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52 min ago | The Southtown Star

Nationwide drivers raise funds for Leffler's son

Leffler was killed Wednesday when the sprint car he was racing slammed into a wall during a race at a dirt track in Swedesboro, N.J. Leffler was 37. "I was in Colorado at the time and, like a lot of folks, I caught wind of it on Twitter," Smith said.

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5 hrs ago | Hispanic Business

'TURBO' CHARGED Speedy snail takes pole position in summer 'toon breakthroughs

By GREGORY E MILLER Even though many of this summer's animation titles look familiar - most are prequels or sequels or some variation thereof - they all stand apart from their previous incarnations, simply because the technology behind the films continues to rapidly evolve.

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9 hrs ago | AutoWeek

Electric-powered motorcycles coming to Indianapolis Motora

Some of the fastest electric-powered motorcycles will be making an appearance at Indianapolis Motor Speedway later on this summer.

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13 hrs ago | Paddock Talk

The No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Team Battles To 17th

Travis Pastrana and the No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing team overcame an early incident during Saturday's Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway to bring home his No.

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17 hrs ago | Paddock Talk

Damaging Spin Spoils Kurt Busch's Strong Start In Michigan

What started out as a promising day ended in major disappointment for Kurt Busch and the Furniture Row Racing team in Sunday's Quicken Loans 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway.

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21 hrs ago | Motorsport.com

Corvette grabs top-two spots on the podium at Mid-Ohio

Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi teamed to win the Diamond Cellar Classic on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the No.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Detroit News

Team Hendrick has disappointing day as four finish out of the top 25 at MIS

Dale Earnhardt Jr., crew chief Steve Letarte and team owner Rick Hendrick huddled inside the Michigan International Speedway garage, in front of Earnhardt's wounded car, its hood up and the diagnosis beginning on the engine failure.

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MLive.com

Roger Curtis: Michigan International Speedway August sales 'exploding'

As Michigan International Speedway closes out another successful race weekend, President Roger Curtis is already excited for the track's August race.

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Detroit News

Niklas Kronwall at MIS, says he's optimistic on Wings' future

Niklas Kronwall is just minutes away from doing his job as grand marshal of the Quicken Loans 400, instructing Sprint Cup drivers to "Start your engines" at the Michigan International Speedway.

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Sporting News

Jeff Gordon takes hit in Cup standings after early wreck at Michigan

Jeff Gordon's quest to make the Chase took a big hit Sunday when he wrecked on Lap 6 of the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

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Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

Local agencies prepared for 'mass casualty events' When a deadly...

Injured fans are treated and transported from the front grandstands after a last-lap crash sent the engine, tires and pieces of Kyle Larson's car into the stands during the 32nd annual DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway Feb. 23, 2013.

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Paddock Talk

Celebration 2013 At Martinsville Speedway Less Than Three Weeks Away

The countdown has begun: it's less than three weeks to the biggest Fourth of July party imaginable: Celebration 2013 at Martinsville Speedway on Wednesday, July 3. This will be the 15th consecutive year for Celebration at Martinsville Speedway.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

The Courier-Journal

Ryan Hunter-Reay wins Milwaukee Mile

Ryan Hunter-Reay continued Andretti Autosport's domination at the Milwaukee Mile, winning the IndyCar event Saturday for the second year in a row.

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Detroit Free Press

Live leaderboard: Austin Dillon on the pole for Nationwide race at MIS

BROOKLYN, Mich. Austin Dillon made history on Saturday morning, becoming the first driver to earn four consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series poles when he earned the top spot ahead of the Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway.

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Smith holds off Larson to win Nationwide race

Points leader Regan Smith won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, holding off Kyle Larson in the final 10 laps.

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Motorsport.com

Plumb holds off Auberlen to score CTSCC victory for Rum Bum Racing in Mid-Ohio

Matt Plumb admitted having luck on his side Saturday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after prevailing in a two-lap shootout that gave the No.

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Examiner.com

2013 Quicken Loans 400: Vegas odds favor Johnson, Kahne; Keselowski 12/1

The 2013 Quicken Loans 400 roars into Brooklyn, Michigan this weekend and no one may be more excited to race on Sunday than Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Earnhardt is moving up the Sprint Cup overall all leader board and with his recent success at Michigan International Speedway he may be the man to beat.

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Paddock Talk

Fuzzy's Vodka Chevy Not To Carpenter's Liking Friday At Milwaukee, Owner/Driver

Ed Carpenter was not pleased with the No. 20 Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka Chevrolet's performance Friday in qualifying for Saturday's Milwaukee IndyFest 250-lap main event, the ninth race in the 19-event 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series.

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Detroit News

Paul Menard makes his move for Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress is pleased to see his driver, Kevin Harvick, sitting fifth in the points race thanks to a pair of victories.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Paddock Talk

2013 Michigan: Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Recap

With qualifying speeds topping the 200 mph mark at Michigan International Speedway, Kurt Busch powered his No.

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