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Jockey Garrett Gomez, on Life is Sweet, reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the Breedersa Cup Ladiesa Classic.

Pitcher Brandon Webb's $8.5-million option was exercised Friday by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger was required to take a breath test before Friday's practice at Talladega Superspeedway following his arrest on a drunken driving charge.

Who's hot Timothy Peters: He's not going to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, but the Red Horse Racing driver is closing the season on a strong note.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Rusty Wallace Racing driver Steve Wallace was summoned to the NASCAR Nationwide Series hauler to meet with officials following Saturday's Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park after he allegedly ran into the side of Matt Kenseth's car on pit road.

The hot spot for pileups was between turns one and two at the Memphis Motorsports Park during Saturday's Kroger On Track for the Cure 250.

Rookie Justin Allgaier will start on the pole for Saturday's Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 after topping the qualifying charts at Memphis Motorsports Park.

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The fourth annual Virginia State UCAR Championship headlines a five-race card today at Langley Speedway.

Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards won the pole Friday for tonight's Dollar General 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Denny Hamlin is over last week's debacle at Auto Club Speedway. He just wishes everybody else was, too.

NASCAR officials will announce the inaugural hall of fame class today. NASCAR Courtesy CHARLOTTE The first five members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be elected today after the 50-member voting panel hears presentations on all 25 nominees.

Editor's note: NASCAR driver Greg Biffle will document stock-car racing's Chase for the Sprint Cup in an online diary for USA TODAY: We finished 20th on Sunday after getting collected in that late-race accident with Kurt Busch and Kasey Kahne , and even though we picked up a spot in the points, the reality is that this championship is slipping ...

The Team USA Scholarship is proud to announce that Cooper Tire & Rubber Company and Robo-Pong have joined a growing band of supporters who share a vision for promoting the careers of talented young American race car drivers.

FONTANA, Calif. Joe Gibbs Racing's Joey Logano and Kyle Busch swept the front row in NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying, with Logano earning the pole for Saturday's Copart 300 at Auto Club Speedway in California.

The only thing Jason Leffler is looking forward to more than a win Saturday at Auto Club Speedway is a hamburger from In-N-Out. "We constantly search for a good hamburger like In-N-Out in the other parts of this country," Leffler said, "but nothing compares." You can be sure it's a genuine sentiment.

The Frontstretch: Nationwide Series Breakdown: Kansas Lottery 300 by Bryan Davis Keith -- Monday October 5, 2009 After Steve Wallace and Kyle Busch tangled on pit road last season following the Spring race at Richmond, Wallace was soon after seen sporting a T-shirt that depicted him grabbing the M&M's driver by the horns.

Richard Petty Motorsports' Kasey Kahne is doing his best to focus on the Chase For The Sprint Cup, rather than any changes coming to his organization.

Kyle Busch will start today's race at Dover in exactly the same spot where he finished last year's event after winning the pole for the Dover 200 by more than three tenths of a second.

Did Penske Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports shoot themselves in the proverbial foot and eliminate their chances for a Cup title before the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup even started? Each of these teams placed one of its cars in this years Chase -- Penske the No.