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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
FYI WIRZ: NASCAR?s Top Drivers Talk Fast Kansas City
Tony Stewart talks to media. The top five Chase drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this week—Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, and Kevin Harvick—talk the 1.5-mile tri-oval with 15-degree banking at Kansas Speedway. The Price Chopper 400 … Continue reading
Tost: Toro Rosso facing ?tough? winter
Toro Rosso has a long winter of hard work ahead if it is to improve on its ninth place in the constructors' standings, reckons team boss Franz Tost. Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari had just eight points finishes between them in 2010, and Tost says the team needs to make improvements if the pair are to be more competitive in 2011. Johnny Herbert Al Herman Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer
Petty wants NASCAR to roughen edges
Kyle Petty doesn’t care for the NASCAR Chase for the Championship format and, with television ratings and on-track attendance in decline, apparently the racing public agrees. “But I don’t know how to fix it,” the former Sprint Cut driver and … Continue reading
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Black Friday . . . and Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday too!
Black Friday comes to iRacing this week. The day after the Thanksgiving holiday is the biggest shopping day of the year, when shoppers all over America line-up in the wee small hours of the morning to take advantage of all those great one day sales. iRacing.com has its own Black Friday special: Renew your iRacing membership [...]Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/iracing-news/black-friday-and-thursday-saturday-sunday-and-monday-too/
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Why New Jersey motorists still can't pump their own gas
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Safety
Ding! There goes the charming little reminder that your car is getting low on fuel, as most new cars come straight from the factory with an audible reminder that it's time to fill up. No big deal, right? Just takes a quick second to remember which side the filler is on, then you get out, unscrew the cap and insert the nozzle. Fill 'er up... couldn't be easier.
Unless you live in New Jersey or Oregon, notes The Wall Street Journal, where it's still illegal to pump your own gas. According to Bikram Gill, a businessman who bought up 26 gas stations in New Jersey, "Any idiot can do it." We know for a fact that there are idiots in all 50 states, and in 48 of them, those idiots are free to handle the somewhat volatile fuel themselves. In 1951, though, the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided it was too dangerous to allow just anyone to pump gas, suggesting that the process of refueling is best left to the professionals.
Predictably, there have been attempts to change the law. In 1988, a judge issued a ruling that it was unconstitutional to disallow Americans the right to pump their own gas, but it was later overturned by a court of appeals. And again in 2006, governor John Corzine attempted to put self-service stations along the Turnpike, but the voting public said 'No Thanks.'
And so it remains illegal to pump your own gas in Jersey. Of course, the next time it's raining or snowing or sleeting and you need to fill up, something tells us you'll understand...
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Jay Price Completes Cycle And Wins For First Time In Doha!
F1 H2O / F1 Powerboat News DOHA, Qatar ? Saturday, November 27, 2010 Qatar Team driver Jay Price led from start to finish winning by 4.42 seconds at his home Grand Prix and has now moved into first place in...
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ARCA Returning To Winchester
WINCHESTER, Ind. ? The ARCA Racing Series will return to Winchester Speedway next season for the first time since 2007
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2011 Kia Optima Hybrid Official Photos and Info ? Auto Shows
Kia’s first-ever hybrid gets more than a little help from Hyundai.
It’s almost as though there were no Korean word for ?overlap,? because jointly owned Hyundai and Kia have been blasting the same market segments with similar products for several years now, and are about to have one more model in common. For 2011, Kia?s [...]
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Hyundai Renders the Next-Gen Azera
You’re forgiven if you’ve�entirely�forgotten about Hyundai’s octogenarian special, the Azera. With 202 units sold in October against the Toyota Avalon’s 2208, it seems shoppers have, too. Although the new Sonata and reasonably priced V-6 Genesis sedan have squeezed the Azera’s position from both sides, the automaker isn’t giving up on its four-wheeled sofa. These three [...]
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Best of the 2010 L.A. Auto Show ? Feature
There weren?t a ton of standouts in the City of Angels this year, but these were our favorites.
The 2010 L.A. auto show brought us more real, solid debuts than pie-in-the-sky concepts, and that’s just fine by us. Though our list includes one fantasymobile, it’s a delight to see the industry rolling out cars that marry [...]
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R3 Motorsports looking to 2011 Nationwide Series season with optimism and opportunities
R3 MotorsportsCHINA GROVE, N.C. (November 24, 2010) ? R3 Motorsports has their sights set on the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series season with optimism, sponsorship opportunities and driver options. Concluding the 2010 season with a top-20 finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway, R3 Motorsports solidified their place in the top-30 Owner?s Points. Heading into 2011 ranked 27th, that...more»
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Campos joins Auto GP field for 2011
Campos Racing will join the Auto GP field next year after signing an agreement with the series, it was announced on Monday. The Spanish squad, which had gained an entry to join Formula 1 this year before Adrian Campos was forced to sell it to Hispania owner Jose Ramon Carabante, will line up two cars on next year's gridSource: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/campos-joins-auto-gp-field-for-2011/
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Four Champs Crowned At Dual Banquet
The trophies for NASCAR Nationwide Series champion and team owner is paired with the trophy for NASCAR Camping World Series team owner and champion were on display at the media luncheon at Loews in Miami Beach. (Chris Trotman/Getty Images Photo) MIAMI BEACH, Fla. ? For the first time in NASCAR national series history, four championships in two different series were awarded simultaneously. Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/nascar-news/nascar/four-champs-crowned-at-dual-banquet/
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Colbie Caillat Performance Added To Entertainment Lineup For 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony
Colbie CaillatDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 29, 2010) ? NASCAR has announced the addition of multi GRAMMY-Award winning singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat to the performance lineup for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony, set for Friday, Dec. 3 at Wynn Las Vegas. Broadcast live on SPEED at 9 p.m. ET, Caillat will join country music...more»
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Johnson Back With Gainsco During Rolex 24
Jimmie Johnson will join the Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing team for the fourth-straight year during the Rolex 24 in January. Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/grand-am/johnson-back-with-gainsco-during-rolex-24/
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Kasey Kahne Wins Pole for NASCAR Finale, Jimmie Johnson Leads Contenders
Filed under: Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Kasey Kahne won the pole position for Sunday's Ford 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, while four-time defending Cup champ Jimmie Johnson's sixth-place effort was best of the three drivers vying for the season championship.Kahne's No. 83 Red Bull Toyota turned a lap of 176.904 mph around the 1.5-mile oval, bettering Carl Edwards' Ford and Jamie McMurray's Chevrolet. (Kahne is shown at right checking times during qualifying).
But as significant as who will be starting up front is who won't be. Championship points leader Denny Hamlin, who holds a tenuous 15-point edge over Johnson, will start 37th in the 43-car field. Kevin Harvick, who trails Hamlin by 46 points, will roll off 28th.
"It was tough ... but our car is gonna be fine tomorrow,'' Hamlin said. "We know that. This is a track you can pass (at). We're looking forward to that part of it. Friday has just never been our strong suit and so we gotta battle back again."
Harvick, who has started better then 20th only one time since August, didn't appear overly concerned with his starting position. He finished third at Martinsville, Va., last month after starting 36th and was runner-up at Las Vegas despite starting 34th.
"I thought we might have been a little better, but not much,'' said Harvick, who drives the No.. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevy. "Everybody on the car did a really good job. ... We've been talking about where we want to pit here, the same thing we do every week.
"Our car was very comfortable in race trim and we are ready to go.''
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F1 boss Ecclestone attacked outside London office (PA SportsTicker)
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been attacked outside his London office and robbed of jewelry worth $314,000.
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Theissen to step down as BMW boss
Mario Theissen will leave his position as BMW's motorsport boss next year, to be replaced by former Toyota F1 team manager Jens Marquardt. Theissen, who has been the German manufacturer's motorsport director since 1999, says that next year's transitional season before a DTM entry in 2012 is the right time to hand over to his successor. Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/theissen-to-step-down-as-bmw-boss/
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2012 Fiat 500 U.S.-spec Photos and Info ? Auto Shows
Finally, an Americanized Italian competitor for Germany?s ?British? Mini.
Nearly 30 years after Fiat sold its last car in the U.S., the 2012 Fiat 500 officially makes its debut at the Los Angeles auto show. Cute as a button?or at least a New Beetle or Mini Cooper?the 500 will be powered by a 101-hp, 1.4-liter four-cylinder [...]
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R3 Motorsports looking to 2011 Nationwide Series season with optimism and opportunities
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One Menz Opinion: Johnson?s mental strength powers him to title (NASCAR.com)
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Ecclestone injured in London mugging
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MIS making more fan improvements for 2011 season
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The Streak Continues - Long Live "The Streak"!
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2012 Mazda5 priced from $19,990, hits dealerships in January
Filed under: Car Buying, Minivan/Van, Mazda
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We have quite the soft spot for the Mazda5 mini-minivan. It's a taller, more capacious version of the zippy Mazda3, and it stands totally alone in a class of Americanized small MPVs (until the Ford Grand C-Max arrives on our shores, that is). Mazda has given the 5 a healthy once-over for the 2012 model year, and the automaker has just announced that the swoopy new people-mover will be priced from $19,990 (including destination and delivery).
That sub-$20,000 price point gets you the base Sport model, which has 16-inch wheels, air conditioning, power windows and mirrors, tilt/telescope steering wheel, remote keyless entry and safety features like Dynamic Stability Control and traction control. The $21,990 Touring model adds 17-inch alloys, a five-speed automatic transmission, Bluetooth, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. The top-rung Grand Touring ($24,670) will net you a moonroof, automatic xenon headlamps, heated mirrors, rain-sensing wipers, heated leather front seats and an upgraded audio system with Sirius satellite radio.
The entire Mazda5 range is powered by the automaker's 2.5-liter inline-four (found in the Mazda3, Mazda6 and CX-7) that produces 157 horsepower and 163 pound-feet of torque. Base Sport models come standard with a six-speed manual transmission, while a five-speed autobox is the only transmission available on Touring and Grand Touring models.
Look for the 2012 Mazda5 to hit dealerships in January of 2011. For the full details, follow the jump for Mazda's press release.
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Jimmie Johnson Wins Fifth Straight NASCAR Title, Carl Edwards Wins Race
Filed under: Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Sprint Cup, NASCAR
The Jimmie Johnson dynasty in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series stretched to half a decade at Homestead-Miami Speedway Sunday as the most dominant driver the sport has ever seen won his fifth straight championship with a second-place finish in the Ford 400 season finale.
As Carl Edwards motored to his second straight victory in as many weeks, leading 190 laps, Johnson fought back from early pit problems, settled into his regular routine and came on at the end to seal the title.
For Edwards, the two consecutive victories came after a 70-race winless streak.
"This is unreal," Edwards said in victory lane. "It's a great way to finish the season. I think the way we're going, if we can start like that, our Aflac team will have a shot at them next year.
"To finish like this is unreal. It's just these guys not giving up. We don't give up. We've had just an unbelievable run toward the end of this season. It's just a great way to end the season."
The championship battle was a nail-biting contest whose complexion changed time and time again throughout the 267-lap event.
Holly Cain: NASCAR's Greatest Champion?
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Theissen to step down as BMW boss
Mario Theissen will leave his position as BMW's motorsport boss next year, to be replaced by former Toyota F1 team manager Jens Marquardt. Theissen, who has been the German manufacturer's motorsport director since 1999, says that next year's transitional season before a DTM entry in 2012 is the right time to hand over to his successor. Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/theissen-to-step-down-as-bmw-boss/
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Busch Thrilled With Truck Owner?s Title
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Tiebreaker Gives Kenseth?s Crew Tissot Pit Road Season Championship
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Hyundai Genesis 100K or Bust: Burger Road Trip
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Join Us: Live Ford 400 Race Chat
Filed under: Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR Live Blogging, Sprint Cup, NASCAR
NASCAR's 36-race season culminates today at Homestead-Miami Speedway when Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick battle to take home the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. It's bound to be a thrilling finish of NASCAR's closest points battle in the Chase for the Championship era.
Join the FanHouse team as we keep you updated live on the race's progress. Don't miss out at 1 p.m./ET.
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2011 Toyota Corolla Official Photos and Info ? Auto Shows
Toyota?s ever-popular compact sedan earns a new nose and other minor tweaks.
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Horner backs Webber for 2011 title bid
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D.C.'s Capital Bikeshare is currently the U.S.'s largest bike-sharing program, but New York is setting its sights on launching a system nine times larger. Photo: James Schwartz via Flickr
In just the first year after introducing V�lib, Parisian bike traffic jumped 70 percent. Montreal’s Bixi system saw 1 million rides in its first four months. And [...]
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The Audi A3 gets a 340 hp RS edition, but it won?t be coming here.
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ARCA Sets Dates At Three Tracks
TOLEDO, Ohio ? The ARCA Racing Series has announced three more dates for its 2011 racing season. Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway April 15 to open a weekend of NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series action, and Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., will do the same Oct
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Kasey Kahne Wins Pole for NASCAR Finale, Jimmie Johnson Leads Contenders
Filed under: Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Kasey Kahne won the pole position for Sunday's Ford 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, while four-time defending Cup champ Jimmie Johnson's sixth-place effort was best of the three drivers vying for the season championship.Kahne's No. 83 Red Bull Toyota turned a lap of 176.904 mph around the 1.5-mile oval, bettering Carl Edwards' Ford and Jamie McMurray's Chevrolet. (Kahne is shown at right checking times during qualifying).
But as significant as who will be starting up front is who won't be. Championship points leader Denny Hamlin, who holds a tenuous 15-point edge over Johnson, will start 37th in the 43-car field. Kevin Harvick, who trails Hamlin by 46 points, will roll off 28th.
"It was tough ... but our car is gonna be fine tomorrow,'' Hamlin said. "We know that. This is a track you can pass (at). We're looking forward to that part of it. Friday has just never been our strong suit and so we gotta battle back again."
Harvick, who has started better then 20th only one time since August, didn't appear overly concerned with his starting position. He finished third at Martinsville, Va., last month after starting 36th and was runner-up at Las Vegas despite starting 34th.
"I thought we might have been a little better, but not much,'' said Harvick, who drives the No.. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevy. "Everybody on the car did a really good job. ... We've been talking about where we want to pit here, the same thing we do every week.
"Our car was very comfortable in race trim and we are ready to go.''
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Third Entry For TRG During Rolex 24
PETALUMA, Calif. ? The Racer?s Group will field a third Porsche 997 entry in the GT class for drivers Steve Bertheau, Brendan Gaughan, Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly, and a Porsche factory driver to be named later during the Rolex 24 at Daytona Int?l Speedway.
Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/grand-am/third-entry-for-trg-during-rolex-24/
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Friday, November 26, 2010
Speedway Children?s Charities Distributed More Than $725,000 To Local Organizations during Opening Night of Carolina Christmas
Charlotte Motor SpeedwayCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 24, 2010) - Speedway Children’s Charities donated in excess of $725,000 to organizations in the Charlotte, N.C., region benefiting area children during the grand opening of Carolina Christmas, Nov. 22 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In a special presentation Monday night, the dollar amount donated was unveiled in a LED, or...more»
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Swanson Tops Sprints
IRWINDALE, Calif. ? Kody Swanson won Thursday night?s 40-lap AMSOIL USAC Western Sprint Car feature at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, but Tony Hunt emerged as the series champion for the fourth time after finishing second. Hunt?s title is his sixth in USAC competition.
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Signature could enter British F3
The Signature Formula 3 team could enter the British championship next season if the F3 Euro Series continues to struggle for numbers. ART Grand Prix has quit the European series, taking four cars out of an already thin field, leaving the current champion and Macau-winning Signature team as the series' biggest. Signature boss Philippe Sinault believes the Euro Series will survive, but would bring his outfit to race in Britain should there not be enough entries in EuropeSource: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/signature-could-enter-british-f3/
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Date For 63rd Little 500 Set
Jacob Wilson (87) battles Eric Gordon during the 62nd running of the Pay Less Little 500 at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway. (David Sink Photo) ANDERSON, IndSource: http://www.inracingnews.com/qualifying/date-for-63rd-little-500-set/
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GRAND-AM Hits the (online) Road (America)
The virtually-epic (or is it epic virtual?) Road America played host to Round Three of the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series, the online racing series open to PC owners with a subscription to the iRacing.com motorsport simulation service. The GRAND-AM sanctioned 12 week championship pays visits to highly accurate reproductions of circuits on the [...]Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/iracing-news/grand-am-hits-the-online-road-america/
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Video: What happens when 1,500-lbs of cell phones are dropped on a Camaro
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Camaro vs. Cell Phones - Click above to watch videos after the jump
The wonders of advertising have brought us many miracles of entertainment and phenomena of pop culture over the decades. From Budweiser Frogs to ridiculously capable blenders, as a society, we've likely wasted away several lifetimes just watching people try to sell us the next best product. Well, pull up a chair and get ready to chalk up a few more moments. Pace Butler Office, a cell phone recycling company, wanted to get the word out about the damage that throwing away your old cell phone can wreak on the environment. For that, they needed a visual aid - the kind that only an fourth-gen Camaro and 1,500-pound pallet of busted handsets can deliver.
As you might expect, the roof of the old Bow Tie isn't quite up to withstanding the force of all those phones dropped from above, and the damage is catastrophic. Pace Butler Office says that the Camaro was in no state to drive and that it wasn't going back on the road in the near future. After the death-from-above stunt, an employee reportedly bought the car to use for parts later, so it's not a complete loss.
Even so, we have to shed a tear for the videos after the jump. Click here to see for yourself.
[Sources: YouTube, Jalopnik]
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Video: The Final Lap Recap ? Edwards wins Ford 400, Johnson is Champ
Carl Edwards led the most laps and wins his second race in a row after not winning since 2008. Jimmie Johnson is the 2010 Sprint Cup Series Champion -It’s Johnson’s 5th title in a row -He leads all active drivers with the most championships besting his teammate Jeff Gordon who has 4
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Bloomquist Collects Check At Lucas Banquet
INDIANAPOLIS ? The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series wrapped up the 2010 season Nov. 20 with its awards banquet at Lucas Oil Stadium, honoring series champion Scott Bloomquist for his dominating season. Bloomquist, who earned his eighth national touring late-model title and his 500th feature victory this year, pocketed more than $75,000 during the banquet after winning a series-high nine races
Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/other-news/touring-cars/irc/bloomquist-collects-check-at-lucas-banquet/
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Hyundai Genesis 100K or Bust: Beware the Indiana Plain Wraps
Our�extra-long-term Hyundai Genesis is in need of a little extra push to reach the 100,000-mile mark. To that end, everyone here is pitching in to finish the final 38K by December 31?about�two months.�Follow along as we take road trips of varying necessity in an attempt to roll over that sixth odometer digit.
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Video: The Final Lap Recap ? Edwards wins Ford 400, Johnson is Champ
Carl Edwards led the most laps and wins his second race in a row after not winning since 2008. Jimmie Johnson is the 2010 Sprint Cup Series Champion -It’s Johnson’s 5th title in a row -He leads all active drivers with the most championships besting his teammate Jeff Gordon who has 4
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Frequent Flyer Miles Adding Up For Vettel
LUXURY CLASS: Sebastian Vettel traveled to Austria, England and then back to Abu Dhabi in the days after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Nov. 14, where he claimed the Formula One World Championship. Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/other-news/touring-cars/irc/frequent-flyer-miles-adding-up-for-vettel/
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The Future is Now for Roush Fenway Racing; Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Brings Home Team?s 12th Raybestos Rookie Award
Roush Fenway RacingCONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 22, 2010) ? Youth was served for Roush Fenway Racing in the Nationwide season-finale at Homestead on Saturday afternoon, as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne each battled to top-five finishes. The pair lead an organizational effort that saw four Roush Fenway Fords in the top 10 and Stenhouse leaving...more»
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Honda Unveils Two-Motor Plug-In Hybrid System
In addition to the Honda Fit EV concept unveiled at the L.A. auto show, the big “H” rolled out a plug-in hybrid platform intended for use in a mid-size sedan. Like the disembodied Delahayes and Duesenbergs crowding the chassis class at the more enlightened concours (have you ever paid attention to how beautiful a chassis [...]
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Kasey Kahne to Have Surgery on Both Knees After Season
Filed under: Kasey Kahne, FanHouse Exclusive, NASCAR
Kasey Kahne will be having surgery on both knees in the days following this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway and is expecting to be sidelined about six weeks, the driver of the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota told FanHouse Wednesday.Kahne, the 2004 Cup Series Rookie of the Year, characterized the operation as "no big deal" and said doctors were just going to clean up the area surrounding the knees. He said he opted to have both knees worked on at once because it was "either six weeks this way, or 12 weeks doing it one after the other.''
While this means Kahne won't be participating in offseason testing -- including the Jan. 20-22 tire test at the newly paved Daytona International Speedway -- he fully expects to be behind the wheel of his Red Bull Racing Toyota in time for the Feb. 20 season-opening Daytona 500.
Kahne is the second high-profile driver to undergo knee surgery this year. Championship points leader Denny Hamlin had a more serious surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee on March 31 and raced two weeks later without a relief driver. He won the next race, 19 days later at Texas Motor Speedway and currently holds a 15-point edge over Jimmie Johnson in the championship standings entering Sunday's season finale.
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Good Gov Groups, Transit Advocates Call on Cuomo to Stop MTA Raids
Albany’s repeated plundering of the MTA’s dedicated funds has robbed transit riders of more than $140 million in the past year alone. With a $9 billion budget gap looming, straphangers could end up paying again very soon. An impossible fix, you ask? I know the subject is Albany and we’ve all been conditioned to think [...]
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Doyle Takes Top IndyCar Honors at Loudon
An interesting first week of short oval racing just ended at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway with the dominant duo of Tim Doyle (Club Atlantic) and Niles Anders (Plains) winning 2/3 of all online races between them. Both drivers are well proven IndyCar oval specialists who showed again that oval racing is more than just [...]Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/iracing-news/doyle-takes-top-indycar-honors-at-loudon/
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Honda Unveils Two-Motor Plug-In Hybrid System
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Edwards, No. 99 Team Win Five Post-Race Awards At Homestead
NASCAR LogoCHARLOTTE, N.C. (Nov. 23, 2010) ? Alongside Jimmie Johnson?s fifth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title celebration, Carl Edwards and the No. 99 Aflac team triumphed for their second win of the season, dominating Sunday?s season finale Ford 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway to capture back-to-back victories and five post-race contingency awards. Edwards, who...more»
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