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Sprint Cup Series prepares to make its first return to Richmond International Raceway since last fall's shameful debacle aimed at manipulating race results, a look back at what has transpired since for the key figures involved is in order.

Not that Elliott, a NASCAR legend, or Dawsonville minds. In fact, the surprising success of Chase Elliott, 18, has lifted the spirits of this north Georgia mountain town with a population of 2,255.

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With NASCAR heading to Richmond International Raceway for two nights this week, highlighted by the Toyota Owners 400 on Saturday, local track Langley Speedway will go dark for a weekend.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers gives a thumbs-up to wide receiver Jordy Nelson after Nelson caught a 10-yard touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, in Glendale, Ariz.

But there are more differences than similarities between the sleek, sharkish IndyCars and the muscular stock cars from NASCAR that bear at least some resemblance to the cars on a showroom floor.

April 22, 2014 - Round One of the GEICO Motorcycle Superbike Shootout Presented By Yamaha kicks off with the Yamaha SoCal Nationals this weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.

Piquet spent almost two full seasons in Formula One before moving to NASCAR in 2010.

Friday Night Under the Lights...After a cut left-front tire spoiled the No. 99 RAB Racingteams chances for their first top-10 of the season at Darlington Raceway, the Rheem team comes to Richmond regrouped and looking to string together some solid results.

There is a battle for supremacy going on in NASCAR right now, and it's for the right to be Ford's flagship team.

Townsend Bell announced today that Beneteau will be a personal sponsor of his No.

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia going into the Toyota Owners 400 on April 26. Originally known as the Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds, Richmond International Raceway held its first race in 1946 as a half-mile dirt track.

Rainy weather washed out several planned racing programs over the holiday weekend.

Bill Elliott won the first NASCAR race I ever attended, winning the Winston Million by claiming the 1985 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

The Sportscar Vintage Racing Associatin announced on Monday, April 21 via press release that two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser, Jr. will race in the group's "Indy Legends Pro-Am" event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in early June.

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When hordes of college hoops fans descended on North Texas for the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament, they were joined by another more sinister group: people trafficking in child prostitution.

The Easter holiday is a welcome weekend for NASCAR . It gives teams an opportunity for everyone to actually take a break from the weekly grind of analyzing the car from the previous week and getting things turned around to head back out on the road.

Eight races into the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and there's good news for some drivers and teams, bad news for others Eight races into the 36-race season, maybe it's time to take a quick look at the highs and lows of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing so far.

NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series visit Richmond International Raceway this weekend, Friday and Saturday, April 25th and 26th, for the Toyota Owners 400 and the ToyotaCare 250, respectively.