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LOS ANGELES a ' Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season. The team said Friday that the slugger exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010.

Roush Fenway Racing's Matt Kenseth won the pole position for Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger was required to take a breath test before Friday's practice at Talladega Superspeedway following his arrest on a drunken driving charge.

Who's hot Timothy Peters: He's not going to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, but the Red Horse Racing driver is closing the season on a strong note.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Rusty Wallace Racing driver Steve Wallace led the final NASCAR Nationwide Series practice Friday at Memphis Motorsports Park in preparation for Saturday's Kroger On Track For The Cure 250.

The hot spot for pileups was between turns one and two at the Memphis Motorsports Park during Saturday's Kroger On Track for the Cure 250.

Rookie Justin Allgaier will start on the pole for Saturday's Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 after topping the qualifying charts at Memphis Motorsports Park.

Schedule: Today, practice , qualifying ; Saturday, practice ; Sunday, race, noon .

The fourth annual Virginia State UCAR Championship headlines a five-race card today at Langley Speedway.

Carl Edwards will start on the pole for Friday night's Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race after topping the charts in qualifying at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Denny Hamlin is over last week's debacle at Auto Club Speedway. He just wishes everybody else was, too.

Editor's note: NASCAR driver Greg Biffle will document stock-car racing's Chase for the Sprint Cup in an online diary for USA TODAY: We finished 20th on Sunday after getting collected in that late-race accident with Kurt Busch and Kasey Kahne , and even though we picked up a spot in the points, the reality is that this championship is slipping ...

NASCAR officials will announce the inaugural hall of fame class today. NASCAR Courtesy CHARLOTTE The first five members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be elected today after the 50-member voting panel hears presentations on all 25 nominees.

The Team USA Scholarship is proud to announce that Cooper Tire & Rubber Company and Robo-Pong have joined a growing band of supporters who share a vision for promoting the careers of talented young American race car drivers.

FONTANA, Calif. Joe Gibbs Racing's Joey Logano and Kyle Busch swept the front row in NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying, with Logano earning the pole for Saturday's Copart 300 at Auto Club Speedway in California.

Richard Petty Motorsports' Kasey Kahne is doing his best to focus on the Chase For The Sprint Cup, rather than any changes coming to his organization.

Kyle Busch will start today's race at Dover in exactly the same spot where he finished last year's event after winning the pole for the Dover 200 by more than three tenths of a second.

Colin Wilson registered a goal and two assists, as the Nashville Predators blanked the Atlanta Thrashers, 5-0, in a preseason game at Sommet Center.

Five years ago, if someone would have told Kasey Kahne that he would be racing a Ford, it might have been met with a snicker, a cold look or a cross word.

Denny Hamlin's win at Richmond International Raceway puts his Joe Gibbs Racing team in prime position for a championship run.