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Dropping the checkered flag on the auto-racing season
It's just like the Oscars, only fewer gowns, fewer tuxes and fewer waifish entertainment reporters giggling at clever quips on the red carpet. There will be no giggling here. Or red carpets, for that matter. These are the Auto Racing Confidential...Tags: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Motor Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Academy Awards, Danica Patrick
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Traditional race set for Thanksgiving night at Irwindale
Leading sprint car and midget car racers return to Toyota Speedway at Irwindale on Thursday night for the 68th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix.
The race, the final event this year at the half-mile Toyota Speedway paved oval, is a holiday tradition...Tags: Superman, Walt Disney World Resort, Motor Racing, Christopher Reeve, Vehicles
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J.J.'s run tops 2008
A look back at the 2008 Cup season is topped by Jimmie Johnson's championship feat, highlighted by seven wins. But Kyle Busch's early success and late failures surprised almost everyone. With nine wins, Carl Edwards is poised for a title in '09 after...Tags: Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, NASCAR
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Expensive rush: Indy comes to Disney Speedway
Sentinel Automotive EditorThe latest tourist attraction at Walt Disney World weighs about 1,500 pounds and to ride it, you have to sign nine pages of legal waivers and provide contact information for your next of kin. It costs $399 for about five minutes. So is it worth it?...Tags: Richard Petty, Trips and Vacations, Car Engine Repair, Business Trips, American Express Company
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Our automotive editor takes on Disney's latest wild ride
The Indy Racing Experience at Walt Disney World opened this week. Automotive Editor Steven Cole Smith took one of the authentic open-cockpit race cars for a wild test drive.
Outfitted in a mandatory fire-resistant uniform, gloves, shoes and a full-face...Tags: Richard Petty, Automotive Equipment, Walt Disney World Resort, Motor Racing, Indianapolis
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Helio Castroneves' fate with Team Penske hinges on trial date
Team Penske probably will decide within the next few weeks whether two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, who faces criminal tax-evasion charges, will keep driving for their IndyCar Series team next season, owner Roger Penske said.
The...Tags: Court Administration, State Budgets, Veterans Day, Crimes, Dancing
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DEI, Ganassi to combine teams for next season
The Associated PressTeresa Earnhardt and Chip Ganassi will combine their sponsorship-strapped race teams next season, an effort to stabilize their organizations in a tough economic time. The combined team will be called Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and will...Tags: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Motor Racing, Vehicles, General Motors Corp.
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The markets in 60 seconds
Kuhn company files for Chapter 11 One of Orlando developer Cameron Kuhn's local property companies filed for bankruptcy court protection this week. Cornerstone-Orlando LLC, a company Kuhn created to acquire and control one of his downtown Orlando office...Tags: Richard Petty, SeaWorld, Bankruptcy, Church Street Station, Cameron Kuhn
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Dale Earnhardt Inc., Chip Ganassi merge, creating 4-car team
Sentinel Staff WriterThe Chrysler-GM merger might be on hold, but another merger involving those two companies went through on Wednesday. Chip Ganassi Racing, a Dodge team, and Dale Earnhardt Inc., a Chevrolet team, merged to form Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing. The new team...Tags: Motor Racing, Vehicles, NASCAR
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Castroneves seeks delay
Wire reportsRace car driver Helio Castroneves' attorneys and employer asked a judge to delay his March trial on tax evasion charges until next November so he can continue racing, according to court documents. Penske Racing, Inc. said if the trial is held between...Tags: Court Administration, State Budgets, Prosecution, Dancing, Justice System
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