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  Carroll says Sparta deal ‘will happen'

  By Alicia Wincze

  awincze@herald-leader.com

  SPARTA — If Bruton Smith is having second thoughts about buying Kentucky Speedway, it's all news to track founder Jerry Carroll.

• IndyCar: Briscoe fits just fine in ex-champ Hornish's shoes

  By Alicia Wincze

  awincze@herald-leader.com

  Ryan Briscoe doesn't mind if people are shocked by his level of success this year because, really, he's still wrapping his head around it himself.

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  By Mark Story

  HERALD-LEADER SPORTS COLUMNIST

  Danica Patrick has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Twice. She's yukked it up with Letterman. Just last month, she found herself seated on the front row at the ESPYs next to Becks and Posh.

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  Benson back on top in trucks

  By Alicia Wincze

  awincze@herald-leader.com

  SPARTA — Johnny Benson was 110 races into his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career before he ever earned the title of series points leader.

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  Racing more than hobby for Moss

  By Alicia Wincze

  awincze@herald-leader.com

  SPARTA — There aren't many owners in the Craftsman Truck Series who can spark an overflow presence in a media center simply by stopping by for a handful of minutes.

• Trucks race: Can anyone catch Kyle?

  By Alicia Wincze

  awincze@herald-leader.com

  Rick Crawford has always been one of the more candid voices inside the Craftsman Truck Series garage, so it's no surprise the longtime driver didn't mince words when asked about facing Sprint Cup Series leader Kyle Busch this weekend.

• Speedway mogul thinks one way: Big
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  By Kevin Kelly

  Associated Press

  SPARTA — A chocolate-covered ice cream bar cost a dime back in Bruton Smith's high school days.

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  Mark Story: Bruton Smith tours Speedway

  Mark Story

  Herald-Leader Sports Columnist

  Bruton Smith surveyed what will imminently be the latest addition to his motorsports realm. The soon-to-be king of Kentucky Speedway said he will do “whatever it takes” to bring the long-coveted Sprint Cup race to the commonwealth.

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  Cup regulars race for fun of it

  By Alicia Wincze

  awincze@herald-leader.com

  When it was announced NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series would be using the Car of Tomorrow full time in 2008, many Nationwide Series regulars breathed a sigh of relief.

• Sparta still proving ground

  By Alicia Wincze

  awincze@herald-leader.com

  Steve Wallace is nothing if not his father's son.

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  Keselowski's career goes full circle in a year

  By Alicia Wincze

  awincze@herald-leader.com,By Alicia Wincze

  It was a blow most NASCAR drivers never get the luxury of recovering from — and Brad Keselowski knew it.

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  Owensboro's NASCAR glory fading
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  By Mark Story

  HERALD-LEADER SPORTS COLUMNIST

  For decades, Kentuckians looking for a “home team” to root for at NASCAR's highest levels have had a reliable standby. Over the better part of 35 years, there have been few national telecasts of NASCAR events that did not include the words “from Owensboro, Ky.”

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  Coleman cautious on way to Cup

  By Alicia Wincze

  awincze@herald-leader.com

  SPARTA — The last thing Brad Coleman wants to become is that guy.

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  NASCAR's aversion to Kentucky Speedway illogical

  Mark Story

  Herald-leader Sports columnist

  If NASCAR never sanctions a Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway, count me among those who think it has that right.