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Atlantic News This Page © 2004 Connelly Communications, LLC, PO Box 592 Hampton, NH 03843- Contributed items and logos are © and ™ their respective owners Unauthorized reproduction 2 of this page or its contents for republication in whole or in part is strictly prohibited • For permission, call (603) 926-4557 • AN-Mark 9A-EVEN- Rev 12-16-2004 PAGE 2A | ATLANTIC NEWS | MAY 5, 2006 | VOL 31, NO 17 ATLANTICNEWS.COM . WEATHER THE WEEKEND FRIDAY, MAY 5 SATURDAY, MAY 6 SUNDAY, MAY 7 MONDAY, MAY 8 PARTLY CLOUDY CHANCE OF RAIN CHANCE OF SHOWERS MOSTLY CLEAR HIGH: 59° LOW: 45° HIGH: 62° LOW: 46° HIGH: 60S°LOW: 40S° HIGH: 60’S°LOW: 40’S° Cyan NEWBURYPORT’S HAMPTON HARBOR’S PORTSMOUTH HARBOR’S DOVER POINT’S Magenta 10 DAY TIDES 10 DAY TIDES 10 DAY TIDES 10 DAY TIDES HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE Tides provided by DATE AM PM AM PM . DATE AM PM AM PM . DATE AM PM AM PM . 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L A R E T I L V B Expires other offers N Oct. 30, 2006 IN THE 11 E I T F E L B M A Expires R Spring Hours Oct. 30, 2006 910 H P A T I P E I A ATLANTIC A Open at 7:00 a.m. - Breakfast & Lunch - (Closed Tuesdays) 8 S L K R E N N I G E B f t u e NEWS 4567 123 Serving Dinner Thursday, Friday and Saturday Evenings This Page © 2004 Connelly Communications, LLC, PO Box 592 Hampton, NH 03843- Contributed items and logos are © and ™ their respective owners Unauthorized 39 reproduction of this page or its contents for republication in whole or in part is strictly prohibited • For permission, call (603) 926-4557 • AN-Mark 9A-ODD- Rev 12-16-2004 ATLANTICNEWS.COM VOL 32, NO 17 | MAY 5, 2006 | ATLANTIC NEWS | PAGE 39A RACING CORNER JOHNSON WINS TALLADEGA It shot up into Ryan New- Busch Series Aaron’s 312 at vers: 1. Harvick-1639, 2. Talladega, Clint Bowyer, dri- mom and dad and then start- man’s No. 12 Dodge, which Talladega Superspeedway. Bowyer-1340, 3. Edwards- ver of the No. 7 Jack Daniels, ed competing locally against BY GERALD HODGES was running on the outside, The two-time NASCAR Busch 1267, 4. Hamlin-1247, 5. Yeley- Richard Childress Chevrolet them. I ran more against my SPECIAL TO THE ATLANTIC NEWS and then into Martin Truex Series champion — whose No. 1224, 6. Menard-1212, 7. Kyle was the leader with 85 points. mom than my dad. The first TALLADEGA, AL | Jim- Jr.’s No. 1 Chevrolet. With the 8 Chevrolet carried the famil- Busch-1202, 8. Biffle-1154, 9. Bowyer’s home town is year she beat me a lot, but the mie Johnson fought his way cars running in a typical Tal- iar black paint scheme of Dale Wood-1143, 10. Sauter-1111. Emporia, Kansas, and he second year, I beat her.” around four other cars, includ- ladega pack, that set off a crash Earnhardt on Dale Earnhardt earned two wins in the Busch Stremme is from South Bend, ing two teammates, in the final involving at least 15 cars. Day — recorded his 13th Series while driving the RCR Indiana. nine laps of green-flag racing GATEWAY WIN FOR BODINE “It just looked like we were career victory while becoming AC Delco No. 2. He made his Brent Sherman, driver of to win Monday’s rain-delayed in the wrong spot at the wrong the only series driver to win in MADISON, IL | Todd cup debut April 23, 2005 at the No. 49 BAM Racing Aaron’s 499 at Talladega time,” Busch said. “I was just his first three starts at the 2.66- Bodine drove his Toyota Tun- Phoenix. Bowyer has earned Dodge is seventh with 38 Superspeedway. minding my own business mile superspeedway. dra to its second victory of the two Rookie of the Race awards points. The St. Paul, Minneso- The last restart came on lap there and there just wasn’t Driving a car owned by season and fifth in the last in 2006, with an average finish ta driver was an Air Force Sur- 179 of the 188-lap race, and quite enough room. I got hit in Dale Earnhardt Inc., Truex cel- eight races to capture Saturday of 17.1. veillance Technician, who Johnson was running fifth, the left-rear quarter panel and ebrated what would have night’s NASCAR Craftsman Denny Hamlin, driver of enforced no-fly zones around behind Tony Stewart, Jeff Gor- that turned me sideways.” been The Intimidator’s 55th Truck Series Ram Tough 200 at Joe Gibbs No. 11 is second the globe while in the U.S. Air don, Brian Vickers, and Jamie Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished birthday by giving the compa- Gateway International Race- with 77 points. He hails from Force. McMurray. 31st after having a rough day. ny yet another restrictor-plate way. Chesterfield, Virginia. His Jeff Gordon gained the First, a right front tire blew out victory. Earnhardt, who won Bodine, who led three average finish in 2006 is 21.5. WEEKEND lead from Stewart with eight during lap 88, and then the 10 races at Talladega, was times for 66 laps, dropped Martin Truex Jr., the 2005 RACING to go, and then got shuffled engine in his No. 8 expired on killed in a 2001 accident at from the lead to mid-pack, Busch Series champion was back. He was replaced by RICHMOND, VA | The lap 153. Daytona. two-thirds of the way into the tabbed as the top rookie in the another Hendrick teammate, Busch and Nextel Cup series Johnson has regained the “This is up there at the top 200-mile, 160-lap race, follow- preseason poll.
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