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NASCAR goes back in time by restoring Chase format
NASCAR's convoluted playoff format confused most everyone, so on Monday, it announced it was bringing back the postseason formula from 2004-13.
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A miracle child, a priceless penny and a racing legend
Back in 1998, long before the United States stopped producing the penny, a little girl with spina bifida gave Dale Earnhardt a gift that raises the question: What if pennies are actually worth everything?
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The priceless penny that changed a sport forever
Dale Earnhardt won the 1998 Daytona 500 with a little girl's lucky penny glued to his dashboard. Today, the U.S. has stopped producing pennies, but she's here to say they're the "best thing ever."
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