Patrick qualifies at Texas Motor Speedway
Jun 9 2005 9:47PM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Dan Wheldon can become the first driver to win four consecutive IndyCar Series races, and match the season record for victories less than halfway through the schedule. Yet, it is the image of Danica Patrick, not the Indianapolis 500 champion, being painted on an 800-square-foot mural over the marquee at Texas Motor Speedway.
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N.C. city deals with NASCAR-free season
Jun 9 2005 10:40AM (CT)
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (AP) - The billboards still stand around the countryside as they have for the better part of 40 years, promoting the NASCAR race at North Carolina Speedway. But a closer look reveals a date more than a year old _ Feb. 22, 2004. For the first time since it opened, the track known as "The Rock" isn't on the schedule, one of the losers as NASCAR has grown into a national phenomenon.
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