Dialed in? Geographic expansion and regional identity in NASCAR's Nextel Cup series

Southeastern Geographer

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 120-137

  Hurt, Douglas A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geography of sport; NASCAR; Regional identity; South

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPORT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21044437670     PISSN: 0038366X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sgo.2005.0010     Document Type: Article

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