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Family Ties: Jarrett, Petty enter NASCAR hall
NASCAR honored a pair of its most famous and successful families with inductions into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Past champion Dale Jarrett joined father Ned in the hall and master mechanic Maurice "Chief" Petty became the fourth member of one of NASCAR's most royal families to be selected ...
Busch will understand if Kahne retaliates soon
Kyle Busch holds a 3-0 advantage over Kasey Kahne this season and understands Kahne may be planning some retaliation. In fact, he jokingly told Kahne he was ready for revenge. "I just told Kasey, don't make it hurt too bad," Busch said. Nobody knows when — or if — Kahne ...
Kenseth passes Busch for 1st Darlington victory
Matt Kenseth is quickly showing how well he fits in at Joe Gibbs Racing. Kenseth passed JGR teammate Kyle Busch 13 laps from the end to win the Southern 500 on Saturday night, his third victory in his debut season after a successful stint with Roush Fenway Racing. JGR president ...
Column: Baseball must act now to protect pitchers
Bryce Florie wonders why any pitcher would resist wearing a little extra protection on his head. Maybe it would be different if they could look at the world through his eyes. Specifically, his right eye — the one that was struck by a line drive nearly 13 years ago. To ...
Partial win for Penske in NASCAR penalties appeal
Penske Racing celebrated a small victory Tuesday when NASCAR's chief appellate officer issued a mixed ruling on penalties levied against the team. Although most everything was upheld, suspensions for seven key employees were reduced from six points races to two. Team owner Roger Penske said he was "very happy with ...
David Ragan steals last-lap victory at Talladega
Rain and wrecks pushed NASCAR to the edge of darkness Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, where three of the biggest names in the sport led the field to final flag. NASCAR was giving it one final go to get the rain-delayed race wrapped up, and Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Jimmie ...
Edwards gets pole after rain washes out qualifying
Steady rain Saturday washed out qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, where the field was set by practice speeds. It put Carl Edwards on the pole for Sunday's race, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Marcos Ambrose. They ran a spirited Friday first practice session because everyone had seen the weather radar ...
Appeal board upholds penalties against Penske
A three-member appeals board upheld NASCAR's sweeping penalties against Penske Racing on Wednesday for a failed inspection last month at Texas and team owner Roger Penske vowed to take the ruling to the series' highest level. The three-member National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel unanimously upheld all penalties levied against ...
Hylton makes final Daytona race — at 78
Lost in the excitement last weekend over Danica Patrick winning the pole position for the Daytona 500 was another bit of stock car racing history. Veteran driver James Hylton made his final appearance in a Daytona International Speedway race Saturday in the Lucas Oil 200, an ARCA race. That might ...
Lots of action going on in week leading up to the Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is still a week away, but it's already getting a lot of hype, especially since Danica Patrick won the pole. And for the first time, the Speedweeks event that leads up to the 500 is actually a full week of events, which adds two more days for Volusia ...
DeKalb man in jail for allegedly selling sketchy Braves tickets
A DeKalb County man remains in jail, accused of trying to sell sets of Braves season tickets that he never paid for. Now police are trying to figure out how many people may have been affected. Channel 2's Tony Thomas spoke to one man who says the alleged con man's ...
Police: Man used bad checks to scam 1,300 Braves tickets
The Atlanta Braves say a man scammed them out of $76,000 worth of tickets using fraudulent checks. Police said James Lally bought sets of season tickets and never paid for them, then sold them to fans at a local bar and by using Craigslist.com. The Braves said Lally bought 16 ...
Daytona 500: Race car crashes into jet-fuel filled truck causing fiery crash
A race car hit a truck filled with jet fuel, which then burst into flames during a caution at the Daytona 500 late Monday night. So far, no injuries have been reported. Meanwhile, five-time champion Jimmie Johnson followed up his worst season in NASCAR with his worst finish in the ...
Zach Klein
Zach Klein comes to Atlanta from Cox sister station WFTV in Orlando where he was Sports Anchor for the 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. newscasts. He joined the Channel 9 Sports team in June of 2003 as the weekend anchor and weekday reporter.Klein, a native of Chicago, fell in love ...
$1 Tickets To Atlanta NASCAR Race Sell Out
Race fans on Monday morning snapped up 2,000 tickets priced at $1 to the March 7 race NASCAR race in Atlanta as part of a special promotion.Atlanta Motor Speedway officials set the price of the tickets at $1 because Jamie McMurray won the Daytona 500 on Sunday in the No. ...
NASCAR Sets Earlier Race Start Times
NASCAR will attempt to halt its sinking television ratings through consistent, earlier start times that appeal to longtime race fans.NASCAR chairman Brian France said Wednesday that Fox, ESPN/ABC and Turner agreed to the earlier start times after research showed "our core fans want to begin watching NASCAR a little earlier ...
Atlanta NASCAR Race Tickets Cut To $17
NASCAR fans will be able to buy tickets to the Kobalt Tools 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway for $17 beginning Monday morning thanks to the win by Matt Kenseth in the Daytona 500 Sunday.That's because Kenseth drives the number 17 Ford and officials at the Atlanta Motor Speedway announced ...
Newman Win Means Cheap Tickets For Atlanta Race
Thanks to Ryan Newman's win Sunday in the Daytona 500 racing fans will be able to purchase some $100 tickets to the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway for just $12.Starting at 9 a.m. Monday the Speedway will sell seats in rows 14 through 26 of the frontstretch Winners ...
Newman Wins Daytona 500
Ryan Newman won the Daytona 500 Sunday, passing Tony Stewart on the last lap to win the 50th running of the race. WIN: Tickets To Kobalt Tools 500 At Atlanta Motor Speedway Dodge teammate Kyle Busch was second.It was team owner Roger Penske's first win at the Daytona 500.
The Way I See It...
I am not a fan of the latest movement to bring a WNBA franchise to Atlanta. I don't think enough people would go to the games to make it a profitable venture. It seems like a noble idea on the surface but at some point there's got to be a ...
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