Oh what the hell, they own the building, after all. In this long run-up to the opening of the new NASCAR Hall of Fame, the overseers' homework included a trip to Cooperstown, N.Y., the sleepy village that houses the world's most famous, and visited, ...
DAYTONA BEACH -- With each pit box equipped with radar, rain sneaks up on no one. They knew it was coming, knew it was coming soon, and in order to have a shot at winning, knew they'd have to adjust the game plan. Therefore, regardless of what ...
DAYTONA BEACH -- Fifty-one years ago, when Big Bill France and his cobbled-together crew were draining the swamp and erecting a behemoth speedway, the world around them was rather depressed. Or, economically speaking, recessed. The recession of 1958, ...
MIAMI -- Yet another new level for the Florida Gators. The football program didn't reach the ultimate prize until the 1996 season. The second national championship came two years ago, and made a pretty nice bookend in the trophy case. But now, with a ...
Don't bother trying to explain how we got here. Just know that we're here, at the end of the latest college football season. At historic football factories -- in places like Columbus, Athens, Tuscaloosa, Ann Arbor, Austin and South Bend -- sitting out ...
With cool temperatures and a nasty north wind, it was hardly a day for beach volleyball. But a great day to be a beach-volleyball hero. Philip Dalhausser, shivering under thin sweats but still basking in the glow of Olympic glory, received the keys to ...
DAYTONA BEACH -- It had become NASCAR's version of "spring training," and had even gained an officially licensed name, complete with logo: "Preseason Thunder" -- those few weeks in January when all of the teams, the biggest and smallest, converged on ...
What is it? Where is it? Why is it? And, on top of all that, who is it? As for the "What," it's the newest local event, and it has a funny name. Sur Mer? No, it's not a misprint, and it's not the new Caribbean-themed restaurant down the street. "Sur ...
DAYTONA BEACH -- During a season in which Kyle Busch has pummeled all comers, you can call Saturday night's win a technical knockout. His six Sprint Cup Series wins have come on the biggest tracks, intermediate tracks and even a road course. He's won ...
Yes, special promotions and ticket packages are in place for the early July racing festivities at Daytona International Speedway. But no, it has nothing to do with a current economic climate that includes record-high fuel prices. "Even if the economy ...
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