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A week off did nothing to mellow the tension between Simon Pagenaud and Will Power stemming from contact between them in IndyCar's Long Beach Grand Prix.

They are calling it "Track Takeover" at Richmond International Raceway, and track President Dennis Bickmeier hopes allowing fans onto the racing surface a few hours before race time on Saturday night will not only improve their experience at the 0.75-mile oval, but bring more of them, or bring them back.

F. Glenn Miller, the white supremacist accused of murdering three people at Jewish sites in Johnson County, was caught by police in the 1980s having sex with a black male prostitute dressed as a woman, according to multiple media reports.

A 16-year-old on Reddit got the No. 98 car sponsored by Dogecoin for a race at the famous Talladega Superspeedway.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series comes to Richmond this weekend, but before racing's biggest stars take the green flag on Saturday, they'll be driving against a Fort Defiance sophomore on Thursday.

The bill signed by Gov. Sam Brownback prevents cities and counties from restricting the sale of firearms and ammunition or regulating how guns are transported and stored.

Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Darrell Wallace Jr . is hardly an old man at age 20, but he is an alumnus of one of NASCAR 's newest programs, the NASCAR Next program, which showcases drivers between the ages of 15 and 24 who are looking to move up and star at the Nationwide Series or Sprint Cup Series level.

The two-car team faced an uncertain future because of difficulty securing corporate sponsorship.

Daniel Suarez has proven to be a quick learner in a race car, winning in the eighth race of last year's NASCAR's K&N Pro Series East Tour and finishing third in the final standings.

In this file photo from Sept. 7, 2009, NASCAR Hall of Famer driver Richard Petty, holding the hand of his wife Lynda center, are recognized by fans in Greensboro, N.C. Lynda Petty died Tuesday, March 25, 2014, after battling cancer for several years.

The former bowling alley and ice rink closed five years ago. Johnson County taxpayers now own it, but some are fuming about that, noting that the $3.6 million the county spent to purchase and stabilize the facility over the last 30 months could have been used to address other public needs.

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is trying his hand at NASCAR and it's all thanks to Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Griffin has been tapped to drive the pace car for Saturday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.

WHERE HE STANDS: Jeff Gordon remained in first place for the second consecutive week after Darlington.

Global Force Wrestling is pleased to welcome former NASCAR driver and current Fox Sports NASCAR analyst Hermie Sadler to its Board of Directors.

Sprint Cup Series prepares to make its first return to Richmond International Raceway since last fall's shameful debacle aimed at manipulating race results, a look back at what has transpired since for the key figures involved is in order.

Not that Elliott, a NASCAR legend, or Dawsonville minds. In fact, the surprising success of Chase Elliott, 18, has lifted the spirits of this north Georgia mountain town with a population of 2,255.

Austin Theriault will make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut this season, as JR Motorsports has signed him to drive three races in the No.

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia going into the Toyota Owners 400 on April 26. A Originally known as the Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds, Richmond International Raceway held its first race in 1946 as a half-mile dirt track.

But there are more differences than similarities between the sleek, sharkish IndyCars and the muscular stock cars from NASCAR that bear at least some resemblance to the cars on a showroom floor.

Piquet spent almost two full seasons in Formula One before moving to NASCAR in 2010.