How much does a NASCAR race add to the local economy? A look at Talladega’s payoff


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WOODTV.com— The biggest names in NASCAR are set to race at the Talladega Superspeedway this weekend.

AL.com—Who’ll win NASCAR’s Geico 500 race at Talladega Superspeedway? Your guess might be as good as mine. Picking a single winner for Sunday's race is a little too tough, so, instead here's five good guesses and maybe even one or two that will surprise you.

WFIN Local News—NASCAR driver Ryan Sieg’s car bursts into flames during race at Dover. NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ryan Sieg was involved in a scary incident on Saturday at Dover International Speedway during the A-Game 200. Sieg stopped in Turn 2 on Lap 28 as the fire began under his hood. He was able to park the vehicle near the apron and make an escape from the burning

www.counterpunch.org—The U.S. Economy is Not What It’s Cracked Up To Be. How will Biden conceal the inflation rampaging throughout his term? The latest scheme appears to be draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the last drop. It’s already down to 17 percent, because Biden opened the spigot when his idiotic sanctions on Russian energy back in 2022 boosted prices at the pump into the stratosphere, always a terrifying development for homo politicus. Biden tamed gas prices by emptying most of the SPR. Now he may finish it off, because no, he can’t have gas prices...