Archive for July 12th, 2007

Spinning my wheels: Sweet home, Chicago

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Mike Harmon likes two-time Chicago winner Kevin Harvick and last week’s winner Jamie McMurray on Sunday.

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All we can do is pray and pray and pray

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It was an emotional Daytona weekend with anger over washed-out qualifying and the loss of a NASCAR family member, says Darrell Waltrip.

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After “riding” with Carl Edwards last week, Jeff Hammond likes his chances at Chicagoland Speedway.

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Spencer on McMurray’s potential

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Jamie McMurray was on the verge of being fired. Lee Spencer says he picked a good time to turn his fortunes around.

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Earnhardt mainstreams his marketability

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was a freshman in high school when he figured out that image is everything and for him to be considered cool, he had to have a pair of old-school adidas Samba Classic sneakers.

With a clean look and simple colors, the Sambas were an extension of Earnhardt’s shy, quiet personality.

“When you are in high school in Mooresville (N.C.), your shoe is your hallmark,” Earnhardt said. “What kind of shoe you have on, that’s where you stand in the chain of command.

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F1 won’t return to Indianapolis in 2008

Posted by on July 12th, 2007

Formula One’s U.S. Grand Prix won’t return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next year.

The race will not be held at Indy in 2008 after eight years at the track, spokesman Ron Green said Thursday. He declined to give other details, but said speedway CEO Tony George would speak later in the day.

George had set Thursday as the deadline for reaching an agreement to extend the contract with F1.

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