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0Report: Car and Driver investigates how motorsports' HANS Device saves lives 1327861980
It's common for people to consider the head and neck safety device, or HANS device, a millennial item, something developed ten years ago or so. But it was actually conceived after an accident in 1981 and the first prototype was donned in 1986. It sold only sporadically throughout the 90s, but ...
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Video: Chevy recalls a century of motorsports excellence 1319817660
General Motors is celebrating the Chevrolet Centennial this year – and treating us to some nice historical footage, like this three-minute video celebrating the Bowtie brand's motorsports heritage. While Chevy's racing involvement in recent years has been mostly focused on NASCAR and its ...
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Dale Earnhardt Intimidator Camaro returns for 2011 [w/video] 1306270620
Just when you thought you'd seen every special-edition Chevrolet Camaro out there another model comes along. Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet of Newton, NC has pulled the sheets back on a new Intimidator Camaro. The model follows in the footsteps of the 2001 Intimidator Camaro SS, by throwing a heap of ...
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NASCAR marks 10-year anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's death at Daytona 500 1298053680
It was 10 years ago today that racing legend Dale Earnhardt Senior died while competing at the Daytona 500. It's no secret that not every motorsports afficianado is a fan of the NASCAR scene, but there's no denying the outright skill and presence that racers bring to the game both on and off the ...
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Earnhardt-inspired Intimidator coaster takes inaugural plunge [w/video] 1269727560
The Intimidator roller coaster at Carowinds – Click above for high-res image gallery. Follow the jump to watch video.The Intimidator, befitting the man who inspired it, is the fastest, tallest, and longest roller coaster in the Southeast. The snaking steel beast, more than a mile long and ... -
SPOILER ALERT: Lead changes galore mark 2010 Daytona 500 1266260400
2010 Daytona 500 – Click above for high-res image galleryAfter three hours, 47 minutes and 16 seconds of racing that saw 52 lead changes among 21 different drivers over a record 520 miles of Daytona 500 racing, Jamie McMurray emerged the winner. McMurray, piloting the ... -
REPORT: Danica Patrick to race NASCAR in 2010 1260242520
More Danica Patrick news and this time, it's actually racing related. Last week came a report that Ms. Patrick had inked a multi-year deal with the recently restructured Andretti Autosport, putting to rest the rumors that the sometime-swimsuit model was headed to NASCAR. Well, Sporting News is ...
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Dale Earnhardt lives on... as 305-foot roller coaster at Kings Dominion?! [w/VIDEO] 1250866680
The Intimidator is coming soon - click above image to watch the videoLet's see The New York Times ignore this! Next Spring, Kings Dominion amusement park in Virginia will be introducing an all-new giga-coaster not only named "The Intimidator" after the late, impossibly great stock car king, but ... -
REPORT: NASCAR seen fretting over ratings drop 1242683880
According to Nielsen, ratings for NASCAR on Fox are down by an alarming 11.5% so far this year, and while we're sure that many NASCAR haters will suggest that it's just not that interesting watching non-stock "stock cars" turning left over and over again as they circle oval tracks, race organizers ...
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"Ya'll turn left now, ya hear?" - NASCAR-branded Dale Earnhardt Jr. sat-nav hits the market [w/VIDEO] 1240347360
Follow the jump to hear Dale, Jr. giving you directions on the RightWay Spotter GPSThe Dale, Jr.-edition Spotter GPS has Junior gearing you up for the ride with "You drive, I'll ride shotgun." The portable device offers turn-by-turn directions and features Junior-isms like "Hang a right" and ...

