wednesday against NASCAR and International Speedway Corp., alleging the companies have violated federal antitrust laws by illegally restricting the awarding of Nextel Cup races."We have alleged that NASCAR and ISC have violated the federal antitrust laws," said Stan Chesley, an attorney representing the Kentucky track. "In... [Full Story]

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Inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductees

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: June 13, 2005

Now that the "race for NASCAR's HOF" is over and the five competing cities bids are in - all that remains is for the Daytona big wigs to announce the winning site later this year - media attention has turned to the first group of nominees. I have not seen... [Full Story]

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Inauspicious Start

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: May 9, 2005

Inauspicious: adjective, Definition: adverse: "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions." Synonyms: bad, baleful, baneful, black, dire, discouraging, evil, fateful, foreboding, ill-boding, ill-omened, impending, inopportune, MINARDI, sinister, threatening, unfavorable, unfortunate, unlucky, unpromising, unpropitious, untimely, untoward. How is it possible for a team to have any... [Full Story]

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A British "Heidi Game"

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: April 25, 2005

One of the NFL's games that will forever live in infamy is the "Heidi" game of Nov. 17, 1968. In that game the Oakland Raiders scored 14 points in 65 seconds in a remakable comeback to win 43-32 over the Joe Namath led New York Jets. The stirring ending was... [Full Story]

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Pedro De La Rosa Leads Imola Practice

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: April 22, 2005

It�s now the fourth race of the season, and the new race weekend format is beginning to settle into a pattern. With only two sets of tyres available to the team on Friday, it is difficult to make reliable comparisons while the track is still dirty. In these conditions, and... [Full Story]

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Fox's Daytona 500 Ratings Tops For Nascar

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: February 24, 2005

Fox Sports coverage of the Daytona 500 on Sunday afternoon produced a 10.9/23 preliminary national rating and share, also pulling in 18.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research data. That matches the highest rating recorded for a Nascar race, matching the rating for the 2002 Daytona 500 on NBC,... [Full Story]

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The Price of Success

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: January 26, 2005

In the "stick & ball" sports success breds a mass exodus of players in both monetary poaching by other teams, or players just moving on for a variety of reasons. The recent success of the Boston Red Sox is a prime example. All have proclaimed the "Ruth Curse" is dead.... [Full Story]

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The Clue is in the Description

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: December 29, 2004

Make of this what you will.Rome - A former Ferrari team doctor, Benigno Bartoletti, has said that close to one third of Grand Prix drivers takes cocaine. "At races, there is a lot of cocaine and in Formula One, it could be as many as one third of all drivers... [Full Story]

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Surely They Meant to Say Clown, Not Crown Car

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: December 11, 2004

Has USAC been tipping a little too much of the Christmas bubbly? Or gotten hold of a "too rich" rum cake? Maybe I missed the whole X-Mas thing and it's actually April 1 st. Has Weary Willy become USAC's Director of Competition? That can't be... Willy has long since gone... [Full Story]

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19 Days to Christmas...

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: December 6, 2004

... and the upper Midwest, Northeast and the Rockies are "enjoying" temps in the 30's and 40's. There is a lack of snowfall, but what is more important is the lack of auto racing. NASCAR has folded its tent after the roast beef/fried chicken shindig in NYC. Formula One has... [Full Story]

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NASCAR Goes to Iraq and Afghanistan

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: November 30, 2004

Yes the headline is a stretch, but an interesting story none the less.A laminate that protects NASCAR racecar windshields from rocks and debris will soon give extra protection to Army helicopters flying in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army�s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate at Fort Eustis, Va., started testing the concept... [Full Story]

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The "Snipers" are Taking Aim at NASCAR

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: November 18, 2004

I assumed it wouldn't be long before various "protectors of children," think tanks and those prone to be anti-everything weighed in on NASCAR's recent decision to allow hard liquor advertising on it's race cars. But I did expect more lag time. As the date on this Dallas Morning News article... [Full Story]

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'80 F1 Champion Alan Jones May Return to Cockpit

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: November 16, 2004

The Australian, who took the 1980 F1 title with Williams, will be behind the wheel in the proposed Grand Prix Masters series and also masterminding the Australian effort in the A1 GP series. Not too many details have emerged about the proposed Grand Prix Masters series which is designed to... [Full Story]

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