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NASCAR hopes to finally get on track Wednesday to finalize its 2014 Sprint Cup Series rules package, one designed to create better racing on intermediate tracks.

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, known worldwide for their precision aerobatics, will return to Daytona Int'l Speedway to perform the flyover for the prestigious 56th annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season opener on Sunday, Feb. 23. It's the fourth consecutive year that the flying team, officially known as the U.S. Air Force Air ... (more)

"Cake Boss" star chef Buddy Valastro surprised La Cucina Italian Food and Wine Festival fans over the weekend when he wheeled out a cake replica of the Venetian, where the event was taking place.

DEC. 09: The Air Titan is used to dry the track prior to testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Dec. 9, 2013 in Charlotte, N.C. Testing was eventually canceled for the day and has been postponed until Wed.

Grand Blanc's Grant Fisher runs during the Division 1 boys race at the MHSAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, at Michigan International Speedway.

In this May 11, 2013 file photo, driver Danica Patrick high fives fans during driver introductions before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Darlington Raceway, in Darlington, S.C. New country music fan Patrick will co-host the American Country Awards Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, on FOX with Trace Adkins.

He pleaded guilty in October to charges related to placing a woman in a headlock, kissing another woman and grabbing the buttocks of a third.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson poses for a portrait prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion's Awards at Wynn Las Vegas on December 6, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Allen will join driver Jeff Burton in the booth. The third member of the broadcast team has yet to be announced.

The Coca-Cola Company was honored today with the 2013 NASCAR Marketing Achievement Award at the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards Luncheon held in the Encore Ballroom at Wynn Las Vegas.

NASCAR announced sweeping changes to the Hall-of-Fame election process Thursday, including tweaks that make Bill Elliott and Mark Martin immediately eligible for enshrinement.

The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season has ended and the teams are celebrating in Las Vegas this week for Champion's Week.

NOVEMBER 17: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, celebrates in Champions Victory Lane with his daughter Genevieve Marie after winning the series championship following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17, 2013 in Homestead, Florida.

The 2014 NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series schedule has been released featuring a 10-race schedule, with each event to be televised on the Velocity Channel, it was announced today by NHRA officials.

Allen will join driver Jeff Burton in the booth. The third member of the broadcast team has yet to be announced.

Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner interviews Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano at a fanfest hosted by Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the Third Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience on December 4, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Every year, there are a handful of drivers in the Sprint Cup Series who have their breakout.

ExxonMobil has strengthened its ongoing commitment to NASCAR by renewing its multi-year sponsorship with three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing.

Even as Jimmie Johnson speeds through Champion's Week and enjoys his coronation in Las Vegas, the focus of those who compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and those who follow it, even peripherally, already has begun to move toward 2014.

Double-Duty Weekend for Daniel Hemric at Five Flags Speedway... Daniel Hemric will compete in both the Snowflake Derby and the Snowball Derby this weekend at Five Flags Speedway.