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Daniker is gets a Speed Racer Ticket

Daniker Patrick gave her autograph to the Scottsdale, AZ, Police on Dec. 9, according to the Indy Star and others.

Unfortunately it was on a speeding ticket. Danica allegedly had her gold 2007 Mercedes rolling at 54 mph in a 35 mph zone.

In January 2008, she was bah-husted for doing 57 in a 40. No word if the second ticket in a year means Danica will have to go to driving school. If so, Verses will probably carry it LIVE.

MyNameIsIRL.com Hands out a Mini

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In today's epic, Jeffy gives out his coveted Mini award for the Comdback of the Year. Who will it be? Sarah Fisher has my vote locked up, but I fear I'm in the minority.

Check it ... Mini 2008: Comeback of the Year.

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2008 Oreo Awards

pressdog homezilla John Oreovicz lately of rpm.espn.com, busts out with his 2008 Oreo Awards here. Sadly no category for Best Word Butcher (blogger) but I'm sure it was merely an oversight.

For better for some, for worse for others, these are the 2008 Oreo Awards.

IndyCar Teams Offer Advice to Ailing Stock Car Organizations

IndyCar teams that have long learned to get by on $3.29 a day find themselves besieged by calls for advice from once mighty stock car teams.

"It's a little bit insane," said one insider for the chronically under-funded Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. "Teams who are used to scraping by on $15 million a year are suddenly calling us for advice on how to scrounge up money and how to stretch a dollar."

Leilani Münter 36th Quickest at Daytona Test

pressdog fave Leilani Münter squeezed 179.511 mph out of her 3-year-old Ford ride at Daytona over the weekend, good enough to be 36th fastest out of 57 testers.

The Müntastic One drove for the underfunded Hylton Motorsports and EM Motorsports. Münter fans everywhere spent Monday adding "a ride for Leilani" to their last-minute Christmas lists.

For a recap from the ARCA site, click here.

UPDATE: Leilani posted a news release here.

And some YouTube of the deal below.

Iowa Speedway Gets Amusing Truck Race

Iowa Speedway officials hit a new level of excited frothing Thursday when they announced that the N-word truck series will run on September 5, 2009. The race replaces an event originally scheduled for May 23, 2009 at Mansfield Motorsports Park in Ohio.

The Old Super Deuce, Rusty Wallace, commented thusly: "We never expected in our wildest dreams to get the schedule we now have as quickly as it has developed. We are very grateful to NASCAR," Wallace said.

The Amusing Trucks combine with a Nationbusch race on Aug. 1 to give the track's schedule a definite N-word patina.

Read all about it here.

Belle Isle Cracked, Officials Fear Sleep Deprivation

The loss of the race at Belle Isle for the 2009 IndyCar season has public health officials worried that IndyCar fans may end up sleep deprived.

"We could always count on the Belle Isle snoozer to give people three hours of uninterrupted sleep every year," said one national health expert. "Now that it's gone, I'm afraid race fans may do something that actually keeps them awake."

The loss of the race probably won't be lamented by many drivers who blame it's tight confines for sticking a fork in any "overtaking."

Leilani Münter Tests in Fenderland

Eco-friendly pdog homey Leilani Münter will get fendered up and test an ARCA car for EM Motorsports and Hylton Motorsports in Daytona Beach, FL this weekend. Leilani will drive the team's 2005 Ford Taurus in an agressive fashion around the famed oval.

Said the Müntalicious One: "I can't thank Hylton Motorsports and EM Motorsports enough for this opportunity. There is no better racetrack in the world to get behind the wheel of a stock car than Daytona. To have the opportunity to work with James Hylton, a true legend in the sport, is an absolute honor and I know I will learn a lot from him."

For full details, cruise the umlauted one's site by clicking here.

Sarah Fisher to Dish Some Hollywood Dirt Friday

pressdog homezilla Sarah Fisher will guest co-host the Smiley Morning Radio Show on WZPL 99.5 in Indianapolis along with Dave Smiley on Friday, December 12.

Sarah fills in for regular co-host KJ and will report the news along with Hollywood Dirt report with the help of EXTRA TV’s Carlos Diaz.

This is the fourth time Sarah has guest co-hosted the show. You can call and talk to Sarah and Smiley from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m (Eastern) by calling 317.228.1099 or toll-free at 877.385.1099. Tell them pressdog sent you!

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