Winston Cup EA Sports 500 at Talladega preview
Schedule shows a Sunday noon NBC race at Talladega Superspeedway 2.66 mile tri oval. Race distance 500.08 miles over 188 laps. Fast facts cover past winners, season leaders, and notes on Craven, Earnhardt, Gordon, and Labonte. Next race is Phoenix 500 on Oct 28 in Avondale, Arizona.
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NHRA O'Reilly Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex Ennis
NHRA O'Reilly Fall Nationals heats up at Texas Motorplex in Ennis Texas with noon qualifying on ESPN2 and Sunday noon tape delay. Eliminations at 10 30 a m Sunday aired on ESPN. Fast facts note two events remain this season and track lore includes McClenathan s 320 mph run in 1997 and past rain affected qualifying.
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Compton captures Talladega pole in Dodge sweep
Stacy Compton grabbed his second Talladega Superspeedway pole of the season, as Dodge locked the top qualifying spots at NASCAR's two restrictor-plate tracks. He clocked 185.240 mph, bumping Bobby Hamilton who led most of the session with 184.438. Hamilton settled for second, while Sterling Marlin and Johnny Benson followed among the top qualifiers. Hamilton said he preferred not to be in the Budweiser Shootout. Jeff Gordon leads the Winston Cup standings entering the event with Ricky Rudd second. Gordon starts in a Chevrolet while Rudd qualified 23rd in a Ford.
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Forgotten champion Labonte battles slip in 2000 NASCAR season
Defending NASCAR Cup champion Bobby Labonte, seen warned by a fan after a win, struggles in 2000 with a late surge needed to reach the top 10. He trails leader Jeff Gordon by 669 points after a season of ups and downs, with only one victory and 13 top tens through 30 of 36 races. Labonte laments misfortune but defends last year's achievement amid fading attention in the garage.
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Lone holdout Stewart grudgingly accepts new NASCAR rule
In Talladega Tony Stewart reluctantly wears a Hutchens head and neck restraint after opposing the mandate. He missed 45 minutes of practice as he argued with NASCAR, the rule adopted after a string of fatal accidents including Dale Earnhardt's.
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