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    The curse has come to an end for Tony Stewart on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. After three years of drought in racing history, Tony Stewart is again a NASCAR winner. The 45-years-old NASCAR driver Outlasts Denny Hamlin on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, and also ended the 82-Race Winless Streak. The last time Stewart won a NASCAR race, his Stewart-Haas Racing was just a two-and-a-half car team of him. Sunday’s Sonoma victory moves Stewart just nine points out of 30th in the championship. For Stewart, it was

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    Is America’s Sport, Really a Sport? NASCAR is America’s sport. Not only being the number one spectator sport, but it being born and raised here too. But some would argue it’s not really a sport. Me, being a die-hard fan, I race go-karts every once in awhile and just driving a few 20 lap races make me sore. Imagine going over 200 miles an hour, pulling five G’s for up to 15 seconds, and around 35 G’s in the average crash. I can tell you NASCAR is a sport. By definition, NASCAR is a sport, but

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    Lane Frost was born on October 12th, 1963 in LA junta, Co to Clyde and Elsie Frost. He has two siblings Cody and Robin Frost. Bull riding was basically in Lanes blood, his dad was a bull rider and was out on the rodeo circuit when he was born. Elsie said that even as a baby Lane was fascinated by bull riding. Lane started his bull riding career at just the age of 15 years old. One of his family friends Freckles Brown tough him how to ride bulls and encouraged him all the way. Lane won his first

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    Davey Allison was a very talented NASCAR driver. He was a second generation Alabama racer, and was known to be a part of the “Alabama Gang”. Allison was a very skilled driver; and he had changed the game in father-son competition, often going head-to-head against his father for the win on multiple occasions. David Carl Allison was born on February 21st, 1961 in Hueytown, Alabama. He grew up racing dirt track cars and drag cars alike, always seeming fascinated by the mere thought of racing. He began

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    Bryan Clauson Case Study

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    Versatile race car driver Bryan Clauson has died from injuries suffered in an accident at the Belleville Midget Nationals USAC midget race. Clauson was competing in the Belleville Midget Nationals, his 116th race of the year when he was involved in a fatal accident. The 27-year-old race car driver has sustained fatal injuries while racing at the Belleville Nationals midget race in Belleville, Kansas on Saturday. According to the sprint car racing sanctioning body United States Auto Club, Clauson

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    Tony Stewart is one of the most outstanding former car stock racers. He was born in Columbus, Indiana on May 20, 1921, to Nelson and Pam stewart. Stewart was raised with a sister named Natalie. After a while of being married his parents divorced, today his mother is remarried and his father still remains single. Tony Stewart himself is forty-six years old and is also single. After being retired from NASCAR for a while, Tony has started to race once again today. Tony's career started due to his love

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    Paul Walker

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    Did you know that Paul Walker's full name is Paul William Walker IV? In this essay, I will tell you about Paul Walker's life and how he became famous. I will also be talking about how his family was like and also his career. This essay will also be about when he died where he died and why/how he died. Paul Walker is one of the most famous car drivers in the United States. Paul Walker was born on September 12, 1973. He was born in Glendale, California. He attended the community colleges in California

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    Carroll Shelby Carroll Shelby was born in Leesburg, Texas. He would grow up successful and famous in the racing world. Warren Shelby was Carroll’s father and Eloise Lawrence Shelby was his mother. Carroll’s father was a postal man. Shelby was first married in December of 1943. Carroll was originally a chicken farmer. There was a year and all the chickens died of a sickness. After that turn of events he took to racing. Carroll Shelby lived a successful life and became a known name in racing. After

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    What Is Lady Gaga Race

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    On Sunday, the ‘Born This Way’ singer, Lady Gaga was present at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 100th running. This year, it was rookie Alexander Rossi, who won the race, even though it was his first race. Lady Gaga attended the Indy 500 all along suited up in a nicely flamboyant racing outfits and helmet. She hitched a ride along with legendary racing driver Mario Andretti during the ceremonial laps just before the 100th running. She and Andretti, the 1969 Indy 500 winner was ready to

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    Thomas "Tom" or "Tommy" Simpson (30 November 1937 – 13 July 1967) was one of Britain's most successful professional cyclists. He was born in Haswell, County Durham and later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. Simpson began road cycling as a teenager before taking up track cycling, specialising in pursuit races. He won a bronze medal for track cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. In 1959, at age 21, Simpson was signed by the French professional

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