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Published: April 5, 2008
Just one big, happy family in TMS infield
Oklahoma NASCAR fans enjoy Texas track
By Scott Wright
FORT WORTH , Texas — Robert Estep took a break from a competitive game of beanbag toss in the middle of the infield at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday afternoon.

"Yeah, they're from Texas, but they're OK,” Estep, a Hobart native, said of his recently vanquished opponents. "Me and my brother-in-law, we took 'em out.”

NASCAR fans bear as much attachment to their favorite drivers...

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