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NASCAR vs. Motorcycle Racing Coverage | NASCAR Nation

Last October, watching the final round of the 2011 AMA Grand National Championship, Chris Carr’s last professional dirt-track race, I had an epiphany.Last October, watching the final round of the 2011 AMA Grand National Championship, Chris Carr’s last professional dirt-track race, I had an epiphany. Admittedly, it was partly due to the incessant red flags and “ambulance races� that prompted a number of first-time attendees to vow that this would also be their last dirt-track race. But mostly it was because I—one of the faithful, and one of the proud few who has actually ridden on that Pomona Fairplex dirt—found my attention drawn elsewhere. Specifically to the television monitor in the corner of our box seats showing a live broadcast of the inaugural Monster Energy Cup. For those who missed it, AMA Motocross/Supercross Champion Ryan Villopoto capped off his perfect season that night by winning a million dollars.



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