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Tough road to the Nationals
Things seemed to be falling in place a couple of weeks ago for Colfax racer Robert Bell.
And then the bottom dropped out.
The bottom of the engine, that is.
A regular at Knoxville Raceway since 1992, Bell was looking forward to the 47th annual SuperClean Knoxville Nationals. Qualifying nights are scheduled for tonight and Thursday — weather permitting — with main events on Saturday. NASCAR star Kasey Kahne was added to the field Tuesday.
Bell was looking to debut a new 410 Sprint car July 28 at Knoxville, and was set to pick up a new trailer to haul his car in.
Plans started to change for Bell July 21, when motor issues during the B-main slowed him. Bell fixed his motor, only to have additional problems under the hood July 28.
“On the
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