Dennis said the sport needed rules that fostered "freedom of entrepreneurship" and encouraged competitive racing.

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The 38-year-old was rusty after a decade away from competitive racing and qualified last for both races.

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And he did it all while battling cancer, the cause that brought him back to competitive racing in 2009 after a four-year retirement.

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It reintroduced Bentley to competitive racing in 2001.

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There are few major league professional sports where men and women compete directly, and stock car racing is expensive, competitive and potentially lethal.

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On balance it was the right thing -- in the long term -- for both drivers to know they are racing each other and are competitive.

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He and his wife, Eleanore, decided to decamp for Hilton Head, South Carolina, a coastal enclave of 37, 000 residents and more than 20 golf courses, where the only competitive activity on the agenda would be racing his beloved yachts.

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That competitive mentality is also a driver in whether I want to play the game with the PlayStation Move Racing Wheel.

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