December 05, 2007

Charting The Nascar Universe

IN THE VOYAGE TO RACING'S MOST GLITTERING PRIZE, WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND. HERE'S AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD LOOK AT THE SPORT'S BALANCE OF POWER

Richard O'Brien

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THE MIKEY WAY
After Michael Waltrip's disastrous 2007 season with the fledgling Toyota operation, car-gazers are asking whether this is a new star being born or a black hole sucking all to oblivion.

DARIO'S COMET
Streaking in from the open-wheel galaxies, this dazzling celestial body (headed by Mr. Ashley Judd, Dario Franchitti, and including the likes of Sam Hornish Jr. and Jacques Villeneuve) could light up Cup racing for years to come.

CoT ASTEROID BELT
You can't stop the Car of Tomorrow. Look out for spins, scrapes and collisions.

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