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The Amarillo High football community provided food, gift cards, game DVD, Thanksgiving Day meal and more than a $3,000 college scholarship to El Paso Chapin's Elijah Perales and his family after Perales' father and grandmother died in a wreck near Vega on Nov. 23 en route to watch him play against the Sandies.

Ultimately, the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Friday night were all about Jimmie Johnson and his sixth series championship.

This is the second test NASCAR has had in recent months as it attempts to tinker with the rules package in the Sprint Cup Series to improve the quality of racing, particularly on 1.5-mile tracks.

Actor, stand-up comedian, and radio host Jay Mohr provided comedic entertainment at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Friday night in Las Vegas.

It doesn't matter what the sport is, a flop is a flop-and there were quite a few in NASCAR this past season.

Ryan Reed, 20, of Bakersfield, Calif., is chasing his dream to become a top NASCAR driver.

Holiday shoppers at Macy's in Newport Centre mall were treated to a free performance, but the Make-A-Wish Foundation got an even bigger present today -- a $5,126 donation in the form of more than 2,500 "Dear Santa" letters.

The Toyota Racing Series' international standing continues to grow with the announcement of another famous father and son pairing heading to New Zealand for the series starting in January.

Danica Patrick really should not take all the blame for her wretched rookie season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

During the "NASCAR After the Lap" event Thursday at Wynn Las Vegas, drivers talked about going into the hauler, especially as a young driver.

All three automakers worked together to ensure the Gen-6 car had a successful debut in the Sprint Cup Series.

LAS VEGAS — Rick Hendrick remembers the stress-filled days in 2001 when he was trying to launch a new team with an unproven driver.

NASCAR has some company in Texas in 2014, as the recently-released 2014 Formula One World Championship schedule shows the United States Grand Prix, which takes place at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, running on Sunday, November 2nd - the same day as the Sprint Cup Series takes to the track at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

GREAT Britain driver John Jackson is confident results will improve as he edges towards full fitness in this season's FIBT Bobsleigh World Cup.

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During the long plane flight from North Carolina to Las Vegas on Tuesday night, a NASCAR fan named Louise Groomer tweeted Kevin Harvick and politely asked if the driver would follow her on Twitter.

NASCAR continues to work on improving its on-track product, an endeavor chairman Brian France takes so seriously he plans to attend Monday's test at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

LAS VEGAS - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. quickly learned an important lesson in his race with girlfriend Danica Patrick for NASCAR's rookie of the year award.

Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart has won the 2013 Myers Brothers Award for contributions to the sport in his role as owner of Eldora Speedway.