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Local driver making his way in NASCAR
Near the end of the 2009 NASCAR schedule Michael Waltrip Racing announced that Trevor Bayne would compete full time for their organization in the upcoming Nationwide Series season. Bayne is a n...
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Sevierville race driver Blake Jones (left) is pictured with one of his new rides and his new crew chief Wade Day in the Jones Racing garage on Saturday afternoon. Jones making the jump to late model
SEVIERVILLE — Blake Jones will experience this March something most 13-year-olds can only dream of — he’ll get behind the wheel of his very own car.
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NASCAR insiders are out of touch with reality
Just before the Martinsville race this fall there was a panel type show in which Larry McReynolds, Chad Knaus and others from the SpeedTV network sat down with NASCAR Competition Director Robin ...
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Earnhardt among first five inductees for NASCAR’s Hall of Fame
CHARLOTTE , N.C. — NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. headlined the five inductees into the first class of the Hall of Fame, a group that drew mixed reactions to the inclusion of France’s son inste...
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Presnell ‘super’ in capturing Newport Speedway victory
SEVIERVILLE — The 2009 racing campaign for Dylan Presnell of Sevierville has caught the attention of many motorsports insiders, and no doubt his latest accomplishment in winning the Super Late M...
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Why exactly did NASCAR warn Hendrick teams?
Imagine that during this weekend’s Tennessee vs. Georgia game the referee suddenly switched on his microphone after a particular play to announce, “I just wanted to say that Georgia did not hold o...
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Racing with Rich: Handicapping the NASCAR Chase for the Championship
The 2009 NASCAR Chase for the Championship has taken the very definite shape of Hendrick Motorsports vs. everyone else.
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