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NASCAR gives the top-tier series two weekends off each season, one to celebrate Easter, the other during the mid-summer stretch to get ready for the run to the Chase.

Brad Keselowski hopped out of his car and grabbed an oversized broom to give a playful sweep of all the confetti already collected around his Ford.

The event takes place Wednesday, July 23rd at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio and promises to be just as exciting as last year's inaugural race.

This story is a sample from the Suffolk Sun, which is included in The Virginian-Pilot every Sunday and Thursday in Suffolk.

Nascar Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski and Halifax driver John Flemming are seen prior to the IWK 250 at Antigonish's Riverside International Speedway on Saturday night.

Rookie Chase Elliott moved atop the Nationwide Series point standings again with a victory in Saturday night's EnjoyIllinois.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.

That's right: bracket. Because - and this is no coincidence - NASCAR's greatly revamped Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship format is somewhat similar to the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Quick Facts: Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race: 10 of 22 - Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 - 9:00 PM ET Driver: Chase Pistone Truck: No.9 NTS Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado Owner's Point Standings: 17th Track: Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio Event: 1-800-CarCash Mudsummer Classic Distance: 150 Laps/75 Miles - a For the 10th race of the ... (more)

Melvin worked the past 13 years as a safety consultant with NASCAR following a 40-year career as a scientist for automotive safety for General Motors.

Taking a deep breath at the winner's podium, Brad Keselowski took a second to savor his dominant Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Editor's note: As NASCAR takes its midseason break and gears up for the second half of the 2014 season, Sporting News will take a look at some of the biggest trends and developments so far this season.

Photo: Elmer Kappell/NASCAR Illustrated Kyle Larson Sprint Cup driver - "Heck, yeah.

Front running drivers redeemed themselves in week eight of Atlanta Motor Speedway's Thursday Thunder summer short track racing series after multiple divisions saw first time winners this season in last week's action.

Joshua Cochrane, 8, of Yarmouth, signs the IWK 250 vehicle on display at the IWK children's hospital on Thursday.

Gerber Collision & Glass, the nation's leading autobody repair and glass repair and replacement company, will partner with driver Landon Cassill and the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller team for Saturday's EnjoyIllinois.com 300 Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.

But what's surprising is that another top-30 Cup driver is racing at Chicagoland this weekend - Kasey Kahne.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie Michael Annett will compete in the second running of Eldora Speedway's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Mudsummer Classic piloting the No.

The road-course ace from Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, came out on top in a wild green-white-checkered finish to the Velocity Prairie Thunder 250 Wednesday in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 action at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway.

Bob Landry from Loudon Country Club follows through on his drive on the 3rd hole in the rain at the State Am Championship yesterday at Stonebridge Country Club in Goffstown.