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Speedway"></category><category term="Martinsville"></category><category term="New Hampshire Motor Speedway"></category><category term="Richmond International Raceway"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Phoenix International Raceway"></category><category term="Chicagoland Speedway"></category><category term="Brian France"></category><category term="Bristol Motor Speedway"></category><category term="Atlanta Motor Speedway"></category><category term="NASCAR Camping World Truck Series"></category><category term="Kentucky Speedway"></category><category term="Nashville Superspeedway"></category><category term="O'Reilly Raceway Park"></category><category term="Pocono Raceway"></category><category term="Infineon Raceway"></category><category term="Iowa Speedway"></category><category term="Budweiser Shootout"></category><category term="Watkins Glen International"></category><category term="Sprint All-Star Race"></category></entry><entry><title>2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Results</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/2000-nascar-winston-cup-results-1358144a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-11T06:29:12Z</updated><author><name>How Stuff Works</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-09-11:/nascar-racing/2000-nascar-winston-cup-results-1358144a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Fort Worth"></category><category term="Las Vegas"></category><category term="Atlanta"></category><category term="Phoenix (Arizona)"></category><category term="Charlotte (North Carolina)"></category><category term="Sonoma"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Darlington"></category><category term="Daytona Beach"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Dale Jarrett"></category><category term="Indianapolis Motor Speedway"></category><category term="Bobby Labonte"></category><category term="Mark Martin"></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt"></category><category term="Matt Kenseth"></category><category term="Rusty Wallace"></category><category term="Dover (Delaware)"></category><category term="Jeff Burton"></category><category term="Nascar Winston"></category><category term="Ward Burton"></category><category term="Martinsville"></category><category term="Loudon (New Hampshire)"></category><category term="Steve Park"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Richmond (Virginia)"></category><category term="Watkins Glen"></category><category term="Bristol (Tennessee)"></category><category term="Jeremy Mayfield"></category><category term="Fontana (California)"></category><category term="Brooklyn (New York City)"></category><category term="Jerry Nadeau"></category></entry><entry><title>Harvick ends winless streak with Talladega victory</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/harvick-ends-winless-streak-talladega-victory-915497a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-06-12T02:25:54Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-06-12:/nascar-racing/harvick-ends-winless-streak-talladega-victory-915497a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="Kevin Harvick" href="/topic/Kevin+Harvick" &gt;Kevin Harvick&lt;/a&gt; uses last-second pass at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; finish line to end 115-race winless streak&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kevin Harvick had the last laugh in the best place, Victory Lane, with an overdue but well-timed celebration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Harvick used a last-second pass of &lt;a title="Jamie McMurray" href="/topic/Jamie+McMurray" &gt;Jamie McMurray&lt;/a&gt; to snap a 115-...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="Juan Pablo Montoya"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Nationwide Series"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Mark Martin"></category><category term="Daytona 500"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt"></category><category term="Cale Yarborough"></category><category term="Greg Biffle"></category><category term="Kurt Busch"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Hendrick Motorsports"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Richard Childress Racing"></category><category term="Buddy Baker"></category><category term="Clint Bowyer"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Royal Dutch Shell plc"></category><category term="Mike Bliss"></category><category term="David Ragan"></category><category term="Jamie McMurray"></category><category term="Richard Childress"></category><category term="Felix Sabates"></category><category term="Gil Martin"></category><category term="Earnhardt Ganassi Racing"></category></entry><entry><title>Harvick nips McMurray for Talladega victory</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/harvick-nips-mcmurray-talladega-victory-915220a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-06-12T02:25:54Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-06-12:/nascar-racing/harvick-nips-mcmurray-talladega-victory-915220a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Harvick grabs win away from McMurray at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; finish line&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Kevin Harvick" href="/topic/Kevin+Harvick" &gt;Kevin Harvick&lt;/a&gt; executed the pass exactly how his team drew it up in the playbook.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With a last-second slingshot past &lt;a title="Jamie McMurray" href="/topic/Jamie+McMurray" &gt;Jamie McMurray&lt;/a&gt;, Harvick snapped a 115-race winless drought with an overdue victory Sunday...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="Juan Pablo Montoya"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Nationwide Series"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Mark Martin"></category><category term="Daytona 500"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt"></category><category term="Cale Yarborough"></category><category term="Greg Biffle"></category><category term="Kurt Busch"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Hendrick Motorsports"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Penske Racing"></category><category term="Richard Childress Racing"></category><category term="Buddy Baker"></category><category term="Clint Bowyer"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Royal Dutch Shell plc"></category><category term="Mike Bliss"></category><category term="David Ragan"></category><category term="Jamie McMurray"></category><category term="Richard Childress"></category><category term="Felix Sabates"></category><category term="Gil Martin"></category><category term="Earnhardt Ganassi Racing"></category></entry><entry><title>Keselowski wins at Talladega</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/keselowski-wins-talladega-915300a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-25T17:15:13Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-25:/nascar-racing/keselowski-wins-talladega-915300a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Keselowski needs 2-lap overtime to win Nationwide race at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Brad Keselowski" href="/topic/Brad+Keselowski" &gt;Brad Keselowski&lt;/a&gt; won the &lt;a title="NASCAR Nationwide Series" href="/topic/NASCAR+Nationwide+Series" &gt;Nationwide Series&lt;/a&gt; race at Talladega Superspeedway in a wild end to a &lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; doubleheader.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was nearly a ...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Nationwide Series"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick"></category><category term="Dennis Setzer"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Jamie McMurray"></category><category term="Brad Keselowski"></category></entry><entry><title>Weather woes cancel Saturday action at Talladega</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/weather-woes-cancel-saturday-action-talladega-913913a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-24T08:45:17Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-24:/nascar-racing/weather-woes-cancel-saturday-action-talladega-913913a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; plans Sunday doubleheader after severe-weather threat wipes out Saturday at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;NASCAR canceled all Saturday track activity at Talladega Superspeedway because of threats of extended periods of severe weather.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Track officials said the decision was made on advice from the &lt;a title="Talladega County Emergency Management Agency" ...</summary><category term="Outdoor Recreation"></category><category term="Travel and Tourism"></category><category term="Weather"></category><category term="Basketball"></category><category term="Men's Professional Basketball"></category><category term="NBA Playoffs"></category><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="Texas"></category><category term="Charlotte (North Carolina)"></category><category term="National Basketball Association"></category><category term="Twitter Inc."></category><category term="NBA Eastern Conference"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Nationwide Series"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Greg Biffle"></category><category term="Matt Kenseth"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Charlotte Bobcats"></category><category term="Orlando Magic"></category><category term="National Weather Service"></category><category term="Jamie McMurray"></category><category term="Talladega County"></category><category term="NBA Southeast"></category><category term="Talladega County Emergency Management Agency"></category></entry><entry><title>Michael Waltrip to enter Talladega race</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/michael-waltrip-enter-talladega-race-868595a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-10T09:00:34Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-03-10:/nascar-racing/michael-waltrip-enter-talladega-race-868595a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="Michael Waltrip" href="/topic/Michael+Waltrip" &gt;Michael Waltrip&lt;/a&gt; gets sponsorship to drive in &lt;a title="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series" href="/topic/NASCAR+Sprint+Cup+Series" &gt;Sprint Cup Series&lt;/a&gt; race at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; in April&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michael Waltrip will enter the Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway with help from a longtime sponsor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Aaron's Inc." href="/topic...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Michael Waltrip"></category><category term="Daytona 500"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Michael Waltrip Racing"></category><category term="Aaron's Inc."></category></entry><entry><title>Tuesday Afternoon Crew Chief: NASCAR Misses the Restrictor-Plate Point</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/formula-one-racing/tuesday-afternoon-crew-chief-nascar-misses-restrictorplate-point-3357018a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-26T23:14:00Z</updated><author><name>Car and Driver</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-10-26:/formula-one-racing/tuesday-afternoon-crew-chief-nascar-misses-restrictorplate-point-3357018a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Technology"></category><category term="Automotive Technology"></category><category term="Automotive Engines"></category><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="Formula One Racing"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Charlotte"></category><category term="Atlanta"></category><category term="Brazil"></category><category term="South America"></category><category term="Kimi Raikkonen"></category><category term="Lewis Hamilton"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Ryan Newman"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Jarno Trulli"></category><category term="Nico Rosberg"></category><category term="Rubens Barrichello"></category><category term="Adrian Sutil"></category></entry><entry><title>Jamie McMurray takes Talladega to end 86-race skid</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/jamie-mcmurray-takes-talladega-86race-skid-725846a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T09:28:48Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/jamie-mcmurray-takes-talladega-86race-skid-725846a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="Jamie McMurray" href="/topic/Jamie+McMurray" &gt;Jamie McMurray&lt;/a&gt; an unlikely winner at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a title="Jimmie Johnson" href="/topic/Jimmie+Johnson" &gt;Jimmie Johnson&lt;/a&gt; likely seals 4th straight title&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; stopped the bumping, at least for a while.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There was nothing that could be done about the blocking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the end, ...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Mark Martin"></category><category term="Michael Waltrip"></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Chad Knaus"></category><category term="Ryan Newman"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Mike Helton"></category><category term="Jamie McMurray"></category></entry><entry><title>McMurray snaps 86-race winless streak</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/mcmurray-snaps-86race-winless-streak-725064a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T09:29:37Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/mcmurray-snaps-86race-winless-streak-725064a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="Jamie McMurray" href="/topic/Jamie+McMurray" &gt;Jamie McMurray&lt;/a&gt; an unlikely winner in surreal &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; race&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jamie McMurray was the unlikely winner of an uncharacteristically dull race at Talladega Superspeedway, where a ban on bump-drafting forced most competitors to treat the event as a slow Sunday drive.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The day started with a stern warning from &lt;a title="NASCAR" href...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Mark Martin"></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Chad Knaus"></category><category term="Ryan Newman"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Mike Helton"></category><category term="Jamie McMurray"></category></entry><entry><title>NASCAR bans bump-drafting in Talladega turns</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/nascar-bans-bumpdrafting-talladega-turns-725582a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T09:29:07Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/nascar-bans-bumpdrafting-talladega-turns-725582a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; warns drivers no bump-drafting in turns at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega Superspeedway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;NASCAR president &lt;a title="Mike Helton" href="/topic/Mike+Helton" &gt;Mike Helton&lt;/a&gt; banned bump-drafting through the turns at Talladega Superspeedway in a stern warning to drivers before Sunday's race.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was immediately peppered with questions, beginning with &lt;a tit...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Juan Pablo Montoya"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Mike Helton"></category><category term="Brad Keselowski"></category><category term="Mike Ford"></category></entry><entry><title>Rain washes out qualifying at Talladega</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/rain-washes-qualifying-talladega-724810a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-06-12T02:22:13Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-06-12:/nascar-racing/rain-washes-qualifying-talladega-724810a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; field set by points after rain washes out qualifying&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Jimmie Johnson" href="/topic/Jimmie+Johnson" &gt;Jimmie Johnson&lt;/a&gt; last started from the pole at Talladega Superspeedway in 2002, as the points leader, lined up next to &lt;a title="Mark Martin" href="/topic/Mark+Martin" &gt;Mark Martin&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He didn't even make it to the first lap.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a bizarre prerace mishap as...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Mark Martin"></category><category term="Hendrick Motorsports"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category></entry><entry><title>Sadler to drive a Ford as RPM finalizes 2010 plans</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/sadler-drive-ford-rpm-finalizes-2010-plans-721067a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T09:34:44Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/sadler-drive-ford-rpm-finalizes-2010-plans-721067a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Sadler to run a Ford for RPM at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; as team moves forward on 2010 plans&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Richard Petty Motorsports" href="/topic/Richard+Petty+Motorsports" &gt;Richard Petty Motorsports&lt;/a&gt; is finalizing elements of its 2010 program, beginning this weekend when &lt;a title="Elliott Sadler" href="/topic/Elliott+Sadler" &gt;Elliott Sadler&lt;/a&gt; will race a Ford at Talladega Superspeedway.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Behind...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Best Buy Co. Inc."></category><category term="The Associated Press"></category><category term="Ford Motor Company"></category><category term="Elliott Sadler"></category><category term="Daytona 500"></category><category term="Kasey Kahne"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Ford Fusion"></category><category term="Yates Racing"></category><category term="George Gillett"></category><category term="A.J. Allmendinger"></category><category term="Dodge Daytona"></category><category term="Reed Sorenson"></category><category term="Paul Menard"></category><category term="Brian Wolfe"></category><category term="Menard Inc."></category><category term="Richard Petty Motorsports"></category></entry><entry><title>SPRINT CUP</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/sprint-cup-713895a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T09:42:09Z</updated><author><name>Las Vegas Sun</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/sprint-cup-713895a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;a title="Sprint Nextel Corporation" href="/topic/Sprint+Nextel+Corporation" &gt;SPRINT&lt;/a&gt; CUP&lt;br/&gt;The fat lady hasnÕt sung yet, but she is offstage warming up for &lt;a title="Jimmie Johnson" href="/topic/Jimmie+Johnson" &gt;Jimmie Johnson&lt;/a&gt; to enter the record books as the first driver to win four championships in a row. But the next two races — at&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="Martinsville" href="/topic/Martinsvi...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Sprint Nextel Corporation"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Martinsville"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Las Vegas Sun"></category></entry><entry><title>NASCAR shrinks restrictor plates at Talladega</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/nascar-shrinks-restrictor-plates-talladega-699724a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-06-12T03:48:33Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-06-12:/nascar-racing/nascar-shrinks-restrictor-plates-talladega-699724a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; reduces size of restrictor plates at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; in hopes of improving safety&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;NASCAR is reducing the size of the restrictor plates used by &lt;a title="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series" href="/topic/NASCAR+Sprint+Cup+Series" &gt;Sprint Cup&lt;/a&gt; cars at Talladega in hopes of making it safer for drivers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NASCAR director of business affairs &lt;a title="...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Bob Smith"></category></entry><entry><title>Speed reads</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/speed-reads-2742426a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-22T11:27:42Z</updated><author><name>The Encyclopedia Britannica</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-10-22:/nascar-racing/speed-reads-2742426a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="Matt Kenseth"></category><category term="Brian Vickers"></category><category term="Kasey Kahne"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Lowe's Companies Inc."></category><category term="Coca-Cola 600"></category></entry><entry><title>Ranking the rookieswhats left of them anyway</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/ranking-rookieswhats-left-2738391a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-22T11:19:37Z</updated><author><name>The Encyclopedia Britannica</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-10-22:/nascar-racing/ranking-rookieswhats-left-2738391a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Media"></category><category term="Magazines"></category><category term="Athletic Awards"></category><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="IndyCar Racing"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Texas"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Inc."></category><category term="Regan Smith"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Sporting News"></category><category term="Jacques Villeneuve"></category><category term="Sam Hornish Jr."></category><category term="World Economy"></category></entry><entry><title>Who will win at Talladega</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/win-talladega-2727820a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-22T10:59:00Z</updated><author><name>The Encyclopedia Britannica</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-10-22:/nascar-racing/win-talladega-2727820a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Matt Kenseth"></category><category term="Joe Gibbs Racing"></category><category term="Exxon Mobil Corporation"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category></entry><entry><title>NASCAR INSIDER</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/nascar-insider-2635436a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-22T08:57:29Z</updated><author><name>The Encyclopedia Britannica</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-10-22:/nascar-racing/nascar-insider-2635436a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Brian Vickers"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="United Auto Workers"></category><category term="David Gilliland"></category><category term="Aaron's 499"></category></entry><entry><title>Reutimann wins pole at Dover</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/reutimann-wins-pole-dover-543384a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T12:03:22Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/reutimann-wins-pole-dover-543384a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Reutimann takes pole at &lt;a title="Dover International Speedway" href="/topic/Dover+International+Speedway" &gt;Dover International Speedway&lt;/a&gt; with strong qualifying run&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="David Reutimann" href="/topic/David+Reutimann" &gt;David Reutimann&lt;/a&gt; played the &lt;a title="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series" href="/topic/NASCAR+Sprint+Cup+Series" &gt;Sprint Cup&lt;/a&gt; waiting game and again came out on top.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reutimann ran a lap of 156.794 mph on Friday and captured the pole at Dove...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Juan Pablo Montoya"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Mark Martin"></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Greg Biffle"></category><category term="Dover International Speedway"></category><category term="Kasey Kahne"></category><category term="Lowe's Motor Speedway"></category><category term="David Reutimann"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Derrike Cope"></category><category term="Reed Sorenson"></category><category term="Coca-Cola 600"></category><category term="Brad Keselowski"></category><category term="David Starr"></category><category term="Pocono Raceway"></category><category term="Max Papis"></category><category term="Michael Waltrip Racing"></category><category term="Brian Whitesell"></category><category term="Lance McGrew"></category></entry><entry><title>On the Bubble - Talladega</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/bubble-talladega-507758a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T12:33:17Z</updated><author><name>ezinearticles.com</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/bubble-talladega-507758a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the Bubble - &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By Jay Pennell&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This weekend it is off to the great state of &lt;a title="Alabama" href="/topic/Alabama" &gt;Alabama&lt;/a&gt; for the second super speedway race of the 2009 season and the first of two events at Talladega. Known for its high speeds, tight packs and big wrecks, Talladega is a fan favorite and always full of action.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While the fans love the organized chao...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="Richmond"></category><category term="Toyota Motor Corporation"></category><category term="Joe Gibbs Racing"></category><category term="Regan Smith"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Phoenix International Raceway"></category><category term="Michael McDowell"></category><category term="David Gilliland"></category><category term="Joey Logano"></category><category term="Robby Gordon"></category><category term="John Andretti"></category><category term="ARCA RE/MAX Series"></category><category term="Eric McClure"></category><category term="Scott Riggs"></category><category term="Jeremy Mayfield"></category><category term="Joe Nemechek"></category><category term="Scott Speed"></category><category term="Brad Keselowski"></category><category term="Max Papis"></category><category term="TRG Motorsports"></category><category term="Aaron's 499"></category><category term="HardcoreRaceFans.com"></category></entry><entry><title>Johnson: Changes to Talladega can control racing</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/johnson-talladega-control-racing-440151a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T13:31:48Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/johnson-talladega-control-racing-440151a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; champion &lt;a title="Jimmie Johnson" href="/topic/Jimmie+Johnson" &gt;Jimmie Johnson&lt;/a&gt; doesn't think drivers can avoid aggressive driving at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Three-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson believes the only way to control the racing at Talladega Superspeedway is through a radical transformation of the race track.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The rac...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Ryan Newman"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Brad Keselowski"></category><category term="John Darby"></category></entry><entry><title>Edwards' last-lap crash similar to Allison's wreck</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/edwards-lastlap-crash-similar-allisons-wreck-437305a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T13:34:16Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/edwards-lastlap-crash-similar-allisons-wreck-437305a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Driver whose crash led to restrictor plates at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; believes risk is part of attraction&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Bobby Allison" href="/topic/Bobby+Allison" &gt;Bobby Allison&lt;/a&gt; left Talladega Superspeedway before &lt;a title="Carl Edwards" href="/topic/Carl+Edwards" &gt;Carl Edwards&lt;/a&gt;' car hurled into the safety fence and showered the stands with debris.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allison listened to the scary and spectacul...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="North Carolina"></category><category term="Mooresville"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Davey Allison"></category><category term="Bobby Allison"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category></entry><entry><title>Big wreck mars Keselowski's victory at Talladega</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/big-wreck-mars-keselowskis-victory-talladega-436149a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T13:35:11Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/big-wreck-mars-keselowskis-victory-talladega-436149a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Big wreck injures fans as &lt;a title="Brad Keselowski" href="/topic/Brad+Keselowski" &gt;Brad Keselowski&lt;/a&gt; steals first &lt;a title="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series" href="/topic/NASCAR+Sprint+Cup+Series" &gt;Sprint Cup Series&lt;/a&gt; victory at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Carl Edwards" href="/topic/Carl+Edwards" &gt;Carl Edwards&lt;/a&gt;' battered car soared 15-feet off the ground, scraping along the safety fence, then bo...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jim Hunter"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Nationwide Series"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Matt Kenseth"></category><category term="Ryan Newman"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Brad Keselowski"></category></entry><entry><title>Talladega marred by early 13-car accident</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/talladega-marred-early-13car-accident-436464a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T13:34:51Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/talladega-marred-early-13car-accident-436464a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;'Big One' comes just 7 laps in at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; with &lt;a title="Jeff Gordon" href="/topic/Jeff+Gordon" &gt;Jeff Gordon&lt;/a&gt;, 5 other Chase leaders involved&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Mark Martin" href="/topic/Mark+Martin" &gt;Mark Martin&lt;/a&gt;'s battered race car couldn't be saved. Crew members pounded away at sheet metal trying to salvage a return for &lt;a title="Kasey Kahne" href="/topic/Kasey+Kahne" &gt;Kasey Kahne&lt;/a&gt; ...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="Juan Pablo Montoya"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Mark Martin"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Kurt Busch"></category><category term="Matt Kenseth"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Brian Vickers"></category><category term="Kasey Kahne"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Martin Truex Jr."></category><category term="Clint Bowyer"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="David Gilliland"></category><category term="A.J. Allmendinger"></category><category term="Scott Riggs"></category><category term="Jamie McMurray"></category><category term="Casey Mears"></category><category term="Brad Keselowski"></category><category term="David Hoots"></category></entry><entry><title>Keselowski steals Talladega win on wild final lap</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/keselowski-steals-talladega-win-wild-final-lap-436035a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T13:35:15Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/keselowski-steals-talladega-win-wild-final-lap-436035a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Keselowski steals first &lt;a title="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series" href="/topic/NASCAR+Sprint+Cup+Series" &gt;Sprint Cup Series&lt;/a&gt; victory with wild last-lap finish at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Brad Keselowski" href="/topic/Brad+Keselowski" &gt;Brad Keselowski&lt;/a&gt; won his first Sprint Cup Series race Sunday after a dramatic final lap at Talladega Superspeedway when &lt;a title="Carl Edwards" href="/topic/Car...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Nationwide Series"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Matt Kenseth"></category><category term="Ryan Newman"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Brad Keselowski"></category><category term="Bobby Lewis"></category></entry><entry><title>Earnhardt wants to jumpstart season at Talladega</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/earnhardt-jumpstart-season-talladega-434955a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-06-12T02:24:05Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-06-12:/nascar-racing/earnhardt-jumpstart-season-talladega-434955a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Struggling &lt;a title="Dale Earnhardt Jr." href="/topic/Dale+Earnhardt+Jr." &gt;Dale Earnhardt Jr.&lt;/a&gt; ready to turn around season at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega Superspeedway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to relive some of those Talladega glory days.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sport's most popular driver has more wins at Talladega Superspeedway (five) than any other Cup track. That number looked great in 2004, but Earnhardt hasn't...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Mark Martin"></category><category term="Hendrick Motorsports"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Inc."></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category></entry><entry><title>NASCAR Tracks - The Talladega Superspeedway</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/nascar-tracks-talladega-superspeedway-95528a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T17:44:23Z</updated><author><name>ezinearticles.com</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/nascar-tracks-talladega-superspeedway-95528a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; Tracks - The &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega Superspeedway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By Chris DiCicco&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talladega Superspeedway is one of the fastest, most exciting tracks on the NASCAR schedule. Talladega Superspeedway stands out among all the great tracks of NASCAR. Its 175,000 capacity makes it among the biggest of tracks. Buy Talladega tickets and watch 43 &lt;a title="NASCAR Sprint Cup Serie...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Buddy Baker"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Paula Murphy"></category></entry><entry><title>Smith still fuming about finish</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/smith-fuming-finish-475488a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T13:02:12Z</updated><author><name>Winston-Salem Journal</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/smith-fuming-finish-475488a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Rookie driver insists he should have been ruled the winner at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CONCORD - &lt;a title="Regan Smith" href="/topic/Regan+Smith" &gt;Regan Smith&lt;/a&gt; has had a couple of days now to cool off from that disputed &lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; tower call that denied him victory Sunday night at Talladega, although he beat &lt;a title="Tony Stewart" href="/topic/Tony+Stewart...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Inc."></category><category term="Regan Smith"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Winston-Salem Journal"></category><category term="Aric Almirola"></category><category term="Paul Menard"></category><category term="Mike Mulhern"></category></entry><entry><title>Goodyear thinks softer tires the answer at Indy</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/goodyear-thinks-softer-tires-answer-indy-474409a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T13:03:11Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/goodyear-thinks-softer-tires-answer-indy-474409a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Goodyear thinks softer tire could be answer to tire wear problem at &lt;a title="Indianapolis Motor Speedway" href="/topic/Indianapolis+Motor+Speedway" &gt;Indianapolis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Goodyear may have an answer for one of Indianapolis Motor Speedway's toughest challenges: softer tires.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As drivers took a break during Tuesday's latest testing session at the speedway, &lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="The Goodyear Tire &amp;amp; Rubber Company" href=...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Indianapolis Motor Speedway"></category><category term="Kyle Petty"></category><category term="Mark Martin"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Dover (Delaware)"></category><category term="Kasey Kahne"></category><category term="Joe Gibbs Racing"></category><category term="Brickyard 400"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="The Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Company"></category><category term="Robin Pemberton"></category></entry><entry><title>Wild race in Talledega has controversial finish</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/wild-race-talledega-controversial-finish-472501a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T13:04:38Z</updated><author><name>Richmond Times-Dispatch</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/wild-race-talledega-controversial-finish-472501a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Stewart survives two wrecks, illegal late pass for win&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega Superspeedway&lt;/a&gt; - It was only fitting that a wild, unpredictable race at Talladega Superspeedway would end with a controversial finish.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Tony Stewart" href="/topic/Tony+Stewart" &gt;Tony Stewart&lt;/a&gt; survived the Big One -- and the Big One II -- to capture the checkered flag in the &lt;a title="AMP Energy 500" hre...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Emporia"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Bobby Labonte"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Elliott Sadler"></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Greg Biffle"></category><category term="Matt Kenseth"></category><category term="Jeff Burton"></category><category term="Roush Fenway Racing"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Inc."></category><category term="Regan Smith"></category><category term="Clint Bowyer"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="South Boston (Massachusetts)"></category><category term="Richmond Times-Dispatch"></category><category term="Robby Gordon"></category><category term="Yates Racing"></category><category term="Paul Menard"></category><category term="Scott Riggs"></category><category term="David Ragan"></category><category term="AMP Energy 500"></category></entry><entry><title>Hamlin hospitalized after crash at Talladega</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/hamlin-hospitalized-crash-talladega-472128a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T13:05:00Z</updated><author><name>Richmond Times-Dispatch</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/hamlin-hospitalized-crash-talladega-472128a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;TALLADEGA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Alabama" href="/topic/Alabama" &gt;Ala.&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a title="Denny Hamlin" href="/topic/Denny+Hamlin" &gt;Denny Hamlin&lt;/a&gt;, a former Chesterfield resident, was taken to a &lt;a title="Birmingham (Alabama)" href="/topic/Birmingham+(Alabama)" &gt;Birmingham&lt;/a&gt; hospital today after slamming into the wall at Talladega Superspeedway.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hamlin was leading the &lt;a title="AMP Energy 500" href="/topic/AMP+En...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="Birmingham (Alabama)"></category><category term="Toyota Motor Corporation"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Brian Vickers"></category><category term="Joe Gibbs Racing"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Richmond Times-Dispatch"></category><category term="J.D. Gibbs"></category><category term="AMP Energy 500"></category></entry><entry><title>Denny Hamlin taken to hospital after hard wreck</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/denny-hamlin-hospital-hard-wreck-472112a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T13:05:01Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/denny-hamlin-hospital-hard-wreck-472112a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="Denny Hamlin" href="/topic/Denny+Hamlin" &gt;Denny Hamlin&lt;/a&gt; taken to hospital after tire failure causes hard wreck at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Denny Hamlin was held Sunday night at a &lt;a title="Birmingham" href="/topic/Birmingham" &gt;Birmingham&lt;/a&gt; hospital Sunday for further evaluation after a tire failure led to a hard crash at Talladega Superspeedway.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hamlin was alert and awake when he w...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Ohio"></category><category term="Akron"></category><category term="Birmingham"></category><category term="Toyota Motor Corporation"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Indianapolis Motor Speedway"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Brian Vickers"></category><category term="Joe Gibbs Racing"></category><category term="David Reutimann"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="The Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Company"></category><category term="J.D. Gibbs"></category><category term="Mike Ford"></category></entry><entry><title>Stewart wins Talladega to end winless streak at 43</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/stewart-wins-talladega-winless-streak-43-472089a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T13:05:02Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/stewart-wins-talladega-winless-streak-43-472089a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Stewart snaps 43-race winless streak, wins at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; after Smith goes below yellow line&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Tony Stewart" href="/topic/Tony+Stewart" &gt;Tony Stewart&lt;/a&gt; was the first driver convicted of dipping below &lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt;'s out-of-bounds line, learning a valuable lesson in 2001 at &lt;a title="Daytona International Speedway" href="/topic/Daytona+Internat...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Birmingham"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Bobby Labonte"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Elliott Sadler"></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Greg Biffle"></category><category term="Matt Kenseth"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Jeff Burton"></category><category term="Joe Gibbs Racing"></category><category term="Roush Fenway Racing"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Inc."></category><category term="Regan Smith"></category><category term="Clint Bowyer"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Robby Gordon"></category><category term="Watkins Glen"></category><category term="Paul Menard"></category><category term="Scott Riggs"></category><category term="David Ragan"></category><category term="Max Siegel"></category><category term="Greg Zipadelli"></category></entry><entry><title>Confidence behind the wheel</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/confidence-wheel-178333a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-06-12T02:25:15Z</updated><author><name>Richmond Times-Dispatch</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-06-12:/nascar-racing/confidence-wheel-178333a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;No. 6 driver in Chase has come to right place in bid to catch Johnson&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;TALLADEGA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Alabama" href="/topic/Alabama" &gt;Ala.&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a title="Jeff Gordon" href="/topic/Jeff+Gordon" &gt;Jeff Gordon&lt;/a&gt; has been around long enough to know that almost anything can happen at Talladega Superspeedway.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;That might explain why the four-time &lt;a title="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series" href="/...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="Kansas"></category><category term="Sprint Nextel Corporation"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Hendrick Motorsports"></category><category term="Dover"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Richmond Times-Dispatch"></category><category term="AMP Energy"></category></entry><entry><title>Non-Chase drivers dominate Talladega qualifying</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/nonchase-drivers-dominate-talladega-qualifying-178329a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T16:54:01Z</updated><author><name>Richmond Times-Dispatch</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/nonchase-drivers-dominate-talladega-qualifying-178329a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;TALLADEGA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Alabama" href="/topic/Alabama" &gt;Ala.&lt;/a&gt; - It's not unusual for non-Chase drivers to compete in the fall event at Talladega Superspeedway. But today's qualifying was rather surprising as the top 11 postions for tomorrow's &lt;a title="AMP Energy" href="/topic/AMP+Energy" &gt;Amp Energy&lt;/a&gt; 500 will be non-Chase drivers -- including polesitter &lt;a title="Travis Kvapil" href="/topic/Travis+Kva...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Jeff Burton"></category><category term="Regan Smith"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="South Boston (Massachusetts)"></category><category term="Richmond Times-Dispatch"></category><category term="Travis Kvapil"></category><category term="Aric Almirola"></category><category term="Casey Mears"></category><category term="Brad Keselowski"></category><category term="AMP Energy"></category></entry><entry><title>Todd Bodine wins trucks race at Talladega</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/todd-bodine-wins-trucks-race-talladega-176771a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T16:54:58Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/todd-bodine-wins-trucks-race-talladega-176771a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="Todd Bodine" href="/topic/Todd+Bodine" &gt;Todd Bodine&lt;/a&gt; takes lead on last lap and wins trucks race at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega Superspeedway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Todd Bodine figured on the last lap he'd simply push &lt;a title="Kyle Busch" href="/topic/Kyle+Busch" &gt;Kyle Busch&lt;/a&gt; to the finish line, one &lt;a title="Toyota Motor Corporation" href="/topic/Toyota+Motor+Corporation" &gt;Toyota&lt;/a&gt; driver helping another....</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="New Hampshire"></category><category term="Toyota Motor Corporation"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Johnny Benson"></category><category term="Todd Bodine"></category><category term="Ron Hornaday"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Joey Logano"></category><category term="Mike Wallace"></category><category term="Colin Braun"></category><category term="NASCAR Camping World Truck Series"></category><category term="Mike Hillman"></category></entry><entry><title>Kvapil takes pole for Talladega, DEI also strong</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/kvapil-takes-pole-talladega-dei-strong-176671a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-06-12T02:25:18Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-06-12:/nascar-racing/kvapil-takes-pole-talladega-dei-strong-176671a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="Travis Kvapil" href="/topic/Travis+Kvapil" &gt;Travis Kvapil&lt;/a&gt; wins pole at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; while DEI has strong qualifying day&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;A pair of once-mighty teams returned to the top of the Talladega Superspeedway leaderboard with very different things to prove.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Travis Kvapil won the pole Saturday to show &lt;a title="Yates Racing" href="/topic/Yates+Racing" &gt;Yates Racing&lt;/a&gt; is on an ...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Robert Yates"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="Dale Jarrett"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Elliott Sadler"></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Greg Biffle"></category><category term="Matt Kenseth"></category><category term="Hendrick Motorsports"></category><category term="Jeff Burton"></category><category term="Roush Fenway Racing"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Martin Truex Jr."></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Inc."></category><category term="Richard Childress Racing"></category><category term="Regan Smith"></category><category term="Patrick Carpentier"></category><category term="Clint Bowyer"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="David Gilliland"></category><category term="Travis Kvapil"></category><category term="Yates Racing"></category><category term="Aric Almirola"></category><category term="Paul Menard"></category><category term="Casey Mears"></category><category term="Sam Hornish Jr."></category><category term="Todd Parrott"></category></entry><entry><title>Talladega could scramble title picture</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/talladega-scramble-title-picture-174587a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T16:56:30Z</updated><author><name>Winston-Salem Journal</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/talladega-scramble-title-picture-174587a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;TALLADEGA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Alabama" href="/topic/Alabama" &gt;Ala.&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a title="Joe Gibbs Racing" href="/topic/Joe+Gibbs+Racing" &gt;Joe Gibbs Racing&lt;/a&gt;’s &lt;a title="Kyle Busch" href="/topic/Kyle+Busch" &gt;Kyle Busch&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Denny Hamlin" href="/topic/Denny+Hamlin" &gt;Denny Hamlin&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="Tony Stewart" href="/topic/Tony+Stewart" &gt;Tony Stewart&lt;/a&gt;, who were so strong during the regular season, have fal...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="Texas"></category><category term="Chicago"></category><category term="Kansas"></category><category term="Charlotte"></category><category term="Toyota Motor Corporation"></category><category term="Phoenix"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Indianapolis Motor Speedway"></category><category term="Daytona 500"></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Greg Biffle"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Joe Gibbs Racing"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Kansas Speedway"></category><category term="Ryan Newman"></category><category term="Joe Gibbs"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Winston-Salem Journal"></category><category term="Roger Penske"></category><category term="Dodge Daytona"></category><category term="Bristol Motor Speedway"></category><category term="Joe Nemechek"></category><category term="Mike Mulhern"></category><category term="AMP Energy 500"></category></entry><entry><title>Race or ride</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/race-ride-173471a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-06-12T02:25:22Z</updated><author><name>Richmond Times-Dispatch</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-06-12:/nascar-racing/race-ride-173471a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Points leader Johnson has tried both at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TALLADEGA, &lt;a title="Alabama" href="/topic/Alabama" &gt;Ala.&lt;/a&gt; - Right now, &lt;a title="Jimmie Johnson" href="/topic/Jimmie+Johnson" &gt;Jimmie Johnson&lt;/a&gt; is sailing along as he pursues a third straight &lt;a title="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series" href="/topic/NASCAR+Sprint+Cup+Series" &gt;Sprint Cup&lt;/a&gt; title.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;He began the Chase still holdin...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="Kansas"></category><category term="Sprint Nextel Corporation"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Greg Biffle"></category><category term="Hendrick Motorsports"></category><category term="Brian Vickers"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Richmond Times-Dispatch"></category><category term="AMP Energy"></category><category term="Mountain Dew 250"></category><category term="Aaron's 499"></category></entry><entry><title>Earnhardt hoping for a boost at Talladega</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/earnhardt-hoping-boost-talladega-469024a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-06-12T02:23:51Z</updated><author><name>Winston-Salem Journal</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-06-12:/nascar-racing/earnhardt-hoping-boost-talladega-469024a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Dale Earnhardt Jr." href="/topic/Dale+Earnhardt+Jr." &gt;Dale Earnhardt Jr.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;amp;#8217;s championship hopes this season are all but gone, and he never really ever even got in the game. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Earnhardt and crew chief &lt;a title="Tony Eury Jr." href="/topic/Tony+Eury+Jr." &gt;Tony Eury Jr.&lt;/a&gt; kicked off the year determined to fit in with their new teammates at Rick &lt;a title="Hendrick Motorsports" href="/topic/Hendrick+Motorsports" &gt;Hendrick Motorsports&lt;/a&gt;, determined to be goo...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Kansas"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Greg Biffle"></category><category term="Hendrick Motorsports"></category><category term="Jeff Burton"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Kansas Speedway"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Winston-Salem Journal"></category><category term="Casey Mears"></category><category term="Mike Mulhern"></category><category term="AMP Energy"></category><category term="Tony Eury Jr."></category></entry><entry><title>Busch still has a chance at winning the Sprint Cup title</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/busch-chance-winning-sprint-cup-title-464860a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-04-16T13:11:05Z</updated><author><name>Winston-Salem Journal</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-04-16:/nascar-racing/busch-chance-winning-sprint-cup-title-464860a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Johnson on the pole for the &lt;a title="Camping World RV 400" href="/topic/Camping+World+RV+400" &gt;Camping World RV 400&lt;/a&gt; race&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Kansas City" href="/topic/Kansas+City" &gt;KANSAS CITY&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Kansas" href="/topic/Kansas" &gt;Kan.&lt;/a&gt; - Are you writing off &lt;a title="Kyle Busch" href="/topic/Kyle+Busch" &gt;Kyle Busch&lt;/a&gt; in this year's &lt;a title="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series" href="/topic/NASCAR+Sprint+Cup+Series" &gt;Sprint Cup&lt;/a&gt; championship?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Stick a for...</summary><category term="Allergies"></category><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Kansas City"></category><category term="Kansas"></category><category term="New Hampshire"></category><category term="Charlotte"></category><category term="Atlanta"></category><category term="Tour de France"></category><category term="Flonase"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Carl Edwards"></category><category term="Greg Biffle"></category><category term="Chad Knaus"></category><category term="Jeff Burton"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Dover"></category><category term="Martinsville"></category><category term="Clint Bowyer"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Clinical Immunology"></category><category term="Winston-Salem Journal"></category><category term="Mike Mulhern"></category><category term="Greg Erwin"></category><category term="Camping World RV 400"></category></entry><entry><title>Fastest NASCAR Race Tracks</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/fastest-nascar-race-tracks-2181661a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-19T11:22:03Z</updated><author><name>About.com</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-10-19:/nascar-racing/fastest-nascar-race-tracks-2181661a/</id><summary type="html">...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Las Vegas Motor Speedway"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Bill Elliott"></category><category term="David Gilliland"></category></entry><entry><title>FUBU Sponsors African American NASCAR Driver</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/fubu-sponsors-african-american-nascar-driver-1357955a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-11T06:21:53Z</updated><author><name>Vibe.com</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-09-11:/nascar-racing/fubu-sponsors-african-american-nascar-driver-1357955a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The clothing company will sponsor and field Norfleet driving a &lt;a title="Chevrolet Monte Carlo" href="/topic/Chevrolet+Monte+Carlo" &gt;Chevrolet Monte Carlo&lt;/a&gt;, covered in &lt;a title="FUBU International" href="/topic/FUBU+International" &gt;FUBU&lt;/a&gt;-inspired logos at the &lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; race on October 1 at the &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega Superspeedway&lt;/a&gt; in Talladega, Alabama.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;"Auto racing ...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Textile and Apparel Manufacturing"></category><category term="Apparel Manufacturing"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Speed Channel Inc."></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Chevrolet Monte Carlo"></category><category term="Carl Brown"></category><category term="Vibe Magazine"></category><category term="FUBU International"></category><category term="Consumer Non-Durables Manufacturing"></category></entry><entry><title>Gordon sweeps Talladega</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/gordon-sweeps-talladega-1233697a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-10T02:22:54Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-09-10:/nascar-racing/gordon-sweeps-talladega-1233697a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Gordon Wins at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; to Become Career Restrictor-Plate Leader&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;With a last lap pass of his teammate at Talladega Superspeedway, &lt;a title="Jeff Gordon" href="/topic/Jeff+Gordon" &gt;Jeff Gordon&lt;/a&gt; became &lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt;'s all-time victory leader on restrictor-plate tracks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His 12th win on Sunday moved him past the late &lt;a title="Dale Earnhardt" hr...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Toyota Motor Corporation"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Formula One Management Ltd."></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Bobby Labonte"></category><category term="Daytona 500"></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt"></category><category term="Kurt Busch"></category><category term="Matt Kenseth"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Hendrick Motorsports"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Ryan Newman"></category><category term="Clint Bowyer"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Casey Mears"></category><category term="Dave Blaney"></category><category term="Jacques Villeneuve"></category></entry><entry><title>Gordon wins Talladega, grabs points lead</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/gordon-wins-talladega-grabs-points-lead-1233557a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-10T02:21:52Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-09-10:/nascar-racing/gordon-wins-talladega-grabs-points-lead-1233557a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="Jeff Gordon" href="/topic/Jeff+Gordon" &gt;Jeff Gordon&lt;/a&gt; Holds Off &lt;a title="Jimmie Johnson" href="/topic/Jimmie+Johnson" &gt;Jimmie Johnson&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt; to Move Back on Top of Points Standings&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jeff Gordon surged past Jimmie Johnson on the final lap at Talladega Superspeedway then held off his teammate Sunday to become the career victory leader at restrictor-plate tracks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="Toyota Motor Corporation"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Formula One Management Ltd."></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="Bobby Labonte"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Kurt Busch"></category><category term="Matt Kenseth"></category><category term="Denny Hamlin"></category><category term="Hendrick Motorsports"></category><category term="Jeff Burton"></category><category term="Kyle Busch"></category><category term="Martin Truex Jr."></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Inc."></category><category term="Richard Childress Racing"></category><category term="Ryan Newman"></category><category term="Clint Bowyer"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Casey Mears"></category><category term="Dave Blaney"></category><category term="Jacques Villeneuve"></category><category term="Tony Eury Jr."></category></entry><entry><title>NASCAR 101: Weekend among the faithful</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/nascar-101-weekend-faithful-1155101a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-09T13:59:38Z</updated><author><name>AP Features</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-09-09:/nascar-racing/nascar-101-weekend-faithful-1155101a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; 101: for the Uninitiated, a Weekend Among the Faithful&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;"WELCOME RACE FANS. NO SERVICES SUNDAY," said the marquee at &lt;a title="Eastaboga Baptist Church" href="/topic/Eastaboga+Baptist+Church" &gt;Eastaboga Baptist Church&lt;/a&gt;, just off Speedway Boulevard in &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Alabama" href="/topic/Alabama" &gt;Ala.&lt;/a&gt;, one weekend this spring...</summary><category term="Outdoor Recreation"></category><category term="Camping"></category><category term="Travel and Tourism"></category><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="U.S. Army"></category><category term="Chicago"></category><category term="Los Angeles"></category><category term="Charlotte"></category><category term="Europe"></category><category term="Atlanta"></category><category term="Tennessee"></category><category term="France"></category><category term="Montreal"></category><category term="Miami"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="Nicorette"></category><category term="Eiffel Tower"></category><category term="Sharpie Permanent Markers"></category><category term="Best Buy Co. Inc."></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Smyrna"></category><category term="Darlington"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Nationwide Series"></category><category term="Bobby Labonte"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Pepsi-Cola"></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Dover (Delaware)"></category><category term="The Home Depot Inc."></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="EchoStar Communications Corporation"></category><category term="Pensacola"></category><category term="Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc."></category><category term="Crocs Inc."></category><category term="Dollar General Corporation"></category><category term="Bristol (Tennessee)"></category><category term="Pepcid"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick Racing"></category><category term="Aaron's 499"></category><category term="Aaron's 312"></category><category term="Paris (France)"></category><category term="Brad Bradford"></category><category term="Bob Mask"></category><category term="Cindy Powell"></category><category term="Irwin Industrial"></category><category term="James Roland"></category><category term="Stevie Mercer"></category><category term="Eastaboga Baptist Church"></category></entry><entry><title>NASCAR 101: A weekend among the faithful</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/nascar-racing/nascar-101-weekend-faithful-1145042a" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-09-09T11:50:16Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-09-09:/nascar-racing/nascar-101-weekend-faithful-1145042a/</id><summary type="html">&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;&lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; 101: For the Uninitiated, a Weekend Among the Faithful&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;In order to experience NASCAR, to watch men race stock cars at speeds approaching 200 mph, you have to crawl along the jammed roads leading up to the track at 1 or 2 mph, if you can move at all.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow the RVs and the SUVs with their destinations finger-scraped into the dusty rear windows. "'Dega Bound," for &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topi...</summary><category term="Outdoor Recreation"></category><category term="Camping"></category><category term="Travel and Tourism"></category><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="U.S. Army"></category><category term="Florida"></category><category term="Chicago"></category><category term="Los Angeles"></category><category term="Charlotte"></category><category term="Europe"></category><category term="Atlanta"></category><category term="Tennessee"></category><category term="France"></category><category term="Montreal"></category><category term="Miami"></category><category term="Western Europe"></category><category term="Nicorette"></category><category term="Eiffel Tower"></category><category term="Sharpie Permanent Markers"></category><category term="Best Buy Co. Inc."></category><category term="Sprint Nextel Corporation"></category><category term="Jeff Gordon"></category><category term="Smyrna"></category><category term="Darlington"></category><category term="Jimmie Johnson"></category><category term="Daytona Beach"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="NASCAR Nationwide Series"></category><category term="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series"></category><category term="Bobby Labonte"></category><category term="Dale Earnhardt Jr."></category><category term="Daytona International Speedway"></category><category term="Pepsi-Cola"></category><category term="Tony Stewart"></category><category term="Cale Yarborough"></category><category term="Dover (Delaware)"></category><category term="The Home Depot Inc."></category><category term="Bobby Allison"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="EchoStar Communications Corporation"></category><category term="Pensacola"></category><category term="University of Tennessee"></category><category term="Bourbon Street"></category><category term="Jeff Foxworthy"></category><category term="Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc."></category><category term="AH-64 Apache Helicopter"></category><category term="Crocs Inc."></category><category term="Dollar General Corporation"></category><category term="Bristol (Tennessee)"></category><category term="Pepcid"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick Racing"></category><category term="Aaron's 499"></category><category term="Aaron's 312"></category><category term="Christmas"></category><category term="Paris (France)"></category><category term="Brad Bradford"></category><category term="Bob Mask"></category><category term="Cindy Powell"></category><category term="Irwin Industrial"></category><category term="James Roland"></category><category term="Stevie Mercer"></category><category term="Eastaboga Baptist Church"></category></entry><entry><title>NASCAR Talladega Auto Racing</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/photo/nascar-talladega-auto-racing-2372885p" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-11-01T03:02:36Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-11-01:/photo/nascar-talladega-auto-racing-2372885p/</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Clint Bowyer" href="/topic/Clint+Bowyer" &gt;Clint Bowyer&lt;/a&gt;, center, celebrates with a team member after winning the &lt;a title="NASCAR Sprint Cup Series" href="/topic/NASCAR+Sprint+Cup+Series" &gt;NASCAR Sprint Cup Series&lt;/a&gt; auto race at &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega Superspeedway&lt;/a&gt; in Talladega, &lt;a title="Alabama" href="/topic/Alabama" &gt;Ala.&lt;/a&gt;, on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/John Bazemorre)&lt;div id="copyright"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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(AP Photo/&lt;a title="Gl...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Glenn Smith"></category><category term="AMP Energy"></category></entry><entry><title>NASCAR Talladega Auto Race</title><link href="http://newsaroundtheoval.com/photo/nascar-talladega-auto-race-2371444p" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-10-29T14:31:55Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:newsaroundtheoval.com,2010-10-29:/photo/nascar-talladega-auto-race-2371444p/</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="NASCAR" href="/topic/NASCAR" &gt;NASCAR&lt;/a&gt; driver &lt;a title="Kevin Harvick" href="/topic/Kevin+Harvick" &gt;Kevin Harvick&lt;/a&gt; climbs in his car during practice in preparation for Sunday's running of the &lt;a title="AMP Energy" href="/topic/AMP+Energy" &gt;AMP Energy&lt;/a&gt; Juice 500 auto race at the &lt;a title="Talladega Superspeedway" href="/topic/Talladega+Superspeedway" &gt;Talladega Superspeedway&lt;/a&gt; in Talladega, &lt;a title="Alabama" href="/topic/Alabama" &gt;Ala.&lt;/a&gt; Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/&lt;a ...</summary><category term="Motorsports"></category><category term="NASCAR Racing"></category><category term="United States"></category><category term="Alabama"></category><category term="NASCAR"></category><category term="Kevin Harvick"></category><category term="Talladega Superspeedway"></category><category term="Glenn Smith"></category><category term="AMP Energy"></category></entry></feed>
