Hot Rod Races Up Charts
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For the first time since Jimmy Carter sat in the White House and   Star Wars had no sequels, Rod Stewart has the nation's number one   album.
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Last season, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 19th in the Nextel Cup points standings, his mouth often ran faster than his sluggish No. 8 Chevrolet.
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After rocketing from No. 42 to the  top of the chart last week, Rihanna&#39;s &quot;Umbrella&quot; begins a  second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Animated autos retained the pole position as &quot;Cars&quot; came in No. 1 at the box office for a second weekend with &#36;31.2 million, holding off the wrestling comedy &quot;Nacho Libre&quot; and another car tale, &quot;The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.&quot;
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The steam powered car that is aiming for a land speed record and an alternative fuel future.
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U.S. car-racing movie "Talladega Nights" shot straight to the top of the UK box office over the weekend,
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Having a No. 1 album just isnât what it used to be. This week Alicia Keys is back atop the Billboard chart with âAs I Amâ (J), but the 61,000 copies it has sold is barely above the historic low for a No. 1 album, Nielsen SoundScan reported. The âJunoâ soundtrack, on Rhino, fell to No. 2, with 55,000 sold. New releases dot the chart this week. The Mars Volta, which revels in head-spinningly complex progressive rock, opened in the third spot with 54,000 sales of âFrances the Muteâ (Universal); the Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine reached fourth place with âScream Aim Fireâ (Jive), selling 53,000; and the â2008 Grammy Nomineesâ compilation (Hip-O/Universal) moved 50,000, opening at No. 5. The remix album âHannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Partyâ (Disney) bowed at No. 7, and Vampire Weekend, the acclaimed New York indie band, reached No. 17 with its self-titled debut on the XL label.
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Richmond, VA (Sports Network) - Ryan Newman earned the pole for Saturday night&#39;s Chevy Rock &amp; Roll 400. The No.12 Penske Dodge circled the 0.750-mile Richmond International Raceway short track in 20.
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers join the ranks of artists notching up the most weeks in the UK charts.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Three albums that reached stores  ahead of schedule will lead the next Billboard 200 chart and  raise the profile of hip-hop and R&B.
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After winning the Budweiser Shootout Saturday night in his first race with Hendrick Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Jr. yesterday made it 2 for 2 by winning the first 150-mile qualifying heat of the Gatorade Duels at Daytona International Speedway.
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Veteran rocker Rod Stewart's lucrative outing into the world of romantic golden oldies paid off on Tuesday when he topped the U.S. album charts for the first time in 25 years.
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Amid debuts by several major new releases this week, Justin Timberlake held on to the top spot on the U.S. pop album charts, according to final sales data issued by Nielsen SoundScan Friday.
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FONTANA, Calif. (September 6, 2004) - The lights were a hit as records fell and Elliott Sadler&#39;s stock rose at the inaugural &quot;Finish Under the Lights&quot; Pop Secret 500 at California Speedway Sunday, September 4th.
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The Chrysler Group, the North American arm of DaimlerChrysler AG, continued on its hot streak last month as the only domestic automaker with increasing US sales.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Hendrick Motorsports juggernaut just keeps on rolling.
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HAMPTON, GA. -- Ryan Newman will start tomorrow&#39;s NASCAR race from a familiar spot -- the pole. Newman won his third straight pole and eighth of the year last night, grabbing the top spot for the Bass Pro