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Craig Hover served as promoter of I-70 Speedway, and worked at Heartland Park Topeka and Lakeside Speedway. Craig has been an ISCA judge, an editor for several automotive publications, and an analyst for The Automobile Red Book. Contact Craig at craig@championdirect.com.

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Examiner editors pick the top five cars of the year. Summaries and opinions about the finalists.

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 · 9 comments

More than 300 transportation Examiners were given the opportunity to nominate their picks for 2010 “Car of the Year.” The choices were...
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Fritz Henderson resigns as CEO of GM. Edward Whitacre, Jr. takes position in the interim

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson resigned today. For the time-being, Edward Whitacre, Jr. will take his place. Henderson was appointed to the CEO...
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The rowdy realm of Rat Rods

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Before I wrote this story, I punched the term “Rat Rod” into eBay and got nearly 6,300 hits. There were 2006 Cadillac STS-V seats, an...
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Jim Raycik's Downtown Desoto brings back the car dealership of the 1950s in downtown Clinton, Mo.

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Wouldn't it be cool to visit a dealership from the late 1950s/early '60s? You'd be able to see all the cars just as they were new. You could see the...
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Door dings and parking lot damage--fix, repair, and avoid for a merrier Christmas.

Saturday, November 28th, 2009 · 1 comment

Inconsiderate people. They're everywhere. Never is it more evident than when you look down the sides of used cars. Everyone seems to endure the...
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In honor of Thanksgiving, here are some of the biggest automotive turkeys of all time

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 · 2 comments

Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Time for people to gather around a turkey and celebrate. But around here, we are going to celebrate some automotive...
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101-year-old Virgil Coffman buys new Transformers Camaro. Meet Virgil, and learn about Bumblebee.

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 · 1 comment

Last week, 101-year-old Virgil Coffman became the oldest owner of a 2010 Chevy Camaro. He purchased his new muscle car from Miles Chevrolet in...
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Photobucket provides fun and easy editing features for all your favorite car photos

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Ain't technology great? I used to take all my car photos with a Polaroid Sun camera. They were not good pictures, but they came our right away,...
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Johnson wins an amazing fourth NASCAR championship in-a-row. Some thoughts.

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

We all knew it was going to happen. Jimmie Johnson took home the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. More amazing—it was his fourth...
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Chrysler concept Idea Cars showed the best of Chrysler designers, Ghia, and Virgil Exner

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Concept cars have always been a big part of the auto industry. Whether they foreshadow an upcoming model, highlight various ideas that might make it...
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