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1999 U.S. 500
Date— Sunday, July 25, 1999, at Michigan International Speedway. Distance— 500 miles; Course— 2 mile oval; Field—26 cars; Winner's average speed— 186.097 mph; Margin of victory— 0.032…Danica Patrick, 2005 News
race-car driver, placed fourth at May's Indianapolis 500 race, the best-ever performance by a woman. Patrick, 23, was in the lead with 10 laps to go but had to slow down to conserve fuel.…Dale Earnhardt, 2001 News
NASCAR champion, was killed in the final lap at February's Daytona 500 when his car crashed into a wall. Earnhardt was an icon on the race-car circuit, and was as adept at marketing himself…The Devil's Dictionary: Laocoon
by Ambrose Bierce LANGUAGELAPLAOCOON -n. A famous piece of antique scripture representing a priest of that name and his two sons in the folds of two enormous serpents. The skill and…1997 Daytona 500
Date— Sunday, Feb. 16 , 1997, at Daytona International Speedway. Distance— 500 miles; Course— 2.5 miles; Field— 42 cars; Average speed— 148.295 mph; Margin of victory— under caution; Time of…The Devil's Dictionary: Last
by Ambrose Bierce LAPLAUGHTERLAST -n. A shoemaker's implement, named by a frowning Providence as opportunity to the maker of puns. Ah, punster, would my lot were cast, Where the…2006 Olympics Short Track Speed Skating Medalists
Men Women The short track oval is 111 meters (364 feet). Distance (laps): 500m (41/2); 1,000m (9); 1,500m (131/2); 3,000m (27); 5,000m (45). Information Please® Database, ©…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Lines On John M'Murdo, ESQ.
by Robert Burns Bonie Jean-A BalladEpitaph On A Lap-DogLines On John M'Murdo, ESQ. Blest be M'Murdo to his latest day! No envious cloud o'ercast his evening ray; No wrinkle…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XXVIII ("I know a place")
by EmilyDickinsonThe SpiderXXIXXXVIII I know a place where summer strives With such a practised frost, She each year leads her daisies back, Recording briefly, "Lost." But when the south…2002 Olympic Short Track Speed Skating Medalists
Men Women The short track oval is 111 meters (364 feet). Distance (laps): 500m (41/2); 1,000m (9); 1,500m (131/2); 3,000m (27); 5,000m (45). Medal breakdown (8 events): Seven medals—…Trending
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