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Drivers take the green flag to start Stage 1 of a NASCAR All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
NASCAR Cup Series at Texas

May. 22, 2022 06:15 PM EDT

Trucks dry off the track during a red flag delay due to inclement weather during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Misty, drizzling day postpones Cup race in Texas on Lap 52

By Schuyler Dixon Oct. 25, 2020 04:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, Kevin Harvick (4) and Aric Almirola (10) battle for position during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas. The massive grandstands at Texas Motor Speedway stretch about 2/3 of a mile long, and were empty for the last race there. There could still be some feeling of emptiness Sunday, preferable for social distancing, even when the NASCAR Cup Series race becomes the first major sporting event in Texas in more than four months to allow spectators. It will be one of the largest gatherings of any kind in the state since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Larry Papke, File)
Lot of room for NASCAR fans at Texas due to virus and heat

By Stephen Hawkins Jul. 17, 2020 03:32 PM EDT

Naliber Tavares winces as she receives a COVID-19 test at the Whittier Street Health Center's mobile test site, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Boston's Dorchester section. The health center has administered free COVID-19 tests to over 5,000 people. The tests, administered since April 13, have been a popular service in Boston's low-income communities that have experienced high rates of infection. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Confirmed US virus cases rise amid new global restrictions

By Eric Tucker, Costas Kantouris And Cody Jackson Jul. 15, 2020 09:22 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2020 01:13 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: Some Republicans Aren’t in Denial About the Virus. Trump...

Scott Dixon earns the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line to win an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
NASCAR Cup race will run at Texas with fans in the stands

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 19, 2020 06:11 PM EDT

Scott Dixon earns the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line to win an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dixon wins again at Texas in IndyCar's delayed season opener

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 06, 2020 02:39 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, June 30, 2019 file photo, a view of the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, southern Austria. Formula One hopes to finally start the season with a double-header in the naturally isolated environment around the venue for the Austrian Grand Prix. The first 10 F1 races have been canceled or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic and the targeted start date is July 5 in Austria. (Christian Bruna, Pool via AP, File)
F1 will start with 2 races at the Austrian GP in July

By Jerome Pugmire Jun. 02, 2020 05:38 AM EDT

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam speaks during the COVID-19 press briefing inside the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, May 26, 2020. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
The Latest: Iowa AD looking at different football scenarios

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2020 05:34 AM EDT

FILE - This May 24, 2019, file photo shows Houston Astros' Aledmys Diaz (16) scoring as Boston Red Sox catcher Sandy Leon reaches to tag him at home plate during the second inning of a baseball game in Houston. The Astros were scheduled to play the Red Sox in the first of consecutive weekend series matching teams that fired World Series-winning managers in the aftermath of a sign-stealing scandal. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Governors warming to the idea of the return of pro sports

By The Associated Press May. 18, 2020 11:21 PM EDT

Players of Hoffenheim and Hertha warm-up in the empty stadium prior to the Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Hertha BSC Berlin in Sinsheim, Germany, Saturday, May 16, 2020. The German Bundesliga becomes the world's first major soccer league to resume after a two-month suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Thomas Kienzle/AFP pool via AP)
The Latest: Notre Dame plans to reopen campus in August

By The Associated Press May. 18, 2020 05:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 8, 2019, file photo, Josef Newgarden celebrates winning the IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar has gotten the green flag to finally start its season in Texas. The race will be run June 6 without spectators at Texas Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/Randy Holt, File)
Green flag: IndyCar to open its delayed season in Texas

By Stephen Hawkins May. 07, 2020 02:10 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 10, 2019, file photo, drivers race at the NASCAR cup series auto race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. IndyCar will race Saturday, April 11, 2020, at Michigan International Speedway, one of the most beloved tracks that long ago fell off the open-wheel racing schedule. The race will be aired on NBC Sports with Dale Earnhardt Jr., just announced as a NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee and a driving force in the success of the iRacing phenomenon, making his IndyCar virtual debut. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Texas, Florida eager for NASCAR to rev engines again

By Stephen Hawkins Apr. 20, 2020 06:19 PM EDT

Following social distancing rules and wearing face coverings, visitors hike through Enchanted Rock State Park, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Fredericksburg, Texas. Texas state parks are reopened to the public Monday after they had been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but visitors must follow social distancing rules and wear a facial covering or mask. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Wearing masks, hikers hit trails as Texas starts reopening

Apr. 20, 2020 05:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2014, file photo, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, of Germany, drives through the course during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Formula One expects to race the U.S. Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas for “many years to come,” a series official said Tuesday, May 28, 2019, despite the track’s failed effort to secure $25 million in Texas public money it was denied in 2018. Sean Bratches, F1’s managing director of commercial operations, suggested the series remains confident in the Texas race’s’ financial security. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
F1 remains confident in US Grand Prix future in Texas

By Jim Vertuno May. 28, 2019 02:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012, file photo, Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, right, of Germany U.S. Grand Prix , leads the field into the first turn for the start of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The promoters of Formula One’s U.S. Grand Prix blew a deadline to collect their annual $25 million in Texas taxpayer money to help pay for the 2018 race. Now state lawmakers are about to give them another chance, and make it easier to get the funds in the future. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Texas may give F1's US Grand Prix its missing $25 million

By Jim Vertuno May. 09, 2019 05:21 PM EDT

Racing Point driver Sergio Perez of Mexico steers his car, during a Formula One pre-season testing session at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, outside Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb.20, 2019. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Financial questions hound 2 of F1's 3 races in North America

By Jim Vertuno Feb. 20, 2019 05:58 PM EST