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Fort Hood tragedy looms large at TMS

By Terry Blount
ESPN.com

Friday, November 6, 2009

FORT WORTH, Texas -- When practice ended Friday afternoon, a large U.S. Army logo was painted on the frontstretch grass at Texas Motor Speedway. The logo included a message: "God Bless Our Fort Hood Troops." This weekend is a somber time at TMS. NASCAR is racing only 130 miles up I-35 from the site of the tragedy at Fort Hood, where 13 people were killed and 31 others injured Friday in a senseless shooting rampage. TMS president Eddie Gossage decided to add the logo to honor the fallen so ...

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