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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Pope, Thomas. "All That Remains". in Taking Stock: Life in NASCAR's Fast Lane (Monte Dutton, editor); pages 33-36. Dulles, VA: Potomac Books. ISBN 978-1574885590.