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Considering that Hamlin had not posted a top-five finish since the Sprint Cup tour visited Pocono on June 8, at least it was a step in the right direction - that was until NASCAR confiscated parts from the car in post-race inspection.

Pocono Raceway will host several fan-driven special events including driver appearances, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series open garage and the opportunity for the public to attend the Infield Block Party and Fireworks on Saturday evening.

Dick Rahilly, left, and older brother Bob began building engines before they were old enough to get their drivers' license.

"People will ask, 'What's your favorite track?' and I'll say Pocono," Quiroga said.

Need some quick notes on the weekend's past races? Here's a quick summary of who won some stuff, who crashed out and, as a bonus, a brief explanation of a racing topic that, once you've read it, will make you the most exciting person at very boring parties.

The Doran Racing #14 Nissan NISMO 370Z RC driven by Brad Jaeger and B.J. Zacharias started sixth, set the second-fastest lap of the race and finished a hard-fought fourth Friday afternoon in Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge action on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's road course.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch make a daring last lap, last corner pass coming down for the checkered flag on 17-year-old John Hunter Nemechek Friday night at Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, IN after following a war on the track that lasted over the final 43 laps and went on to score the ARCA/CRA Super Series win in the Circle City 100 ... (more)

Montoya - making his second NASCAR start of the year - dropped nine spots in the first 10 laps, Keselowski's hopes were dashed by a string of bad luck and Joey Logano's fifth-place finish wasn't good enough to give their team owner the one major trophy missing from his mantle, the Brickyard 400.

Wyatt Alexander whose Grandfather and Crew Chief, Hall of famer Bobby Alexander hails from the County placed second in the NELCAR race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this past weekend.

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Fans enjoyed the Brickyard 400 Sunday despite the ever-changing weather. When it was all said and done, the sunshine won out - just like Jeff Gordon.

NASCAR confiscated parts from Denny Hamlin's third-place car Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and warned of possible penalties following further inspection.

Which race are you watching - The NASCAR Sprint Cup The Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com, part of the Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard? Or are you watching the Brickyard 400 Presented by Golden Corral? Yes, that's pretty much what ESPN is calling it - poor John Wayne Walding, the ... (more)

Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Sunday. A full Sports Digest will be sent at about 3 p.m. EDT: - COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Frank Thomas, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and managers Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

With several interesting detours along the way - and some way, way out of the way - 59-year-old Ken Schrader is zeroing in on Lucas Oil Raceway for this Friday night's SCOTT Get Geared Up 200 presented by Federated Car Care.

There are a number of big local names that will be racing in Saturday night's Detjens Memorial, but none bigger than former Nascar driver Scott Wimmer, who's returning to race at State Park Speedway for the first time in ten years.

Harvick, Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski swept the top three spots in qualifying, setting up what could be a showdown between the most dominant teams so far this season.

You'd think a six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and a four-time winner at Indianapolis Motor Speedway would have adapted quickly to racing at the Brickyard, but that wasn't the case for Jimmie Johnson.

Driver Jeff Gordon covers his ears in the garage before Friday's practice for today's Brickyard 400 race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch barely made it on track for a lap in the final round of knockout qualifying for the Nationwide Series Lilly Diabetes 250 on Saturday, but that's alright - he only needed one lap to break the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Nationwide Series track record and capture the pole.