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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.

Photos by Sharon Schade For the Times-Union Golf fans walk near the clubhouse with the Four Points hospitality area in the background during the first day of the Players Championship.

The city of Trenton, Grundy County and the North Missouri Solid Waste Management District will hold a solid waste collection event this Saturday.

Sherry Pollex, owner of Lavender boutique in Mooresville, came up with the idea several years ago to merge two of her passions: fashion and helping children through fundraising for the Martin Truex Jr.

Four-time Indianapolis 500 Mile Race champion Rick Mears, a Team Penske consultant, has some simple, yet proven, advice for AJ Allmendinger as he participates in the Rookie Orientation Program at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.