31.   The February sun seemed as lazy, as slow to rise, as that American driver.

32.   The episode touched off an international contretemps, with protests at the United Nations and retaliatory crackdowns by Moscow authorities on American drivers.

33.   The owners say Indy-car racing is stronger than ever, and American drivers are just one facet of a series expanding internationally.

34.   The stock-car racing circuit, built on American cars and American drivers on American tracks, always has been a red, white and blue showcase.

35.   Trouble is, Mitsubishi has an old-fashioned idea of what American drivers crave in the way of handling.

36.   Traumatized at the time, I now realize that untold American drivers can be as klutzy as I was then.

37.   Unionized U.S. truckers fear that if Mexicans start driving north of the border, U.S. firms will use them instead of higher-paid American drivers.

38.   What makes GM and Isuzu confident they can convince American drivers that this new diesel will be better than the older and noisier diesel engines of the past?

39.   While American drivers are subject to random testing for drug and alcohol use, Mexican truckers are exempt from U.S. testing under NAFTA.

40.   Which is good because George is insistent the series create more driving opportunities for top American drivers.