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Former DEI Exec Max Siegel Picked to Lead NASCAR's Diversity Effort

By Geoffrey MillerJan 15th 2009 – 2:08PM

Over the course of the past 24 hours, word has come out that one of the newer faces to the NASCAR garage area will be changing gears in how he works with the sport.Max Siegel, hired on as the company president at the then-Dale Earnhardt Inc. in Febuary of 2007, will now lead NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program in addition...

Ray Lewis Turns to Champ Car After NASCAR Didn't "Help"

By Geoffrey MillerApr 9th 2007 – 5:27PM

When Rick Hendrick started his racing team, NASCAR wasn't there to nudge and give anything he needed to be successful. The same goes for Jack Roush, Ray Evernham, Robert Yates, and fill-in-the-blank-here-with-a-NASCAR-owner.So what, Ray Lewis, made you feel so entitled that you can blame your failure to produce a racing...

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