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Mon, Oct 13 2008

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Trackside: Reluctently, veteran engine builder Keith Kunz basks in the limelight

Moments following the U.S. Auto Club Hut Hundred at the Terre Haute Action Track on Saturday night, veteran car-engine builder Keith Kunz appeared almost lost for words when asked to detail the reasons for his immense success at the local half-mile dirt oval.....more>>

Trackside: Tight point races bring out best, worst of times for drivers
With the 2008 racing season rapidly drawing to a close, newly-crowned track champions are starting to reap the rewards of a long summer of intense competition.
Trackside: Nasty weather can’t slow down Valley drag racer
A soggy three-day stretch may have dampened the spirits of fans and racers over the weekend, but not even the inclement conditions could sidetrack one of the top individual performances of the 2008 Wabash Valley racing campaign.
TRACKSIDE: Competitive racing on tap with UMP modifieds
Veteran short track racer Kenny Carmichael will be among the first to acknowledge that the UMP modifieds suffer from a lack of identity at the Terre Haute Action Track.
Trackside: Valley racers chasing Wallys
The stage is set for drag racing’s premier event, the Mac Tools NHRA U.S. National at Indianapolis’ O’Reilly Raceway Park. Often referred to as the “Super Bowl” of drag racing, the six-day event is slated to get under way today and run through the Labor Day weekend.
Trackside: USAC Silver Crown trying to make its way back
When the 2008 U.S. Auto Club Silver Crown season got underway at Phoenix back in February, it did so under the watchful eye of champ car purist.
Trackside: Meet Kenny James, Valley’s best-kept racing secret
An impressive list of credentials has earned him the title as the winningest driver in Wabash Valley Fairgrounds racing history, yet he probably remains one of the best-kept secrets on the area motorsports scene.
Trackside: Racers turn out in big numbers to pay respect to memory of Dallas Montgomery
Drag racers from across the Wabash Valley gathered at Action City Dragway USA on Saturday to pay honor to the man who helped keep their sport alive at the local NHRA-sanctioned dragstrip.
Trackside: Racing, it’s a young man’s sport
It has often been said that racing is a young man’s sport. A quick glance at the latest U.S. Auto Club race results and point rankings tends to offer a measure of credibility to such thinking.
Trackside: Sprint car heroes fade away when driving days are over
Nowhere in motorsports can fame and fortune be as fleeing as that for short track racers. While stock cars will always have their Richard Petty, champ cars their A.J. Foyt, and drag racing their Don Garlits, those who compete on the nation’s short tracks just seem to fade away once their days behind the wheel come to an end.

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Election 2008

• Election '08: Indiana Superintendent of Public Education
• Vigo County Clerk Election Preview
• ELECTION '08: Vigo County sample ballot
• Indiana’s Congressional 8th District Preview
• Vigo County recorder Election Preview

Sports

• Return to form: Colts look like their old selves in blowout of Ravens
• Colts Notebook: Cam Cameron’s Ravens struggle on offense
• Sycamores now own the nation’s longest losing streak
• DHK finishes first year promoting Action Track
• North wins soccer sectional in shootout

Opinion

• Mark Bennett: McCain absent from Indiana
• Stephanie Salter: I don’t know you, but I hate you because I think I know you
• MAX JONES: Daniels off the hook on time-zone issue
• Readers' Forum: Oct. 11, 2008
• FLASHPOINT: Cutting local township assessor too risky

Features

• Memories of Toad Hop, Indiana
• THE JOY LADY: Tale of an empty tomb became truth of Christ
• Make a southern stop at Covered Bridges of Rosedale
• Go behind-the-scenes with Grant Imahara from ‘Mythbusters’
• Parke County Covered Bridge Festival kicks off

Business

• Sycamore Showcase panel: Plenty to blame for economy
• ARTHUR FOULKES: Good reason to be skeptical of government fix for economic woes
• Bayh to host Job Fair, Small Business Summit
• New hotel slated for Terre Haute?
• Chamber to honor business of the year

Schools

• Record number of employers at Indiana State’s Fall Career Fair
• Education briefly
• Across the Wabash Valley
• Colts, company offer grants to youth
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Multimedia

• SLIDESHOW: Race for the Cure 2008
• SLIDESHOW: Victory Days at Terre Haute International Airport-Hulman Field
• SLIDESHOW: 2008 Clay County Popcorn Festival
• VIDEO: Construction under way on replica of Fort LaMotte
• SLIDESHOW: Presidential candidate Barack Obama visits Vigo County

At the Movies

• Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio liven up ‘Body of Lies’
• Wabash Valley movie times
• ‘Flash of Genius’ wipes away suspense
• Ambitious 'Miracle at St. Anna' never hits targets
• Much is wrong in ‘Righteous Kill’

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