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After spending the day at the mother ship in Greensboro, I'm about to wrap things up and head home for the weekend. A few final notes for the week - or starting notes for your Monday morning if you prefer:
(AP) - The General Assembly seems like it can't get enough NASCAR. The Senate held a special legislative session in March to honor past stock-car legends and promote a racing museum in the state. Now the General Assembly is planning a joint session Tuesday that also will turn Jones Street into a pit row of sorts. The session will honor the late NASCAR founder Bill France and encourage the Nextel Cup to keep its annual all-star event at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord. The race has been held at the oval for the past two decades, but NASCAR has been hinting it might want to move the race to other tracks. This year's race will take place May 21. Tuesday's festivities will include stock cars parked on the street in front of the Legislative Building. Rep. Karen Ray, R-Iredell, said that past and possibly current NASCAR drivers will attend. Gov. Mike Easley also has been invited to attend the joint session slated for noon.
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