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Season’s final lap: Chris Williams hands out his awards
The time has come race fans. It’s football season. It’s not that I don’t care about racing anymore. I’ll DVR the events. I’ll read the columns. I’ll still be a mega-fan. The problem is, football season...
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Knoxville Raceway unveils 2012 schedule
The Knoxville Raceway unveiled its 2012 schedule on Monday. The schedule features 32 race nights, highlighted by the 360 Knoxville Nationals (Aug. 2-4), the 52nd annual Knoxville Nationals World of...
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Wallace among nominees for NASCAR Hall of Fame
Iowa Speedway designer Rusty Wallace, who won 55 races during his career on what is now the Sprint Cup series, is one of the 25 nominees for the 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame class. “It’s a really strong...
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Chris Williams: First race blog of the season
This is the green flag. My race blogger engine has officially been started. Ready or not, the thick of racing season is upon us and for the second year in a row, I’ll be providing commentary on the...
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Need to get your motor running? Try the World of Outlaws
It isn’t just a slogan you know? The World of Outlaws really are the “greatest show on dirt.” In fact, a guy can make an argument that the World of Outlaws are the greatest show that race fan can find...
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IMCA Point Standings
Through April 26 IMCA Modified National standings – 1. Keith White, Little River Academy, Texas, 652; 2. P.J. Egbert, Copperas Cove, Texas, 511; 3. J.C. Parmeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 507; 4. Ben Ketteman,...
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This week’s Three Up (Swindell) and Three Down (Carl Edwards)
I’ve sat through colder races than Saturday night’s World of Outlaws show at Knoxville, but not many. The air temperature was frigid but the action on the track certainly wasn’t. That’s where I’ll...
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Talladega guarantees to entertain, but so does your local track
While the upcoming weekend in motor sports appears to be a fairly tame one locally in the state of Iowa. Nationally, that certainly isn’t the case. Here’s your weekend race preview with lots of links...
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Chris Williams: Nice weekend for NASCAR, but Danica’s still Danica
That was fun. In a weekend when IndyCar was idle and there wasn’t much happening locally, NASCAR had its opportunity shine. Luckily for us, things got a bit nutty down south and NASCAR had one of its...
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Chris Williams: Getting prepared for nutty week in Iowa
Be patient Iowa race fans. Your time is coming… Next Sunday is when the NASCAR Nationwide Series will make its season debut at the Iowa Speedway. In addition to the action in Newton, the Corn Belt Late...
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Big week at hand in Iowa and a look back at the weekend [watch video]
It’s race week. The green flag will be tossed for the Iowa Speedway’s 2012 season on Friday night and after a couple of week with not much going on locally, this gear head couldn’t be more jacked up....
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3 things to watch during Sunday’s Nationwide race at Iowa Speedway
Iowa motor-heads, fire up those engines. With the NASCAR Nationwide Series Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 at the Iowa Speedway only a few days away, the green flag has officially been waved. Racing season is here...
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Video: Previewing Sunday’s Nationwide race at Iowa Speedway
The Des Moines Register’s motorsports reporter Andy Hamilton, DesMoinesRegister.com racing blogger Chris Williams and WHO-HD’s Chris Hassel give you a sneak peek at storylines to watch in Newton this...
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Rickey Stenhouse Jr. (Mr. Iowa Speedway) highlights this week’s “3 Up, 3 Down”
Dominant. That overused word is really the only appropriate way to sum up Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and his past year at the Iowa Speedway. Stenhouse (you can also refer to him as “Mr. Iowa Speedway” if...
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Sadler’s team sanctioned after Iowa
Elliott Sadler lost ground Sunday to Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the chase for the Nationwide Series championship. Sadler fell even further behind on Tuesday. NASCAR docked Sadler six points in the driver...
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Another weekend at hand that promises to be memorable
It’s New Years Day for football fans. It’s the opening day of the NCAA Tournament for hoops junkies. It’s Wrestlemania for those with a flair for the dramatic. It’s the Fourth of July for patriots and...
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There’s some flash in this week’s “Three Up, Three Down”
Flash. Guys like Kyle Busch and Helio Castroneves have it. Jimmie Johnson does not. Even so – Johnson is a five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion. Flash isn’t everything. Yet on the biggest...
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