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FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2009, file photo, NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick talks to the media during a news conferenceat the Homestead-Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla.  The late NASCAR matriarch Anne B. France and car owners Richard Childress and Hendrick are among the nominees for the next class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, which will be announced Wednesday night, May 22, 2013.  (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Family Ties: Jarrett, Petty enter NASCAR hall

NASCAR honored a pair of its most famous and successful families with inductions into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Past champion Dale Jarrett joined father Ned in the hall and master mechanic Maurice "Chief" Petty became the fourth member of one of NASCAR's most royal families to be selected ...

NH man arrested as fugitive in South Carolina

The U.S. Marshals say a New Hampshire man wanted on an outstanding warrant has been found and arrested in South Carolina. The marshals' Fugitive Task Force says the Merrimack County Superior Court had issued a warrant for 36-year-old Brien Cutting of Pittsfield last year. The arrest warrant was for probation ...

Smith makes headlines heading into Hall vote

Bruton Smith just can't help himself sometimes. The eccentric track owner this week suggested he might move a race away from Charlotte Motor Speedway at the exact same time a committee is considering electing him into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. When the 54 voters cast their ballots Wednesday, it ...

Kyle Busch, second from left, talks to a NASCAR official as crew members work on his car during a rain delay in the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Jimmie Johnson races to record 4th All-Star win

Cross another milestone off of Jimmie Johnson's list. He stands alone in All-Star history. "Five-time" became the first four-time winner of NASCAR's annual All-Star race, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt and teammate Jeff Gordon on Saturday night. "To beat Jeff and Earnhardt, two guys that I have ...

Kyle Busch (51) drives his car along the front stretch during the NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Friday, May 17, 2013. Busch won the race. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Busch snaps streak, wins Truck race at Charlotte

Kyle Busch showed he can still be dominant in the NASCAR Truck Series, even when facing adversity. Busch overcame a costly penalty to snap a seven-race drought on the Truck Series by winning Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch dominated the race early, but had to overcome a penalty ...

Front to back, Kyle Busch (18), Matt Kennseth (20) Denny Hamlin (11), Jeff Gordon (24) and Jimmy Johnson (48) race down the front stretch on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race in Darlington, S.C.  (AP Photo/Willis Glassgow)

Busch will understand if Kahne retaliates soon

Kyle Busch holds a 3-0 advantage over Kasey Kahne this season and understands Kahne may be planning some retaliation. In fact, he jokingly told Kahne he was ready for revenge. "I just told Kasey, don't make it hurt too bad," Busch said. Nobody knows when — or if — Kahne ...

In this July 13, 2005, photo, Kenny Wallace, left, and Dick Trickle discuss track conditions at the Slinger Nationals auto race in Slinger, Wis. Trickle, whose larger-than-life personality and penchant for fun won him legions of fans despite a lack of success beyond the nation's small tracks, died Thursday, May 16, 2013, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. He was 71. (AP Photo/West Bend Daily News)

NASCAR community mourns death of Dick Trickle

Mark Martin received a piece of advice very early in his career from Dick Trickle that he's never forgotten. "He was the one that told me, and this is kind of corny, but it isn't when you're 18 or 19 years old — he told me 'In order to finish ...

Ex-NASCAR racer to court after NV-AZ-UT chase

A former NASCAR driver who led police on a high-speed chase through Nevada, Arizona and Utah has been ordered to appear in Utah state court next month. The (St. George) Spectrum reports (http://tinyurl.com/ayhsrln) a preliminary hearing is scheduled June 13 in 5th District Court for 33-year-old Timothy Tyler Andrew Walker ...

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2006, file photo, former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle attends a driver's meeting for the Bodine Bobsled Challenge at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. Authorities in North Carolina said Thursday, May 16, 2013, that Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71. (AP Photo/Mark Goldman, File)

Sheriff: Ex-NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dead at 71

There is that lasting image of Dick Trickle in the Winston 500 lighting up a cigarette while driving his stock car with his knees during a caution lap. He places the cigarette through a hole he carved in his helmet for a quick toke and exhales. The green flag hits ...

Jennifer Jo Cobb looks out of the garage area before practice for the NASCAR Truck series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Thursday, May 16, 2013. After having her trailer stolen, truck racer Jennifer Jo Cobb is hoping to find replacement equipment in time to race this weekend. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Stolen team trailer leads to Truck Series feud

A missing trailer has sparked a feud in NASCAR's Truck Series. Jennifer Jo Cobb said she feels "in danger" of racing Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway against another NASCAR driver who was arrested for allegedly stealing her team trailer last weekend. Cobb said the trailer and its contents, valued ...

Cobb alleges Harmon stole her team transporter

NASCAR driver Mike Harmon has been accused of stealing a team transporter from Jennifer Jo Cobb. Cobb reported the trailer was stolen early Saturday from the JJC racing shop. She is a driver and team owner in NASCAR's Truck Series. Cobb told investigators the trailer was taken by Harmon and ...

Nevada Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, presents her admissions tax proposal in committee at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Kirkpatrick says the goal of the bill is to make existing law fair. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)

Kirkpatrick pitches admissions tax proposal

Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick found support from retailers and the Nevada Taxpayers Association for her bill seeking to overhaul the state's exemption-laced live entertainment tax and replace it with an admissions levy on everything from movie tickets to NASCAR races. "Good tax policy is when you broaden the base and ...

Matt Kenseth makes his first pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Darlington, S.C.  (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Kenseth passes Busch for 1st Darlington victory

Matt Kenseth is quickly showing how well he fits in at Joe Gibbs Racing. Kenseth passed JGR teammate Kyle Busch 13 laps from the end to win the Southern 500 on Saturday night, his third victory in his debut season after a successful stint with Roush Fenway Racing. JGR president ...

Taxes, taxes ... and more taxes?

And you dread the April 15 IRS tax deadline? That's nothing compared to the fervor building at the Nevada Legislature. Tax, taxes, taxes! Taxes on entertainment. Taxes on mining. Tax credits for filmmakers. Tax incentives. Tax abatements. On the flip side are the looming questions: Who's gonna pay? Who's gonna ...

Kyle Busch holds the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Friday, May 10, 2013, in Darlington, S.C.  (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Kyle Busch wins 5th Nationwide race this season

Kyle Busch figured it'd be easy to run his own program on the Nationwide Series after all the wins he'd racked up for Joe Gibbs Racing. A year on his own and out of Victory Lane, though, taught Busch a hard lesson. Back with JGR, Busch is back to his ...

FILE - In this April 26, 2013, file photo, team owner Joe Gibbs, left, talks with driver Matt Kenseth during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va. A NASCAR appeals panel sided with Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, and eased some of the penalties imposed for having an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's race-winning engine at Kansas last month.  (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Matt Kenseth pleased with appeal outcome

Matt Kenseth was in Canada when J.D. Gibbs sent him the results of their appeal to NASCAR to reduce sweeping penalties against Joe Gibbs Racing. "J.D. kept texting me and the texts just kept getting longer and longer," Kenseth said Friday. "I'm like, 'Wait a minute. They did what? They ...

Nevada Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, talks with Assembly Republicans, from left, Randy Kirner, Pat Hickey and Cresent Hardy on the Assembly floor at the Legislative Building Carson City, Nev., on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Kirkpatrick unveiled some of the details Wednesday of her long-awaited bill revamping Nevada's live entertainment tax. The bill will be heard in committee on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)

Nevada lawmaker moves to tax golfing, NASCAR

The leader of the Nevada Assembly introduced a proposal Wednesday that would revamp the state's live entertainment tax, extending fees on a range of activities and events from recreational golf to NASCAR races. Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, said early estimates show that her plan could generate about $50 ...

NASCAR panel reduces JGR penalties

A NASCAR appeals panel sided with Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday and eased some of the penalties imposed for having an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's race-winning engine at Kansas last month. NASCAR punished JGR after discovering during a post-race inspection that one of eight connecting rods in the engine ...

Joey Logano gets service during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

Partial win for Penske in NASCAR penalties appeal

Penske Racing celebrated a small victory Tuesday when NASCAR's chief appellate officer issued a mixed ruling on penalties levied against the team. Although most everything was upheld, suspensions for seven key employees were reduced from six points races to two. Team owner Roger Penske said he was "very happy with ...

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth leads a pack of cars through the tri-oval in the Aaron's 499 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

David Ragan steals last-lap victory at Talladega

Rain and wrecks pushed NASCAR to the edge of darkness Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, where three of the biggest names in the sport led the field to final flag. NASCAR was giving it one final go to get the rain-delayed race wrapped up, and Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Jimmie ...

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