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Championships Revisited

We run this exercise in historical research annually. We’ve finally sat down long enough to calculate all the permutations of last year’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship. As we all know, Jimmie Johnson won the Cup with a well driven season, earning the crown before the final race. Who would have taken the crown last year, had a different point system been in place? Read the rest of this (admittedly long) historical report to find out.

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Marco Marks Time at Back of Jerez Pack

Photo: HondaRacing

McLaren’s Rookie Hamilton Burning Up the Competition by Comparison

The Age-Old Question: Is it the Driver, or the Equipment?

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Ethanol, Honda Power and Panoz “No Problem”

Photo: CourtesyIRL

Rumors of Incompatibility of Panoz Chassis Debunked on IRL Call

Remarks Open the Door for More Cars at Indy 500

by Allan Brewer
allan@fastmachines

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Catching Up with Gary Scelzi

With the NHRA’s season opener just around the corner, Gary Scelzi is getting started from a very awkward position. Not normally does a four-time POWERade champion enter a new season after struggling (for his standards) the year prior. In this interview, Scelzi shares his thoughts on the NHRA’s controversial “playoff” format to determine a champion, how his son’s racing career is shaping up and his thoughts on the new faces coming into the Funny Car class in 2007.

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Atomic Orange ‘Vette Drop-Top Paces Indy 500

Photo: JimHaines,IRL

400 HP Bomb Sports Sterling Wheels and Paddle
Shifting

See the 2007 Indy Pace Car at Chicago Auto Show This Week

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Sam Hornish Chases Road Course Success

Photo: ShawnPayneIRL

Indy Racing League Champ Rounding Into Racy Contender on the Twisties

‘He’s as good as us now,’ says Kanaan

by Allan Brewer
allan@fastmachines.come

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Interview with “Hot” Rod Fuller

Rod Fuller is one of the more polished competitors in the sport of drag racing. The veteran racer has collected victories in four different categories, including three in Top Fuel. Last season, Fuller and his David Powers Motorsports-owned Valvoline team surprised many winning two races on the way to a fifth-place finish in the Top Fuel division. Now, the Las Vegas resident is part of a two-car team with Whit Bazemore and the Matco Tools dragster joining the Powers camp. As Fuller enters his second full season as a Top Fuel driver, he divulges how he acquired his catchy nickname and discusses the upcoming 23-race NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, which begins on February 8 in Pomona, Calif.

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Danica-Mania Revs Back Into High Gear at the Bowl

Photo: ShawnPayneIRL

Secretive Production of Commercial Yields to Late Sneak Previews

Diminutive Racer Makes Super Sunday Debut in GoDaddy Spot

by Allan Brewer
allan@fastmachines.com

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Team Germany Continues to SteamRoll A1GP Field

Photo: A1GP

Nico Hulkenberg Driving His Way to Domination

Second Consecutive Weekend of Maximum Points Gives Team Huge Cushion in Championship Chase

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Sprint Win Makes A1GP Fourth in a Row for Nico

German Driver Captures Sprint Win at Sydney on Sunday

Feature Race Grid Positions Set by Sprint Finish Position

A1 Team Germany took another Sprint Race win, its fourth in a row, in the A1GP Sydney, Australia finishing ahead of New Zealand and France on Sunday to claim pole for the Feature race coming later in the day.

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