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MCG Executive Briefing for Feb. 18, 2013

Posted on February 18, 2013 by MCG

Driver Danica Patrick and car owner Tony Stewart celebrate her historic pole qualifying run for next Sunday’s 2013 Daytona 500. –NASCAR photo 

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Daytona 500 Countdown: day minus 8

Posted on February 16, 2013 by MCG

Only eight days until the 2013 Daytona 500—time to recall some NASCAR greats who ran the number 8.  Continue reading →

Posted in Motorsports | Tagged NASCAR

Saturday Morning CarTune: Route 66

Posted on February 16, 2013 by MCG

You wish you were half this hip. Here’s Bobby Troup performing his best-known composition, “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66.”

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Video: Smokey Yunick speaks

Posted on February 15, 2013 by MCG

YunickSince Smokey Yunick passed away in 2001, there’s an entire generation of gearheads who never got a chance to see and hear him speak. Today we fix that. Here’s one of the great personalities in motorsports telling it like it is.

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Posted in Auto History, Motorsports | Tagged Smokey Yunick

MCG Executive Briefing for Feb. 14, 2013

Posted on February 15, 2013 by MCG

Pre-sale estimates exceed $1,000,000 for this Tucker 48, formerly owned by Star Wars creator George Lucas, at the RM Auctions Amelia Island sale on March 9. Read this car biz news and more in today’s Executive Briefing.

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The Year in Cars: 1955

Posted on February 14, 2013 by MCG

Here’s the latest in a regular series at Mac’s Motor City Garage, the Year in Cars. This time around we feature 1955.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design, The Year in Cars | Tagged 1955

Daytona 500 Countdown: day minus 11

Posted on February 13, 2013 by MCG

With just 11 days remaining until the 2013 Datyona 500, we review one of the most prolific car numbers in NASCAR history: the 11.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Motorsports | Tagged NASCAR, Sprint Cup

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