AM 1240 KLYQ » racing http://klyq.com Hamilton's News Talk Leader Fri, 24 May 2013 01:27:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Jimmie Johnson Wins Daytona 500; Danica Patrick Finishes 8th http://klyq.com/jimmie-johnson-wins-2013-daytona-500-danica-patrick-8th/ http://klyq.com/jimmie-johnson-wins-2013-daytona-500-danica-patrick-8th/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:17:55 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=116548 Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500 on Sunday, holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Newman to win the first points race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Pole-sitter Danica Patrick finished eighth. Earlier in the race on lap 90, Patrick became the first woman to lead a lap at the Daytona 500.

With two laps left in the race, Johnson led Greg Biffle and Patrick, with Earnhardt in fourth, when the final charge began. Johnson, a five-time Cup Series champion, was able to dash away while Earnhardt made his m

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]]> http://klyq.com/jimmie-johnson-wins-2013-daytona-500-danica-patrick-8th/feed/ 0 Jerry Markland, Getty Images Go for a Ride in a Formula One Race Car Without Leaving Your Living Room http://klyq.com/go-for-a-ride-in-an-formula-one-race-car-without-leaving-your-living-room/ http://klyq.com/go-for-a-ride-in-an-formula-one-race-car-without-leaving-your-living-room/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:00:57 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://thefw.com/?p=141437 Going for a ride in a high performance race car might look like a blast, but it’s quite dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing. These are powerful, fuel injected vehicles that respond to the slightest movements and reactions. One slight turn or brake can mean the different between setting a world record for the fastest lap on the Circuits of the Americas or the most compound fractures sustained in a car accident.

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