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Saturday marks the final night of competition in the first big auto race of the year, the Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. And NASCAR is well represented at the Chili Bowl, both on and off the track. Racing tonight will be NASCAR regulars Kyle Larson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., J.J. Yeley, Christopher Bell, Justin Allgaier and Chase Briscoe. Of this group, only Bell is already locked into the A-Main championship…

NASCAR issued a massive rules update to teams across all three national divisions on Friday — not unusual for this time of the year. The most noteworthy addition is that the Sanctioning Body will allow drivers to wear biometric devices like Fitbits while inside the car. NASCAR will mandate the devices to operate under its own internal power and not have telematics capability — in other words real-time…

Like many of us in the sporting world, the good folks at Roush Fenway Racing weren’t too impressed with the “new” logo initially trotted out on social media for the NFL’s Chargers who are leaving San Diego to begin playing in Los Angeles. For those blissfully unaware, the logo the new L.A. Chargers trotted out on Thursday looked almost identical to the Major League Baseball logo already sported by the…

Like many of us in the sporting world, the good folks at Roush Fenway Racing weren’t too impressed with the “new” logo initially trotted out on social media for the NFL’s Chargers who are leaving San Diego to begin playing in Los Angeles. For those blissfully unaware, the logo the new L.A. Chargers trotted out on Thursday looked almost identical to the Major League Baseball logo already sported by the…

Like many of us in the sporting world, the good folks at Roush Fenway Racing weren’t too impressed with the “new” logo initially trotted out on social media for the NFL’s Chargers who are leaving San Diego to begin playing in Los Angeles. For those blissfully unaware, the logo the new L.A. Chargers trotted out on Thursday looked almost identical to the Major League Baseball logo already sported by the…

Chevy is shopping for a new NASCAR. The automaker confirmed this week that it is discontinuing the SS sedan that its current entry in the top Cup series is based on after the 2017 model year, and will need to rebrand the race car for 2018. Unlike the Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry it competes against, the production SS is a low-volume sports sedan that is the only…

Ford Performance announced Thursday another major push in its NASCAR initiative, launching a driver development program ahead of the 2017 season. The first phase includes an agreement with Brad Keselowski Racing, placing new Ford signee Chase Briscoe in a full-time ride in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Ford Performance indicated that other stages of the driver development program would be announced at a later time. The program is designed…

Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into renovating the decades-old stadium, a venue that has been described as Brazil’s “soccer cathedral.” Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of…

Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into renovating the decades-old stadium, a venue that has been described as Brazil’s “soccer cathedral.” Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of…

Hockey net(Photo: Julio Cortez, AP) DENVER — Anyone who knows Tony Salazar knows he’s a fighter. Now, the Colorado hockey family is once again rallying around the former Ralston Valley standout as he faces his biggest battle yet. On Sunday, Salazar, 18, suffered a heart attack in his first ever hockey game for Metro State University. He was airlifted to the hospital where doctors determined his heart was working at just…

As NASCAR’s 2017 season draws near – only six weeks until the Daytona 500 – here are five burning questions facing the sport, with more coming periodically over the next few weeks: What kind of impact will new sponsor Monster Energy have on the Cup series? NASCAR has moved on from 12 years of sponsorship by telecommunications companies to an edgy energy drink company. With the sport’s attendance and television…

Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into renovating the decades-old stadium, a venue that has been described as Brazil’s “soccer cathedral.” Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of…

Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into renovating the decades-old stadium, a venue that has been described as Brazil’s “soccer cathedral.” Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of…

Ford Performance announced Thursday another major push in its NASCAR initiative, launching a driver development program ahead of the 2017 season. The first phase includes an agreement with Brad Keselowski Racing, placing new Ford signee Chase Briscoe in a full-time ride in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Ford Performance indicated that other stages of the driver development program would be announced at a later time. The program is designed…

Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into renovating the decades-old stadium, a venue that has been described as Brazil’s “soccer cathedral.” Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images Maracanã Stadium, pictured just months ago when it was in its Olympic-level shape for the Rio Games. Hundreds of millions of…

After 56 years in San Diego, it looks like the Chargers are leaving for Los Angeles. Logistically, there will be a lot to work out, and high up on the to-do list is the matter of where the Chargers will play. The Los Angeles Rams currently call the 90,000-seat Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum home, at least until their shiny new stadium is complete in 2019. And according to Pro Football…

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RELATED: Full timeline of Edwards announcement Joe Gibbs Racing driver Matt Kenseth said he was “as surprised as anyone” when he learned that teammate Carl Edwards was stepping away from auto racing. Kenseth addressed the changing guard at Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday following a Goodyear tire test at Las Vegas. “I didn’t find out until late Sunday night, and I was probably as shocked as anybody else was,” Kenseth…

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CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR has its own version of spring training in January, but instead of the drivers or teams, it’s the folks working behind the scenes who are getting in preseason reps.   The annual NASCAR Summit Presented by American Medical Response (AMR) concluded its three-day run Tuesday at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center, where hundreds of dedicated track services, medical, safety, and security workers prepared for…