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Car dealer is champ vs. cancer
September 6, 2010TODAY'S SUBJECT: Ryan LaFontaine of LaFontaine Dealerships, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Michigan Chapter Man of the Year. THE CAUSE: The Man & Woman of the Year candidates are selected based on their success in generating funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society during a 10-week campaign.
Defending champ Kim Clijsters beats former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in straight sets at US Open
September 6, 2010NEW YORK - Defending U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters needed just 59 minutes to beat former top-ranked player Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round. The second-seeded Clijsters won 6-2, 6-1 Sunday for her 18th straight victory at Flushing Meadows.
Tom Bowles: Five things we learned at Atlanta
September 6, 2010Just weeks after losing its second date on the 2011 schedule, Atlanta's second annual Labor Day spectacular showcased the best NASCAR competition we've seen on the track in years. That's how it's been in a bad-timing type of season for the sport, with a smaller-than-expected crowd treated to a thriller at the type of 1.5-mile oval which causes the Car of Tomorrow major problems -- along with ...
Nester becomes first female track champ
September 6, 2010SCHERERVILLE | A victory by Eddie Hoffman, Jeff Cannon claimingtwo division-track championships and Helen Nester becoming thefirst female track champion in speedway history highlighted theSeason Championship stock car racing program at Illiana MotorSpeedway on Saturday night.
Evoy crowned sportsman division points champ
September 6, 2010FORTHTON — Dylan Evoy finished it off in style. The 17-year-old captured his first-ever sportsman division points championship at the Brockville Ontario Speedway on Saturday night.[...]
1987 Oldsmobile Calais review from North America
September 6, 2010What things have gone wrong with the car? Starter went out as soon as I bought the car. Headliner is just starting to sag. Leaks a small amount of oil (nothing major).
Hoffman holds off Brown, wins finale
September 6, 2010SCHERERVILLE -- Last week at the ASA-sanctioned Illiana Speedway, Eddie Hoffman won a late-model feature so close it took a measurement of the transponders to determine the outcome. Saturday night? Not so close. Hoffman took the lead from D.J. Weltmeyer on lap 11, and held Blake Brown a couple of car-lengths back the rest of the way to claim the 40-lap regular-season finale. "We had a little ...
Adamson: Still some wiggle room in NASCAR chase
September 6, 2010One would think that with only two races to go before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase begins, most of the 12 spots in the stock car playoffs would be wrapped up. As it turns out, the race to get into the Chase is still a pretty good one, with only two drivers mathematically guaranteed spots. read more
Mattias Ekstrom to test for Red Bull, hopes to nab Richmond ride
September 6, 2010Red Bull Racing will test Mattias Ekstrom at North Wilkesboro on Tuesday. Red Bull Racing Team - North Wilkesboro North Carolina - Sports - Red Bull Racing - Red Bull
Car Collector Corner: Ned Jarrett fan speaks
September 6, 2010Q: Greg, I really love your old NASCAR and nostalgia columns and was wondering if Ned Jarrett could have been a three-time champ had he kept racing. Didn't he retire at a young age? Mel, North Carolina.A: Mel, by today's standards, he retired at a very
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