NASCAR doesn’t drive the curriculum at the Harvard School of Design, but those disparate worlds will soon meet in uptown Charlotte. The confluence comes courtesy of Yvonne Szeto, a partner at New York architecture firm Pei, Cobb & Freed.
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Spin cycle: Sixth season a success for NSS
Nashville Superspeedway General Manager Cliff Hawks says the honeymoon is over. But race fans still showed his track lots of love in 2006. The season, which ended with Saturdays NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, was notable for several reasons, according to Hawks.
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Dale Jr., Stewart among 46 on Michigan Busch entry list
NASCAR Busch SeriesCARFAX 250Preliminary Entry List - NumericalMichigan Speedway - Brooklyn, Mich. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Monday, August 14, 2006 @ 02:32 PM Eastern Car # Driver Hometown Team Owner 0 Kertus Davis Gaffney, SC TBA Chevrolet Johnny Davis 00 Johnny Sauter Necedah, WI Yellow Transportation Chevrolet Gene Haas 1 Cale Gale Mobile, AL Miccosukee Resorts Dodge James
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Kluever set for Cup start
Todd Kluever will be attempting his second NASCAR Nextel Cup start this weekend in the GFS 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Kluever will compete in both the Cup and Busch Series races in his No. 06 3M Ford Fusion.
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NASCAR Busch, Kurt Busch Wins Zippo 200
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. August 12, 2006; John Kekis writing for the AP on NASCAR.com reported that Kurt Busch held off Robby Gordon in a stirring last-lap duel Saturday to win the Busch Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International.
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Momentum key in run up to championship Chase
Drivers have a month before NASCAR’s championship Chase officially begins, but Richard Childress Racing is an early favorite. Momentum entering the Chase proved important the past two years. If the trend continues, Kevin Harvick or teammate Jeff Burton could be celebrating a Nextel Cup title.
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NASCAR: Busch wins duel at Glen
Kurt Busch held off Robby Gordon in a stirring last-lap duel Saturday to win the NASCAR Busch Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.
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MIS highlights double duty drivers
BROOKLYN, Mich. (August 15, 2006) — A record number of drivers will enter both the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup GFS Marketplace 400 and the NASCAR Busch Series Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway this weekend. 21 regular drivers from the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series are entered to compete in the Carfax 250, giving the 15th installment of the Busch Series at MIS a distinct elite flavor.
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Kentucky Speedway test notes 2006-08-15
SPARTA, KY. — Driver David Gilliland returned to the site of his nationally-recognized June 18 “Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo” NASCAR Busch Series victory today when he tested the No. 38 Robert Yates Racing NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Ford at Kentucky Speedway.
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NASCAR Truth & Rumors: Aug. 14, 2006
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won’t have to look far to add to his stable of drivers at JR Motorsports next season. Earnhardt Jr. said he had received permission from his Nextel Cup Series sponsor, Budweiser, to run seven Busch races next season. — Charlotte Observer
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