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FILE - In this July 12, 2008, file photo, Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, holds his guitar trophy after winning the rain-shortened IndyCar Series auto race in Gladeville, Tenn. The IndyCar series race will be held in downtown Nashville, Tenn., this weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
IndyCar's Nashville invasion takes winding road through city

By Dan Gelston Aug. 05, 2021 03:15 PM EDT

Kevin Harvick celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, May 17, 2020, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
NASCAR and jousting exceptions to SC's large crowd ban

By Jeffrey Collins Aug. 07, 2020 04:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 28, 2002, file photo, winner Jimmie Johnson, right, gets cooled off by car owner Rick Hendrick as they celebrate in Victory Lane after Johnson won the NASCAR auto race at California Speedway in Fontana, Calif. When Johnson won his first NASCAR Cup Series race at Fontana 18 years ago, this famously worn-out asphalt track had a whole lot less wear and tear. So did Johnson, who is visiting his home track this weekend for the last time as a full-time driver. (AP Photo/Will Lester, File)
Homecoming dance: Jimmie Johnson honored in Fontana finale

By Greg Beacham Feb. 29, 2020 05:17 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2019 file photo Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, of Monaco, and Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, of Germany, pose for a photo during the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, in Austin, Texas. Ferrari team members acknowledged that they need to “learn from mistakes” committed last season as they presented their new Formula One car Tuesday. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Ferrari hopes new car will lead to fewer mistakes

Feb. 11, 2020 02:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington. Cummings died from complications of longtime health challenges, his office said in a statement on Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 23, 2019 10:13 AM EST

FILE - In this April 21, 2014 file photo Adrianne Haslet-Davis raises her arms at the finish line of the 118th Boston Marathon, after she completed a short distance of the course in Boston. The Boston Marathon bombing survivor, who had planned on running this year's race, says she can't physically do it after getting struck by a car last month. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Boston Marathon survivor struck by car won't run this year

Feb. 08, 2019 08:58 AM EST