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58 min ago | MLive.com

110 Buick facts, milestones during its 110 years in business

To celebrate this milestone for the General Motors Co.'s luxury brand, MLive.com has compiled 110 interesting facts and milestones for the brand as part of its series for Buick turning 110 years old.

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3 hrs ago | Motorsport.com

Barracuda Racing qualifies 11th for the Indianapolis 500 race

May 18, 2013 - Alex Tagliani completed a solid qualifying attempt with a four-lap average of 227.386 to start P11 on Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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7 hrs ago | Rome News

NASCAR: McMurray wins Sprint Showdown

Jamie McMurray won the Sprint Showdown to transfer into the $1 million All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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11 hrs ago | Log Cabin Democrat

Jimmie Johnson races to record 4th All-Star win

"To beat Jeff and Earnhardt, two guys that I have looked up to my whole life, two massive icons of our sport, this means the world to me," Johnson said.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Paddock Talk

2013 Charlotte: Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Truck Race Recap

Race Highlights: a Richard Childress Racing teammates finished second and fifth .

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AutoWeek

Carpenter, who is originally from Indiana, will be representing his state in its biggest race.

Powerful stuff at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday as Ed Carpenter, whose family owns the track, won the pole for next weekend's Indianapolis 500.

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The Miami Herald

Dale Jr. the chef: Brisket was a rousing success

NASCAR's most popular driver celebrated Mother's Day by cooking a brisket for his mom.

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Cleveland.com

Andretti cars setting a quick pace in Indianapolis 500 practice

Venezuela's E.J. Viso set a quick pace during Friday's training session for this month's Indianapolis 500.

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Paddock Talk

Business, Sports Leaders To Honor 10,000 Military

Charlotte Motor Speedway is joining with business leaders from around the country to honor some 10,000 active military and family members before the green flag drops on NASCAR's ultimate test of man and machine, the May 26 Coca-Cola 600, as part of a Memorial Day weekend saluting the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Rome News

NASCAR: Edwards will start out front in All-Star race

Carl Edwards captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, paying tribute to the late Dick Trickle along the way.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Fox Sports

Busch ready for Kahne retribution

Lee Spencer is the senior NASCAR writer for FOXSports.com. She has provided award-winning coverage of auto racing over the last 15 years.

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Examiner.com

Jeb Burton takes Camping World Truck pole for NC Education Lottery 200 at CMS

Jeb Burton and Ty Dillion will start on the front row of tonight's Camping World Truck Series 11th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway with speeds of 181.372 and 180.294, respectively.

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National Speed Sport News

Masters Of The Pros On Tap For Saturday

A stout field of cars and drivers is already entered for this coming Saturday's Mercy Masters of the Pros 144 event that will be held at Lebanon I-44 Speedway.

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Examiner.com

Kyle Busch turns in dominating performance for Nationwide win at Darlington

Kyle Busch turned in a dominating performance in NASCAR Nationwide Series competition at Darlington Raceway on Friday night, claiming the pole and leading most of the 147-lap Help a Hero 200 en route to the race win.

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CBS 47

Racing community shocked by death of NASCAR legend Dick Trickle

In this June 4, 1999, file photo, NASCAR driver Dick Trickle speaks to fans after qualifying on the pole position the NASCAR Busch series auto race at Dover Downs in Dover, Del.

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The Miami Herald

Crafton looking forward to Charlotte truck race

"I need to get back to racing, so I can get some rest," Crafton jokingly said. "I'm always excited to go to the racetrack.

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Paddock Talk

2013 Charlotte: Brennan Newberry NASCAR Truck Race Preview

Newberry sporting a whole lot of new as he heads to nascar's "home track" Brennan Newberry and his NTS Motorsports team will arrive at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a new number, new sponsor and a new truck looking to add another new to the list with a win in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Detroit News

Jeff Gordon in Detroit to halt hunger

Looking genuinely interested, far beyond a simple photo opportunity, Gordon eagerly began packing large boxes with donated food at Gleaners Community Food Bank on Thursday.

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National Speed Sport News

Strike Supports Daly At Indianapolis

Strike, LLC, one of North America's leading energy services provider, has signed on as a major associate sponsor of A.J. Foyt's No.

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The Indianapolis Star

IndyCar driver Buddy Lazier slowly getting reacquainted with IMS

Now the Indianapolis 500 has 33 competitors. Well, sort of. Buddy Lazier’s No. 91 Chevrolet was slow to get converted from a Lotus, which it ran in last year’s race.

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