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NASCAR 's Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series are back on track this weekend, visiting Richmond International Raceway in Virginia for the Toyota Owners 400 and ToyotaCare 250, respectively.

Cole Whitt will remain behind the wheel of the No. 26 car in a deal announced Wednesday.

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 will be in Richmond this weekend to drive the pace car at Saturday's TOYOTA OWNERS 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.

RACE SETUP Race: Toyota Owners 400 - 400 Laps, #ToyotaOwners400 Drivers: @jamiemcmurray, @KyleLarsonRacin Cars: No.

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.

The Le Mars Community School Foundation hopes to win a $25,000 grant in the "Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope" competition.

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With NASCAR heading to Richmond International Raceway for two nights this week, highlighted by the Toyota Owners 400 on Saturday, local track Langley Speedway will go dark for a weekend.

Mar 15, 2014; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose during practice for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The road that winds its way through the Talladega Superspeedway infield is known for its festive, party atmosphere.

Many NASCAR fans are hoping history repeats itself this season for Dale Earnhardt Jr. In 2004 when Dale Jr. claimed the Daytona 500, he went on to win at NASCAR's Most Competitive Track - Talladega Superspeedway - that same year.

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.

Post a comment The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series just came out of its first "off" weekend of the 2014 race season and heads into Richmond International Raceway for night racing this upcoming Saturday.

The short, eight-race dash from Daytona to Darlington is over, and Jeff Gordon is leading the pack by a slim one-point margin over Matt Kenseth.

Rev Racing's Daniel Suarez is getting his first shot at the NASCAR Nationwide Series on Friday at Richmond International Speedway with Joe Gibbs Racing.

Southern National Motorsports Park will host the United Sprint Car Series Outlaw Thunder Tour on Saturday, April 26, bringing 130-mile per hour racing action to the four-tenths of a mile track near Kenly.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School in Ensley will host its second annual "Rey of Hope" dinner and auction at The Club in Birmingham on Thursday, May 1. The event will feature a live auction of such items as a vacation to Costa Rica, a trip to Rome with a stay in a private apartment at the Vatican, tickets to the SEC ... (more)

Austin Dillon struck first, blazing to the Coors Light Pole for the Daytona 500 in the No.

A new car, a set of tires and trip to an upcoming NASCAR race are the big prizes in Goodyear's Fuel Strategy Sweepstakes, running through May 16. Fans have a chance to win one of the most fuel-efficient cars on the road, the Toyota Camry Hybrid LE, equipped with Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max tires, Goodyear said, as the grand prize for the ... (more)