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Lee Petty and Cale Yarborough are among the 25 nominees for NASCAR&#8217;s first Hall of Fame class. NASCAR released the two names ahead of the announcement of all nominees on Thursday night.           ]]></description>
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NASCAR confirmed Wednesday that suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamines.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Milwaukee Mile track faces uncertain future</title>
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The Milwaukee Mile&#8217;s past includes more than a century&#8217;s worth of auto racing&#8217;s biggest names, from A.J. Foyt to the Unsers and the Andrettis. Now the track&#8217;s promoters are behind on payments to NASCAR and the Indy Racing League, leaving its future uncertain.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Top drivers look ahead to Chase opener</title>
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At least a handful of the drivers racing in Sunday&#8217;s NASCAR Sprint Cup race in New Hampshire will be thinking about another race here in September.           ]]></description>
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          <title>In The Pits: Kahne win masks serious issues at RPM</title>
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It took eight winless seasons for Richard Petty to realize he was no longer NASCAR&#8217;s best driver. He spent the last decade once again ignoring the obvious, refusing to accept that his race team wasn&#8217;t any good. No matter how bad things got at Petty Enterprises, The King always believed he had another trip to Victory Lane in his near future.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Kahne holds off Stewart for 1st road course win</title>
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Kasey Kahne figured a spot in the Chase for the championship was an unrealistic goal just two months ago. Then came a strong five-race stretch, punctuated by Sunday&#8217;s win at Infineon Raceway. It came at a road course, of all places, and snapped Kahne&#8217;s 37-race winless streak.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Rogers wins Grand Strand 250 at Myrtle Beach Speedway</title>
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Clay Rogers and A.J. Frank may be close friends, even neighbors, but relationships are irrelevant on the race track, as Rogers out-performed Frank for his third victory this season in Saturday night&#8217;s Grand Strand 250 presented by Black&#8217;s Tire &amp; Auto Service at Myrtle Beach Speedway.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Montoya won&#8217;t push limits in pursuit of Sonoma win</title>
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The first trip to Infineon Raceway was a pressure-packed, must-win race for Juan Pablo Montoya. Considered one of the best road racers in the world, everyone in NASCAR knew it was his best opportunity to win in a stock car.           ]]></description>
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          <title>In The Pits: NASCAR could accept more automakers</title>
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Fans cringed and teams shuddered when NASCAR opened its doors to Toyota, the first foreign automaker to enter a sport built around American cars. Competitors feared that a deep-pocketed company with its free spending and technological savvy would run wild over the loyal supporters of Detroit&#8217;s Big Three manufacturers.           ]]></description>
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          <title>50&#45;year&#45;old Mark Martin wins Cup race in Michigan</title>
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Mark Martin was just trying to finish. He ended up in Victory Lane. With the laps winding down in Sunday&#8217;s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway, Martin and most of the other drivers in the LifeLock 400 were simply hoping to conserve enough gas to get to the end of the 200-lap event.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Owens hoping to make her mark in stock cars</title>
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Deborah Renshaw, Shawna Robinson and Erin Crocker are just a few of the female drivers who tried to make it in NASCAR.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Yarborough, Pearson, Wheeler set for Darlington Historic Racing Festival</title>
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DARLINGTON &#8211; NASCAR legends and South Carolina natives, Cale Yarborough and David Pearson, along with longtime promoter H.A. Humpy Wheeler will be the featured guests at the Darlington Historic Racing Festival, September 26-27 announced Darlington Raceway president, Chris Browning.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Stewart wins first Cup points race as team owner</title>
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Tony Stewart used every trick available to stretch out his fuel during the final laps Sunday at Pocono Raceway, and came from the rear of the field in his backup car to win his first Cup points race with his new team.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Cup leader Stewart wrecks car in Pocono practice</title>
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NASCAR points leader Tony Stewart has wrecked his car during practice at Pocono Raceway and had to go to a backup car.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Geoffrey Bodine to race at Dillon Motor Speedway</title>
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Since suffering severe injuries in a truck race crash at Daytona in 2000, Geoffrey Bodine has not raced full time. But the 60-year-old still races at local tracks around the country and has a company that makes bobsleds for the U.S. Olympic teams.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Johnson overtakes Stewart to win thriller at Dover</title>
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Jimmie Johnson nipped at Tony Stewart, then soared past him on one final outside pass with two laps left in a thrilling finish and won the Sprint Cup series race Sunday at Dover International Speedway.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Eury Jr. out as crew chief for slumping Earnhardt</title>
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. will have a new crew chief starting with this weekend&#8217;s race at Dover because of a slump that has dragged deep into the season.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Darlington Raceway offers DVD&#8217;s of Southern 500</title>
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Fans of Darlington Raceway and the Southern 500 can now own a piece of history &#8211; a commemorative DVD of the 2009 Southern 500 presented by GoDaddy.com.           ]]></description>
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          <title>David Reutimann wins 1st Cup race in Coca&#45;Cola 600</title>
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David Reutimann slipped out his car window, stared up at the rainy, gray sky and waited. He refused a drink. He turned down a sandwich. He even declined an umbrella.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Smith reflects on one&#45;year&#45;anniversary of Wheeler&#8217;s departure</title>
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Bruton Smith&#8217;s right-hand man, H.A. &#8220;Humpy&#8221; Wheeler, retired as Lowe&#8217;s Motor Speedway&#8217;s general manager after last year&#8217;s Coca-Cola 600.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Memorial Day weekend showcases controversial racing mogul&#8217;s empire</title>
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CONCORD, N.C. &#8212; Fifty years ago, motor sports promoter Bruton Smith built a 1.5-mile speedway on the outskirts of Charlotte, N.C., creating a magnet for racing fans and lightning rod for controversy.           ]]></description>
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Ryan Newman knows how to win poles at Lowe&#8217;s Motor Speedway. Now &#8216;Flyin&#8217; Ryan&#8217; wants to get that elusive victory at the track. It might depend on getting through the first lap.           ]]></description>
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Tony Stewart crossed the finish line for his first victory as a car owner for the Stewart-Haas Racing on Saturday night in the $1 million All-Star event.
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 When it came time to win the NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge Thursday night, the No.31 Caterpillar Chevrolet team decided to go where no other team had gone. Straight to the record book. And with Kim Burton &#8211; Jeff&#8217;s wife &#8211; in the driver&#8217;s seat.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Who were the big winners, losers at the Southern 500?</title>
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There were plenty of lasting memories from the Southern 500, but we want to know from what you&#8217;ll remember most about this weekend&#8217;s racing at Darlington.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Mellower Martin enjoying recent success</title>
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Being optimistic has never been one of Mark Martin&#8217;s strong points. For years, Martin has been known for his negative nature as much as his legendary workout routine. But these days, Martin is a different man, treating things with child-like exuberance instead.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Mark it down: Martin wins Southern 500</title>
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At this rate, Mark Martin might never want to retire. The 50-year-old, who announced earlier this week he will race another full season next year, won the Southern 500 on Saturday at Darlington Raceway.           ]]></description>
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          <title>NOTEBOOK: Branham enjoys time back at Darlington</title>
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It was like old times for Russell Branham. The former Darlington Raceway public relations director visited with NASCAR legends David Pearson and Cale Yarborough, both of whom he grew up idolizing and later got a chance to work with while he was at the track from 1989-95.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Mack&#8217;s Place another Darlington tradition</title>
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Mack Lemmons, 87, bought a piece of property across from the Darlington Raceway 39 years ago that had a dilapidated house on it. He had ideas of constructing a building that would house a bait and tackle shop on one side and a liquor store on the other. He knew a lot of people traveled the road and most of them drank liquor.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Martin takes wreck filled Southern 500</title>
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If Mark Martin keeps winning like this, even he might have to concede that he&#8217;s racing for a Sprint Cup championship. The 50-year-old Martin won for the second time in the last four races, outlasting Jimmie Johnson in a wreck-filled show at Darlington Raceway on Saturday night.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Darlington infield: One big happy family</title>
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The infield at Darlington is a tightly knit community fueled by food, friendship, beverages and enthusiasm for their sport.           ]]></description>
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If anyone knows about racing at Darlington Raceway, it&#8217;s Cale Yarborough and David Pearson. And the two native South Carolinians say driving around today&#8217;s track doesn&#8217;t compare to the days when they were speeding around the track &#8220;Too Tough to Tame.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Kyle Busch got to visit with a fellow Nationwide Series record holder Saturday at Darlington Raceway. And Jo Ard finally got to tell the NASCAR star how much he&#8217;s meant to her husband of 48 years, former Natiowide driver Sam Ard.           ]]></description>
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NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield has been suspended indefinitely after failing a random drug test. The result stems from a test last weekend at Richmond International Raceway. NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter will not reveal what banned drug Mayfield used.            ]]></description>
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T-Birds, Chevrolets, Lee Petty&#8217;s switch to a Plymouth and Joe Caspolich piloting an Oldsmobile titled the &#8220;City of Florence&#8221; were the gab of racing 50 years ago before the Rebel 300.

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While thousands of fans gather inside the Darlington Racetrack for the Southern 500, they&#8217;re all joined under the lights.            ]]></description>
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News 13&#8217;s Matt Lincoln talks to the field and spotlights key drivers who have won at the Lady in Black, and those who have missed victory at one of NASCAR&#8217;s most historic tracks.           ]]></description>
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After various incidents on and off the track throughout his career, Kurt Busch said it was time for him to change his ways and improve his reputation. He&#8217;s done that, and he&#8217;s having a solid season for Penske Racing so far in 2009.           ]]></description>
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Matt Kenseth is not known as a strong qualifier, but it was hard to tell Friday at Darlington Raceway. Kenseth won the pole for today&#8217;s Southern 500 with a speed of 179.514, breaking the track record set by teammate Greg Biffle last season when the track was repaved.           ]]></description>
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Sprint Cup driver Joey Logano, driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, writes a column for the Morning News based on his experiences at Darlington.           ]]></description>
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          <title>NOTEBOOK: Junior unhappy with crew questions</title>
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. wasn&#8217;t in the best of moods at Darlington Raceway on Friday. Some of it might have had to do with the hot and muggy conditions the drivers had to endure.           ]]></description>
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Although the spring races at Darlington ran forever in the shadow of the Southern 500, the initial Mother&#8217;s Day weekend races have storied histories of their own. The first Rebel 300 was on Mother&#8217;s Day weekend in 1957. It was a convertible race because NASCAR had a convertible division then.
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Dale Inman is a former crew chief and first cousin of Richard Petty. The duo won nearly 200 races together and six championships. Inman, now a consultant with Petty Motorsports, sat down with Morning News writer Justin Driggers on Friday to talk about Darlington, racing and the evolution of the crew chief position.           ]]></description>
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Matt Kenseth benefited from Kyle Busch&#8217;s misfortune to win Friday night&#8217;s Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway. Busch had the dominant car all night, but he was forced to pit with a bad tire during a caution with two laps to go.
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          <title>Pontiacs have left their mark on track &#8216;Too Tough to Tame&#8217;</title>
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General Motors has announced it will stop producing the Pontiac, but the brand has left its legacy at the Darlington Raceway. Buck Baker won the 1960 Southern 500 in a Pontiac. It was the first win for a Pontiac at the historic track.           ]]></description>
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For nearly 50 years, Barney Hall has covered NASCAR racing at Darlington Raceway for radio listeners across the country, and around the world. But he hasn&#8217;t always had the best seat in the house.           ]]></description>
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I am the mama who raised NASCAR. My given name is Darlington Raceway. And I was a darlin&#8217;, all right, in my prime.            ]]></description>
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News 13 Sports Director Matt Lincoln chats with longtime WBTW newsman Cecil Chandler on his more than four decades of watching, reporting and being part of the action at Darlington Raceway.           ]]></description>
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As tailgaters pulled into Darlington Raceway&#8217;s infield area and set up across the street, the Fifth Annual Darlington Car Hauler Parade and Festival at Florence Civic Center welcomed crowds of race fans to celebrate the beginning of race weekend in the Pee Dee.

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Justin Allgaier missed out on a chance to race at Darlington Raceway four years ago. Now the first-year Penske Racing driver is finally getting that opportunity in tonight&#8217;s Diamond Hill Plywood 200.           ]]></description>
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A trip to Darlington might just be the cure for Jimmie Johnson&#8217;s recent struggles. Johnson heads into Saturday&#8217;s Southern 500 coming off his two worst finishes of the season, 30th at Talladega and 36th at Richmond.           ]]></description>
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Throughout the weekend, Sprint Cup driver Joey Logano, driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, will write a column for the Morning News and scnow.com based on his experiences at Darlington. In today&#8217;s column, Logano says he doesn&#8217;t know quite what to expect in his first Cup race at the racetrack.           ]]></description>
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After finishing 13th in Cup points last year, David Ragan had high hopes entering 2009. So far, though, things haven&#8217;t gone according to plan. Ragan finished sixth at Daytona, but hasn&#8217;t had a top five since the season opener and comes into Saturday&#8217;s Southern 500 at Darlington 23rd in points.           ]]></description>
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Before racers show up at the track to qualify, vendors arrive to set up so NASCAR vans can get the full track experience.           ]]></description>
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It was long ago in 2001 that the Race Bus was created. Purchased by a group of young pilgrims, a 1970 Chevrolet C-50 school bus was restored and turned into an all-purpose NASCAR-watching vehicle. Its exploits have become legendary. Its aura smells distinctly of party. Its street cred is significant.            ]]></description>
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When fans show up to watch their favorite drivers duke it out under the lights at Darlington Raceway on Friday and Saturday night, they will likely notice that what was once old is new again at the Track Too Tough To Tame. http://m.scnow.com/scnow/db_7344/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=JGAvNggu&amp;storycount=100&amp;detailindex=8           ]]></description>
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S.C. Highway Patrol troopers are urging motorists, pedestrians and even vehicle passengers to exercise patience with traffic at and around Darlington Raceway this weekend.            ]]></description>
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As a driver, Sam Hornish has competed in auto racing&#8217;s top two series, winning three IndyCar championships and an Indianapolis 500. But Hornish is more than just a racer; he&#8217;s a gear head at heart with a passion for buying and fixing up vintage cars.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Busch would love two wins at Darlington for Palmetto State crew chiefs</title>
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Kyle Busch won the Sprint Cup race at Darlington a year ago, making a winner of crew chief Steve Addington, a Spartanburg native. Busch said he would love to win both the Cup and Nationwide Series races this time around. Busch&#8217;s Nationwide Series crew chief, Jason Ratcliff, is also a native South Carolinian.           ]]></description>
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When Carl Edwards&#8217; car flew into the catch fence at Talladega two weeks ago, NASCAR got a reminder as to just how dangerous racing can be.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Darlington Southern 500 track race schedule</title>
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Want to know when registration opens, how about pace car rides? Find out with this schedule.           ]]></description>
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They call him wild thing, Baby Busch and Rowdy, but more than any other driver since the beginning of the 2008 season, they&#8217;ve called Kyle Busch a winner.            ]]></description>
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Marcos Ambrose&#8217;s ultimate treasure is to win his first NASCAR race and compete for a championship. Ambrose, though, wouldn&#8217;t mind finding a real treasure along the way.           ]]></description>
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Children helping children will be the theme Saturday at Darlington Dragway as the Florence Junior Dragsters will put on a benefit to raise money for McLeod&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Hospital.           ]]></description>
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David Reutimann has never been one to self promote. That&#8217;s why the Michael Waltrip Racing driver thinks it&#8217;s funny that his nickname &#8220;The Franchise&#8221; has gotten such a lot of attention.           ]]></description>
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A schedule of drivers&#8217; appearances for Southern 500 race weekend           ]]></description>
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Scott Speed breaks the mold of your typical NASCAR driver. Not too many drivers in the Sprint Cup Series have dyed their hair, worn a mohawk or love getting their toenails painted.           ]]></description>
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          <title>More to ESPN&#8217;s Daugherty than just talk</title>
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ESPN auto racing personality Brad Daugherty isn&#8217;t easy to keep up with. The former North Carolina and NBA basketball star has not only his TV gig, but he&#8217;s also a NASCAR car owner and a father, which keeps him plenty busy.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 23:47:03 EDT</pubDate>
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In an effort to reduce costs for fans attending the 2009 Southern 500, Darlington Raceway and Americrown, the track&#8217;s concessionaire, have reduced prices on some food and beverage items and added value meals to the menu.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Legendary workout is one key to Mark Martin&#8217;s longevity</title>
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For many people, working out is just a hobby or a way to stay in shape. But for 50-year-old Mark Martin, it&#8217;s a way of life.

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          <title>Browning optimistic of another sellout</title>
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Darlington Raceway&#8217;s sellout streak will be put to the test this week. The track has sold out its previous four Mother&#8217;s Day events with last year&#8217;s sellout happening the day before the race. But, like every NASCAR track, Darlington Raceway is feeling the effects of the economy.           ]]></description>
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Kyle Busch planned to open the bulk of his birthday presents when he returned home from Richmond International Raceway. &#8220;What do you get a guy who has everything or buys anything he wants?&#8221; he wondered.           ]]></description>
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          <title>COLUMN: Poole carved place in life for me</title>
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It&#8217;s 1:37 in the morning and the words aren&#8217;t coming easily. The lump in my throat I&#8217;ve choked down since hearing of David Poole&#8217;s death Tuesday afternoon is getting larger, and tears aren&#8217;t far behind.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Keselowski steals Talladega win on wild final lap</title>
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Brad Keselowski won his first Sprint Cup Series race Sunday after a dramatic final lap at Talladega Superspeedway when Carl Edwards&#8217; airborne car sailed into the fence near the finish line.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:08:11 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Bill Elliott&#8217;s son to race in Dillon</title>
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Chase Elliott, 13-year-old son of NASCAR great Bill Elliott, will race at Dillon Motor Speedway on Saturday night.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:02:19 EDT</pubDate>
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School was in session Wednesday for Joey Logano. The 18-year-old Logano was taking notes while getting some pointers from three-time Cup champion Cale Yarborough as the two went around Darlington Raceway.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:15:44 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Elliott to serve as Grand Marshall during Dillon Motor Speedway broadcast</title>
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44-Time Cup Race winner headed to Dillon Motor Speedway this weekend.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:42:04 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Darlington&#8217;s walls will have retro look for return of Southern 500 race</title>
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When spectators and competitors arrive at Darlington Raceway for the Southern 500 on May 9, everyone will notice a distinct difference &#8212; red and white retaining walls surrounding the track &#8220;Too Tough to Tame.&#8221;           ]]></description>
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          <title>Bailey Miles takes first win at Dillon</title>
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Bailey Miles, 2008 4 cylinder champion at Dillon Motor Speedway, took the first win of the season on Saturday, April 11.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:30:27 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Martin earns popular win at Phoenix</title>
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Mark Martin continued to defy his age, becoming the first 50-year-old driver to win a Sprint Cup race in 16 years with a victory Saturday night at Phoenix International Raceway.
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          <title>English racer makes Timmonsville his home</title>
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Adam Jackson proudly displays the flag of his home country on the wing of his sprint car.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a reminder that he&#8217;s a long way from what used to be home.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Darlington Raceway unveils Johnny Mantz trophy</title>
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The winner of the 2009 Southern 500&#174; presented by GoDaddy.com will be the recipient of a very special piece of hardware &#8211; the Johnny Mantz Southern 500 trophy.           ]]></description>
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          <title>$5 fan appreciation night is this Saturday at speedway</title>
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Don&#8217;t miss out on this weekend&#8217;s $5 grandstand admission for the &#8220;Fan Appreciation Night&#8221; at  Dillon Motor Speedway on April 18.            ]]></description>
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          <title>In The Pits: Teresa Earnhardt and the end of No. 8</title>
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When Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing suspended operations on Aric Almirola&#8217;s team, it ensured there won&#8217;t be a No. 8 on the track this weekend for the first time in 10 years.           ]]></description>
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Darlington Raceway says GoDaddy.com will be the presenting sponsor at next month&#8217;s Southern 500. Track president Chris Browning made the announcement Monday.            ]]></description>
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          <title>In The Pits: Montoya, crew chief have it in gear</title>
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The last thing Juan Pablo Montoya wanted was a crew chief change. He didn&#8217;t want the turmoil and feared another leadership change would unravel his race team.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:39:18 EDT</pubDate>
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That Texas-sized drought ended for Jeff Gordon in the most unexpected place. After 47 races without a NASCAR Sprint Cup victory, the longest winless span in the four-time champion&#8217;s career, Gordon finally found Victory Lane at one of the two active tracks where he had never won.           ]]></description>
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Despite starting with basically a new team at Richard Childress Racing, fourth-year driver Clint Bowyer has produced the same results that landed him in the Chase for the Championship the past two seasons.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Stewart off to strong start as owner</title>
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In 284 races spanning seven years and 12 different drivers, Haas CNC Racing never sniffed success. Its equipment was below par, its sponsorship was inadequate and its drivers started each race knowing they had no chance to win.            ]]></description>
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With the threat of rain forecast for the weekend, Sunday&#8217;s racing has been cancelled at Dillon Motor Speedway.           ]]></description>
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Mark Martin is in, but in trouble. Joey Logano is teetering. Scott Speed is on the outside looking in. But the most important guarantee in the sport &#8211; a spot in the Sprint Cup Series field each week &#8211; takes on new meaning beginning this weekend in Martinsville, Va.            ]]></description>
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In a rare show of accord, the NASCAR drivers testing tires at Darlington Raceway this week agreed that Goodyear is making progress on the most thankless task in racing.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Goodson ready to race at Dillon Speedway</title>
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Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model owner, Jesse Lynch, was looking to fill the seat of his #0 Dodge Charger and looked no further than Hal Goodson. Goodson looks to starting the season with the South Carolina Clash at the Dillon Motor Speedway on March 14.
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Kurt Busch, a former NASCAR Cup champion who&#8217;s been overshadowed lately by his sibling Kyle, drove to a dominating victory Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.           ]]></description>
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Jimmie Johnson can be a bit of a klutz outside his race car, but the three-time defending NASCAR champion is typically flawless when he&#8217;s in it. So it was a bit bizarre to see a series of errors derail his run in Las Vegas on Sunday.            ]]></description>
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Few would have blamed Kurt Busch if he had skipped Victory Lane. After all, drivers who finish 23rd at their home track don&#8217;t have much to celebrate. Yet with a heartfelt smile, he stopped by the party Sunday night to briefly congratulate his kid brother.           ]]></description>
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Kyle Busch notched the biggest win of his young career Sunday by driving from the back of the field to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his hometown track.           ]]></description>
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What&#8217;s in a name? Everything, according to Ned Jarrett. That&#8217;s why the two-time NASCAR Cup champion was excited when he found out this year&#8217;s race at Darlington Raceway will again be called the Southern 500.           ]]></description>
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Rick Hendrick began his 25th season in NASCAR full of expectations for his storied organization. He predicted newcomer Mark Martin would make all four of his drivers championship contenders, that Dale Earnhardt Jr. would find a comfort level at Hendrick Motorsports and Jimmie Johnson would continue his run through the NASCAR record books.           ]]></description>
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FONTANA, Calif. (AP) &#8212; Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth made it two victories in a row Sunday, holding off a late challenge from Jeff Gordon to win the Auto Club 500.           ]]></description>
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