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He's Got Shotgun

By Monty Collins

Monday, December 1, 2008

It's 9 o'clock on a fall night 20 years ago in Rockford, Ill., and a local short-track ace and his crew chief have been underneath their car since sunrise. The driver wants to call it a day. He stands, throws up his hands and announces that the car is as ready as it's going to be for the next race. "That's it," he says. "Time to pack it in." "Hang on," the crew chief begs from somewhere under the hood, his voice cracking. "I have an idea that might buy us a little something." "Chad," the d ...

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