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Tag Archives: 2011
Atlantis comes in for its final landing
Posted at 08:41 AM ET, 07/21/2011 Video By Melissa Bell (Bill Ingalls/AP) Just before sunrise, the space shuttle Atlantis made its final landing, putting to bed the 30-year U.S. shuttle program. “Like a UFO in the dark, fiery contrails lighting Florida up,” Beth Carpenter wrote on Twitterin one of the many elegies. The NASA Goddard Photo and Video [...]
USPS Issue Indianapolis 500 Centennial Stamp By John Beltz Snyder May 24, 2011
The United States Postal Service has issued Indianapolis 500 Forever Stamp to celebrate the centennial of the famous race. The 100th Indy 500 will take place on Sunday, May 25. The stamp depicts the race’s first winner, Ray Harroun, in his self-designed Marmon Wasp, a six-cylinder, black and yellow car. For auto enthusiasts and philatelists [...]
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Wheldon A Winner Dan Wheldon won the Indianapolis 500 in spectacular fashion on Sunday after rookie J.R. Hildebrand slammed the wall in the final turn
Race Results below 2011 ESPN Internet VenturesDan Wheldon gets stunning Indy win Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — JR Hildebrand was one turn away from winning the Indianapolis 500 on his very first try. Then, within sight of the checkered flag, the 23-year-old Californian made the ultimate rookie mistake. Hildebrand slammed into the wall on the final [...]
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100th anniversary has makings of classic
100th anniversary has makings of classic Author BIO from fox news exclusive Holly Cain has covered racing in all its forms for 21 years, winning multiple awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors and Society of Professional Journalists for feature and news writing. She chronicled NASCAR Champion Rusty Wallace’s final season, authoring a book called [...]
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