SONONA, Calif. — Kevin Harvick led a 1-2-3 podium sweep for Ford while proving that veteran experience still counts for something in NASCAR. Harvick returned to victory lane for the first time this season with a dominating run Sunday on the road course at Sonoma Raceway. The former NASCAR champion came to Sonoma winless in […]
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NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. to retire at end of season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. abruptly announced his retirement at the end of the season Tuesday, a decision that will cost NASCAR its most popular driver as the series scrambles to rebuild its fan base. Colorful, candid and talented, Earnhardt has been plagued by concussions the last several years and he missed half […]
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James ‘Cotton’ Henry
1934 – 2017 AUBURN — James “Cotton” Henry, 82, Daddy, Pops and Papa, earned his wings Saturday, Jan. 28, with his daughter, Tammy, by his side. James was born in Fayette on July 30, 1934, to the late Walter and Winifred Henry. He married Karen Roy on Dec. 31, 1997, and they had 19 years […]
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Auto Racing: Fort Kent’s Theriault lands Xfinity Series two-race deal
He will also run the Ticket Galaxy 200 at Phoenix International Speedway the following Saturday, Nov. 12. Theriault has run four previous Xfinity Series races, including three with JR Motorsports (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) in 2014. He posted finishes of 15th (Iowa Speedway), 21st (New Hampshire Motor Speedway) and 18th (Kentucky Speedway). In September, he landed […]
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#Oxford250: Joey Kourafas carried momentum into Oxford 200 victory
By mid July of 1974, Joey Kourafas had already won just about every major race on the northern Late Model Sportsman tour. At the tender age of 21, he was beating veteran drivers more than twice his age on tracks they’d been running forever. It’s no wonder they called him ‘Kid’ Kourafas, because in that […]
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Bown won 250 for two different teams
Portland, Oregon native Chuck Bown made a big impact during his years of racing in New England. As the original driver of Quint Boisvert’s famed “Skoal Bandit,” Bown was about as high-profile as they came in northeastern short track circles. The first time he won the 250 in 1986 took place when the race was […]
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#Oxford250: Kyle Busch returns to Oxford 250 victorious in 2011
Before his high-profile injury and miraculous run to the Sprint Cup title in 2015 — long before that — Busch entered back-to-back Oxford 250 races in Maine in 2005 and 2006. Things didn’t go so well. “I felt I needed some redemption,” Busch said Friday. Five years later, he got what he was looking for. […]
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Tony Stewart wins at Sonoma to snap 84-race drought
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — For at least one weekend, Smoke was back. Tony Stewart returned to victory lane for the first time in three years in vintage fashion — refusing to let Denny Hamlin steal a win at Sonoma Raceway away from him on the final lap Sunday. Now he’s probably got a shot to […]
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Joey Logano wins at Michigan, helps make NASCAR history
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Joey Logano plopped into a seat, getting a much-needed break, when the 26-year-old driver found out he was just a part of history. Logano pulled away from the pack to win the FireKeepers Casino 400 and was followed by 20-year-old Chase Elliott and 23-year-old Kyle Larson, the youngest top three in […]
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Learn more about the Daytona 500 and NASCAR trivia
Site: Daytona Beach, Florida. Schedule: Thursday, practice (Fox Sports 1, noon-1 p.m.), Can-Am Duel qualifying races, 7 p.m. (Fox Sports 1, 5-10 p.m.); Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, noon-1 p.m., 2-3 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, noon-2 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (Fox, noon-5 p.m.). Track: Daytona International Speedway (tri-oval, 2.5 miles). Race distance: […]