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THE NEWS AND NOTES A RUBBIN' IS RACIN': This weekend marks the first road course event of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

The 37-year-old Leffler, known by the nickname "LEFturn," died a week ago when his sprint car crashed into a wall at a New Jersey dirt track.

That was how Jason Leffler was remembered in a memorial service Wednesday at Grace Covenant Church that drew several members of the NASCAR community.

DVANCE NOTES A Johnson at Road America o Billy Johnson will make his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start of the season this weekend at Road America for Roush Fenway Racing .

Schedule: Friday, practice ; Saturday, qualifying , Sunday, race, 3 p.m. . Last year: Clint Bowyer raced to his first victory on a road course, and first with Michael Waltrip Racing, leading 70 laps.

"If this same situation arises again, and I'm a third of a straightaway out front, I'm not going to back up a third of a straightaway lead to help him get paper off his grille," Biffle said of Carl Edwards on Tuesday during a teleconference with reporters.

Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon always considered themselves to be loyal Chevrolet men.

For the first time this season, the drivers of the NASCAR Nationwide Series will try their hand at a road course.

Motorsport.com writer Billy Tewes looks into the history of Ford's time in stock car racing, and what the future holds for the "Blue Oval."

Hendrick Motorsports has enough crumpled sheet metal to start a junkyard after three of its drivers crashed at Michigan Sunday.

In the world of contemporary motorsports, finding success in any given series takes near maniacal dedication to a single goal, countless hours of training and practice and more than a small bit of luck.

Greg Biffle talks about winning the Quicken Loans ...: Greg Biffle talks about winning the Quicken Loans 400 on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway.

The Sonoma Raceway pits will be busy working with time and precision in keeping the racecars humming around the Valley's famous 1.99-mile road course during this weekend's 25th annual Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series major event.

FOX race analyst Larry McReynolds has more than 30 years of NASCAR experience as a mechanic, Daytona 500-winning crew chief and broadcaster.

Greg Biffle not only won at Michigan on Father's Day, but he also delivered Ford its 1,000th victory in NASCAR national touring series competition -- Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck -- on the same day the automaker had its 110th birthday.

Greg Biffle went to victory at Michigan, giving Ford win number 1,000 in Sprint Cup competition.

The Wood Brothers and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane crew didn't get to drive their No.

Lee Spencer is the senior NASCAR writer for FOXSports.com. She has provided award-winning coverage of auto racing over the last 15 years.

Indians closer Chris Perez wants to focus on returning from his injured right shoulder and not his recent legal issues.

Ford earned its 1,000th NASCAR national series win on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.