4th January 2009

Gordon rallies into 10th after second stage of Dakar

Spain’s Carlos Sainz overcame poor visibility to take the overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Sunday. He won the second stage, a 237-kilometer run from Santa Rosa to Puerto Madryn.

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4th January 2009

Bodine, Lucas win Bobsled Challenge (AP)

In this Jan. 5, 2008 file photo, NASCAR driver Boris Said drives in the NASCAR vs NHRA Challenge event with National Guardsman Daniel Moreno from Watervliet, NY on the brakes during the third annual Bodine Bobsled Challenge in Lake Placid, NY.  Said won his second Gold medal of the day in the event and has won five of the six Bodine races since its inception.

Boris Said is no longer king of the mountain. Todd Bodine and Morgan Lucas have taken his place. Bodine laid down a fast first run, then held on to edge Joe Gibbs Racing phenom Joey Logano on Sunday and capture the first race at the fourth annual Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge. Lucas beat Bodine in the spectacular second race.

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4th January 2009

Two-time champ Stewart is Fiesta Bowl grand marshal

No passing. That was the only rule Tony Stewart had to abide by in Saturday’s 38th annual Fiesta Bowl parade.

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4th January 2009

Sadler lawsuit in works, charges GEM with breach

Elliott Sadler, released last month as driver of the No. 19 Dodge, claims Gillett Evernham Motorsports is in breach of contract.

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4th January 2009

SMI finalizes its purchase of Kentucky Speedway

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4th January 2009

McQuagg, top rookie in ‘65, succumbs to cancer at 73

Sam McQuagg, the 1965 NASCAR rookie of the year, died of cancer Saturday in Columbus, Ga. He was 73.

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4th January 2009

Gordon 17th after Stage 1 of Dakar in South America

Hundreds of thousands of people overwhelmed the capital of Argentina on Friday to see the vehicles competing in the first Dakar Rally in South America.

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4th January 2009

Past is prologue? Busch may be even better in 2009

Admittedly, the collapse of Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team in the Chase tainted an otherwise phenomenal season in which Busch won eight of the first 22 Cup races in his first year with JGR. Nevertheless, Busch deserves high praise for what he was able to accomplish during a transition year.

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