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NASCAR ExaminerThere's more to NASCAR racing than turning left and Valli Hilaire,author of the website 'The Fast and the Fabulous', is here to enlighten you. From celebrity sightings to what the drivers' wives are wearing, check in with Valli daily.
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The Photo Jimmie Johnson Doesn't Want You to See
Valli Hilaire - NASCAR Examiner
It's a well known fact that Jimmie Johnson has a friend in pop star Nick Lachey. The two buddies even created a charity golf tournament together. So it was no surprise that Lachey was in victory lane with Jimmie after he won the Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Phoenix a few weeks ago. But for Johnson it was surprising to see his face on the t-shirt Lachey was wearing that day. The white shirt featured Jimmie's high school yearbook photo. The shirts were made by Johnson's wife, Chandra, for his birthday one year.
"I never thought I'd see the shirt again, and then Nick showed up with it again," Johnson said. "That's my senior photo. That's going to haunt me for a long time."
Nick calls it his lucky shirt and with Jimmie's first win of the year coming on the same day he showed up at the track wearing it, he might be right.
I think Jimmie is right about this photo haunting him, 'cause I for one plan on keeping this sucker online forever. Although, as high school photos go it's really not that bad.
Topics: NASCAR , Sprint Cup , Jimmie Johnson , Nick Lachey , Chandra Johnson
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The All-Star Race and Why I Won't be Watching
Valli Hilaire - NASCAR Examiner
I still don't have the SPEED channel and therefore won't be able to watch the NASCAR All-Star event. Yes, I know it's shameful and sad but for as many reasons that I have to justify the cost of having the channel I really don't want to pay all that extra... Read More
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Valli Hilaire - NASCAR Examiner
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Valli Hilaire - NASCAR Examiner
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Topics: NASCAR , Sprint Cup , Kyle Busch , Dale Earnhardt Jr. , Jeff Gordon , Casey Mears , Kurt Busch , Elliott Sadler , Reed Sorenson
Dear Diary, Kyle Busch Won Again. Ugh.
Valli Hilaire - NASCAR Examiner
On Saturday I went to a friend's birthday party so I missed the entire race. I taped it, of course, but when I heard that Kyle Busch had won the Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington my desire to watch it plummeted. I've said before that racing can't be... Read More
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Dale Does The Retro Thing, but He's Not The Only One
Valli Hilaire - NASCAR Examiner
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Short Cuts: Jeff Gordon Attends a Costume Gala
Valli Hilaire - NASCAR Examiner
And so here are a lot of the things I’ve been meaning to post this week. -- Jeff Gordon escorted his wife, Ingrid Vandebosch to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala on Monday night. The theme of the night was "Superheroes"... Read More
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Valli Hilaire - NASCAR Examiner
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Valli Hilaire - NASCAR Examiner
I take great exception with Shawn Courchesne at the Hartford Courant and his latest headline. "Intimidator Spirit Lives in Kyle Busch, Not Dale Earnhardt Jr." That's a load of bull. Courchesne says this: A cursory search of Youtube on Sunday... Read More
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Valli Hilaire - NASCAR Examiner
So I was watching the final laps of the Dan Lowry 400 on Saturday pacing around the living room saying "come on Dale, come on Dale, come on Dale" over and over. If you saw me in those moments you would have thought I had obsessive compulsive... Read More
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