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Archive for July 4th, 2009Jeremy Mayfield says he stayed away from Saturday night’s race at Daytona to avoid being a distraction on Independence Day. Mayfield had planned to attend the race after a federal judge lifted his indefinite suspension Wednesday for failing a random drug test. But in a statement e-mailed at the start of the pre-race driver meeting, he says his presence would have been a distraction. He says he based that on the media attention he’s seen since his reinstatement. Original Post By Google News Click Here For The Entire Article An overheated Kyle Busch received intravenous fluids Saturday following his driving stint in the Grand-Am race, then retreated to his motorhome to rest before NASCAR’s 400-mile Sprint Cup event. Busch, the defending race winner of NASCAR’s Coke Zero 400, drove 70 minutes in his sports car series debut. He split the Chip Ganassi-owned ride with fellow NASCAR driver Scott Speed. “Very, very, hot in those cars,” Busch said. Original Post By Google News Click Here For The Entire Article Twenty-five years after his final victory, Richard Petty has forgotten much about the race. He remembers the important stuff, though. The last few laps. The post-race celebration. The presidential visit. The impromptu picnic. The King has relived all of those memories this week as part of the milestone anniversary of his 200th and final NASCAR win. It came July, 4, 1984, in the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Original Post By Google News Click Here For The Entire Article Dale Earnhardt Jr. knows from experience that the February and July races at Daytona are different animals, Lee Spencer says. Original Post By Google News Click Here For The Entire Article Sure, the drivers are at the same Daytona track they raced in February, but Larry McReynolds says the conditions have changed. Original Post By Google News Click Here For The Entire Article |
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