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Sprint Cup - Fans used as game pieces in power play of greed and arrogance

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By Roberta Cowan                                                                            VISIT SPEEDWAYMEDIA.COM
(SpeedwayMedia.com) - Up until this weekend NASCAR’s biggest debacle had been the Indy tire disaster of 2008. This weekend made that look tame.  15,000 – 20,000  people were turned away from the track that were holding valid tickets. Traffic was backed up for miles. The track was not ready for a cup date. The track knew it was not ready for a cup date in May of last year. But two words motivated the weekend. Two words that resounded loudly through every statement from the General Manager, Mark Simendinger and track owner, Bruton Smith’s mouths; those two words are arrogance and greed.  FULL STORY

 

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