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		<title>Earnhardt Jr. and Stewart Draw Front Row for Shootout</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With last night&#8217;s drawing for the Bud Shootout starting order now out of the way, look forward to seeing Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the pole, with Tony Stewart alongside him on the front row at Daytona International Speedway.
This year&#8217;s Bud Shootout features (yet again!) new entry rules for the race, which will be seeing its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2011/02/12/earnhardt-jr-and-stewart-draw-front-row-for-shootout/</link>
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		<title>Sebring Winter Test Underway for ALMS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official! Today the ALMS cars have again hit the track for the 2011 season &#8211; this time in their Sebring Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. 
This two-day test session is in preparation for next month&#8217;s Twelve Hours of Sebring, that will run the weekend of March 16th &#8211; 19th, and is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2011/02/09/sebring-winter-test-underway-for-alms/</link>
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		<title>2010 ALMS Final Standings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the 2010 season of the American Le Mans Series now in the books, it&#8217;s time to look at the final standings. This report will only include the top-10 drivers from each class, but you can see the full standings with drivers points by following the link at the bottom of this post.
LMP
1. David Brabham
1. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/10/05/2010-alms-final-standings/</link>
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		<title>2011 Schedule Announced for the ALMS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 race schedule of the American Le Mans Series was released earlier today, with a few changes to shake things up. Though most of the venues look familiar, some of their dates do not.
Notable changes include Mosport International Raceway&#8217;s Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport, which will be run a month earlier [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/08/22/2011-schedule-announced-for-the-alms/</link>
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		<title>Gary Paffett Wins Season Opener at Hockenheimring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s DTM race at Hockenheimring was won by Mercedes C-Klasse driver Gary Paffett. His lead over Canada&#8217;s Bruno Spengler was only 00.567 seconds as the checked flag waved. Rounding out the top five were Jamie Green, Paul Di Resta, and Mike Rockenfeller.
Results of the DTM race at Hockenheimring:
Pos  Driver / Car    [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/04/25/gary-paffett-wins-season-opener-at-hockenheimring/</link>
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		<title>Pruett and Rojas Snag Third Win in a Row</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas have done it again in their BMW Riley Daytona Prototype! They&#8217;ve won their third consecutive Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race, this time at Virginia International Raceway for the Bosch Engineering 250 at VIR. Once more the team dominated the race, leading an impressive 75 of the total 88 laps.
Unlike [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/04/24/pruett-and-rojas-snag-third-win-in-a-row/</link>
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		<title>Denny Hamlin Wins on Mondays</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s NASCAR was full of rain delays (or should I say rain cancellations?). Several practices were cancelled because of the rain, and the race itself had to be held on Monday due to the poor weather conditions at the track.
When the Samsung Mobile 500 finally did get underway at Texas Motor Speedway, luck was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/04/19/denny-hamlin-wins-on-mondays/</link>
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		<title>Ryan Newman Wins the Subway Fresh Fit 600</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Newman came out victorious after today&#8217;s Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International Raceway. He had started the race in 14th, but found himself in the right place at the right time following a late race caution the lead to a green-white-checkered finish. For the restart, he was lined up on the front row [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/04/10/ryan-newman-wins-the-subway-fresh-fit-600/</link>
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		<title>Pruett and Rojas With Second Consecutive Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After last race&#8217;s win during the Grand Prix of Miami, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas have done it again, taking their second consecutive win, this time in the Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park. The pair dominated the race, leading over half of the laps in their Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, BMW Riley [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/04/10/pruett-and-rojas-with-second-consecutive-win/</link>
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		<title>Fernando Alonso Gets First F1 Win of the Season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fernando Alonso grabbed the first Formula 1 race win of the 2010 season for team Ferrari. He finished 16 seconds ahead of the second place finisher, Felipe Massa, and scored 25 championship points. Behind Massa was Lewis Hamilton in third, Sebastian Vettel in fourth, and Nico Rosberg in fifth.
Of the 24 cars that started the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/03/14/fernando-alonso-gets-first-f1-win-of-the-season/</link>
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		<title>Will Power Wins the Sao Paulo Indy 300</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Team Penske driver Will Power came out victorious in today&#8217;s Sao Paulo Indy 300 in Brazil. He beat out Andretti Autosport&#8217;s Ryan Hunter-Reay by less than two seconds for top honors. Vitor Meira, Raphael Matos, and Dan Wheldon rounded out the top five.
The major leaders for the IZOD IndyCar race were Dario Franchitti, who led [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/03/14/will-power-wins-the-sao-paulo-indy-300/</link>
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		<title>Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas Win the Grand Prix of Miami</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Grand-Am ROLEX Sports Car Series race, the Grand Prix of Miami, that was held at Florida&#8217;s Homestead-Miami Speedway, saw the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates teammates, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas, take the overall win in their BMW Riley Daytona Prototype. 
Coming in second was the Porsche Riley Brumos Racing entry of Darren [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/03/06/scott-pruett-and-memo-rojas-win-the-grand-prix-of-miami/</link>
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		<title>Jimmie Johnson Wins Again at the Shelby American</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the second consecutive race, Jimmie Johnson has taken the checkered flag in the 1st position. This week&#8217;s victory came for Johnson in the Shelby American at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He started the race in 20th position. Kevin Harvick, who currently leads the championship standings by 47 points, finished 2nd, and Jeff Gordon, who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/02/28/jimmie-johnson-wins-again-at-the-shelby-american/</link>
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		<title>Jimmie Johnson Wins the Auto Club 500</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jimmie Johnson has won this week&#8217;s Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. His #48 Lowe&#8217;s Chevrolet started the race from the 7th position, but lead the most laps of the day. Behind him at the line was poll-sitter Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Mark Martin, and Joey Logano. The highest finishing rookie was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/02/21/jimmie-johnson-wins-the-auto-club-500/</link>
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		<title>Jamie McMurray Wins the Daytona 500</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today was the season opener of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway. 
Jamie McMurray came out on top in his #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet. Along with the win, he also received the Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race and Sunoco Diamond Performance awards. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/02/14/jamie-mcmurray-wins-the-daytona-500/</link>
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		<title>Johnson and Kahne Win the Duels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today the Gatorade Duels were held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. Each duel included 27 drivers competing in a 60 lap race.
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe&#8217;s Chevrolet, took the victory for the first Gatorade Duel. Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, and Regan Smith rounded out the top five.
Michael Waltrip [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/02/11/johnson-and-kahne-win-the-duels/</link>
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		<title>Kevin Harvick Wins Tonight&#8217;s Budweiser Shootout</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For a second consecutive year, Kevin Harvick has won the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. Harvick, who had been suffering from flu like symptoms earlier in the week, seemed unaffected during the race, maintaining his place near the front of the field for the majority of the race.
After a late-race caution led the field [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/02/06/kevin-harvick-wins-tonights-budweiser-shootout/</link>
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		<title>Action Express Racing Wins the Rolex 24 at Daytona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Joao Barbosa was first to the checkered flag today in his #9 Porsche Riley, bringing himself and his Action Express Racing teammates, Terry Borcheller, Ryan Dalziel, and Mike Rockenfeller, the overall victory for the Grand-Am&#8217;s Rolex 24 at Daytona. Just 50.494 seconds behind him and still on the lead lap was the #01 Chip Ganassi [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/01/31/action-express-racing-wins-the-rolex-24-at-daytona/</link>
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		<title>Bacardi and Plumb Win the Fresh From Florida 200</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rum Bum Racing&#8217;s Gian Bacardi and Matt Plumb took the overall victory in today&#8217;s Fresh From Florida 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The pair beat out fellow BMW M3 drivers, Charles Putman and Charles Espenlaub of Fall-Line Motorsports, by just 0.107 seconds.
Andy Pilgrim, also of Fall-Line Motorsports, was today&#8217;s top lap leader, leading the field [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2010/01/29/bacardi-and-plumb-win-the-fresh-from-florida-200/</link>
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		<title>Denny Hamlin Wins Final Sprint Cup Race of 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series&#8217; final race of the season earlier today at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This made for his fourth win of the 2009 season and moved him up three positions in the final standings for a fifth place ranking in the 2009 Sprint Cup Series points championship.
The pole-sitter, Jimmie Johnson, ended [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2009/11/22/denny-hamlin-wins-final-sprint-cup-race-of-2009/</link>
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		<title>Jimmie Johnson Wins the Checker O&#8217;Reilly Auto Parts 500</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s race at Phoenix International Raceway was won by the current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader, Jimmie Johnson. This win helped Johnson to increase his points lead over the next closest competitor, Mark Martin, from 73 to 108 championship points. Just one race remains in the 2009 season.
Second place in today&#8217;s Checker O&#8217;Reilly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2009/11/15/jimmie-johnson-wins-the-checker-oreilly-auto-parts-500/</link>
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		<title>Kurt Busch Wins the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kurt Busch won today&#8217;s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. This moved him up two championship positions, placing him 4th in the Chase for the Cup with just two races left to complete in 2009.
The other chase contenders weren&#8217;t so lucky however, with many of them finishing at the back of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2009/11/08/kurt-busch-wins-the-dickies-500-at-texas-motor-speedway/</link>
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		<title>Jamie McMurray Wins NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Talladega</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. The win went to Jamie McMurray, driver of the #26 Irwin Marathon Saw Blades Ford. Coming up short was Kasey Kahne who finished 2nd, Joey Logano who finished 3rd, and Greg Biffle who finished 4th. Rounding out the top-5 was Jeff Burton.
Championship [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2009/11/01/jamie-mcmurray-wins-nascar-sprint-cup-series-race-at-talladega/</link>
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		<title>Bret Seafuse and James Gue Win KONI Race in Virginia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The final 2009 season race of the KONI Challenge Series was won by Bret Seafuse and James Gue at Virginia International Raceway. The JBS Motorsports team raced their #37 Trumansburg ShurSave Mustang GT to the checkered flag beating out the second place finishers (Andrew Hendricks and Terry Borcheller / #28 BMW M3) by just 1.305 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2009/10/04/bret-seafuse-and-james-gue-win-koni-race-in-virginia/</link>
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		<title>Utah Brings Second Consecutive Win for de Ferran and Pagenaud</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s American Le Mans Series event took the racers to Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, where the #66 of Gil de Ferran and Simon Pagenaud came up first overall for the second consecutive race. In fact, the top three finishers earlier today were a direct repeat from the last event in Long Beach [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://racer-web.com/news/2009/05/17/utah-brings-second-consecutive-win-for-de-ferran-and-pagenaud/</link>
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