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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

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