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General returns as Mint 400 sponsor

CHARLOTTE, N.C.Continental Tire North America Inc.'s (CTNA) General brand returned as title sponsor of the General Tire Mint 400 race held March 28 near Glendale, Nev.

The first Mint 400 race took place in 1969 as the Del Webb Mint 400 Desert Rally and ran 400 miles between the Mint Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and the Sahara Tahoe. The race ended when the Mint Hotel was sold in 1988, but it re-launched in 2008.

The 2009 race was to take place on the same grounds as the old Mint 400, with the start/finish line located at the Moapa Indian Reservation. Drivers navigate a 95-mile lap course for about 16 hours of ...

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