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Rainout puts JJ on pole at Martinsville

Oct. 17, 2008
The field for the sixth race of the Chase, at Martinsville, will be set on points, meaning Jeff Gordon will start eighth and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson will start first.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler