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Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon.

By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers The NASCAR Sprint Cup series has completed the final practice session at Charlotte Motor Speedway in preparation for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race .

Mark Martin received a piece of advice very early in his career from Dick Trickle that he's never forgotten.

Carl Edwards captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, paying tribute to the late Dick Trickle along the way.

Kyle Busch holds a 3-0 advantage over Kasey Kahne this season and understands Kahne may be planning some retaliation.

With a possible $2 million payday for the winner and some recent changes in the format, this year's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway could be the most thrilling one in the event's 29-year history.

Kyle Busch turned in a dominating performance in NASCAR Nationwide Series competition at Darlington Raceway on Friday night, claiming the pole and leading most of the 147-lap Help a Hero 200 en route to the race win.

"I need to get back to racing, so I can get some rest," Crafton jokingly said. "I'm always excited to go to the racetrack.

Bruton Smith talks with NHRA drivers John Force, Courtney Force and Brittany Force as his son, Marcus Smith looks on prior to finals action of the 2013 Dollar General NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, NC on Sunday, April 21, 2013.

Nothing that happened on-track Thursday at Charlotte Motor Speedway came close to garnering the attention surrounding the dispute between backmarkers Jennifer Jo Cobb and former driving coach/team general manager Mike Harmon over a missing hauler.

THE spoils of becoming the first V8 Supercar driver to taste victory on US soil could extend well beyond this weekend's Circuit of Americas podium.

Former NASCAR racer Dick Trickle, 71, died from a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound shortly after noon on Thursday, May 16, in Boger, N.C. The long-time Lincoln County resident was found next to his pick-up truck near a cemetery.

The chase to set NASCAR's 12-driver field for 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup is on.

WHERE HE STANDS: Jimmie Johnson remained in first place for the sixth straight week after Darlington.

WHERE HE STANDS: Jimmie Johnson remained in first place for the sixth straight week after Darlington.

MAY, 11 races into the lengthy Sprint Cup season, is an ideal time to assess the surprises and disappointments thus far.

Saturday's Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway brings out both the best and worst in NASCAR's top stars.

Kurt Busch started from the pole at Darlington Raceway and led 69 laps before his car began to fade.

By no means set, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field does seem to be taking shape.

"I think there are explosions in almost every episode. Some of the explosions mean that the contestants won, and some of them mean that they failed miserably," says Kal Penn, host of Discovery's competitive reality show for engineers, The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius .