Jim Hunter
Jim Hunter
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The price of fuel right now is affecting us just like it affects every other American, ... It affects our teams, fans and all of us who drive cars to and from work.
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About 40 percent of our fans are what you would call avid. Others are more casual with some interest. But a lot of them want to place a bet on their favorite team or driver. We think it adds interest and the sports books have gotten very creative in the wagers they offer.
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I don't think where a driver is from, to our fans, really matters. You're always going to have a favorite son, so to speak. But I think Jeff Gordon has fans in every state.
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in getting relief efforts to where they are needed, than in any publicity program.
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It's simply a matter of whether or not they'll be in the hunt for the championship. And there's a chance they won't be, but you can bet the farm they'll be favorites to win every race in the Chase.
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It's not fair, ... We've known there was a loophole there, but to police it with all the testing that has been done, we'd have to have people all over the country at every track on any given day.
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Everyone knows, sponsorships drive this sport, ... There's a difference between a car going around with a name on it and a 30-second commercial.
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It was just the fact that ours (fuel use) was so visible; our cars used gas. If you took a typical NFL weekend, with planes criss-crossing the country with teams, one team would use as much or more fuel back and forth across the country than we would in 10 races or so.
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I'm delighted the work is finally going ahead and a local firm is to do it,
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Oh, we call all tell stories about Bill. He wasn't ornery, but he was a musician.
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Support for the Elite Divisions has been on the downswing for a number of years. This change will allow NASCAR to focus more attention on the Grand National and Modified touring divisions.
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Anytime you have a race with the kind of pressures that are on people in this type of environment, you're going to have some raised tempers,
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They are no longer involved in the contract negotiations,
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We don't want a driver to provide a spark that might make a situation worse. Busch did come to the officials and was reasonably in control of himself.