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Rain, TV money on Smith's mind.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| March 01, 2003 | Utter, Jim | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. 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

Byline: Jim Utter

LAS VEGAS _ Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman Bruton Smith thinks NASCAR should have canceled last week's Busch series race at North Carolina Speedway instead of postponing it until Monday.

"I think everybody would have been better off had they sat down with the car owners and maybe written some checks and canceled the race and let them come to Las Vegas a little earlier," Smith said. "Other than the winner of the race, I don't think anybody won."

Smith also said he believes NASCAR and rival International Speedway Corp., both controlled by Bill France Jr. and his family, aren't cutting the deck fairly when it comes to ...

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