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2006 Bank of America 500

Index 2006 Bank of America 500

The 2006 Bank of America 500 was the 31st stock car race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the fifth in the ten-race season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup. [1]

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Amarillo Globe-News

The Amarillo Globe-News is a newspaper in Amarillo, Texas, owned by GateHouse Media.

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American Idol

American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by FremantleMedia North America.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is a privately held online company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Atlanta Motor Speedway

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.5-mile oval racetrack in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta.

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Autosport

Autosport is a weekly magazine covering motorsport, published in the United Kingdom every Thursday.

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BAM Racing

BAM Racing was a NASCAR racing team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, owned by Beth Ann and Tony Morgenthau.

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Banked turn

A banked turn (or banking turn) is a turn or change of direction in which the vehicle banks or inclines, usually towards the inside of the turn.

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Belmont Abbey College

Belmont Abbey College is a private liberal-arts Catholic college located in Belmont, North Carolina, USA, about west of Uptown Charlotte.

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Belmont, North Carolina

Belmont is a small suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, located about west of uptown Charlotte and east of Gastonia.

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Benny Parsons

Benjamin Stewart "Benny" Parsons (July 12, 1941 – January 16, 2007) was an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst/pit reporter on SETN, TBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC, and TNT.

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Bill Davis Racing

Bill Davis Racing was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.

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Bill Elliott

William Clyde "Bill" Elliott (born October 8, 1955), also known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, or Million Dollar Bill, is a retired NASCAR driver.

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Bill Weber

William "Bill" Weber (born May 8, 1957) is a former television sports commentator best known for his work on TNT and NBC NASCAR broadcasts.

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Bobby Labonte

Robert Allen "Bobby" Labonte (born May 8, 1964) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Brian Vickers

Brian Lee Vickers (born October 24, 1983) is an American professional stock car and sports car racing driver. He last drove the No. 14 Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing as an interim driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the injured Tony Stewart. He won the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series championship driving for Hendrick Motorsports. Vickers was also among the first series of full-time drivers for Toyota after the manufacturer first entered the Sprint Cup Series. Vickers' career has been marred by a series of health issues since 2010 that have included blood clots and heart problems.

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Carl Long

James Carlyle "Carl" Long (born September 20, 1967) is an American professional stock car racing driver, mechanic, and team owner.

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Casey Mears

Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Chad Chaffin

Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna, Tennessee) is a former NASCAR driver.

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Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina from Charlotte.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chicagoland Speedway

Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago.

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Chip Ganassi Racing

Chip Ganassi Racing With Felix Sabates, Inc., Doing business as Chip Ganassi Racing Teams or simply Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR), is a professional auto racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Monster Energy Cup and Xfinity Series, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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CJM Racing

CJM Racing was a NASCAR Nationwide Series team.

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Clint Bowyer

Clinton Edward "Clint" Bowyer (born May 30, 1979) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Concord, North Carolina

Concord (/ˈkɒn.kɔɹd/ or /ˈkaŋ.kəɹd/) is a city in Cabarrus County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Cowles Company

The Cowles Company is a diversified media company in Spokane, Washington in the US.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born October 10, 1974), known professionally as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jr., or just Junior, is a retired American professional stock car racing driver, team owner, and is currently an analyst for NASCAR on NBC.

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Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

From 1998 to 2009, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) operated as a NASCAR-related organization in Mooresville, North Carolina, United States.

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Dale Jarrett

Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956) is a former American race car driver and current sports commentator known for winning the Daytona 500 three times (in 1993, 1996, and 2000) and winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1999.

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Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

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Dave Blaney

David Lewis "Dave" Blaney (born October 24, 1962) is a semi-retired American professional stock car racing driver.

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David Gilliland

David Gilliland (born April 1, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Denny Hamlin

James Dennis Alan "Denny" Hamlin (born November 18, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Derrike Cope

Derrike Wayne Cope (born November 3, 1958) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.

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Dodge

Dodge is an American brand of automobile manufactured by Fiat Chrysler (formerly known as Chrysler Group LLC), based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama in Central America, and the Caribbean Islands.

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Elliott Sadler

Elliott William Barnes Sadler (born April 30, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as "Ford") is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

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Fox Sports (United States)

Fox Sports is the programming division of the Fox Broadcasting Company, owned by 21st Century Fox, that is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and its dedicated regional and national sports cable channels.

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Front Row Motorsports

Front Row Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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Fuel tank

A fuel tank (or petrol tank) is a safe container for flammable fluids.

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Furniture Row Racing

Furniture Row Racing (FRR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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Gannett Company

Gannett Company, Inc. is a publicly traded American media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, near McLean in Greater Washington DC.

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Ginn Racing

Ginn Racing was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, near the sport's hub in Charlotte.

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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tire manufacturing company founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling and based in Akron, Ohio.

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Greg Biffle

Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Hall of Fame Racing

Hall of Fame Racing was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing team principally owned by Jeff Moorad, Tom Garfinkel, and Tom Davin.

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Haymarket Media Group

Haymarket Media Group is a privately held media company headquartered in London.

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Hearst Communications

Hearst Communications, often referred to simply as Hearst, is an American mass media and business information conglomerate based in New York City, New York.

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Hendrick Motorsports

Hendrick Motorsports (HMS), originally named All Star Racing, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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Hermie Sadler

Herman Marion "Hermie" Sadler III (born April 24, 1969) is an American professional stock car racing driver, announcer, and professional wrestling promoter from Emporia, Virginia.

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Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida.

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Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.

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International Speedway Corporation

International Speedway Corporation (ISC) is a corporation whose primary business is the ownership and management of NASCAR and IndyCar race tracks.

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Invocation

An invocation (from the Latin verb invocare "to call on, invoke, to give") may take the form of.

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J. J. Yeley

Christopher Beltram Hernandez "J.

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Jamie McMurray

James Christopher McMurray (born June 3, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Jayski's Silly Season Site

Jayski's Silly Season Site is a web site owned by ESPN focusing primarily on NASCAR news and rumors.

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Jeff Burton

Jeffrey Tyler Burton (born June 29, 1967), nicknamed "The Mayor", is an American former stock car racing driver and current racing commentator.

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Jeff Gordon

Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, currently an announcer for Fox NASCAR, and a top executive for Hendrick Motorsports.

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Jeff Green (racing driver)

Jeffrey Lynn Green (born September 6, 1962)NASCAR.com (2006).

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Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver and a seven-time champion in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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Joe Gibbs Racing

Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing team owned and operated by former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, which first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991, and J. D. Gibbs, his son.

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Joe Nemechek

Joseph Frank Nemechek III (born September 26, 1963) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Kansas Speedway

Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Kasey Kahne

Kasey Kenneth Kahne (born April 10, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Kellie Pickler

Kellie Dawn Pickler (born June 28, 1986) is an American country music artist and a television personality.

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Ken Schrader

Kenneth "Ken" Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American racing driver.

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Kenny Francis

Kenneth "Kenny" Francis (born December 1, 1969) is an American NASCAR crew chief.

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Kenny Wallace

Kenneth Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Kentucky Speedway

Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000.

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Kevin Harvick

Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Kevin Lepage

Kevin Paul Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is an American professional stock car racing driver, who last drove in NASCAR in 2014.

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Kirk Shelmerdine

Kirk Shelmerdine (born March 8, 1958 in Philadelphia) is a NASCAR driver and former championship-winning crew chief for Dale Earnhardt.

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Kurt Busch

Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978), is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Kyle Busch

Kyle Thomas "Rowdy" Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.

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Kyle Petty

Kyle Eugene Petty (born June 2, 1960) is an American former stock car racing driver, and current racing commentator.

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Landmark Media Enterprises

Landmark Media Enterprises, LLC (formerly Landmark Communications) is a privately held media company headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia specializing in newspaper publishing, Internet publishing, software and data centers.

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing.

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List of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champions

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results.

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List of NASCAR Manufacturers' champions

The NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship is awarded by NASCAR to the most successful manufacturer over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results.

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Lug nut

A lug nut or wheel nut is a fastener, specifically a nut, used to secure a wheel on a vehicle.

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Mark Martin

Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959) is a retired American stock car racing driver.

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Martin Truex Jr.

Martin Lee Truex Jr. (born June 29, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Matt Kenseth

Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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McGlynn Racing

McGlynn Racing was a NASCAR racing team.

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Michael Waltrip

Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963) is an American former stock car racing driver, racing commentator, and published author.

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Michael Waltrip Racing

Michael Waltrip Racing Holdings LLC, doing business as Michael Waltrip Racing ("MWR"), was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

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Mike Bliss

Michael D. "Mike" Bliss (born April 5, 1965) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Mike Skinner (racing driver)

Michael "Mike" Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is an American stock car racing driver.

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Morgan Shepherd

Morgan Shepherd (born October 12, 1941) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.

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Morgan–McClure Motorsports

Morgan–McClure Motorsports was an American auto racing team that competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series full-time until 2007 and it had been in operation for 27 years, starting in 1982.

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Morris Communications

Morris Communications, headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, book publishing and distribution, visitor publications, and online services.

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Motor Racing Network

The Motor Racing Network (MRN) is the principal radio broadcasting operation of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), promoting themselves as the "Voice of NASCAR".

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Motorsport Network

Motorsport Network is an American-based multinational digital media company headquartered in Miami, Florida.

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Motorsport.com

Motorsport.com is a website specializing in motor racing news.

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NASCAR

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock-car racing.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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NBC Sports

NBC Sports is the programming division of the American broadcast network NBC, owned by the NBCUniversal Television Group division of NBCUniversal, that is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and its dedicated national sports cable channels.

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NBC Sports Group

NBC Sports Group is a division of NBCUniversal that is responsible for NBC Sports' media properties, encompassing the NBC television network's sports division as well as day-to-day operation of the company's sports-oriented cable networks and other properties such as NBC Sports Radio.

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New Hampshire Motor Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic.

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Old Farmer's Almanac

The Old Farmer's Almanac is a reference book containing weather forecasts, planting charts, astronomical data, recipes, and articles.

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Oval track racing

Oval track racing is a form of closed-circuit automobile racing that is contested on an oval-shaped track.

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Parade lap

A parade lap, also known as a pace lap, formation lap or warm-up lap, is a lap before a motorsport race begins, in which the drivers go around the track at a slow speed (usually between 50 and 120 km/h), and, in some cases, behind the safety car.

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Performance Racing Network

The Performance Racing Network (PRN) is a radio network controlled by Speedway Motorsports.

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Petty Enterprises

Petty Enterprises (formerly Lee Petty Engineering) was a NASCAR racing team based in Randleman, North Carolina, USA.

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Pit stop

In motorsports, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tyres, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, as a penalty, or any combination of the above.

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Pole position

In motorsport the pole position is the position at the inside of the front row at the start of a racing event.

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PPI Motorsports

PPI Motorsports was a race team which competed in CART, NASCAR, and various off-road racing circuits.

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Racing flags

Racing flags are traditionally used in auto racing and similar motorsports to indicate track condition and to communicate important messages to drivers.

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Racing line

In motorsport, the racing line or simply "the line" is the optimal path around a race course.

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Red Bull Racing Team

Red Bull Racing Team, also known as Team Red Bull, was a NASCAR team owned by Red Bull founders Dietrich Mateschitz and Chaleo Yoovidhya.

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Reed Sorenson

Bradley "Reed" Sorenson (born February 5, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Richard Childress Racing

RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing (RCR), is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, and the Xfinity Series.

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Richard Petty Motorsports

RPAC Racing, LLC, dba Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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Robby Gordon

Robert W. "Robby" Gordon (born January 2, 1969) is an American racecar driver.

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Robby Gordon Motorsports

Robby Gordon Motorsports was a NASCAR Cup Series and Nationwide Series team owned by Robby Gordon.

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Roger Penske

Roger Searle Penske (born February 20, 1937) is an American entrepreneur involved in professional auto racing.

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Rolling start

A rolling start is one of two modes of initiating or restarting an auto race; the other mode is the standing start.

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Roush Fenway Racing

Roush Fenway Racing, originally Roush Racing, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, and the Xfinity Series.

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Ryan Newman (racing driver)

Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977), nicknamed "Rocket Man", is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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SAFER barrier

The Steel and Foam Energy Reduction Barrier (SAFER Barrier), sometimes generically referred to as a soft wall, is a technology found on oval automobile race tracks and high speed sections of road and street tracks, intended to absorb and reduce kinetic energy during the impact of a high speed crash, and thus, lessen injuries sustained to drivers and spectators.

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Scott Riggs

Russell Scott Riggs (born January 1, 1971), known professionally as Scott Riggs, is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Shepherd Racing Ventures

Shepherd Racing Ventures is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

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Shock absorber

A shock absorber (in reality, a shock "damper") is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses.

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Speed (TV network)

Speed is a defunct sports-oriented cable and satellite television network that was owned by the Fox Sports Media Group division of 21st Century Fox.

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Sporting News

Sporting News is a digital sports media owned by Perform Group, a global sports content and media company.

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Stall (engine)

A stall is the slowing or stopping of a process and in the case of an engine refers to a sudden stopping of the engine turning, usually brought about accidentally.

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Sterling Marlin

Sterling Burton Marlin (born June 30, 1957) is an American stock car racing driver.

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Stewart-Haas Racing

Stewart-Haas Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.

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Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly and most prominently in the United States and Canada, with Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil also having forms of stock car auto racing.

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Straight (racing)

In many forms of racing, the straight is those parts of the race track in which the competitors travel in a straight line for any significant time, as opposed to a bend.

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Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama.

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Team Penske

Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional stock car, open wheel and sports car racing team that currently competes in the IndyCar Series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, the team has also competed in various other types of professional racing such as Can Am, Trans Am and Formula One. Team Penske is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske. The team president is Tim Cindric.

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Terry Labonte

Terrance Lee "Terry" Labonte (born November 16, 1956) is an American former stock car racing driver, and current racing commentator.

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Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas.

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The Big One (NASCAR)

The Big One is a phrase describing any crash usually involving five or more cars in NASCAR, ARCA, and IndyCar racing.

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The Hutchinson News

The Hutchinson News is a daily newspaper serving the city of Hutchinson, Kansas in the United States.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The New York Times Company

The New York Times Company is an American media company which publishes its namesake, The New York Times.

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The Salina Journal

Salina Journal is a daily morning newspaper based in Salina, Kansas, United States.

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The Spokesman-Review

The Spokesman-Review is a daily broadsheet newspaper in the northwest United States, based in Spokane, Washington, that city's only daily publication.

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The Star-Spangled Banner

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.

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The Virginian-Pilot

The Virginian-Pilot is a daily newspaper based in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Todd Bodine

Todd Bodine (born February 27, 1964) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Todd Kluever

Todd Alan Kluever (born July 6, 1978) is an American stock car racing driver.

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Tony Raines

Floyd Anthony "Tony" Raines (born April 14, 1964) is a retired American professional stock car racing driver.

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Tony Stewart

Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed Smoke, is an American former professional stock car racing driver and NASCAR team owner.

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Travis Kvapil

Travis Wade Kvapil (born March 1, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Tri-oval

A tri-oval is a shape which derives its name from the two other shapes it most resembles, a triangle and an oval.

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Understeer and oversteer

Understeer and oversteer are vehicle dynamics terms used to describe the sensitivity of a vehicle to steering.

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USA Today

USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily, middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company.

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Wally Dallenbach Jr.

Wally Dallenbach Jr. (born May 23, 1963) is an American racing driver who formerly competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He competed in 226 Winston Cup races from 1991 to 2001 and had 23 top 10 finishes. The son of open wheel racer and former CART chief steward Wally Dallenbach Sr., Wally Jr. is also a road racer. Aside from NASCAR, Dallenbach has raced in SCCA Trans-Am, IMSA Camel GT, CART, and the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Largely retired from full-time driving, Dallenbach was a race commentator for NBC Sports and Turner Sports. His primary responsibilities are for TNT's NASCAR coverage, a position he had held since 2001, and NBC Sports Network's IndyCar Series coverage, which he has been a part of since NBC was bought by Comcast in 2010 until 2014. Dallenbach worked with Adam Alexander and Kyle Petty on TNT and with Leigh Diffey and Jon Beekhuis on NBC Sports Network. In 2015 Dallenbach joined Fox NASCAR on NASCAR Race Hub.

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William K. Thierfelder

William K. Thierfelder is an American businessman, athlete, college administrator, and the 20th President of Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina.

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Wood Brothers Racing

Wood Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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Yahoo Sports

Yahoo Sports is a sports news website launched by Yahoo! on December 8, 1997.

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Yahoo!

Yahoo! is a web services provider headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and wholly owned by Verizon Communications through Oath Inc..

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Yates Racing

Yates Racing was an American stock car racing team that competed in NASCAR through the 2009 season, after which it merged into Richard Petty Motorsports.

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1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Season was the 40th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 17th modern-era Cup series.

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2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series

The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season was the 56th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 33rd modern-era Cup series season.

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2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup

The 2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup was a ten-race series that commenced with the Sylvania 300 on September 17, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway and concluded with the Ford 400 on November 19 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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2006 Coca-Cola 600

The 2006 Coca-Cola 600, the 47th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 28, 2006 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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2006 NASCAR Busch Series

The 25th season of the NASCAR Busch Series opened on February 18, 2006, at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded on November 18, 2006, at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series

The 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series was the 58th season of professional Stock car racing in the United States and the 35th modern-era NASCAR Cup series season.

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2006 Subway 500

The 2006 Subway 500 was the 32nd stock car race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the sixth in the ten-race season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup.

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2006 UAW-Ford 500

The 2006 UAW-Ford 500 was a stock car race that took place on October 8, 2006.

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2007 Daytona 500

The 2007 Daytona 500, the 49th running of the event, was the first race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, taking place on February 18, 2007, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series

The 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series was the 59th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 36th modern-era Cup series.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Bank_of_America_500

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