According to the 2nd-century AD Greek traveler Pausanias, this site was central to a torch race dedicated to Prometheus.
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Morales, the high school torchbearer, finished his leg of the race, passed off the torch to the next runner, then stepped to the side of the track and watched the crowd shout in praise.
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After lighting a torch, it is carried to the nearby town of Mountain Ash, where the main race takes place.
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Earnhardt carried the torch for Hendrick Motorsports with a ninth-place run in his first points race for the team.
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She said this race might one day be regarded as the moment when the torch passed from Goetschl to her as the tour's top speedster.
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Williams, who has held her post for 28 years, said she is not ready to pass the torch just yet, and her experience gives her an edge in the race.