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Are you a master NASCAR tailgater with mad grillin' skills? Would you like to showcase your best recipe with cooking celebs Mario Batali and Rachael Ray during the Dickies 500 weekend at Texas Motor Speedway in November? If you answered yes and yes, go to this Web site, http://mariobatali.com/grillingcontest/ and show them what you and your grill are made of. Read more about the contest here.
-- Michele Vincze
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP
Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400
Site: Richmond, Va., Richmond International Raceway (tri-oval, .75 miles, 14 degrees banking in turns)
TV schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 4:30 p.m.); Saturday, race (KDFW/Ch. 4, 6 p.m.)
Race distance: 300 miles/400 laps
2007 winner: Jimmie Johnson
Fast facts: Denny Hamlin, who is fourth in the standings, hails from Chesterfield, Va. He won last month at Martinsville. ... Chevrolet, Toyota and Ford are separated by just three points in the manufacturers standings. ... Richard Petty had seven straight wins at Richmond from 1970-1973. ... Crown Royal is again donating its sponsorship of this race to a fan, with Ohio native Dan Lowry winning the naming rights.
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NASCAR NATIONWIDE
Lipton Tea 250
Site: Richmond, Va., Richmond International Raceway (tri-oval, .75 miles, 14 degrees banking in turns)
TV schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 3 p.m.), race (ESPN Classic, 6 p.m.)
Race distance: 187.5 miles/250 laps
2007 winner: Clint Bowyer
Fast facts: Despite finishing 25th at Talladega because of a crash, Bowyer still increased his lead in the standings to 27 points because of Carl Edwards' first DNF of the season. Both have won at Richmond. ... David Stremme finished second last week, his best result since he finished second in Milwaukee in 2004. ... Kevin Harvick is expected to make his 200th career Nationwide start this weekend. He won three straight at Richmond from 2005-06 and four times overall. ... Kyle Busch won the most recent Nationwide race at Richmond last September.
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NHRA
O'Reilly Midwest Nationals
Site: Madison, Ill., Gateway International Raceway
TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 9 p.m., taped); Sunday, eliminations, (ESPN2, 6 p.m., taped)
2007 winners: Melanie Troxel (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car), Dave Connolly (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
Fast facts: John Force is still seeking his 1,000th career-round win. ... Antron Brown has advanced to the Top Fuel final three straight times, winning twice. ... Pro Stock leader Jason Line has made it to the final round four times in the first six events. ... Tim Wilkerson has three No. 1 Funny Car qualifiers this season. ... Brandon Bernstein ended a 26-race winless streak at the 2005 event.
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This comes for the "Who'da thunk it" files. New England receiver Randy Moss has formed a NASCAR team with aspirations to go racing in the Craftsman Truck Series part-time this year and full-time in 2009. Read more about Moss' team, and catch up on all the Craftsman Truck Series news here.
-- Michele Vincze
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