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First lady Michelle Obama got a less than enthusiastic reception at the Homestead-Miami Speedway Sunday when she and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, served as grand marshals for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup finale on Sunday. According to Mediaite, when the first lady was introduced, “loud booing could be heard above the cheers.” The […]

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Twenty-one-year old Chase Austin is set to climb behind the wheel today of Car 75 to qualify for Friday’s 2011 Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and he could make history on two fronts. Austin would be the first African-American to start a Freestone Indy Lights race. Also, Austin’s run at Indy would be […]

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Twenty-one-year old Chase Austin is set to climb behind the wheel today of Car 75 to qualify for Friday’s 2011 Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and he could make history on two fronts. Austin would be the first African-American to start a Freestone Indy Lights race. Also, Austin’s run at Indy would be […]

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The first African-American to own a NASCAR racing team will link up with the organization again in an executive role for one of its most important foundations: The NASCAR STEM Initiative. As part of a larger education program called the Ten80 Student Racing Challenge, the NASCAR STEM Initiative uses its powerful name brand (and extremely […]

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The first African-American to own a NASCAR racing team will link up with the organization again in an executive role for one of its most important foundations: The NASCAR STEM Initiative. As part of a larger education program called the Ten80 Student Racing Challenge, the NASCAR STEM Initiative uses its powerful name brand (and extremely […]