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Here side by side, it gets really tight. there's 125. coming up in turn two, it's down to the 3700-foot back straightaway. there's 130. >> i have no idea how these guys do this. >> 135, 150. you can feel the g-force pushing you down. >> reporter: incredible! this is amazing. >> coming into turn four -- >> reporter: all right. >> i didn't know you wanted to stop. >> reporter: i didn't really, but i think we might be out of time. is anybody still there? >> i was expecting more squealing, rick. >> reporter: there you go. i can't hear anybody back in new york. >> i was worried he was going to be s...

dan wheldon exemplified everything about this series and about why people continue to come to this place, this is the racing capital of the world. >> two other drivers spent the night in las vegas hospitals for observation. dan wheldon leaves behind a wife and two sons. the occupy wall street movement is marking one month of protests today. a campsite in lower manhattan group says they have raised $300,000 and received hundreds of boxes of food and medicine from supporters. protestors are angry over the widening payout between corporate executives and every day americans. over the ...

I have raced 426 times and never won, then, i pull into victory lane. i couldn't wait for dale to come and give me a big hug in victory lane. how are we going to win the next one, dale? you are the reason i'm here today. >> and michael, switching gears, which former president was the closest to nascar do you think in his heart, you've met a lot of them? >> my favorite memory of a president was in 1984 i was in the grandstands at daytona. maybe i was 20 years old. i was having a good time for the 400 in july. and air force one lands on the back straightaway. he president reagan and called on th...

I have raced 426 times and never won, then, i pull into victory lane. i couldn't wait for dale to come and give me a big hug in victory lane. how are we going to win the next one, dale? you are the reason i'm here today. >> and michael, switching gears, which former president was the closest to nascar do you think in his heart, you've met a lot of them? >> my favorite memory of a president was in 1984 i was in the grandstands at daytona. maybe i was 20 years old. i was having a good time for the 400 in july. and air force one lands on the back straightaway. he president reagan and called on th...

I have raced 426 times and never won, then, i pull into victory lane. i couldn't wait for dale to come and give me a big hug in victory lane. how are we going to win the next one, dale? you are the reason i'm here today. >> and michael, switching gears, which former president was the closest to nascar do you think in his heart, you've met a lot of them? >> my favorite memory of a president was in 1984 i was in the grandstands at daytona. maybe i was 20 years old. i was having a good time for the 400 in july. and air force one lands on the back straightaway. he president reagan and called on th...