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NASCAR Day hits anniversary this Saturday (Asheboro Courier-Tribune)
October 14, 2008RANDLEMAN — NASCAR Day marks its 20th anniversary at this year’s festival on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Women, minorities chase NASCAR dreams (Lexington Herald-Leader)
October 14, 2008The long blonde hair hanging over the back of a racing suit covered with sponsor logos makes it apparent that Kristin Bumbera is not your average racer. Her record confirms it; the 21-year-old Late Models whiz from Sealy, Texas, not only looks like a sponsor's dream, but she drives like one, too, having claimed two victories and 11 top-five finishes in 2008 in the NASCAR Whelen All-American ...
Being female may aid her NASCAR quest (The Charlotte Observer)
October 14, 2008When Tiffany Daniels first expressed interest in driving a race car, her parents were among those who were skeptical about a woman entering a male-dominated world. Now her gender may be her most important asset as Daniels pursues the dream of reaching NASCAR's highest level of racing. A 23-year-old Concord resident and a 2007 graduate of UNC Charlotte's motorsports program, Daniels will ...
Women, minorities chase NASCAR dreams (AP via Yahoo! News)
October 14, 2008The long blonde hair hanging over the back of a racing suit covered with sponsor logos makes it apparent that Kristin Bumbera is not your average racer.
NASCAR must try harder to squeeze in qualifying (Fox Sports)
October 14, 2008If NASCAR cares whether the Chase is fair, Lee Spencer says it can't set the field on points, like it did at Charlotte.
NASCAR: Burton refreshed after Lowe's win (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 14, 2008Jeff Burton failed to win a championship when he was anointed NASCAR's next big star, a guy everyone thought would challenge for multiple titles.
Keep night NASCAR racing out of Loudon (Concord Monitor)
October 14, 2008Years ago, as common sense and simple economics would dictate, NASCAR races were held in the daytime, when people could see. At first, few races were televised, but that changed in the 1990s. Now, every race is broadcast live.
Burton edges Kahne for NASCAR win (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
October 14, 2008Jeff Burton held off the late charge of Kasey Kahne to win the NASCAR Charlotte 500 race by less than one second on Saturday.
When more than a game is at play on world's soccer fields - International Herald Tribune
October 14, 2008 Soccerway | When more than a game is at play on world's soccer fields International Herald Tribune, France - Domenech's position will be, as the newspapers put it, the plat du jour when the French soccer federation, meets Wednesday. Domenech's team faces Tunisia in ... PREVIEW-Soccer-Familiar story unfolds in South America INSIDE SOCCER Brazil national team facing high expectations |
Gullit: Americans Are Afraid Of Soccer And Beckham Can’t Change That - Goal.com
October 14, 2008 BBC News | Gullit: Americans Are Afraid Of Soccer And Beckham Can’t Change That Goal.com, Switzerland - The Dutch former World and European player of the year speaks out about soccer in the United States two months after resigning as head coach of David ... INTERVIEW-Soccer-Beckham facing US mission impossible - Gullit US football kicks on with Beckham |
