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Concord NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Danica Patrick revealed on Monday that she will forgo this year's Indianapolis 500 and will instead compete in the 600-mile Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 -- NASCAR's longest race of the season -- are scheduled on May 27.

 

Last November, Patrick and her team owner, Tony Stewart, who is the reigning Sprint Cup champion, announced eight of her 10-scheduled races, beginning with the February 26 season-opening Daytona 500. She is also slated to compete at Darlington (May 12), Bristol (August 25), Atlanta (September 2), Chicagoland (Sept. 16), Dover (Sept. 30), Texas (November 4) and Phoenix (Nov. 11).

 

Patrick has competed in the Indy 500 in each of the last seven years, finishing in the top-10 six times. Her best finish in that race is third, which came in 2009. She posted a fourth-place run at Indy during her '05 rookie season in IndyCar.

 

Regarding this year's race at Indy, Patrick noted "It was just something that didn't quite work out on the business side of things."

 

"The entire NASCAR family is saddened by the loss of a true icon in our sport, Dr. Joe Mattioli," NASCAR chairman and chief executive officer Brian France said in a statement. "Doc's relationship with my family reaches three generations, all the way back to my grandfather [NASCAR founder William H.G. France]. His passion for the sport will live on in the hearts of his family and our fans. His contributions to our sport are wide-spread. We have lost a great leader - and a great person. NASCAR offers its deepest condolences to his wife, Rose, and the entire Mattioli family."

 

In 2009, Mattioli received the Philanthropic Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals for his contributions to local civic organizations, hospitals, schools and charities. He served on the board of directors of numerous organizations and was dedicated to improving the quality of life in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

 

Service arrangements for Mattioli were not announced as of Thursday afternoon.

 

NASCAR made such drastic changes to help improve track attendance and television ratings, which had both slumped in recent years.

 

The 2011 season in NASCAR's premier series -- now known as the Sprint Cup Series -- featured the closest battle for the championship. Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards ended the season in a points tie (2,403 each), but Stewart captured his third title by virtue of his five wins -- all of them in the Chase -- compared to only one for Edwards.

 

One significant change for 2012 is the electronic fuel injection systems, which are replacing carburetors in the Sprint Cup cars. Electronic fuel injection has been a project that NASCAR has worked on with both McLaren Electronic Systems and Freescale Semiconductor the last several years.

 

NASCAR also worked with Sprint Cup teams to test the technology this past season.

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•    ultimo sprint ! Viernessssss.

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•    #PengetahuanSosial ternyata Si Neng Aprilia adalah seorang pembalap Nascar..

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•    It's thursday and I ain't even drinking. What theeeeee fuck?!

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•    Thirsty thursday

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•    Anna Meares in action tonight in sprint QFs as the fastest qualifier. Come watch the 8 x World Champion fly at the #tracknats.

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•    #Imagine Joe hacks your Twitter and changes your location to: "In my bed with me - Joe" and bio to: "I love you, beautiful."

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•    i feel soo bad for my baby [phone]. =( her screen is shattered. smh. && sprint bitch asses wont take my shit!!

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•    Anything can happen thursday

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•    I swear Doc Mattioli died the same week as #JoePaterno so he could kick his ass out of heaven. Doc didn't go for child molestation rings.

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