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Nashville race hampered by lack of second racing groove

By John Oreovicz
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, July 16, 2007

LEBANON, Tenn. -- Traffic was the hot topic before and after the Firestone Indy 200 -- and not just on the permanent construction zone that is the greater Nashville freeway system. Nashville Superspeedway is basically a one-groove track for the IndyCar Series, and heading into the 200-lap (266-mile) race, the front-running drivers were concerned that lapped traffic would be a big factor in the rain-delayed event. They were right. Tony Kanaan was eliminated after just 36 laps when he was too ...

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