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      <title><![CDATA[Motorsport- Ambrose picks up Nascar drive with RPM]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Race Car Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1282237736" delta="2 weeks ago"><![CDATA[8/19/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[CONCORD, North Carolina - Australian NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose will drive the No. 9 Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2011. Ambrose announced a multiyear deal with RPM overnight. He will replace Kasey Kahne, who is leaving RPM at the end of the season to drive for Red Bull Racing before moving on to Hendrick Motorsports.Stanley Black & Decker will be the primary sponsor for the No. 9 car.Ambrose announced ...]]></text>
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    <bigarticle id="13467">
      <title><![CDATA[Harvick, RCR have it all figured out]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Race Car Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1282237567" delta="2 weeks ago"><![CDATA[8/19/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[You know it really wasn't that long ago when there was a debate of whether Kevin Harvick was even going to stay at Richard Childress Racing. I think he was honestly contemplating leaving there. It had gotten to the point in the past couple of years where Kevin felt he just couldn't win a championship there. Well, obviously that has all changed now.I think the big component was the folks ...]]></text>
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    <article id="13147">
      <title><![CDATA[NASCAR unveils stock car look]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Race Car Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1280434617" delta="5 weeks ago"><![CDATA[7/29/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[The Ford you'll see on the track in next month's Carfax 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Michigan International Speedway will in fact look like a Ford. Due a redesign intended to make the race cars resemble the cars you drive on the highway, Ford has unveiled a Mustang for its Nationwide Series drivers that looks similar to the Mustang you could drive off a dealership lot. "When you see ...]]></text>
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    <article id="13146">
      <title><![CDATA[The 10 Best Drivers Who Have Mastered Pocono Raceway]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Race Car Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1280434506" delta="5 weeks ago"><![CDATA[7/29/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Every track in NASCAR presents its own unique challenge. The short tracks test how much the drivers can control their tempers and how well they can manage their brakes. Intermediate tracks focus on handling and making the car work well the entire way across the track.Road courses present the unique challenge of seeing if the driver can handle both left and right turns. Restrictor plate tracks test how well one ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12559">
      <title><![CDATA[Clio teenager Loren Short to enter 'Legends Million' race]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Race Car Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1278606310" delta="8 weeks ago"><![CDATA[7/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[FLINT, Michigan - Loren Short is a young racer, but he takes an old-school approach to perfecting his craft- See car, drive car fast. The Clio teenager is hoping his strategy will work when he competes in the first Legends Million 100-lap event July 15-17 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C.“I don't have that much of a strategy other than being halfway patient and waiting for other people to ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12558">
      <title><![CDATA[Proceed with caution on changes to the Chase]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Race Car Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1278606167" delta="8 weeks ago"><![CDATA[7/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Be careful, NASCAR. Brian France, the sanctioning body's chairman and CEO, said Friday at Daytona that NASCAR was contemplating changes to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format that could be 'significant.' If that's the case, NASCAR would be well advised to tread lightly in overhauling its 10-race playoff system."What we're talking about is enhancing it in a way that will bring out more of the winning moments, the ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12555">
      <title><![CDATA[Nascar Nationwide Series Ready to Race New Cars This Weekend]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Race Car Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1278606052" delta="8 weeks ago"><![CDATA[7/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Races in the Nascar Nationwide Series, the next rung down on the stock-car ladder from the Sprint Cup Series, only seem to draw attention when Danica Patrick is driving. Friday's Nationwide race at Daytona Beach, Fla., could be more eye-opening. Ford Mustangs and Dodge Challengers are entered in the race. Auto manufacturers are well aware that so-called 'stock cars' bear less and less resemblance to showroom models. Take away the ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12357">
      <title><![CDATA[Front Row Owner Proclaims Innocence]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Race Car Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1276126828" delta="12 weeks ago"><![CDATA[6/9/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Front Row Motorsports owner Bob Jenkins says his team did break the rules but did not intentionally cheat by using valve stem caps that had microscopic holes in them on the No. 38 Travis Kvapil car Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Kvapil was docked 150 points and the team lost 150 points in the owner standings in addition to a $100,000 fine and 12-week suspensions to crew chief Steve Lane, car ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12064">
      <title><![CDATA[Talent and experience could help Danica win her first Indy 500]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Race Car Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1273852536" delta="15 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/14/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[When considering Danica Patrick's prospects for the Indianapolis 500, you can take everything she has done on the racetrack this season - and most of it isn't good - and throw it out. Indianapolis has been Patrick's best track since she stepped into an IndyCar and she'll be a contender to win in the 94th running on May 30.Sure, it's been a difficult start for Patrick, who has one top-10 ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11790">
      <title><![CDATA[NASCAR Power Rankings- Richmond]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Race Car Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1273072704" delta="17 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[1. Jeff Gordon- For the fourth time this year, Gordon lost a late lead, this time watching as Kyle Busch passed him on the last restart at Richmond and drove away for the win. Gordon led all but five of the race's final 127 laps, his dominance interrupted by three late cautions that set the stage for Busch's comeback.“If this season has taught me anything,” Gordon said, “it's to 'quit ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11789">
      <title><![CDATA[Martin Seeks Third At Darlington]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Race Car Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1273072614" delta="17 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Mark Martin has won only twice at Darlington Raceway, but that statistic should not be viewed as a negative. Darlington is so difficult to conquer that there are only two active drivers - Jeff Gordon (seven) and Bill Elliott (five) - with more wins at the track than Martin. Survival for 500 miles on one of international motorsports' most challenging tracks is one thing; winning is quite another.Martin scored at ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11328">
      <title><![CDATA[Aston Martin Rapide 24hr race car 2010 unveiled]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Race Car Network Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1270561217" delta="21 weeks ago"><![CDATA[4/6/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Aston Martin has shown off the new race-spec version of its Rapide sports saloon. It's bound to make its competition debut at the 24-hour race at the Nurburgring on 15-16 May 2010. The Rapide will be driven by Aston CEO Ulrich Bez, who has a history of competing at the Nordschleife in his part-time role as a gentleman racer. It's in virtually road-car spec, upgraded merely to strip out weight ...]]></text>
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