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Bobcats hope for Hollywood hype, NASCAR style

By Marty Smith
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, November 9, 2006

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Not long ago, NASCAR was a 200 mph Jeff Foxworthy joke -- and still is for folks unwilling to look beyond the antiquated beer-swillin', 'baccer chawin' redneck stereotypes. "When you have that presence from another major sport, the largest sport, in your community, and all of them making substantial money and all of them being sports fans, it makes sense to me to reach out and build an alliance." -- Fred Whitfield Then there's the other side, those reared in NASCAR who see ...

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