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Between its square-jawed 2011 300 sedan, the suddenly stylish Sebring-cum-200 sedan/convertible line, and the re-engineered Town & Country minivan, Chrysler?s 2011 product line is its strongest in a generation. Building on this brand makeover, Chrysler hopes to expand its appeal to a younger, hipper market by offering special “S” trim levels for its cars.
While “S” [...]

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NHRA INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 9, 2011) Lucas Oil Products, an industry leader in lubricants and fuel treatments, has acquired the naming rights to the NHRA-owned and operated multi-purpose auto racing facility located just west of Indianapolis, officials from the world?s largest...

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Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino Jerry Hoyt Nico Hülkenberg

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Casey Stoner was upbeat about his progress with the Honda team following his first test of 2011 with the Japanese squad.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/stoner-upbeat-after-sepang-test/

Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich

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Though New York is the least car-dependent state in the country, the state DOT isn’t known for championing for the state’s millions of non-drivers. In some corners of the large and decentralized agency, however, progressive ideas have taken root and new programs are being developed. At yesterday’s Rudin Center conference on livability, two DOT officials [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/02/04/green-shoots-at-nysdot/

David Hobbs Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes

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Fausto Gresini reckons his squad can be a major contender in MotoGP again in 2011 after Marco Simoncelli was quickest in the first winter test of the year at Sepang this week. Gresini Honda has had several lean years since its last win in the 2006 Portuguese Grand Prix, but Gresini has been buoyed by Simoncelli's performance in Malaysia.

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Johnny Herbert Al Herman Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer

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Yamaha Racing Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. Wed, 29 Dec 2010 Less than three weeks remain to the start of the seventeen-round 2011 Monster Energy AMA-Supercross and FIM Supercross World Championship in Los Angeles and Yamaha can look to perhaps their...

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Max Jean Stefan Johansson Eddie Johnson Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone

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Filed under: Jamie McMurray, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, NASCAR Testing, Sprint Cup, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing, NASCAR, Charlotte Motor Speedway

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- Painted high on the walls of the sprawling setup room at the Stewart-Haas Racing team shop here are inspirational quotes from Winston Churchill, Thomas Paine, Lyndon B. Johnson and Vince Lombardi, among others, as well as Satchel Paige, the legendary African-American baseball player who made his name as a pitcher rather than a great politician or statesman.

Yet it is Paige's quote -- "Don't look back, something might be gaining on you" -- that seems to best typify the dead-of-winter mood in the race shops scattered around the greater Charlotte area.

Nearly all the teams and drivers are once again filled with hope and enthusiasm, but everyone has to be wondering nonetheless how their season will play out. Will they be competitive right out of the box? Have other teams gained some kind of a little advantage?

"It's just who made the bigger gains" during the off-season and preparing for 2011, said Tony Stewart as the annual Charlotte Motor Speedway media tour, with some 200 media members in attendance, made a stop at his Kannapolis shop Monday afternoon for a visit with him and teammate Ryan Newman.

Chip Ganassi, co-owner of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, echoed the thought earlier Monday during a luncheon with the team. Although both of his drivers, Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya, won races in 2010, "there are lots of places we can improve," he said. "You're looking at that all the time. It's a constant process of looking at yourself and looking at the team."

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/01/24/a-new-nascar-season-spawns-hope-optimism-and-nervousness/

Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther Yves Giraud Cabantous

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David Bragdon. Photo: Randy Rasmussen/The Oregonian.
City sustainability chief David Bragdon offered some more hints about what to expect from April’s update of PlaNYC this morning. Speaking at a livability conference hosted by NYU’s Rudin Center, Bragdon said that the update would eschew large capital projects and feature a larger role for neighborhoods and individuals. In [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/02/03/bragdon-planyc-2-0-cheaper-bottom-up-but-may-include-hudson-tunnel/

Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte

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Katie & Matt Kenseth - Photo Credit: David Becker/Getty Images With the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season set to return to action at Daytona International Speedway next week, Roush Fenway Racing?s Matt Kenseth and his wife Katie are expecting great things for the month of February with the addition of a new baby.� The Kenseths...more»

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Volkswagen is scheduled to show a face-lifted Tiguan at the Geneva auto show in March, and briefly?accidentally?posted this image on the company’s German consumer site before yanking it down. It shows that the little ute will ditch its CC-esque front end in favor of the new, boxier corporate snout. In a recent conversation with Volkswagen [...]

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Divina Galica Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble Howden Ganley

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Michael Schumacher believes the FIA's implementation of the moveable wings rules this year will be a success - because overtaking is still not going to be too easy. As AUTOSPORT exclusively revealed on Thursday, the FIA has decided to limit use of the moveable wing to a 600-metre zone at the end of a track's main straight ? but is ready to tweak that distance if passing is too easy or still too hard. F1 technical figures reckon that the overtaking area may be too short to start with ? but there is general agreement that the moveable wing rules should not make overtaking too easy.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/schumacher-backs-rear-wing-rules/

Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich

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Filed under: Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, NASCAR

Two-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart is reportedly en route to the United States a day after reports that he scuffled with a track owner during his final weekend racing in Australia.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Stewart threw his helmet at track co-owner Brett Morris during an alleged dispute over track conditions at Sydney Speedway. The newspaper said Stewart received a black eye in return from Morris, who the paper described as "not slight in size.''

Stewart's public relations manager Mike Arning said Saturday he was still trying to sort through the news but had spoken with Stewart, who was reportedly detained briefly by the local Rosehill police department for questioning about the incident. Although he was released and cleared for his already-scheduled departure Saturday, the paper says a local official confirmed there is ongoing investigation..

Stewart has been in Australia for the past four weeks -- the second consecutive year he and several other prominent American sprint car drivers have spent the off-season racing sprint cars.

The owner-driver is scheduled to drive his No. 14 Mobil 1-Office Depot Chevrolet in a three-day test session at Daytona International Speedway beginning Thursday.

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/01/16/tony-stewart-on-way-back-to-u-s-after-reported-scuffle-in-austr/

Eddie Keizan Al Keller Joe Kelly Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel

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Marc Gene is one of the lynchpins of Peugeot's Le Mans programme and has been heavily involved in the test programme with the latest 908, which was launched in Paris yesterday. AUTOSPORT spoke to him both about the new car and the massive accident he had in it last winter

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/q-and-a-gene-on-latest-peugeot/

David Hampshire Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen Mike Harris Cuth Harrison

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WALTRIP TO DRIVE NO. 15 NAPA TOYOTA IN DAYTONA 500 Commemorates 10th Anniversary of 2001 Victory, 25th Consecutive 500 Start CORNELIUS, N.C. ? Michael Waltrip Racing and NAPA AUTO PARTS announced today that two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip will drive the No. 15 NAPA Toyota in his 25th consecutive Daytona 500 on Feb. 20. [...]

Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/01/25/michael-waltrip-drives-15-for-10th-anniversary-25th-straight-daytona-500/

Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage

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SHOW #142 – We discuss Preseason Thunder Daytona Testing, Nationwide only please, Cup Points changes, hear from Travis Pastrana, and all the off-season news you can handle. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northop LISTEN HERE (About 42 mins) Download audio file (tfl_podcast_142_11.mp3) SUBSCRIBE HERE DOWNLOAD HERE SUBSCRIBE FROM iTUNES: Take us with you! Subscribe [...]

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Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks

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Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson

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American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) PICKERINGTON, Ohio Dec. 22, 2010 The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is pleased to announce the 2010 AMA Racing Pro/Am motocross schedule. These events are where dreams begin for amateur racers, and where they earn the credentials...

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Image � Peter Calthorpe & Marianna Leuschel
Editor?s note: This week, we continue our 5-part series of excerpts from Peter Calthorpe?s book, ?Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change.? This is installment number three. Thanks to Island Press, a few lucky Streetsblog readers will be selected to receive a free copy of the book. To enter [...]

Source: http://sf.streetsblog.org/2011/02/01/urbanism-in-the-age-of-climate-change-urbanism-expanded/

Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood

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Car Care: Oil change importance cant be stressed enough

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/car-care-oil-change-importance-cant-be-stressed-enough-nascar-com.html

Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen Mike Harris

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Filed under: Crew Chiefs, NASCAR Testing, NASCAR

Teams will be issued smaller restrictor plates for NASCAR's upcoming Jan. 20-22 Goodyear Tire Test at Daytona International Speedway. And at least one Sprint Cup Series crew chief thinks it's a good idea to slow the cars on the newly paved 2.5-mile superspeedway.

"I think the decision was made to slow down the speeds because the speeds were too high at the first test,'' said Pat Tryson, veteran crew chief of the Michael Waltrip Racing No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota.

"It's a good move on the side of safety because no one wants to see a car go airborne at the potential speeds that could be generated with the plate they had last month. It will be better for the driver and better for the fans in the stands. Safety always comes first.''

The new carburetor restrictor plate will have a 29/32-inch hole compared to the 30/32-inch hole the cars used last month in the first major test session on the fresh pavement. Speeds reached 197 mph in December with 17-car drafts.

"By slowing down the cars, it will make the draft bigger and tighter,'' Tryson said. " Before with a little more power, the cars would spread out a little bit. I think now, we can expect to see the cars a lot closer together and more in one pack versus two, three or four.

"It's going to make for some great racing for sure because I expect to see more three, maybe four-wide racing at Daytona which is exactly what we saw at Talladega Superspeedway. It's going to be a lot of fun for everyone to watch."

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/01/13/nascar-to-use-smaller-restrictor-plate-at-next-weeks-daytona-te/

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Chrysler guts the 300 and increases the base car?s horsepower by, oh, 64 percent.
Though we may rhapsodize over the beauty of our favorite cars, precious few of them could be considered art. Whistler didn?t refresh his painting of his mom four years after completing it. Nor did he completely redo it every seven years for [...]

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Walmart Courts Construction Unions, Won’t Show for Today’s Council Hearing (News, Crain’s, Post)
Diane Savino Mocks MTA for Exploring Subway Platform Safety “Nonsense” (Transpo Nation, Advance)
TSTC Analyzes Cuomo Budget Impact on City, State Transportation (MTR)
Imagine: Top D.C. Cop Says Photo Enforcement Should Change the Way Drivers Think (TBD)
Restaurateur Hopes Columbia St. Greenway Will Reconnect Business Severed [...]

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Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton

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Pirelli is confident that its new Formula 1 tyres are in good shape for the new season following its first testing with 2011 cars in Valencia this week. Although cold weather and the unique characteristics of the Valencia circuit meant there were high levels of tyre degradation, Pirelli thinks its plans to be aggressive with its tyre choice this year are on course. The Italian tyre manufacturer's motorsport boss Paul Hembery has said that the test went to plan - and that degradation was to be expected considering Pirelli's plans to make tyres more on edge this year

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/pirelli-upbeat-about-tyre-progress/

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Nico Rosberg says Mercedes still needs time to see the real potential of its car following two troubled days of testing at Valencia.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/rosberg-hindered-by-teething-troubles/

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In Pennsylvania, a family keeps the Nash name alive.
When school let out last spring, Paul Reeder gave up his 34-year career as a teacher and school administrator and devoted himself full time to his business, restoring Nash Metropolitans. He?s had a passion for the tiny Nash since he was 16, growing up in Middleburg, Pennsylvania. [...]

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Ford has cracked the code on the C-segment and returned the Focus?s honor.
Ford was keen that we drive a preproduction 2012 Focus out of the public eye. That?s how we wound up near Potrero, California, separated from the Mexican border by nothing but a rocky brown hill. Well, that?s not exactly true. [...]

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Greg Biffle led the way for the Roush revival in 2010. Now he hopes to continue what he started in 2011.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/top-20-countdown-no-8-greg-biffle-yahoo-sports.html

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Brett Powell, Ryan Lake, and Mike Eckert Advance with Promotions Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY (February 2, 2011) ? Watkins Glen International is proud to announce that three members of the marketing team have been recognized for their contributions to the success of the legendary road course over the last few seasons.� Brett Powell and...more»

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Reactions to Cuomo’s $100M Raid:�Post,�WSJ,�Transpo Nation,�Ben Kabak
Official East River Ferry Plans: $9M in Subsidies, Free Shuttle Bus, No Overnight Service (NYT)
Aging Cars Force Metro-North to Cut Service on New Haven Line (NYT)
City Waited Five Days After Xmas Blizzard to Ticket Homeowners for Slippery Sidewalks (News)
Freshman Staten Island Rep Michael Grimm Fights for Light Rail Over [...]

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Brian Henton Johnny Herbert Al Herman Hans Herrmann François Hesnault

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Reactions to Cuomo’s $100M Raid:�Post,�WSJ,�Transpo Nation,�Ben Kabak
Official East River Ferry Plans: $9M in Subsidies, Free Shuttle Bus, No Overnight Service (NYT)
Aging Cars Force Metro-North to Cut Service on New Haven Line (NYT)
City Waited Five Days After Xmas Blizzard to Ticket Homeowners for Slippery Sidewalks (News)
Freshman Staten Island Rep Michael Grimm Fights for Light Rail Over [...]

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We’re changing things up a little this week. Instead of the sound of one mystery vehicle, we’re giving you clips of five different exhaust notes with a clue: they’re all from Porsches. This set of engine noises comes from a 30-car compendium included with the book “Porsche Sounds,” which chronicles the company’s history. The book [...]

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Sebastian Vettel said that he is very happy at Red Bull and has dismissed speculation that he may be tempted to join Ferrari in the next few years. The world champion, speaking at the launch of Red Bull's new RB7, says he remains fully committed to the team and that his focus is very much on defending the drivers' and constructors' crowns they won in 2010.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/vettel-happy-in-his-role-at-red-bull/

Nico Hülkenberg Denny Hulme James Hunt Jim Hurtubise Gus Hutchison

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Sprint Announces 2011 Miss Sprint Cup Lineup Race Fans, Media Attend Unveil Event at Whisky River Nightclub HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. ? Jan. 26, 2011 ? With just a few weeks remaining until the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season gets under way, Sprint unveiled its 2011 Miss Sprint Cup lineup Wednesday night in Charlotte, N.C. Returning Miss [...]

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Ukyo Katayama Ken Kavanagh Rupert Keegan Eddie Keizan Al Keller

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NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 6, 2011) In a move to better serve the needs of the racing community at all levels of competition, NHRA will move its technical department headquarters to Indianapolis. The tech department will be housed at the...

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Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet

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Team Lotus is confident its new T128 will enable it to challenge the established teams from the first race in 2011, after the car hit the track for the first time at Valencia on Wednesday.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/lotus-t128-hits-the-track-at-valencia/

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Filed under: Jamie McMurray, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, NASCAR Testing, Sprint Cup, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing, NASCAR, Charlotte Motor Speedway

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- Painted high on the walls of the sprawling setup room at the Stewart-Haas Racing team shop here are inspirational quotes from Winston Churchill, Thomas Paine, Lyndon B. Johnson and Vince Lombardi, among others, as well as Satchel Paige, the legendary African-American baseball player who made his name as a pitcher rather than a great politician or statesman.

Yet it is Paige's quote -- "Don't look back, something might be gaining on you" -- that seems to best typify the dead-of-winter mood in the race shops scattered around the greater Charlotte area.

Nearly all the teams and drivers are once again filled with hope and enthusiasm, but everyone has to be wondering nonetheless how their season will play out. Will they be competitive right out of the box? Have other teams gained some kind of a little advantage?

"It's just who made the bigger gains" during the off-season and preparing for 2011, said Tony Stewart as the annual Charlotte Motor Speedway media tour, with some 200 media members in attendance, made a stop at his Kannapolis shop Monday afternoon for a visit with him and teammate Ryan Newman.

Chip Ganassi, co-owner of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, echoed the thought earlier Monday during a luncheon with the team. Although both of his drivers, Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya, won races in 2010, "there are lots of places we can improve," he said. "You're looking at that all the time. It's a constant process of looking at yourself and looking at the team."

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/01/24/a-new-nascar-season-spawns-hope-optimism-and-nervousness/

Keith Greene Masten Gregory Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim

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In his closely-watched bid for the Chicago mayoralty, Rahm Emanuel is making waves with his transportation platform. Last week he released a transportation plan that puts transit front and center. And in the bicycling component of the plan, released yesterday, Emanuel continues to hit all the right notes, dropping phrases like “cycle track” and “bike [...]

Source: http://streetsblog.net/2011/01/31/rahm-emanuels-bike-plan-for-chicago-gets-high-marks/

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Filed under: Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Chevrolet, Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports, Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR

Just when we thought Mark Martin might be winding up his long and storied career as a NASCAR driver, he's decided to jump back in with both feet in 2011 by running races in all three of NASCAR's national touring series.

In his final, lame-duck year with Hendrick Motorsports in the Sprint Cup series, Martin has decided to also run selected Nationwide series and Camping World Truck series events for Turner Motorsports.

Martin will drive the No. 32 Dollar General Chevrolet in Nationwide races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Ca., Michigan International Speedway and Kentucky Speedway, with Trent Owens serving as his crew chief, the team announced Wednesday.

Martin will also drive the No. 32 Chevy Silverado truck in NASCAR Truck series races at Michigan as well as Pocono Raceway.

"I'm excited to be running back in the Nationwide and Truck Series again," said Martin. "Everyone at Dollar General and Turner Motorsports has been great and I'm looking forward to hitting the track with them next year. Working with Turner, I get to extend my relationship with Chevrolet and continue to have Hendrick horsepower under the hood, which is really, really good."

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/01/12/mark-martin-to-race-in-all-three-nascar-series-in-2011/

Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr

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In the past year, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has made several outspoken appearances against proven, life-saving traffic-calming projects.
Last month, Markowitz called for the removal of pedestrian refuges on a stretch of Fort Hamilton Parkway where three people have died in the past three years.
On the local news and in front of the City Council, [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/02/02/victims-families-ask-markowitz-to-get-serious-about-street-safety/

Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin

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SHOW #143 – We discuss the 43-1 Points System, the Toyota All-Star Showdown, Rolex 24, and fantasy racing returns for 2011. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop. LISTEN HERE (About 42 mins) Download audio file (tfl_podcast_143_11.mp3) SUBSCRIBE HERE DOWNLOAD HERE SUBSCRIBE FROM iTUNES: Take us with you! Subscribe to our audio shows from iTunes, [...]

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Alan Jones Tom Jones Juan Jover Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan

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Filed under: Jamie McMurray, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, NASCAR Testing, Sprint Cup, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing, NASCAR, Charlotte Motor Speedway

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- Painted high on the walls of the sprawling setup room at the Stewart-Haas Racing team shop here are inspirational quotes from Winston Churchill, Thomas Paine, Lyndon B. Johnson and Vince Lombardi, among others, as well as Satchel Paige, the legendary African-American baseball player who made his name as a pitcher rather than a great politician or statesman.

Yet it is Paige's quote -- "Don't look back, something might be gaining on you" -- that seems to best typify the dead-of-winter mood in the race shops scattered around the greater Charlotte area.

Nearly all the teams and drivers are once again filled with hope and enthusiasm, but everyone has to be wondering nonetheless how their season will play out. Will they be competitive right out of the box? Have other teams gained some kind of a little advantage?

"It's just who made the bigger gains" during the off-season and preparing for 2011, said Tony Stewart as the annual Charlotte Motor Speedway media tour, with some 200 media members in attendance, made a stop at his Kannapolis shop Monday afternoon for a visit with him and teammate Ryan Newman.

Chip Ganassi, co-owner of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, echoed the thought earlier Monday during a luncheon with the team. Although both of his drivers, Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya, won races in 2010, "there are lots of places we can improve," he said. "You're looking at that all the time. It's a constant process of looking at yourself and looking at the team."

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/01/24/a-new-nascar-season-spawns-hope-optimism-and-nervousness/

Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani

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Lifelong Fan Hopes to Top His Favorite Packer Moment Travis Kvapil and friends at the Packers/Falcons playoff game January 15 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (From left, Scott King, Ryan Langley, Kvapil and Eric Knuuttunen)Statesville, N.C. (February 2, 2011) - Next week, Travis Kvapil will be pulling on his racing helmet at Daytona International...more»

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Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/01/31/959334/bliss-joins-tristar-motorsports.html

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Mini Clubman Hampton Edition - Click above for high-res image gallery

Mini has confirmed a slew of upcoming models, including the Clubman Hampton special edition that recently leaked onto the web. The company says that the tricked out Clubman will be joined by a new John Cooper Works pack for the Cooper S, Cooper S Convertible and Clubman S, and that European buyers will be able to lay their mitts on a sportier diesel model as well.

As part of the Mini Yours customization program, the Clubman Hampton is set to wear unique Reef Blue Metallic paint with Damson Red stripes and mirror caps outside with special wheels to suit. Jump indoors and the interior is swaddled in uprated seats with red piping and contrasting orange stitching. Classy.

Meanwhile, those with a penchant for speed can turn to the new John Cooper Works Pack. Thanks to some tweaking on the engine management, the Mini engineers managed to pull an additional 16 horsepower from the turbo four-cylinder, bumping the final figure just shy of 200 ponies and 199 pound-feet of torque. Mini says that the 0-62 mph run can be tackled in as little as 6.8 seconds, and that a special exhaust and lightweight alloy wheels are also part of the package.

Finally, European buyers can get excited about the addition of the new Cooper SD. The pint-sized oil burner packs 143 horsepower from a 2.0-liter turbo-diesel mill and 225 pound-feet of torque. Along with all that grunt, the SD comes with start/stop, brake regeneration and electronic power steering to eek out as much fuel economy as possible. The 0-62 mph dash takes around 8.1 seconds while churning out 65.7 UK miles per gallon. Spend a little time with a calculator, and you'll find that the number averages out to around 54.7 mpg on the U.S. cycle.

So far, there's no indication that the Cooper SD will show up in the States.

Hit the jump for the full press release.

Gallery: Mini Clubman Hampton Special Edition

Gallery: Mini Cooper SD

Gallery: 2011 Mini John Cooper Works Package

[Source: Mini]

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