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A taste of Talladega: lots of hospitable folks camp out--and eat--in NASCAR's party zone, and they're even kind to Yankees.(NASCAR)

The Sporting News

| May 19, 2006 | Crossman, Matt | COPYRIGHT 2006 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Only at a NASCAR track could I interview a man wearing nothing but a tire, shoes and a straw hat. Chris MacNicol posed for countless pictures with Joe Nemechek's right front tire from 2004 Daytona 500 qualifying strategically placed across his middle. In one photo, two women stood with their arms around him, peering down, looking, I guess, for a valve stem. Said the man taking the picture: "Look at me!"

Look at me--an idea NASCAR fans love and hate. They love to show off their passion for their sport, but they hate being ridiculed for that passion. Or for being rednecks. Or because their sport is nothing but cars driving in circles. As if grown men swinging a ...

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