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2001 Daytona 500

Date—Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, at Daytona International Speedway. Distance—500 miles; Course—2.5 miles; Field—43 cars; Average speed—161.783 mph; Margin of victory—0.124 seconds; Time of race—3…

2002 Daytona 500

Date—Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002, at Daytona International Speedway. Distance—500 miles; Course—2.5 miles; Field—43 cars; Average speed—142.971 mph; Margin of victory—0.193 seconds; Time of race—3…

1998 Daytona 500

Date— Sunday, Feb. 15 , 1998, at Daytona International Speedway. Distance— 500 miles; Course— 2.5 miles; Field— 43 cars; Average speed— 172.712 mph; Margin of victory— under caution; Time of…

Gainsborough, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Gainsborough, ThomasGainsborough, Thomasgānzˈbûrˌō [key], 1727–88, English portrait and landscape painter, b. Sudbury. In 1740 he went to London and became the assistant and pupil of…

Darwinism

(Encyclopedia) Darwinism, concept of evolution developed in the mid-19th cent. by Charles Robert Darwin. Darwin's meticulously documented observations led him to question the then current belief in…

Television Hall of Fame

Each year, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences inducts up to seven people or programs to the Television Hall of Fame. Here are the past…

Winston Cup Point Standings

Official Top 10 NASCAR Winston Cup point leaders and Top 15 money leaders for 1998 and unofficial Top 10 point leaders and Top 15 money leaders for 1999 (through Oct. 11). Points awarded for…

Greuze, Jean-Baptiste

(Encyclopedia) Greuze, Jean-BaptisteGreuze, Jean-BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ gröz [key], 1725–1805, French genre and portrait painter. He studied at the Académie Royale and won recognition in 1755 with his…

Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus

(Encyclopedia) Heckewelder, John Gottlieb ErnestusHeckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestushĕkˈəvĕldər [key], 1743–1823, Moravian missionary in the United States, b. Bedford, England. Settling (1754) in…