Working Through Death of a Legend

Friday, December 18th, 2009

fanhouse.com
Filed under: Daytona Int’l Speedway
Over the next two weeks, FanHouse will be covering the top sports stories of the decade. In this installment, Holly Cain gives a first-person take on the moments surrounding Dale Earnhardt’s untimely death at the 2001 Daytona 500.
I vividly remember the sickening feeling when I first realized that Dale Earnhardt [...]

Earnhardt’s Last Lap: 2001 Daytona 500

Friday, December 18th, 2009

fanhouse.com
Filed under: Daytona Int’l Speedway
Over the next two weeks, FanHouse will be covering the top sports stories of the decade. In our first installment, Holly Cain looks back at the 2001 Daytona 500 and the impact that losing Dale Earnhardt had on NASCAR.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Initially it looked like a routine last lap [...]

Danica could still run Daytona Nationwide race

Friday, December 18th, 2009

AutoRacingSport.com
Her NASCAR debut is very much in doubt, but Danica Patrick and JR Motorsports made it official she will race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana and the following week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Her GoDaddy.com-sponsored Chevrolet will have points from a year ago, which means she will not need to qualify. Patrick’s first [...]

Original Kentucky Speedway owners will not pursue further legal action

Friday, December 18th, 2009

AutoRacingSport.com
Former Kentucky Speedway Chairman Jerry Carroll announced today the founding track ownership group will not exercise remaining legal options in the case of Kentucky Speedway, LLC v. NASCAR, et al. “On behalf of the original partners of Kentucky Speedway, I have informed our attorneys we will not pursue any remaining appeals in the case of [...]

Danica Patrick’s trip to minor leagues a major reason she just may make it

Friday, December 18th, 2009

espn.com
Not everyone with Danica Patrick’s star power would slug it out in the minor leagues to learn their craft. That she’s doing it with a smile at Daytona this weekend is a major reason she may succeed.
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Daytona Spotlight on Danica Patrick

Friday, December 18th, 2009

fanhouse.com
Filed under: Daytona Int’l Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Plenty of cellphone cameras greeted Danica Patrick as she arrived for Friday’s ARCA ReMax Series drivers meeting at Daytona International Speedway. And that was just her fellow racers.
Such is the life of IndyCar’s most famous driver as she prepares to make her much-anticipated stock car debut [...]

Run abbreviated but fun, Patrick says

Friday, December 18th, 2009

thatsracing.com
Danica Patrick has become comfortable in the sharp focus of a camera, by choice and by necessity.
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So far, the fun and trust are there

Friday, December 18th, 2009

thatsracing.com
Danica Patrick has become comfortable in the sharp focus of a camera, by choice and by necessity.
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Danica Patrick gets taste of NASCAR at Daytona (AP)

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Yahoo! Sports

Once IndyCar star Danica Patrick figured out how to get in and out of the stock car, the rest of her testing session at Daytona International Speedway went without any problems.

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CJM Racing ceases operations in Nationwide Series (AP)

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Yahoo! Sports
CJM Racing, which had 12 top-10 finishes in the Nationwide Series last season, has suspended operations.
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