The News Review:
- SportingNews.com – Your expert source for NASCAR Auto Racing stats,…
- Advance Auto Parts 1st Quarter Net Higher, Sales Up On Store Openings
- Kanaan, Wheldon slow down off track, but not on it – Auto
- ‘Grand Theft Auto’ can’t slow the Wii
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SportingNews.com – May 15, 2008
History tends to repeat itself in the Sprint Cup Series’ annual all-star race. At the first running of what is now called the Sprint All-Star Challenge, Darrell Waltrip won the race as the engine in his Junior Johnson-prepared Chevrolet expired in a huge plume of smoke. To this day, some believe Waltrip purposely detonated the engine to prevent being caught with something outside of the rules. That unexpected moment was the first of many and include:
– The famed “pass in the grass,” when Dale Earnhardt went to the infield racing with Bill Elliott in 1987.
Advance Auto Parts 1st Quarter Net Higher, Sales Up On Store Openings
MarketWatch – May 15, 2008
‘s first-quarter net income rose to $82. 1 million, or 86 cents a share, from $76. 1 million, or 71 cents a share, in the prior-year period, which included about 11 million more outstanding shares. , auto parts retailer’s sales rose 4% to $1.
Kanaan, Wheldon slow down off track, but not on it – Auto
ESPN – May 15, 2008
It’s true that drivers can make millions of dollars and often do live the lifestyle of the rich and famous, but IRL IndyCar Series stars Tony Kanaan and Dan Wheldon have left the playboy life behind. Kanaan can hardly wait to get home each day to wife Daniele and their 8-month-old son, Leonardo, even if that home is only a motor coach parked at a racetrack. Wheldon is a starry-eyed newlywed, who hates being separated from wife Susie anytime other than when he’s in his race car. Even so, both are among the favorites for the Indianapolis 500 on May 25, and they insist their new lifestyle isn’t slowing them down a bit on the track.
‘Grand Theft Auto’ can’t slow the Wii
Seattle Post Intelligencer – May 15, 2008
‘Grand Theft Auto’ can’t slow the Wii. sales in April despite the release of the blockbuster "Grand Theft Auto IV" for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3, according to data released Thursday.