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This is a May 17, 2014 file photo showing Jack Hawksworth, of England, posed for a photo after his qualification run on the first day of qualifications for Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - NASCAR has been spreading the wealth for the past several years, taking its Sprint Cup races to various new venues across the country.

About 125 persons from the Birmingham business community met at Iron City of the Southside as Talladega Superspeedway and the Birmingham Business Alliance hosted "Business of NASCAR."

Even as NASCAR's popularity was in the process of soaring to heights never before seen and likely never to be seen again, the turn of the century was not kind to the sport.

Eleven NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers have a win in the 2014 season. Eight races remain before the Chase as NASCAR heads into Loudon, New Hampshire for the Camping World RV Sales 301.

You can't, can you? Well, that is the very threat hanging around Formula One currently.

Eddie MacDonald, seen during a break from July 1 testing sessions at New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be back at the track on Friday, aiming to qualify for Sunday's Camping World RV Sales 301.

After winning a round of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship at an unfamiliar venue, Corvette Racing heads this weekend to more recognizable surroundings.

Aric Almirola waited two days to experience one of the highlights of his first victory in NASCAR's premier series.

This weekend, the NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series head to Loudon, N.H., for racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, with the Nationwide Series taking to the track on Saturday afternoon in the Sta-Green 200 and the Sprint Cup Series on Sunday for the Camping World RV Sales 301.

Aric Almirola was the surprise winner Sunday at Daytona International Speedway and now it appears he will make the Chase for the Sprint Cup for the first time in his career.

Her fans see her as a groundbreaking pioneer, fighting hard to make her way in a man's world.

In just a few days the voting will close for the ESPN ESPYs, the ultimate sports/entertainment awards.

Coke Zero 400 at Daytona: Aric Almirola Aric Almirola celebrates in the rain in Victory Lane after winning the rain-shortened Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach on Sunday, July 6, 2014.

NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Brendan Gaughan visited the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga Tuesday, and compared swimming with sharks to racing at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Gilliland 1-4, Kenseth 5-16, Stewart 17-19, Ragan 20-24, Bowyer Gilliland 1-4, Kenseth 5-16, Stewart 17-19, Ragan 20-24, Bowyer 25, Mears 26, Ragan 27-28, Sorenson 29-32, Cassill 33-34, Gilliland 35, Cassill 36-38, McMurray 39-41, Annett 42-43, McMurray 44-51, Biffle 52-59, Ku.

Brad Keselowski poses with the trophy after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky.

The festival is free and open to the public beginning at 6 p.m., according to a news release issued from the raceway.

The Oxford 250 on July 20 is quickly approaching, and the excitement and buzz about the event is at an all-time high.

Here they come. NASCAR's Sprint Cup stars wrapped up their rain-delayed Fourth of July weekend stay in Daytona with a rain-shortened and topsy-turvy Coke Zero 400 on Sunday: Next stop Loudon.