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    Motorsports Meets The Mob

    Feb 12, 2019

     

     

     

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    Agency OK With Race Through Nevada Desert; Critics Cry Foul

    Jul 07, 2016

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are crying foul over federal land managers' initial conclusion they have no environmental concerns about an off-road race planned next month across 650 miles of Nevada desert and through part of a new national monument.

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    Parallels
    The broad avenues of Pakistan's capital empty out after dark and prove irresistible to young drag racers.
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    On The Sleepy Streets Of Islamabad, A Late-Night Need For Speed

    Jan 19, 2016
    In Pakistan's capital, teenagers in a group called Route 66 get their kicks drag racing illegally on the city's wide avenues. They're worried more about punishment from their parents than from police.
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    Feds Asked To Permit Aug. 14-15 Nevada Desert Off-Road Race

    Aug 05, 2015

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Federal land managers in Nevada are considering a permit for an Aug. 14-15 desert vehicle race on a route called the longest off-road course in the U.S.

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    In the five days of practice leading up to the Indy 500 qualifications, Ed Carpenter is the third driver to have his car flip upside down. Carpenter emerged from the crash unharmed.
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    Pre-Race Day, Indy 500 Struggles With Flying Cars

    May 22, 2015
    Leading up to the premier race is a series of unpredictable airborne crashes — and no one can explain why. Officials have mandated a lower driving speed, while engineers work to find some solution.
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    Wendell Scott, pictured here in 1969, is the first — and only — black man to win a race in NASCAR's top series.
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    NASCAR Hall-Of-Famer Helped Open The Track For Black Drivers

    Feb 21, 2015
    In 1963, Wendell Scott became the first African-American to win a race in NASCAR's top division. No other black driver has won a top NASCAR race since, but the sport is starting to diversify.
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