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Halfway to Charlotte
It’s not a bird. It’s not a plane. It’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Getty Images photo for NASCAR) Clinton, S.C., Friday, May 23, 2014, 4:54 p.m. The most identifiable place to meet in my native state is a...
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The Most Trifling Time of the Year
Stately Charlotte Motor Speedway, seen in a fishbowl. (NASCAR via Getty Images) Clinton, South Carolina, Monday, January 19, 2015, 10:30 a.m. NASCAR takes up every month of the year except two. It...
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Five for the Ages
Terry Labonte (Monte Dutton sketch). Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, May 21, 2015, 10:41 a.m. NASCAR has announced five more members of its Hall of Fame: Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte,...
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Just Let ‘Shoeless Joe’ Rest in Peace
Greenville’s Fluor Field includes a small museum devoted to native son Shoeless Joe Jackson. (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 7:27 a.m. I heard last night the...
View ArticleA Stop on an Old Road
Clinton, South Carolina, Friday, May 22, 2017, 11:15 p.m. I’ve about got the reacquaintance out of the way. Last Saturday and this Thursday have exceeded my Charlotte Motor Speedway budget for...
View ArticleThe Elusive Measure of Fame
Clinton, South Carolina, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 9:22 a.m. As luck would have it, more to dwell on than last week’s race has materialized in the wide, wide world of NASCAR. If you’ve an interest in...
View ArticleA Voter’s Got a Right to … Vote
Clinton, South Carolina, Friday, May 25, 2018, 10:47 a.m. Today’s world is one of absolutes. Most people don’t seem to believe in the right of anyone else’s opinion. They want to limit everything. This...
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