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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D822QMF81.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Two Cars Draw NASCAR Penalties</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Jamie McMurray and Larry Foyt were docked 25 points apiece Tuesday by NASCAR for bringing cars to Bristol Motor Speedway that did not meet specifications.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D821MH4O0.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Tracy Wins Champ Car's Long Beach Opener</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Paul Tracy pulled off a dangerous move on the first green flag lap of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, then drove away with an easy victory in the Champ Car World Series season opener Sunday.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D821JAJ80.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Wallace Was Inspired Watching Masters</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Rusty Wallace spent the off-week leading up to Sunday's race playing golf in Arizona and watching the Masters.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D821HF8O0.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Karen Stoffer Makes NHRA History</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Karen Stoffer became the seventh woman in NHRA history to win a professional race Sunday, earning the Pro Stock Bike title at the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D820SJO00.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Kendall Wins Pole in Return to Trans-Am</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Four-time series champion Tommy Kendall, returning to Trans-Am after a five-year absence, won his 40th career pole Saturday in qualifying for the season-opening race at the Long Beach Grand Prix.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D820RI2O0.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Max Papis Wins Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Max Papis turned in the best performance on a rainy Saturday at the Long Beach Grand Prix, driving from last to first in the Toyota Pro-Celebrity race. The professionals in the nine-lap race on the 1.968-mile downtown street circuit start at the rear of the field and with a 30-second handicap.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D820PO680.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Crawford Sprints to NASCAR Truck Race Win</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Rick Crawford held off Dennis Setzer during a two-lap sprint to the finish Saturday at Martinsville Speedway, making a midrace gamble with his tires pay off for his third career victory.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D820M4U80.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Wheldon Gives Honda IRL Win on Home Track</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Dan Wheldon won the Indy Japan 300 on Saturday for his first IRL victory and Honda's first Indy-car win on its home track. Wheldon, the 2003 Indy Racing League rookie of year, started from the pole and led 192 of 200 laps on the 1 1/2-mile Twin Ring Motegi circuit.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D81UV7980.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Two Sites Near Seattle Proposed for NASCAR</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Two sites near Seattle have been identified as possible locations for a NASCAR race track in the first formal proposal submitted.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D81SCUTO1.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Angelelli, Taylor Win the Food City 250</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Wayne Taylor and Max Angelelli teamed up to win the Food City 250 on Saturday night, the third victory for Pontiac-powered cars in the Rolex sports car series.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D81SB3L80.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Waltrip Wins Pepsi 300 Race in Nashville</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Michael Waltrip avoided a crash that took out the top four drivers with two laps to go, and won the Pepsi 300 on Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D81QOP5O0.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>China Seeks to Draw Fans to Formula One</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>With China's first Formula One race six months away, workers are trying to ensure the Shanghai International Circuit is ready.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D81Q84400.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Unser Jr.'s Son in Toyota Atlantic Series</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Al Unser, the fourth generation of racing Unsers, will drive for P-1 Racing this season in Champ Car's developmental Toyota Atlantic series.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D81O510O0.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Schumacher Wins Third Straight F1 Race</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>Michael Schumacher is turning the Formula One season into a rout. Schumacher won his third straight race Sunday, taking the inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix for his 73rd career victory.</span></font>
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<a href='/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D81M4UO80.html'><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><b><span class='vitindexheadline'>Bahrain Is First New F1 Track Since 1999</span></b></font></a>
<br><font size=2 face=geneva,arial,helvetica,verdana><span class='vitindexteaser'>The track is new but Michael Schumacher wants the same result &#8212; another victory in what would be his third straight this season.</span></font>
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