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Seats still available for Goody's Cool Orange 500 NASCAR Nextel Series race

Good seats remain for the Goody's Cool Orange 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Series race at Martinsville Speedway on April 1, according the the speedway's official Web site.
About this time every year the Speedway ticket office gets calls questioning if the event is sold out, the speedway says. Although the Goody's Cool Orange 500 is normally sold out before the green flag flies, there are good seats remaining for Sunday's event.

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Consumers take gas price hikes in stride

Gas prices may be rising ahead of the summer driving season - in addition to the tensions in Middle East - but consumers seem to be taking the hikes in stride, according to the New York Times. The price of gas has climbed over the last two months to a national average of more than $2.60 a gallon. It has topped $3 a gallon in many parts of the country, particularly along the Pacific Coast.

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Honda wants to be known for safety

Having fostered a reputation for building fuel-efficient vehicles over the last 35 years, Honda now wants to join Volvo as an automaker best known for safety, according to the New York Times.
The company is offering front and side-curtain air bags and antilock brakes on most of its offerings, from the smallest cars to trucks, emphasizing that buyers need not pay top dollar for such protection.

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NASCAR uses wind tunnels to develop car of tomorrow

Nascar has gone from water to wind in search of tools to understand aerodynamics and build faster, safer cars. Wind tunnels, designed to direct air at high speed toward a stationary object while measuring the impact of the forces, have played a crucial role in developing what is known as the Car of Tomorrow, which will make its Nextel Cup series debut Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, according to the New York Times.

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Oil prices continue to pop - top $66 a barrel

Oil prices continued to soar as the political standoff between Britain and Iran over the detainment of 15 marines and sailors hardened, raising fears of interruptions to the oil supply through Iran, according to the Associated Press.
Light, sweet crude futures rose 52 cents to $66.55 a barrel in European electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, from yesterday's six-month record close of $66.03.

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