Stewart Is Fuming Over Victory At Kansas Speedway

By Luke, Thunder Lounge
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[thumb:188:l:s=1:l=x]In a finish that will be talked about for years to come around the proverbial water coolers around the country and dinner tables across America, Tony Stewart’s bad luck string of having the best car and ending up beaten on fuel mileage changed for the better Sunday.

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By Frank Morrison, Thunder Lounge
Tuesday October 3, 2006
10:23am CDT
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[thumb:385:l:s=1:l=x]In World News, Japanese Peace Treaty signed in San Francisco and Libya gains it’s independence form Italy. In US news, the 22nd Amendment is ratified which limits the terms of the President and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are sentenced to death for treason. In other sports, the Yankees win their 3rd straight World Series by beating the NY Giants 4-2 and Tennessee wins the College Football Championship. In entertainment, color TV is introduced in the US and disc jockey Alan Freed coins the term “rock ‘n’ roll on a Cleveland radio station. (So that is why Cleveland is the Heart of Rock N Roll!) In science, UNIVAC introduces the first business computer to handle numbers and letters. Now onto NASCAR, 1951, when Nash Ambassadors and Hudson Hornets fought to be the best.

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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Wednesday October 4, 2006
10:58am CDT
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[thumb:193:l:s=1:l=x]With current sponsorship struggles, and apparently a tough time finding funding for next season as well, Morgan-McClure and Scott Wimmer are parting ways. In what is apparently a mutual decision, there seems to not be any hard feelings about the split. Both parties cite the fact that both needed to move in different directions.

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By Tim Spencer, Thunder Lounge
Wednesday October 4, 2006
3:08pm CDT
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[thumb:364:l:s=1:l=x]As we wave goodbye to Toto and roll towards the Tide we have come to the beginning of the end. Now with 30% of the Chase complete we will begin to see the battle at Homestead start to emerge. Another week passes and the drama of the Chase has continued to play out. Speaking of out, Kahne and Busch may now be thanked for playing the game and accept their parting gifts.

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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Friday October 6, 2006
10:06am CDT
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[thumb:176:r:s=1:l=x]Wham, bam, thank you ma’am. No truck, no Roush, no running around in a No-Fear #60. It’s going to be a 22 race deal in the #01 for MB2 Motorsports. No Yates, no nothing else. Who saw thins one coming? Correct answer: Nobody.

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By Frank Morrison, Thunder Lounge
Friday October 6, 2006
11:34am CDT
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[thumb:387:l:s=1:l=x]Harold Brasington went to his first auto race in 1925 at the age of 14. The teenager marveled at the speeds that were reached on the 1 1/4 mile oval. That race set him on fire, and he was determined to do something in the field of auto racing. That decision sealed the fate for creating a legend.

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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Saturday October 7, 2006
9:59am CDT
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[thumb:166:l:s=1:l=x]RCR announced today during a special press conference at Talladega that Shell and its brand Pennzoil will be replacing GM Goodwrench as the primary sponsor on Kevin Harvick’s #29 RCR Chevrolet.

While GM is not leaving RCR, it will be returning in a smaller capacity next season as an associate sponsor on the #29.

Reese’s and Hershey will still be involved with the program in a similar fashion as this season.

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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Saturday October 7, 2006
3:01pm CDT
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[thumb:379:l:s=1:l=x]In qualifying for tomorrow’s UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega David Gilliland - no, that’s not a typo - took the top honors for his first career Bud Pole award and ticket to race in the Bud Shootout next February at Daytona. Just so he wouldn’t feel lonely up there, Dale Jarrett decided he might as well join him and took the outside spot.

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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Sunday October 8, 2006
5:23pm CDT
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[thumb:191:r:s=1:l=x]Treat me like a redheaded step child, and I’m going to act like one.

After being removed from Hendrick meetings, tauted that he isn’t really a teammate to the other three Hendrick cars, and being dropped out in left field Brian Vickers accepted the consequences from his decision to move on to Team Red Bull next season and put his nose to grind to break through and win the UAW-500 at Talladega.

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By Frank Morrison, Thunder Lounge
Tuesday October 10, 2006
6:59pm CDT
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[thumb:385:l:s=1:l=x]In world news, King George VI dies, Elizabeth II becomes queen of England, and Greece and Turkey join NATO. In national news, President Eisenhower visits Korea. In other sports, the NY Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3), and Michigan State and Georgia Tech split the national championship. In entertainment news, the Today show begins, and Singin’ in the Rain is the top grossing movie of the year. In science, the polio vaccine is developed, and the first plastic valve for hearts is developed. Famous deaths of the year: John Dewey, Hattie McDaniel, and Maria Montessori. Now… time for the year that brought the Hudson Hornet 31 wins in 35 starts.

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