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Las Vegas kind to rookie crowd

By Jerry Bonkowski
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, March 5, 2004

LAS VEGAS -- Whenever a rookie driver ascends to the pinnacle of stock car racing, one of the first things he's met with is skepticism from both Nextel Cup fans and fellow drivers alike. Can he truly match fenders with the sport's best? Can he stay out of trouble? Does he have the intelligence to move over and let faster -- and more veteran -- drivers go by when they're barking at his tail? Does he know his place in the grand scheme of things? But invariably, those questions boil down to just ...

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