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Bragging rights on line as Cup teams turn to Charlotte

By Mark Ashenfelter
ESPN.com

Thursday, October 11, 2007

CONCORD, N.C. -- There's no place like home in the world of NASCAR. Drivers, and especially the men and women who make up their race teams, are seemingly on the road nonstop from February to mid-November. It's a grueling stretch, with more nights spent in hotel rooms than their homes on a weekly basis. So racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway is a treat. Saturday night's Bank of America 500 is NASCAR's version of a "home game," and that raises the stakes on a number of levels. For one, winning at ho ...

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