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  • Like stock-car racers, sand sculptors can even pad their income by signing on with sponsors—albeit at amounts more modest than what's available to Nascar stars.

    Work's a Day at the Beach for Sand-Castle Consultants Joel Millman 2011

  • Meanwhile, its programming staples included aerobics, stock-car racing and pro wrestling.

    Game-Changer Tim Marchman 2011

  • A STOCK CAR After a career that brought her millions in endorsements but just a single victory on the track, Danica Patrick will jump whole-hog into stock-car racing in 2012 with 10 starts in Nascar's Sprint Cup.

    A Primer for 2012: Tiger, Danica and Olympic Glory Matthew Futterman 2011

  • In a 60-page report on the crash it released Thursday, the league, also known as IndyCar, pointed to, among other things, the design of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which was modified to accommodate stock-car races in the late 1990s.

    IndyCar Cites 'Perfect Storm' Alexandra Berzon 2011

  • As the first American Ferrari driver and the first American to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, he played a major role in luring stateside fans from stock-car ovals to the twisty circuits overseas.

    Remembering a Racing Tragedy A.J. Baime 2011

  • Like stock-car racers, sand sculptors have started padding their incomes by signing on with sponsors—albeit at amounts more modest than what's available to Nascar stars.

    Sculpting Sandcastle Dreams 2011

  • Rep. Betty McCollum's House amendment would end a decade-long business partnership between the Defense Department and the popular stock-car racing circuit.

    Should the Army drop its $7M sponsorship of NASCAR? 2011

  • We posted an item yesterday from the National Journal about a proposed amendment from Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., that would end the Pentagon's decade-long business partnership between the Defense Department and the popular stock-car racing circuit.

    NASCAR star rallies support for U.S. Army-sponsored car 2011

  • The National Association for Stock Car Racing, long a favorite in the Southeast, burst onto the national scene about a decade ago and quickly made stock-car racing one of the country's leading spectator sports.

    Nascar Revs Up Rough Side to Win Back Fans Valerie Bauerlein 2011

  • Like stock-car racers, sand sculptors have started padding their incomes by signing on with sponsors—albeit at amounts more modest than what's available to Nascar stars.

    Sculpting Sandcastle Dreams 2011

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