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Apr 29 2013 - 8:12pm

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for Aaron's 499 at Talladega

This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Talladega for the Aaron’s 499. The first race on a superspeedway for the Gen-6 car at Daytona was boring. It was like watching a game of follow the leader. Now that teams have had time to figure out the...

Apr 29 2013 - 5:18pm

NASCAR: "We want our athletes and our sport to look like America."

NBA veteran Jason Collins has come out as first openly gay male athlete player still active in a major American professional sport. Other gay athletes, including former NBA center John Amaechi, have waited until retirement to divulge their sexuality...

Apr 29 2013 - 3:39pm

FYI WIRZ: NASCAR's Lame Duck Kevin Harvick and More Talk Richmond Race 9

Kevin Harvick launched from seventh place on the final restart during the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway to get out front and take the checkered flag. The No. 29 team spoiled the good showing of Juan Pablo Montoya, who led prior to...

Apr 29 2013 - 2:56pm

Charlotte Motor Speedway launches its version of "American Idol"

Fans across the Carolinas should start practicing their rendition of the national anthem or “God Bless America” because this May the Charlotte Motor Speedway “Speedway Superstar Tour” presented by Coca-Cola is looking for performers to headline at...

Apr 29 2013 - 12:21pm

Remembering Dale

Remembering DaleToday, April 29, is Dale Earnhardt Day in Kannapolis, N.C.Usually, when you have a day set aside for someone, they’re a big deal in the local community, in history or commerce or sport.Dale Earnhardt was all of those, for sure, but a...

Apr 29 2013 - 11:58am

Harvick Does the Stealth Thing, Wins Richmond

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire ServiceRICHMOND, Va.—Kevin Harvick sped away on fresh tires to win Sunday night’s Toyota Owners 400 in a green-white-checkered-flag finish at Richmond International Raceway, leaving a grup of drivers with widely divergent...

Apr 29 2013 - 1:09am

Winners and Losers from NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Richmond

Richmond International Raceway signifies the quarter mark of the Sprint Cup season, and by now it's clear who the contenders and pretenders are this year. The usual suspects—former champions like Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski and Matt Kenseth—are...

Apr 28 2013 - 12:30am

Harvick wins Sprint Cup race at Richmond

#29-Kevin Harvick won the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway for his 20th career win and 1st of 2013. #15-Bowyer finished 2nd.................

Apr 27 2013 - 11:19pm

Toyota Owners 400 2013 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Post-Race Analysis

Even the sprinklers couldn't rain on Kevin Harvick's parade, as he came out with the win at Richmond International Raceway in the Toyota Owners 400 on Saturday.In the end, it all came down the final pit stop. A caution led to what is essentially...

Apr 26 2013 - 10:37pm

Who's Right in Penalty and Illegal Parts Dispute: Matt Kenseth or NASCAR?

Call it a photo finish, an unbreakable tie—or perhaps the rarest of situations where both sides are right.That's how I see the dispute between NASCAR and team owner Joe Gibbs, driver Matt Kenseth and crew chief Jason Ratcliff in light of the engine in...