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NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series visit Richmond International Raceway this weekend, Friday and Saturday, April 25th and 26th, for the Toyota Owners 400 and the ToyotaCare 250, respectively.

Coca Cola Night at Kern County Raceway Park saw a diverse mix of races with David Mayhew storming to a convincing win in the NASCAR Pro Late Models while the inaugural race for the 911 Racing Series went to Detective Josh Stephens of Shafter Police Department.

Fabrico Werdum became the top contender for the UFC heavyweight title by winning a unanimous decision against Travis Browne in the main event of Saturday's UFC card at the Amway Arena.

2 Nationwide car Dave Greschner Sports editor Anderson's Maple Syrup west of Cumberland has a sweet connection this season with NASCAR racing.

Washington State lost a hard-fought game, 2-1 to No. 10 Oregon at PK park, Saturday in a Pac-12 Conference baseball game.

Jackson Williams gather easter eggs. Parents and young race fans gathered at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the annual IMS Kids Club Easter Egg Hunt.

Darrell Waltrip won five races at Talladega Superspeedway in his career. The Fox Sports NASCAR analyst said he preferred racing there to its sister track at Daytona.

Winning in just one of the top motorsports series makes for a successful weekend.

Carl Edwards: 'The first neat car I had was a 1985 Mustang GT with T-tops and it was great.'

I never owned or drove a Ford Mustang as a teen growing up in Australia, but Uncle Eric, my father's youngest brother, was fortunate enough as a used-car dealer to import a sexy red Boss 302 Mustang from the States in 1970.

The man known as "Riverboat Ron" recently spent time with Chad Knaus, crew chief for six-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, according to ESPN.com's David Newton .

It was a mixed start to Marco Mattiacci's career as Ferrari team boss as Fernando Alonso was quickest in Friday's first practice in China while Kimi Raikkonen failed to set a time.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has its own version of spring break and it has arrived, with the traditional Easter weekend hiatus.

While doing some research on next Saturday's Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway, I stumbled upon an amazing stat: At the still-young age of 28 , the younger Busch brother has led more laps in his nine-plus year Sprint Cup career than former Cup champ Matt Kenseth , older brother and former Cup champ Kurt Busch , Dale Earnhardt Jr. , ... (more)

Matt Kenseth talked recently about this season's new Chase format, how much he pays attention to the series standings and assessed his tenure at Joe Gibbs Racing.

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Photos by Allen Worrell/The Carroll NewsGuidance counselors Judy Neal and Megan Chilton , of Hi... St. Paul School Guidance Counselor Emily Hindman looks through items Thursday that were part of the $4,000 donation by NASCAR driver Morgan Shepherd.... The fruits of a $4,000 donation by NASCAR driver Morgan Shepherd will soon be realized by many ... (more)

Parker Kligerman, who drives for Swan Racing, takes laps during a recent race. Swan Racing is having a hard time securing sponsors.

April 17, 2014: A great fuel strategy can be key to a NASCAR victory. And with the launch of The Goodyear Fuel Strategy Sweepstakes, fans now have the chance to win too - with one of the most fuel-efficient cars on the road, the Toyota Camry Hybrid, and Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max tires.

Jason Godby , and partner Travis Tetrault of the Cutters RT team, which is trying to raise one million dollars through collecting $100 apiece signatures, and hope to run the car in the upcoming Indianapolis 500, Monday, April 7, 2014.