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As fossil-fueled cars and trucks whizzed by on adjacent Interstate 30, about 150 junior high, high school and community college students at Pulaski Technical College’s South Campus put their electric-powered vehicles through their paces.
The sixth annual Arkansas Electric Vehicle Rally, sponsored by the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, has expanded from four teams running five cars in 2004 to eight teams fielding 11 cars for Friday’s competition, cooperative spokesman Rob Roedel said…Â Details
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Kyle Busch celebrated his 24th birthday with a trip to Victory Lane, winning Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway.
The win snapped a monthlong losing streak – an eternity by Busch’s standards – and made him just the second NASCAR driver to win a Cup race on his birthday. Cale Yarborough did it twice, celebrating his March 27th birthday with wins at North Wilkesoboro in 1977 and Atlanta in 1983.
“You guys are awesome!†Busch radioed his crew. “May 2nd, baby! Thank you.  Details
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader through the first nine races, Kurt Busch suddenly feels some additional outside pressure to keep performing well.
That’s how it is when you are driving a Dodge in NASCAR these days.
Dodge’s parent company, Chrysler, filed for bankruptcy Thursday, and while talk of the company selling many of its assets to Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA could mark the beginning of a long-term plan for Chrysler’s survival, Busch is a face of the company.
“I do feel a small bit of responsibility carrying the Dodge banner in NASCAR,†he said at Richmond International Raceway, the site of Saturday night’s Crown Royal 400 Cup race… Details
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FIA president Max Mosley believes Formula One can go on without Ferrari, if necessary.
The head of motor sports’ governing body rebuked criticism from the Italian team – which has been involved in F1 since its start in 1950 – over claims that a proposed voluntary budget cap for 2010 will damage the sport by giving an unfair advantage to the teams that sign up for it.
“The sport could survive without Ferrari,†Mosley said in Saturday editions of Financial Times. “It would be very, very sad to lose Ferrari. It is the Italian national team.  Details