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    Phoenix Racing says its new deal with former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kurt Busch is for only for 2012, a time during which Busch hopes to rebuild his reputation following an abrupt and ugly departure after six successful years at Penske Racing.         Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20111223/NASCAR/111229951#ixzz1hkoUkT8T

In the final race of the season Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wheldon’s car was entangled in what was obviously a fierce 15-car pileup on Lap 13, when the #77 car flew over another vehicle and landed in a catch fence just outside turn 2. The 33-year-old racer [...]