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6:20 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — ARCA driver Derrick Lancaster was taken to a hospital after an accident in which his car caught fire Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR said the 48-year-old Lancaster was taken to an unspecified hospital for further evaluation but didn’t release details on his injuries. His car caught fire
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Associated Press Like father, like sons: Wheldon boys sign junior racing deal Standing below the monument on Dan Wheldon Way that honors their late father, the two young sons of the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner took a big step in their budding racing careers. “Racing runs deep in their DNA,” Susie Wheldon, the boys’ mother,
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2:39 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Standing below the monument on Dan Wheldon Way that honors their late father, the two young sons of the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner took a big step in their budding racing careers. Andretti Autosport introduced Sebastian, 12, and Oliver Wheldon, 10, as the newest additions to
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Chargin’ Charlie Glotzbach, who earned his nickname with dazzling qualifying speed during the height of NASCAR’s speedway boom and aero wars, died Friday. He was 82. WAVE, a Louisville-based NBC affiliate, first reported the news, citing Glotzbach family sources. Glotzbach won four races in what is now called the NASCAR Cup Series, driving for a
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Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR’s largest and fastest track, is known for three things: tight pack racing, crazy crashes and unpredictable finishes. These aren’t your average NASCAR wrecks. Some crashes at Talladega have been truly terrifying, while some have decimated large chunks of the field, which can then yield surprise winners. There’s a reason the term “The
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