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Byline: J.P. VETTRAINO As shtick goes, the Big Shtick in Cleveland was effective. Major-league open-wheel cars turned left and right at night, under lights, for the first time anyone seems to know of, and it went off without a significant hitch. The house was packed tighter than at any CART race this year.

Whether that was night racing or Independence Day revelry, it didn't matter much. Northeastern Ohio was diggin' Champ cars under the lights. Frenzy, hardly, but as the sun settled over Lake Erie there was anticipation in the air, as it is when a crowd gathers for a rock 'n' ...

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