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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Dan Gelston / The Bulletin
July 16, 2011
LOUDON, N.H. — Bruton Smith boasted about the largest crowd to attend a NASCAR race this season: More than 100,000 fans filled Kentucky Speedway in its inaugural Sprint Cup Series event.
Unfortunately for NASCAR, it was the fans who couldn't get there that got the headlines.
The lasting memory....