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Following a promising start to the weekend as the two fastest cars in opening practice and sweeping the front row in qualifying, Extreme Speed Motorsports' Brickyard Grand Prix proved to be challenging.

The Allied Building Products Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio is likely to be crucial to the outcome of this year's Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda.

The Sprint Cup Series heads to the "Tricky Triangle," Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania, for this weekend's GoBowling.com 400 on Sunday, August 3rd.

Kyle Busch Motorsports is one of the hottest teams in NASCAR right now, and almost unbeatable in the Camping World Truck Series.

Sprint Cup Series rolled out of iconic Indianapolis Speedway back to tricky Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, with just six races remaining to determine Chase for the Championship contenders.

Chief Greg Ives talks with former NASCAR star Bill Elliott after Elliott's son, Chase Elliott ran practice laps on Feb. 20, 2014 at Daytona International Speedway.

Schedule: Friday, practice , qualifying ; Saturday, practice ; Sunday, race, 1 p.m. .

Gettin' Tricky...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Pocono Raceway for the 11th of 22 races in 2014.

K. Busch-pole, Kenseth 1-8, Harvick 9-17, Logano 18-29, Harvick K. Busch-pole, Kenseth 1-8, Harvick 9-17, Logano 18-29, Harvick 30-46, Smith 47-50, Logano 51-59, Harvick 60-66, K. Busch 67-76, Dillon 77-100.

No. 55 Aaron's Dream Machine driver Brian Vickers returns to Pocono Raceway this weekend with just six races remaining before the start of the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

A month ago NASCAR chairman Brian France promised a "robust discussion" with track promoters about reshaping the 2015 Sprint Cup Series schedule.

A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds two-thirds of Americans now say illegal immigration is a serious problem for the country, a figure that's up 14 points since May. For nearly two months, images of immigrant children who have crossed the border without a parent, only to wind up in concrete holding cells once in the United States, have tugged at ... (more)

"> : Teammates spray water on the Marlins' Jeff Baker after his RBI single capped a four-run rally in the ninth inning of Miami's 7-6 victory over Washington on Monday night.

In poker, a pair might be the worst hand, but for Joey "The Ace" Aguilar, a pair was exactly what he was looking for at Anderson Motor Speedway in Williamston, SC.

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.