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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.
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.
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
Castroneves win on a gutsy move
September 6, 2010SPARTA, Ky. -- Helio Castroneves won the Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night, driving the final 53 laps on one tank of fuel around the 1.5-mile oval and taking advantage when the leaders were forced to make last-second pit stops to fill up. Pole-sitter Ed Carpenter was second, ...
Rob Neufeld: New series parts the curtains on the year 1946
September 6, 2010• It was the most pivotal year in this area within living memory. • In another generation, we'll barely be hanging on to any living memory of it. And…
Civil War Trail markers dedicated
September 6, 2010A host of dignitaries gathered at the southwest corner of the courthouse, on Aug. 23, to officially dedicate markers, designating important White County sites included in a new map of Tennessee’s ‘Civil War Trails.’
Championships could be decided Monday
September 6, 2010Remember the saying, "It's lonely at the top. But it's crowded at the bottom?" Well, that isn't the case at Laird International Raceway as stock-car drivers enter the final few turns of the season and head for the checkered flag.[...]
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