Coca-Cola NHRA LUCAS OIL NHRA Drag Racing Series Divisional Maple Grove Park Raceway 30 Stauffer Park Lane Mohnton, Pa. March 27-May 26, Various Prices (610) 856-7200 "Dem nascars go fast!" exclaimed the man standing next to me. "They sure do," I replied. His bright blue Pepsi racing jacket and his lack of teeth made me say hello. He told me he was in his fourth year at a local community college (you can only do two), but he didn't think he would finish ("Schoolings is not my thing") because he was happily moving up in the ranks at Hollywood Video. A woman approached, his girlfriend, wearing tight black jeans with teased bleached blond hair. She was an obvious disciple of Dolly Parton's haute couture. It turns out that car racing is one of the most popular sports in America. I don't know what that says more about, the sport or the American public.

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