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Hotel bed-tax revenues rise
Daytona Beach News-Journal
He said his hotel was sold out the last weekend in March when it normally isn't full. Bike Week was a week later this year than in the past, pushed back to March 9-18 by the later date for this year's Daytona 500 as well as other Speedweeks-related ...


 
Will modifications at Bristol bring the fans back to the racetrack?
SI.com
When NASCAR experienced its tremendous growth spurt in the 1990s and early 2000s, the hottest ticket in the Cup series was not the Daytona 500 or the Brickyard 400 -- the two premier events on the extensive schedule. The hottest ticket in stock car ...

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Cranky Hanke's Weekly Reeler May 23-29: Best Exotic Chernobyl Men in Black
Mountain Xpress
I was actually quite surprised that there was a press screening of John Madden's The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel this past weekend. Judging by its early box office, it struck me as pretty much a pre-sold movie, not much in need of local reviews or ...


 
SpeedwayMedia.com (press release)
RCR Team Advance — Charlotte Motor Speedway
SpeedwayMedia.com (press release)
NASCAR Unites – An America Salute kicks off with this weekend's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-27) and will run through the events at Daytona International Speedway (Independence Day Weekend, July 5-7).

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Turner's dream brings creation of Charlotte track
Nascar
After World War II, Turner entered his first race, finishing last in a field of 18 at Mount Airy, NC However, he won the next time out, and within four years, was established enough to be invited to the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach where France ...

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Kansas City Star
First Southern 500 Featured 75 Cars, Many Driven To Track Then Home Again
NASCAR Ranting and Raving (blog)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 9, 2012) – NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series history began in Charlotte, NC on June 19, 1949 with Jim Roper's victory in a 150-mile race over the 3/4-mile dirt Charlotte Speedway. The foundations of the modern sport, however, ...
Darlington Raceway made stock car racing a modern sportMotorsport.com

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MyFoxOrlando.com
Daytona Speedway to host half marathon
MyFoxOrlando.com
The Central Florida Sports Commission and Daytona International Speedway will host the fifth annual Daytona Beach Half Marathon just one week before the 55th running of “The Great American Race” – the Daytona 500. Scheduled for Sunday, February 17, ...

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