Nascar

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. pauses as he talks about missing the next two races with his second concussion in the past six weeks during a news conference prior to practice for Saturday's NASCAR Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race in Concord, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin celebrates with his team after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at New Hampshire Motor, Speedway, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Pocono Raceway was called after 98 of 160 scheduled laps, giving the win to Jeff Gordon over runner-up Kasey Kahne. The deluge forced all of the cars, including Ryan Newman’s 39, to leave the track. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2012, Ryan Newman drives his car during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla. The U.S. Army will not return to Stewart-Haas Racing next season, citing a reallocation of its marketing budget that does not include a presence in NASCAR. SHR said Tuesday, July 10, 2012, it is pursuing a new sponsor. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay, File)

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James Buescher crosses the finish line to win the Nationwide Series NASCAR Drive4COPD 300 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

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Danica Patrick poses after winning the pole position for Saturday's NASCAR Drive4COPD 300 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

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Ben Jones, former congressman and 'Cooter' on "The Dukes of Hazzard," blasted NASCAR for barring the TV show's "General Lee" Dodge Charger from a race.

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Auto racing driver Jimmie Johnson answers questions during an interview at NASCAR media day at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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NASCAR fined Kurt Busch $50,000 on Friday for his behavior - which included an obscene gesture and verbal abuse to a reporter - during the Spring Cup finale last week. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson presents driving gloves to President Obama at the White House on Wednesday. Mr. Obama honored Johnson and seven other drivers from last year's Chase for the Sprint Cup series.

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@Subhead.frcd.22:"I don't feel a win is close, but they'll come if you continue to run competitive. I don't know where the win is going to come or if and when it will come, but we're just going to keep working really hard." @PullQuoteSig:-NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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NASCAR driver Trevor Bayne, who just won the Daytona 500, gives a thumbs up to fans after arriving at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. The visit was part of the official countdown promotion for the Toyoto/Savemart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race held in Sonoma, Calif., in June. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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The cars of Andy Lally (71), Brian Keselowski (92), Joe Nemecheck (87), AJ Allmendinger (43), Greg Biffle (16), Michael Waltrip (15), Matt Kenseth (17), Jimmie Johnson (48), Mark Martin (5), Brian Vickers (83), Marcos Ambrose (9), and David Reutimann (00) crash during the Daytona 500 NASCAR auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Glenn Smith)