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The 52nd running of the Daytona 500 ran the usual gamut of celebrities (Harry Connick Jr. sang the national anthem after country favorite Tim McGraw performed a prerace concert for thousands gathered on the frontstretch grass) and politicians (attendees Sunday included Sarah Palin and, Republican national chairman Michael Steele).
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When I was pulling down pit road to pull into victory lane, I stopped in front the Caterpillar hospitality area on the frontstretch and revved the engine to let them know we couldn't have done it without their help and support.
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Katie Kenseth broke her shoulder blade in a crash while practicing on the quarter-mile asphalt track that uses the frontstretch and part of pit road at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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With 300,000 fans yelling in full throat -- the Indy 500 is still the largest single-day sporting event every year in America -- the field of open-wheel cars flew along the frontstretch at 225 mph, barreling through the canyon of fans, over the red bricks at the start-finish line, past the 153-foot-tall Pagoda tower.
SI.com 2011
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All three were involved in a scary crash on the frontstretch with 15 laps to go.
SI.com 2011
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He's putting on a great show, much to the delight of the thousands of fans on the frontstretch.
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Red Bull Racing driver Kasey Kahne takes out his teammate Brian Vickers on the frontstretch.
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"It's the hot story of the day and it's exciting and dramatic to have a fight on pit road or the frontstretch," CMS president Marcus Smith said Monday.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Kahne's tire-spinning performance on the frontstretch garnered 38 percent of the vote from fans texting their favorite driver.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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Also, Chitwood said, the track was planning to have Earnhardt's No. 3 painted on the grass portion of the infield along the frontstretch the night before the race.
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