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March's photo of the month (the background picture in the upper left corner) is Victory Lane after the 1987 Champion Spark Plug 400.  Bill Elliott won the race, with Dale Earnhardt coming in second.  It was the last race ever run by Tim Richmond.  Photo by John Walczak.



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February 2010GTR NewsletterPDF, 1,474KB
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December 2009Traffic Safety Facts:  Research Note:  Fatalities and Fatality Rates in Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Crashes by State, 2007-2008PDF, 224KB


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C.A.R.S. in Miniature Christmas Banquet
Meeting of model car club C.A.R.S. in Miniature of Northern Illinois
January 9, 2010 in Crystal Lake, Illinois
Photographers:  Bill Crittenden and Heidi Walczak
2009 FITE Center for Independent Living Car Show
Car show hosted by the Northern Illinois Streeters
September 20, 2009 in McHenry, Illinois
Photographer:  Bill Crittenden
2009 Meadowdale, Motorsports & Memories
September 19, 2009 at Meadowdale International Raceway/Raceway Woods
Photographer:  Bill Crittenden
2009 Johnsburg Car and Bike Show
August 16, 2009 in Johnsburg, Illinois
Photographer:  Bill Crittenden

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