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Sherry Pollex and NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr., both with microphones, are surrounded by young models as they present a check to the Levine Children's Hospital, the beneficiary of Catwalk for a Cause.

A.J. Foyt was never more intent on the Indianapolis 500 finish line. His limp was painful and pronounced, his expression strained, his eyes locked on the nearest stool in his Gasoline Alley garage.

No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota driver Clint Bowyer visited victory lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the first time in October.

A Honda sedan and a garbage truck collided early Wednesday at Fulton and Occidental roads in west Santa Rosa, said Santa Rosa police.

By the numbers, when the weekend began it appeared Michel Jourdain Jr. would be in the 33-car starting lineup for the 97th Indianapolis 500.

Seth Fuger, on his collection route in Troutdale, Fuger is a residentlal recycler for Waste Management.

John Blankenship held out to win Saturday in Arkansas. The Bad Boy 98 win was huge, as it netted him $20,000. John Blankenship earned $20,000 for the biggest victory of his dirt late model racing career Saturday at Batesville Motor Speedway.

A loud screeching sound echoed across the oval racetrack as a driver burned rubber, revving the engine of a silver Mercedes-Benz and spinning the vehicle a full 360 degrees while kicking up a cloud of dust and smoke.

Frank Kimmel, driver of the No. 44 Ansell/Menards Toyota in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, will make two appearances this week getting set for Sunday's Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway.

I realize the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is still relatively young. Let's face it: We've run only 11 out of 36 points events.

Fredonia Police and Fredonia Fire departments responded to an accident on Risley Street in the village of Fredonia Tuesday.

No. 55 Aaron's Dream Machine driver Mark Martin claimed his first NASCAR All Star race victory in 1998 and scored another in 2005.

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David Reutimann and the No. 83 Burger King / Dr. Pepper team finished 36th at Darlington Raceway on Saturday night.

If you are currently out of the work force or looking for a new job, there are hundreds of employers looking for workers in the Valley.

By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers Matt Kenseth and his No. 20 Home Depot / Husky Toyota won the 64th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500, his 27th victory in 483 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

Now, the product really is on the fast track as KFC Original Recipe Boneless is the sponsor for NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer's No.

Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 SportClips Toyota, looks over his car in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on May 10, 2013 in Darlington, South Carolina.

The No. 1 brand in tire repair, Fix-A-Flat, will debut on Mike Bliss' Toyota Camry for tonight's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway.

Last year, Jimmie Johnson won the Bojangles' Southern 500, giving Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick an emotional 200th Sprint Cup victory.