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Edwards holds off Kyle Busch to win Nashville 300 (PA SportsTicker)

Carl Edwards was coming in for his postrace news conference when a race official remarked that he now has enough guitars to start a band.

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mustang Richmond International Raceway Preview

2011 NNS Ricky Stenhouse ? Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCARRicky Stenhouse Jr. – BUBBA burger 250 ADVANCE Team: No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mustang Crew Chief: Mike Kelley Chassis: RK-645 THE STATS Date Event S F Laps Status Winnings 4-30-10 BUBBA burger 250 15 20 250/252 Running $24,343 9-10-10 Virginia...more»

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Track improvements made for IndyCar race in Brazil

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Name That Shifter, No. 21

It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save the Manuals button and sticker. Good luck!

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Fiat 500C to Start at $20,000, Configurator Live

U.S. pricing for the Fiat 500C has been announced, and the diminutive droptop will start at $20,000 for the base Pop model, or a hefty $4000 more than a 500 Pop three-door hatchback. (For reference, Smart puts a $3K premium on the convertible version of its Fortwo Passion.) The top-spec 500C Lounge, the only other [...]

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NYC Taxi of Tomorrow Finalist Karsan May Build Vehicles in Brooklyn

New York City?s known the end of the Crown Vic era was nigh for some time now. Everyone with a stake in the taxi industry has been planning for it?repair shops even hoard parts?and New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission is holding a competition for the city?s next cab. There are now but a mere [...]

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Report: BMW X1 will go on sale in Canada, still no word on U.S.

Filed under: Car Buying, Crossover, BMW, Canada, Luxury

2011 BMW X1 - Click above for high-res image gallery

Call the BMW X1 what you like. A hatchback with an identity crisis. A BMW crossover with a Napoleon complex. But whatever you call it, you can't argue with its success. Since going on sale less than two years ago in Europe, the smallest of Munich's X Series has sold out in just about every market it's reached. Which is why it's not here in America yet - the Bavarian automaker just can't keep up with demand, and taking a bite out of the U.S. market is more than it can chew at the moment.

That won't stop the X1 from reaching our neighbors to the north, though. A BMW dealership in the affluent Toronto suburb of Thornhill has announced that the X1 is coming to that vast frozen landmass above the 49th Parallel, verified by the inclusion of the CUV's presence on the BMW Canada website, but not on BMW USA's.

It won't be the first time the Canucks are getting an import before America does - the Mercedes-Benz B-Class stands as another notable German example - but could this prove a precursor to the crossover's arrival in the United States? We'll just have to sit tight and see - either that or defect northwards.

Gallery: 2011 BMW X1

[Source: BMW Autohaus]

Report: BMW X1 will go on sale in Canada, still no word on U.S. originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kubica set to leave hospital

Robert Kubica is set to leave hospital within the next 10 days to begin the next phase of the rehabilitation process that he hopes will get him back into Formula 1. The Pole has been at the Santa Corona hospital in Italy since the rally crash in February that left him with serious arm and leg injuries. Speaking to the official Renault F1 website on Thursday, Kubica said that he intends to return home to Monaco soon - before moving to the Formula Medicine clinic in Italy to continue his recovery

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Eyes on the Street: NYPD?s Traffic Enforcement Resources at Work

Here’s another story of how Police Commissioner Ray Kelly allows his scarce traffic safety resources to be spent. Reader Marc Norman took this picture after an encounter at the base of the Williamsburg Bridge bike-ped path this morning. He writes: Because I can’t help myself, I got off my bike and asked the cop parked here, [...]

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