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Todd Bodine overcame a midrace spin to win the NASCAR Trucks Series race at Kentucky on Friday night, ending star Kyle Busch's three-series winning streak at four.

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The NASCAR Trucks Series will make two visits to Kentucky Speedway in 2011.

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Contestants have a chance at making a NASCAR team.

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"Changing Lanes" chronicles 10 young female and minority racers in NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program as they compete for four spots on a team.

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Give me the Countdown over the Chase any day.

The NHRA version of a playoff is fewer races than the Chase (six instead of 10) and fewer qualifiers (10 instead of 12) for each of its pro classes.

Fewer playoff events mean each race has greater significance. And fewer competitors mean each driver has a better chance of winning the title.

The NHRA also gets it right by starting the playoff with its biggest event, a change for this season. The U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis, which begin Friday in...

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