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  1. From YouTube: Skydive with NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Brian Vickers into Daytona International Speedway

    blog.syracuse.com &bull Jun 2, 2011

    NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Brian Vickers made a dramatic entrance into Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday, skydiving into the track to gather some publicity for the Coke Zero 400 scheduled for July 2. AP Photo/Red Bull Air Force, Luke Aikins,… Full Story »

  2. NASCAR driver Brian Vickers makes unusual entrance at Daytona ... via parachute

    blog.syracuse.com &bull Jun 1, 2011

    A skydiving enthusiast since 2007, Vickers became the first driver in series history to parachute into the speedway as a promotional kickoff for the July 2 Coke Zero 400. Vickers, 27, came to a sliding, tumbling stop on the grass… Full Story »

  3. NASCAR star Kyle Busch cited for driving 128 mph in a 45 mph zone

    blog.syracuse.com &bull May 25, 2011

    STATESVILLE, N.C. - NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was clocked by a North Carolina sheriff's deputy going 128 mph in a 45 mph zone and was cited for careless and reckless driving and speeding, a law enforcement spokesman said Tuesday. Iredell… Full Story »


  4. David Pearson, Bobby Allison honored as NASCAR inducts second Hall of Fame class

    blog.syracuse.com &bull May 24, 2011

    Pearson made the wait worth it Monday night, headlining the inauguration of the five-member second class. As he did last year, when he was passed over for induction, Pearson called on the voting panel to elect NASCAR's pioneers before anyone else. The older guys ought to go in first, the ones that really started it and even me, I don't deserve to go in now." But Pearson, winner of… Full Story »

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  5. Carl Edwards wins NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

    blog.syracuse.com &bull May 22, 2011

    His only mistake at Charlotte Motor Speedway came after he beat Kyle Busch to the checkered flag. Although it appeared Edwards ran over either a manhole cover or drainage device, a collision that caused heavy damage to the front of his Roush Fenway Racing Ford,… Full Story »


  6. Cato's Regan Smith looking forward to his first NASCAR All-Star race on Saturday

    blog.syracuse.com &bull May 18, 2011

    Saturday's NASCAR Sprint All-Star event at Charlotte Motor Speedway will feature at least two new faces - Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne, who is expected to return to action following medical leave, and surprise Darlington winner Regan Smith, who is… Full Story »

  7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. would like to race his way into NASCAR's All-Star event

    blog.syracuse.com &bull May 12, 2011

    Concord, N.C. - Dale Earnhardt Jr.' His last shot to qualify ahead of the May 21 race comes Sunday at Dover International Speedway, where a victory would be his first since 2008 and earn him a coveted spot in the Sprint All-Star race. But Earnhardt doesn't see a win in his near future despite steady improvement through the first 10… Full Story »


  8. Cato native Regan Smith will start on outside pole in tonight's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond

    blog.syracuse.com &bull Apr 30, 2011

    Regan Smith set a career-best qualifying effort of second in Friday's Sprint Cup time trials at Richmond International Raceway. The Furniture Row Racing driver will start tonight's race from the outside pole. Smith's No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet covered the… Full Story »

  9. NASCAR driver Trevor Bayne in hospital, insect bite examined

    blog.syracuse.com &bull Apr 28, 2011

    Bayne was hospitalized briefly for an apparent reaction to an insect bite on his left elbow. Roush Fenway President Steve Newmark says Thursday that Bayne was not feeling well this week, and is being evaluated for potential lingering symptoms. Newmark… Full Story »


  10. Today's letters: Upstate Cancer Center, hospice, NASCAR, Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, gay marriage, schools, drones

    blog.syracuse.com &bull Feb 23, 2011

    The new 90,000 square foot Upstate Cancer Center is being eagerly anticipated. Something that should be included in this project is an urgently needed inpatient palliative care and hospice unit. This would make Central New York one of the country's most unique areas for total cancer care. I am acutely aware of the Cavalry Hospice Hospital in the Bronx. Two family members spent their last few weeks there. The specialized care they received was very comforting to the family. Words cannot express how much that means. Dr. R. Sean Morrison, president of the American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine,… Full Story »

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