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NASCAR announced today that its premier short-track racing showcase, the 2010 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, will be run Jan. 29-30 at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.).

The F1 World Champion takes on teammate Heikki Kovalainen in this viral video. And the duo compete against each other - in taxis.

Listen to audio from Mark Martin, Tony Stewart and Jimmy Johnson news conferences held Thursday at at Daytona International Speedway.

 

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 J. Johnson Pre-Race [14:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

With the recent demotion of Tony George within the IRL’s chain-of-command and the alleged soon-to-be-departed Max “The Littlest Perv” Mosley - alleged with Mosley having to get over his snit-fit about being called a “dictator” - from the FIA who wouldn’t be looking at NASCAR?

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series reaches the halfway point of the 2009 season at Daytona International Speedway, and Marcos Ambrose and Clint Bowyer talk about how special it is to run under the lights at the World Center of Racing.

Tony George resigned Tuesday as CEO of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ending a 19-year reign during which he brought NASCAR, Formula One and Moto GP to the famed race track but also divided (and unified) open-wheel racing by founding the Indy Racing League in 1996.

The Richard Childress Racing No. 3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo that seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt earned his 76th and final victory in will participate in this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in England on July 3-5, 2009.

A urine sample that resulted in a failed drug test for suspended Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield was sent by NASCAR to an independent laboratory for analysis, according to court documents.

Tobias Hegewald has won his second race of the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, after another superb lights-to-flag victory this afternoon.

Tobias Hegewald took a commanding maiden win at Spa-Francorchamps this afternoon (Saturday), ahead of Andy Soucek and Miloš Pavlović.

Scott Dixon held off teammate Dario Franchitti over the final 20 laps to win the Indy Challenge, his third IndyCar Series triumph of the year.

Ron Hornaday Jr. took home his second straight Elvis trophy with an overpowering victory Saturday in the MemphisTravel.com 200 presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Memphis Motorsports Park.

 

 Post Race w/ Ron Hornaday and his crew chief Rick Ren [8:59m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

After two straight frustrating runner-up finishes in the Nationwide Series, Busch passed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano near the end of the Camping World 200 on Saturday and held off the 19-year-old for the victory at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Two of the top rising young talents in NASCAR waged a short-track battle at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, with Matt DiBenedetto emerging from a last-lap scrap with Ryan Truex to win the Heluva Good! Summer 125 Friday evening.

Tobias Hegewald has continued his superb run of form today at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, by taking a stunning maiden pole for tomorrow’s first F2 race.

The Season Five Calendar for A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has been approved by the FIA at this week’s World Motorsport Council Meeting. Ten dates have been submitted, starting with the first race of the 2009/10 season, the Nitro SuperGP in Australia on 22-25 October.

NASCAR Camping World Series East rookie Ryan Truex continued his hot streak Thursday afternoon when he won the Coors Light Pole Award in advance of Friday’s Heluva Good! Summer 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

As the Race to the Chase begins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, hear from David Reutimann, who is 40 points out of a Chase place, on the challenging Magic Mile. Find out how Kyle Busch plans to change last year’s luck, and Driver Rating says Tony Stewart is one to watch this weekend.

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