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Deadly crashes bring FAA focus on Reno air races
Associated Press WriterIt's billed as "the world's fastest motor sport." Critics have another label, calling the Reno National Championship Air Races "the world's most dangerous motor sport" after three pilots were killed during competition last year and another racer was...Tags: Transportation, Government, Health and Safety at School, Reno Air Incorporated, Transportation Accidents
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Howard hangs on for big pay day
Pulling pill No. 12 as his starting spot in the 30-car field Sunday night at Big Diamond Raceway before the 28th annual Coalcracker 100 for the 358 modifieds, Duane Howard knew he had to take a different approach to get to the front early and pocket the...Tags: Vehicles, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Weather May Postpone Loganos Sprint Debut
The Hartford CourantSome would say Joey Logano has taken the NASCAR world by storm with his meteoric rise to the top of the stock car racing universe. But it could be a storm of another sort that steals Logano's chance at making his Sprint Cup Series debut Saturday at...Tags: Joe Gibbs, Weather Reports, Tony Stewart, Hurricane Hanna, International Speedway Corp.
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Jimmie Johnson powers way to dominant victory at Fontana
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNo NASCAR driver is more self-confident than Kyle Busch, an eight-time Sprint Cup Series winner this year. But before Sunday's race, Busch said "I've always worried about Jimmie Johnson. You never know what he can come up with during a race." And what...Tags: Jimmie Johnson, Joe Gibbs, Matt Kenseth, Vehicles, Jeff Gordon
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Jimmie Johnson's win at Fontana changes little in Sprint Cup standings
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPerhaps it was appropriate that Jimmie Johnson thanked the spectators for showing up Sunday at the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Fontana, considering that everyone except Johnson's fans had little to cheer about. The reigning Cup champion routed the 43-car...Tags: Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Athletics, Track and Field
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Jimmy Johnson wins in California
Jimmie Johnson overpowered the field Sunday night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway, grabbing his third victory of the season. The two-time reigning Cup champion was easily the class of the field in the Pepsi 500, leading 227 of the 250...Tags: Jimmy Johnson, Jimmie Johnson, Joe Gibbs, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon
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Everything is cool for Pepsi 500 this year
Of The Associated PressEverything was cool at the start of the Pepsi 500 -- or at least considerably cooler than a year ago. At the 8 p.m. start Sunday, the temperature was 85 degrees at Auto Club Speedway, 22 degrees below the stifling heat at the beginning of the 2007 race....Tags: Jimmie Johnson, Joe Gibbs, Vehicles, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart
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California domination
Jimmie Johnson overpowered the field Sunday night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway, grabbing his third victory of the season. The two-time reigning Cup champion was easily the class of the field in the Pepsi 500, leading 227 of the 250...Tags: Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Vehicles, Jeff Gordon, Athletics, Track and Field
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Auto Racinig: Leaders, Schedules
Local Tracks Stafford Motor Speedway Today: 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model, 20-lap SK Light, 20-lap Limited Late Model and 15-lap DARE Stock, 6 p.m. NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified: 1. Ted...Tags: Danica Patrick, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Mike O'Sullivan, Jeff Gordon
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Sprint Cup: Pepsi 500
When: Sunday, 8 p.m. Track: Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway), Fontana, Calif. Two-mile high banked oval. Field: 43 cars with the field set by today's qualifying (Speed, 6:30 p.m.) TV: ESPN (pre-race, 7 p.m.) Radio: Motor Racing...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Jimmie Johnson, ESPN, Jeff Gordon, Athletics, Track and Field
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Coalcracker Weekend celebrating 28 years at Big Diamond
The Coalcracker Weekend at Big Diamond Raceway this weekend is a tradition that dates to 1979 at the Forestville track. The Sportsman division is the headliner Friday, with $2,000 for the winner of the 50-lapper. Second place pays $1,200, and $1,000...Tags: Vehicles, Labor Day
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Cuts at GM may affect its spending on NASCAR
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA few years after NASCAR was founded in 1947, a General Motors executive named Charles Wilson uttered the memorable line that "what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa." But what's good for GM today might not be good...Tags: Joe Gibbs, ESPN, Athletics, Track and Field, Speedway Motorsports Incorporated, 5K Run
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