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At just 338 words, Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are must be among the shortest books in the canon of popular fiction.

In a perfect world, the performance of NASCAR's new Nationwide Series racecars will match their aesthetics.

To help promote the upcoming Kroger On Track for the Cure 250, Memphis Motorsports Park officials had NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers Kelly Bires and Erik Darnell in town Monday for a media promotional event.

The hiring of Kelly Bires was made official by JR Motorsports, and more hires including a key person to work on the car could be on the way.

The Frontstretch: For Carter, Specialty Racing, It's All About Staying Power by Bryan Davis Keith -- Friday October 2, 2009 The most recent Nationwide Series race at Richmond saw the Specialty Racing team involved in its worst on-track incident since Kevin Lepage merged into oncoming traffic at Talladega last April.

Kelly Bires hated it, but he knew he had no other choice. With no steady ride and no sponsor behind him, he did the only thing he could to make sure people saw him at the race track as much as possible.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. Rising talent Kelly Bires has signed to drive a full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series entry for JR Motorsports in 2010-11, general manager Kelley Earnhardt announced today.

LOUDON, N.H. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is happy to have Kelly Bires as a piece of the JR Motorsports future.

Richmonder Vinny Giles won two matches yesterday to reach today's quarterfinals of the U.S. Senior Golf Championship at Beverly Country Club.

ASALMS/Iowa Speedway/Sept 19th 2009 marks the fourth consecutive year that the ASA Late Model Series has paid a visit to the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

A driver fell asleep at the wheel before ploughing in the back of a car, killing a recovery man who was attempting to restart it, a court had been told.

Brad Keselowski declined to comment Thursday on reports he'll drive in the Sprint Cup Series for Penske Racing next year, but he did indicate to Sporting News he won't be back in JR Motorsports' Nationwide car next season.

Auto racing beat writer Dave Kallmann answered your questions Wednesday. Q: Michael Mueller, Milwaukee, WI - Any more news from the Milwaukee Mile negotiations with NASCAR and the IRL regarding the 2010 season? A: Dave Kallmann - Welcome to what's shaping up as the world's shortest online chat.

A few area pullers pulled out victories at last week's Richland County Fair. Ashland's Frank Keener, Crestline's Mike Laribee and Bellville's Larry Shope won their respective classes at the Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association meet in Mansfield.

Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 19, 1909, the first automobile races were run at the just-opened Indianapolis Motor Speedway; the winner of the first event was auto engineer Louis Schwitzer, who drove a Stoddard-Dayton touring car twice around the 2.5-mile track at an average speed of 57.4 mph.

Myers led all the way in the Carolina Farm Credit 150 and registered his division-leading seventh victory of the year.

The Quiet Corner had its first taste of the health care reform debate when U.S. Rep.

Sleek, streamlined and impossibly fast, the Indy racecar is the beauty to NASCARa s beast.

NOS Energy Maxxis Tires Nissan 350Z driven by Formula Drift Professional Championship Points Leader Chris Forsberg Vaughn Gittin in the Falken Tires 2010 Ford Racing Mustang GT in Monroe, Washington, photo by John Choi The Seattle, Washington Drift event put Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy Maxxis Tires Nissan 350 Z to the ultimate test, photo by ...

The old boy just didn't have it this time. Commentator came up short in his bid for a third victory in the $750,000 Whitney Handicap on Saturday, losing the lead around the turn for home and finishing third behind long shot Bullsbay.