| Upcoming Events in the World of NASCARMay
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| | consecutive races there, 3 consecutive
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| in Charlotte is a beautiful! The azaleas
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| | Coca-Cola 600's, and 2 All-Star
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| are in bloom, the temperature is mild,
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| | Challenges. His dominance at LMS is
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| and the delivery trucks are delivering
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| | awe-inspiring for the fans, and
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| the port-o-jons by the thousands. That's
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| | frustrating for his competitors. It will
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| right, the whole town is gearing up for
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| | be interesting to see if he can win his
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| two action packed weeks of racing with
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| | 4th consecutive 600 this coming
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| the
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| | Sunday!Who's Not?I hate to pick on Carl
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| NASCAR Nextel Cup All-Star race and the
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| | Edwards, I really do! The guy is such a
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| Coca-Cola 600. Thousands of people will
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| | winner in so many ways. Everything he
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| be coming to town for the next two weeks
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| | does in life, he does it to the extreme
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| to witness the longest NASCAR race, the
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| | and never once doubts himself.His 2006
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| Coca-Cola 600, making it the second
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| | season to date has not gone as Carl
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| largest sporting event in America.This
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| | wished. He currently sits in 17th spot,
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| year's All-Star and 600 races will once
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| | 125 points out of qualifying for the
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| again be nail biting terrific. Lowe's
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| | Nextel Cup Championship race. It seems
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| Motor Speedway's track was recently
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| | the luck Greg Biffle recently found has
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| re-paved. The levigating days of last
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| | been lost in Carl Edward's pits. However,
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| year are history, and the officials at
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| | unlike Biffle, I'm not sure we can fault
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| Lowe's Motor Speedway are guaranteeing
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| | luck for Carl's lack of success in
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| this year's races will be just as fast as
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| | 2006.Carl's crew chief from last year and
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| last year's and safer.However, despite
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| | the early part of 2006, Bob Osborne, was
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| what the track officials are saying,
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| | shuffled over to help jump start Jamie
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| folks in and around the garages as well
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| | McMurray's team. Obviously, the shuffle
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| as Goodyear reps are saying the speeds
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| | has not gone as planned. Both Carl
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| this year will actually be slower. For
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| | Edwards and Jamie McMurray (currently
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| the 2006 races at Lowe's Motor Speedway,
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| | 20th in the points) stand a strong chance
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| Goodyear is supplying a stiffer compound
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| | of not qualifying for the championship
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| tire which will ensure less blow outs on
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| | race-off at the end of the season. Jack
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| the track. What the drivers gain in
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| | Roush and the rest of management at Roush
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| safety, they lose in speed. Stiffer tires
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| | Racing will soon have to decide whether
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| do not grip the track as well as a softer
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| | to leave Bob with Jamie; or re-unite him
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| tire. Less grip means the drivers cannot
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| | with Carl to form the successful duo that
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| carry as much speed in the turns which
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| | shocked the world of NASCAR in 2006.Last
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| will also affect the top end speeds on
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| | Week's HeadlinesRecap of the Nextel All
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| the straightaways.Some in the garages are
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| | Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor
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| nicknaming the stiffer tires, "restrictor
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| | Speedway:One part of NASCAR's appeal is
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| tires". The tires will rob the cars of
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| | the drama that occurs off-track. The
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| speed like the restrictor plates used at
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| | season long love affair between Matt
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| Daytona and Talladega rob the cars of
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| | Kenseth and Tony Stewart is continuing to
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| horsepower. However, fans do not be
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| | blossom. The first seeds were probably
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| dismayed. I very seriously doubt that we
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| | planted late last year, but started to
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| will perceive a 2-5 mph difference in
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| | grow and flower at the Daytona 500
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| speeds. The action, like every weekend in
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| | earlier this year (remember Tony
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| NASCAR, will be heart-pounding
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| | intentionally ramming into the nose of
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| dramatic!Expect Jimmie Johnson to have
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| | Matt Kenseth and Matt Kenseth's
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| lots of fun the next two weeks. Of the
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| | subsequent retaliation coming off of pit
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| current drivers with 5 or more starts at
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| | road?). Saturday night's events at the
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| Lowe's Motor Speedway, he has the highest
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| | Nextel All Star Challenge are sure to
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| average finish of 7th.Other drivers to
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| | fertilize the relationship and guarantee
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| note:Tony Stewart - Average Finish 12th
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| | more drama for us to enjoy the rest of
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| Bobby Labonte - Average Finish 13th
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| | the season.Tony Stewart ran into Matt
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| Jamie McMurray - Average Finish 14th
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| | Kenseth in the final 20 lap segment
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| Jeff Gordon - Average Finish 16thNext
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| | causing both cars to wreck. After the
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| Week's Schedule:
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| | race, Tony flipped Matt the "bird".
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| (all times CST)Nextel Cup: @ Lowe's
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| | Evidently, that is how Tony says I love
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| Motor Speedway
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| | you.Tony and Matt's wreck was just one of
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| 5/27/06 - 6:05pm Coca-Cola 600 Practice
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| | several in the entire race. The biggest
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| 5/25/06 - 07:10pm NASCAR Coca-Cola 600
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| | wreck happened when Kasey Kahne lost
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| Qualifying
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| | control coming out of Turn 2 and slid
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| 5/28/06 - 05:40pm Coca-Cola 600Busch
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| | into Mark Martin. Both cars lost control
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| Series: @ Lowe's Motor Speedway
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| | down the back stretch, and caused a 8 car
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| 5/25/06 - 01:50pm CARQUEST Auto Parts
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| | pile up that eliminated themselves and
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| 300 Practice
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| | Kyle Busch, Jeremy Mayfield, Jamie
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| 5/25/06 - 08:45pm CARQUEST Auto Parts
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| | McMurray, and Greg Biffle from the
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| 300 Qualifying
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| | field.Kyle Busch won the 40 lap, Segment
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| 5/27/06 - 08:00pm CARQUEST Auto Parts
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| | 1, but the fans at home voted to invert
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| 300Craftsman Truck Series: @ Mansfield
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| | 10 drivers in the field (thus sending
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| Motorsports Speedway
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| | Kyle to the back of the line to start
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| 5/26/06 - 01:30pm City of Mansfield 250
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| | segment 2). Between the first and second
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| Practice
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| | segment, the crowd was entertained with a
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| 5/26/06 - 06:30pm City of Mansfield 250
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| | crazy performance by the Red Hot Chili
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| Qualifying
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| | Peppers.The 30 lap, Segment 2 was perhaps
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| 5/27/06 - 02:15pm City of Mansfield
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| | the most action packed segment that
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| 250Who's Hot?This week's pick for Who's
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| | included several lead changes and the
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| Hot is simple, Jimmie Johnson. Jimmie is
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| | monster wreck that took out 6 drivers.
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| currently the Nextel Cup points leader
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| | Kevin Harvick won Segment 2, and started
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| with a 93 point lead over second place,
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| | in pole sitter's spot starting the final
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| Tony Stewart. After this past week,
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| | segment. However, Kevin opted to take
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| Jimmie is $1,000,000+ richer. He pocketed
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| | only 2 tires in the final pit stop while
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| a cool million for winning the All Star
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| | the rest of the field took 4.Jimmie
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| Challenge, and also got a contract
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| | Johnson, with fresh tires, quickly took
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| extension with Hendrick Motorsports
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| | over the lead from Kevin at the beginning
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| through the 2010 season. Oh, and guess
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| | of the final 20 lap segment and never
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| what, his sponsor, Lowe's, signed up
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| | shared it with anyone else for the rest
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| through the 2010 season as well. I call
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| | of the race.This article is provided to
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| that job security!Everyone in NASCAR
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| | you by Everything Sports, Inc. is owned
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| knows the man to beat at Lowe's Motor
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| | and operated by Everything Sports, Inc.
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| Speedway is Jimmie Johnson. He has won 4
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