TCCC celebrates with new GED grads
      The Tri-County Community College (TCCC) Adult Basic Skills division held its annual graduation ceremony on May 12 on the college's main campus in Peachtree. John Cabe, interim president of the college, was the graduation speaker. He congratulated the graduates on their courage for deciding to go b...
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Lowe's Motor Speedway President Humpy Wheeler selects his top races
By RICK MINTER Cox News Service
      When Bruton Smith and the late Curtis Turner opened what is now Lowe's Motor Speedway in 1960, they wanted to promote a race that stood out among the rest of the major events being run at that time. They decided that adding 100 miles to the standard length of a superspeedway race would create the ...
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On screen and on the track, driver finds success
A look at some of the young drivers who are on the sport's horizon
By RICK MINTER Cox News Service
      Chad McCumbee, who gained his greatest fame through his role in a movie, is hoping racing history repeats itself as he prepares to drive for Petty Enterprises in the Nextel Cup race at Pocono Raceway next month.
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Rick Minter's OBSERVATIONS
Some key story lines in advance of Sunday's Coca-Cola 600
      Team racing Another week in NASCAR, another partnership agreement. Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Richard Childress Racing on Friday announced the formation of Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies, which means the two Chevrolet race teams will be working together to prepare engines.
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KYLE BUSCH
Catching up with ...
      Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, has a victory, three top-fives and six top-10 finishes this season and is 11th in Nextel Cup points. But he's also had some hard crashes in both his Cup and Busch Series cars. He recently met with members of the media, including R...
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