THIS TO SHALL PASS...." Son rubbing is racing !"....

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A memorial to the " Good Old Days".
Name this track?
Heres a hint.
[yawdeepsyticotua]
Try your answer in the comments section and name a driver from the era.



HOW IS THE RULE CHANGE AFFECTING THE SPORT?

Flint Divorce Attorney Terry Bankert stated "A friend who owns a car said to me NASCAR needs to change the rules back and make this business safer. I wondered what he was talking about so I nosed around." Divorce Attorney Bankert is the Franchise attorney for dumpmyspouse.com Genesee County and is an Auto City Speedway Track Sponsor and the Persails #80 and Wine #24 cars.

DID YOU KNOW!

On January 22, 2010, in the article "NASCAR attempting to energize sport," ESPN.com reported that NASCAR lifted restrictions on bump-drafting and increase horsepower in an effort to juice up the sport for the fans. The bump-drafting restriction was placed in 1989. [9] Is there an increase in payback wrecks and did this rule change allow it?





THE SPORTS MEDIA SEEMS TO WRITE ABOUT DRIVER INJURY IN NASCAR INTENTIONAL WRECKS, WHAT ABOUT THE INJURED FANS?



Seven NASCAR fans were injured ….while watching a race at Alabama's Talladega Super speedway, when a last-lap crash sent Carl Edwards' car airborne and into a "catch fence" in front of the stands. Although the car landed back on the track, some debris from the crash made it through the fence and into the crowd, causing injuries to seven spectators. The incident at Talladega raises questions about spectator safety at sporting events, and legal liability for fan injuries. [8]


Racing folklore says " rubbing is racing". Does this include intentional crashes?

...if NASCAR continues to let the racers settle scores on the racetrack, the repercussions will escalate. Rubbing is racing. Intentionally wrecking a driver and setting the stage for innocent racers to be collected in the process goes beyond simple retribution. At least eight cars were destroyed on Saturday night — including the Fords of Edwards’ Roush Fenway teammates Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Colin Braun.[B]



NASCAR SENT A MESSAGE FOR THE BOYS TO "HAVE AT IT "TO DRAW CROWDS

What exactly does "boys, have at it" mean? [a]

The message NASCAR sent to drivers earlier this year about their on-track conduct came accompanied by the phrase of “Have at it”. And a cool phrase it is.[C]




It’s folksy, as befitting a sport with rural roots. It’s easy to remember. Gosh knows that it rolls off the tongue with such ease that the media has fallen head over heals in love with its use.[C]



But what it also is, is useless as an official policy statement. It’s open to wild interpretation and offers no specific rules of order. It’s a guideline which is being individually analyzed 43 different ways on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons and with increasingly scary results.[C]



It is that open-ended quality which is confusing drivers and may be leading to a major injury.[C]




WHEN DOES A BUMP, LEADING TO UNINTENTIONAL WRECK,
RESULTING IN A PAYBACK CHALLENGE,
RESULTING WITH AN INTENTIONAL WRECK,
INJURY AND DEATH,
CAUSE A TORT CLAIM OR A MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE?
WHO HAS TO DIE BEFORE THE TRACKS,NASCAR ,OR CONGRESS TAKES CONTROL OF THIS SPORT?

JUST WHAT IS GOING ON WITH EDWARDS?

As Carl Edwards understands it, apparently, it means when someone angers you on the race track, you wreck him and you wreck him hard, regardless of what other competitors get taken out in the mess.[A]




NASCAR will have to determine their answer, and soon.[A]



Brad Keselowski is a driver who has annoyed many, but none has wrecked him multiple times so forcefully as Edwards has. Twice Edwards has put Keselowski in a visibly and obviously dangerous position. He did it in Atlanta in March and he did it at Gateway International Raceway at the end of this weekend's Nationwide race.[A]



Both wrecks were intentional and payback. The first time Edwards was parked. The second time he won the race.[A]


Sports and Torts



If a NASCAR driver died in a crash, would the racer who caused it be liable?[4]

Mabey not!

It should be noted that in 2006 the California Supreme Court held that intentionally hitting the batter is actually a fundamental part of the game of baseball.60 60 Avila v. Citrus Comm. Coll., 131 P.3d 383, 394 (Cal. 2006) (Even if pitcher intentionally threw at the batter, conduct did not fall outside the range of ordinary activity in the sport).[5]



Just wondering if the rule change and increase in intentional wrecks should re reevaluated before a fan dies?

Just how are those injured fans doing?



Posted by

Terry Bankert

http://attorneybankert.com/



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Sources this article

[4]*

http://www.slate.com/id/2247672

[5]*

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30486233/

[8]*

http://blogs.findlaw.com/injured/2009/04/nascar-fans-injured-at-talladega-spectator-safety-and-the-law.html

[9]*

http://sportslaw.foxrothschild.com/tags/assumption-of-risk/


[a]
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-07-20/sports/sc-spt-0721-notes-ganguli-autos-modul20100720_1_brad-keselowski-kyle-busch-wrecking

[B]
http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/NASCAR-needs-to-look-closely-at-Carl-Edwards-Brad-Keselowski-incident


[C]

http://www.racintoday.com/archives/19663


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Mickey Adams, Ypsilanti
Adams won Sunday's No Box race at Milan Dragway, posting a winning pass of 130.49 mph in his 1967 Camaro in the finals against Terrance Cairns. Adams also won the July 10 Ultimate Outlaw Series.

http://www.mlive.com/autoracing/index.ssf/2010/07/checkered_flags_spring_lakes_b.html

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For Miller Lite Dodge driver Kurt Busch, there are the "big picture" and even the "bigger picture" scenarios entering this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series return to the history-rich Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While Busch and his Steve Addington-led "blue deuce" team are focused on continuing to do what it takes to make the 12-team Chase roster after 26 races, they also realize how significant an Indy NASCAR victory would be for Penske Racing.

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=378547&FS=NASCAR-CUP

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Auto City Speedway view from the turn

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Sitting eye level with rumble,wind and noise.
-DMS Stock Car News




This “you wrecked me, so I am going to wreck you” mentality is something that happens on short tracks all over the country. You see that on your local tracks on Friday and Saturday nights where the same guys are racing together all the time. It just bothers me a lot to see things go in the direction they have gone in lately.



http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/NASCAR-needs-to-rein-in-aggressive-moves-072010



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Based off feedback from a 12,000-member fan council (created by NASCAR and surveyed regularly online) that demanded more action, a series of rule changes were implemented over the past 18 months — double-file restarts, multiple attempts at overtime finishes, a return to the traditional spoiler. It's resulted in first-half records for leaders, lead changes per race and green-flag passes.





http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2010-07-20-nascar-brickyard-fans-chase-attendance-tv_N.htm



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Sure, local tracks will offer their weekly dose of stock car racing, but this weekend isn’t like most. That’s because everything from lawn mowers to buses will take the green flag.





http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/general-interest/motorsports-isnt-only-for-cars-and-trucks/



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Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Johnson has made eight Sprint Cup Series starts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he has earned three wins, three top-five and four top-10 finishes.
Johnson has completed 85.2% (1091 of 1281) of competition laps on the 2.5-mile track and has led 128.





http://www.speedwaymedia.com/articles/pr/pr.asp?pr=072010122645



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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYNN M. SORENSON

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BIG SHOUT OUT TO LYNN!







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AGGREGATED TRACK NEWS-07/20/2010

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Unlike most veterans, Edwards seems to fail to understand the fine line between payback in kind and deliberate and dangerous cheap shots like the one taken on the front straight at Gateway to win Saturday’s Nationwide Series race. The incident tore up a lot of equipment among the competitors headed for the checkered flag behind him and luckily ended without serious injury.

http://www.racintoday.com/archives/19620

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Their cars touched several times and had 1,000+ fans on their feet watching the closest TS@I finish of the year unfold.


http://www.racingwest.com/news/articles/23816-jonathon-gomez-edges-derek-thorn-in-srl-thriller.html

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Chip Ganassi could become the first team owner to win the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year this weekend, having won the first two events already this season.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85388

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One of the more underrated performances seen on the Nationwide Series circuit the last season and a half has come from Shelby Howard and the No. 70 ML Motorsports team.



http://www.frontstretch.com/bkeith/30344/





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Brad Leighton…The Center Harbor, N.H., native led 189 of the 250 laps until his right front tire blew on lap 203 and that cost him a chance to take the checkered flag. He wound up finishing fifth as Rowley, Mass., native Eddie MacDonald won his second straight 250.






http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/149143.html





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August 7-Greg Yost Topless mod tribute race

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#9 Mike Root In the Middle of the pack then wins.

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Grand Rapids' Mike Root won his second straight Flint-area super late-models feature Friday, taking the checkered flag in the 47th annual 100-lap Dixie Classic at Dixie Motor Speedway in Birch Run.




http://www.mlive.com/sports/flint/index.ssf/2010/07/grand_rapids_mike_root_wins_10.html

#9 Wins at Dixie

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Lynn and I watched this great win. #9 Mike Root at Dixie Motor Speedway.




-OTHER TRACK NEWS

Those ovals can't come soon enough for Danica Patrick. In the first five street and road events of the year, Patrick finished 15th, seventh, 19th, 16th and 20th at the Glen. She was second at Texas Motor Speedway and 11th, sixth and 10th in the other oval races.

And things went poorly at the Glen right from the start, with Patrick failing to advance out of the first qualifying group and ultimately settling for a 21st-place starting position.

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/indycar/news/story?id=5390457
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All of her self-described good fortune has not led to much in the way of success on the track this year, with Patrick juggling her celebrity and IndyCar with a part-time job in NASCAR. Neither circuit has yielded a podium finish.
http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100716/100716_danica_patrick/20100716/?hub=CP24Sports


This fan page is produced by Flint Divorce Attorney Terry Bankert a franchisee of DumpmySpouse.com ,Genesee County .Our purpose here is to create a vehicle for short track information from track, driver and fan.“DMS Stock Car Racing” is written to promote lay understanding and SEO. We are new to this sport and will approach articles from that perspective. If you have questions about Family Law please consider contacting Flint Divorce Attorney Terry Bankert , free consultation. http://attorneybankert.com












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Auto City Speedway short track stock car racing 07/17/10

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DMS Car #80 great night of racing. Our sponsored group  will be back in full force with new engines next week. Even Rusty will take a spin.

This fan page is produced by Flint Divorce Attorney Terry Bankert a franchisee of DumpmySpouse.com  Genesee County .Our purpose  here is to create a vechical for short track information from track, driver and fan.DMS stock car is written to promote lay understanding and SEO. If you have questions about family law contact Flint Divorce attorney Terry Bankert 810-235-1970.(Child Custody, parenting time, child support and divorce)

Thanks for the comments about this fan page. The  widgets to allow your comments did not work right  and  they were taken down. It was suggested by a drive that we use the MSTRC Board. See the link on the upper right of this page.  Type in stock car racing into your facebook search bar. We have a good  short track community page there.
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DeWitt's Chad Finley is pursuing his dream, making it happen one left turn at a time on the NASCAR race tracks at speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour.
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100718/CLINTON03/7180334/1021/SPORTS02
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Mariel Moorer hopes a second internship in a NASCAR diversity program puts her on the fast track to a career with the stock car racing powerhouse.
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Whoever would have imagined hearing that you couldn’t run a race at a track due to darkness, when there are plenty of lights at the track?
http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/KR/071810.html
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There is big money scattered around everywhere in the format for the Legends Million weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The winner of the spotlighted A-feature Saturday night will take home $250,000, a shocking amount for a 100-lap short-track race featuring cars that cost only $13,000.
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/07/16/cup-green-eyes-big-green/
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Auto City we will be there tonite looking for another crowd

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This is Lynn handing out DMS gifts at the last autograph nite at Auto City. We will be in the party section and in the stands. I am looking to interview fans, drivers, and track for this blog. Tonight!!!!July 17th

Banana 101.5 “Rocks the House”

With Banana 101.5 at the Races








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Racing Include: Auto City Super Stocks, Modern Concrete Street Stocks,

Mt. Morris-Clio Herald Pure Stocks, and Bob Kern’s Krazy 8’s

Dwarf Cars in the Tommy Bowles Memorial Race &

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Gates open at 4pm Racing at 7pm

Happy hour is between 5pm-7pm



Grandstand prices are $15 Adults, $5. kids 12-6 & 5 and under FREE