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NASCAR AT MIS | 2 P.M. TODAY: Economic woes keep fans from going to track (Detroit Free Press) Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:07:35 GMT
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- A few days ago, a few hundred hard-core racing fans hopped in their motor homes, buses and trucks, cranked their ignitions, and sent a rumble across the campgrounds on the east side of Michigan International Speedway. It was late afternoon, and the racing groupies were getting ready to drive across the Turn 3 embankment and down onto the grassy infield, where they would anchor ...

Soaring gas prices affect NASCAR attendance (Sports Illustrated) Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:21:19 GMT
Auto racing is the ultimate in gas-guzzling entertainment. But the prospect of paying $4 a gallon to get to the track has some fans reluctant to start their engines.