Monday, February 27, 2006 the 2006 auto club five hundred at california once upon a time under southern california air, there was a big race between a tortoise and a hare. the crowd favored the hare in fur red, white, and blue, for he had won there once before and this time would make two. few considered the tortoise with his shell yellow and black, for his run in qualifying put him tail end of the pack. the race began and, to the crowd’s non-surprise, the hare grabbed the point and sped toward his prize. the tortoise ran second or, rather, crawled instead, moving methodically but, nevertheless, ahead. the interval was large in seconds, thirteen and a half, and it was all but certain the hare would have the last laugh. but, alas, as the hare ran his endurance soon peaked, and as he recovered into the lead the tortoise sneaked. the checkered flag waved over the tortoise’s shell, and the weary hare followed, not feeling too well. having slid through the grass across the race's painted name, the tortoise made his way into victory lane. to the cameras said the tortoise, "slow and steady wins the race," and now he is gunning for the season-long chase.
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