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Auto Racing Package for March 26 or thereafter. Questions should be directed to Patrick Horne at (212) 621-1630. Sports Photos, ext. 1918; Graphics, ext. 6907. Reruns of stories and agate are available from http://apexchange.com, from the Service Desk (800-838-4616), or your local AP bureau. --- - A special section front featuring all the latest stories relating to the sport, titled NASCAR05, is available for Hosted Custom News subscribers. - An interactive look at this season's schedule is in the -sports/nascar2008/schedule folder. - A look at the drivers in the Cup series with photos of each driver and their cars is in the -sports/nascar2008/drivers folder. - Some of the top names in open-wheel racing are making the jump to NASCAR this season. In this interactive you can take a look at the differences between the two cars: -sports/nascar2008/car-comparison folder. - Take a peek inside the NASCAR Research and Development center: -sports/nascar2008/nascar-rd folder. --- NASCAR: Open-wheelers' struggles one of biggest surprises so far in 2008 CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Blame it on JPM. He's the one who made people think any driver with a reasonable amount of talent could jump into a stock car and succeed. But if there's one thing that's become painfully obvious through the first five races of the year, its that Juan Pablo Montoya is the exception and not the rule. The supreme struggles of this current crop of open-wheelers is one of the five biggest suprises so far this season. BC-CAR--NASCAR-Five Surprises. AP Photos NY154-156. AP Graphic CAR GOODY'S COOL ORANGE 500. By Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer. MOVED. - Also: - BC-CAR--NASCAR-Sprint Cup Schedule. MOVED. - BC-CAR--NASCAR-Nationwide Schedule. MOVED. - BC-CAR--NASCAR-Craftsman Truck Schedule. MOVED. IRL: Despite unification, same teams likely in to be in championship chase HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- The first thing anyone tuning in or showing up for Saturday night's IRL IndyCar Series season-opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway is likely to notice is cars -- lots of cars. Thanks to the recent unification of America's two open-wheel series, there will be a 26-car grid for the Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300. Despite the newcomers, however, it's likely that the season-long championship tussle will come down to the same teams that have dominated IndyCar in recent years -- Andretti Green Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing and Penske Racing. BC-CAR--IRL-Season Preview. AP Photos NY151-153. AP Graphic CAR GAINSCO 300. By Auto Racing Writer Mike Harris. MOVED. - With: - UNDATED -- BC-CAR--IRL-Driver Capsules. By Auto Racing Writer Mike Harris. MOVED. FORMULA ONE: BMW Sauber emerging to challenge Ferrari and McLaren KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The recent history of Formula One is a tale of one-on-one rivalries: Ferrari versus McLaren, Senna versus Prost, Michael Schumacher versus the world. But as the Formula One circus left Malaysia this week for the Arabian desert of Bahrain, Ferrari and McLaren are facing up to the real possibility of a three-way struggle for the 2008 titles with BMW Sauber. BC-CAR--F1-Three Way Tussle. AP Photo NY157. By Chris Lines. MOVED. ALSO: - BC-CAR--Auto Racing Briefs. MOVED. - BC-CAR--Auto Racing Glance. MOVED. - BC-CAR--Formula One Schedule. MOVED. - BC-CAR--IRL Schedule. MOVED. - BC-CAR--Champ Schedule. MOVED. - BC-CAR--ALMS Schedule. MOVED. - BC-CAR--Grand Am Schedule. MOVED. - BC-CAR--NHRA Schedule. MOVED.
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