Kevin Harvick overcame flu-like conditions earlier in the week to win the Budweiser Shootout for the second year in a row Saturday at Daytona International Speedway.
Hendrick Motorsports teammates Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. secured the front starting row for the February 14 Daytona 500 after recording the top two speeds in Saturday's qualifying at Daytona International Speedway.
NASCAR officials originally set the theme for this year's Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway last month when they told Sprint Cup Series drivers, "boys, have at it and have a good time." Officials said they were easing up on some on-track rules for drivers at Daytona to make racing more competitive and enjoyable for fans.
The Camping World Truck Series is returning to Darlington Raceway.
Randy Bernard, a longtime top executive at Professional Bull Riders, Inc., has been named as the new chief executive officer of the Indy Racing League, which is the sanctioning body of the Izod IndyCar Series.
Renault confirmed on Sunday that Russian Vitaly Petrov has been added to the team's driver lineup for the 2010 Formula One season.
Tony George's IndyCar race team Vision Racing has suspended operations due to lack of sponsorship, the team announced on Thursday.
The new American-based Formula One team USF1 has named Argentinean Jose Maria Lopez as driver for the upcoming 2010 season.
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