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C'mon, people, is anyone really gonna miss that extra 100 miles?

By Ryan McGee
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

We who love racing have a problem that we need to address, and this weekend at Pocono Raceway, that dependency will be on display for the world to see … for at least 3½ hours. No, Mr. President, I'm not talking about our "addiction" to oil. And no, Mr. Cruise, I'm not talking about the need for speed. I'm talking about our obsession with the number 500. As in, why exactly are we enduring 500 miles of racing this weekend? "Are races too long?" Jeff Burton answers the question by re ...

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