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GEM agrees to merge with slumping Petty Enterprises
08.01.2009 20:22
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Richard Petty's famed No. 43 Dodge was rescued from near ruin Thursday when Gillett Evernham Motorsports agreed to merge with ...
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Dakar leader Al Attiyah disqualified, De Villiers takes sixth stage
08.01.2009 20:22
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Dakar Rally leader Nasser Al Attiyah was disqualified for skipping part of the sixth stage he won on Thursday. With Al Attiyah ...
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F1 teams unanimously approve cost-cutting measures
08.01.2009 20:22
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Formula One teams unanimously agreed to a series of cost-cutting measures Thursday, including limits on expensive testing and ...
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Honda weighing 12 offers for Formula One operation
08.01.2009 20:22
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Honda's Formula One executives are considering 12 offers for the team with its parent company in Japan, which pulled out of the ...
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IRL's Briscoe, ESPN host Manske announce engagement
08.01.2009 20:22
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IndyCar driver Ryan Briscoe and ESPN host Nicole Manske are engaged to be married. The 27-year-old Briscoe, who won three races ...
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Darlington lowers ticket prices for Southern 500
08.01.2009 20:22
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Darlington Raceway president Chris Browning says the historic track will reduce its $45 tickets by $10 for the Southern 500 on ...
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Al Attiyah forges ahead in Dakar Rally; De Villiers takes stage
08.01.2009 20:22
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Nasser Al Attiyah reclaimed the lead from Carlos Sainz in their Dakar Rally duel on Wednesday, which marked another death in ...
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Heart problem ruled as cause of French motorcyclist's death
08.01.2009 20:22
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A French motorcyclist who became the latest fatality in the Dakar Rally died of a pulmonary edema, an autopsy revealed on Wednesday. ...
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Spain's Sainz wins fourth stage of Dakar Rally, remains on top
08.01.2009 20:22
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Spaniards dominated the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally on Tuesday as Carlos Sainz beat Nasser Al Attiyah of Qatar by six seconds ...
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T. Bodine, Lucas prevail in bobsled invitational
08.01.2009 20:22
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Boris Said is no longer king of the mountain. Todd Bodine and Morgan Lucas have taken his place. Bodine laid down a fast first ...
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Sam McQuagg, NASCAR's top rookie in '65, dies at 73
08.01.2009 20:22
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Sam McQuagg, the 1965 NASCAR Rookie of the Year, died Saturday, his son said. He was 73. McQuagg began racing in the 1950s, and ...
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Danica pays fine to settle speeding ticket
08.01.2009 20:22
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Danica Patrick paid a $196 fine to settle a speeding ticket after the star race car driver was caught going 54 mph in a 35 mph ...
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