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F1 'foolish' to clash with NASCAR schedule
The top executive at Texas Motor Speedway is frustrated over Formula One's decision to hold the United States Grand Prix at Austin on the same weekend that his track hosts all three of NASCAR's national series. Speaking before Tuesday's celebration of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s victory in the Daytona 500, Eddie Gossage said the scheduling change was 'arrogant.' 'I absolutely think it's foolish,' said Gossage, the track's president and general manager. 'It's a shot fired by Formula One at NASCAR. I can't say I was surprised because (F1 CEO) Bernie Ecclestone does a lot of foolish things. The thing he unfortunately doesn't recognise is there is an 800-pound gorilla when it comes to major American...
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