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Today the 143rd meet at Saratoga opens and it's going to be hot one! In the middle of this heat wave we are expecting to see temperatures in the 90s again today. Despite the heat NYRA is expecting to have a big opening day.

When you go to a NASCAR race, celebrities are always around.  The drivers themselves are stars.  The tracks schedule giants from a variety of fields to officially participate in pre-race festivities.  Sometimes you never know who you might see or who might show up.  This week NASCAR is racing at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California just a short distance from Hollywood.  What stars are goi

If you wanted to be linked to a song that everyone knew, what would it be?  Do you have a favorite that immediately comes to mind?  Or do you need some time to think about it?  Well, the NASCAR drivers racing this weekend in the Jeff Byrd 500 Presented By Food City at Bristol Motor Speedway had to make a choice so that they could be introduced with a song.  Here are some of the drivers and their s

The local racing pre-season thunder continues this weekend with the annual Fonda Speedway car show through Sunday.  Car shows provide the opportunity for fans to meet drivers, maybe get some autographs, see the new cars before the racing season begins.

As I'm writing this, there is still snow on the ground, but the local racing season here in the Northeast is not too far away.  One sign is when the race car shows come to town.

This weekend the only racing for NASCAR's three national touring series is at Darlington for the Camping World Truck Series.  Both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series drivers have an open week.  So what do the drivers do with a weekend off?

We all checked out the Daytona 500 yesterday, didn't we? If so or if not, here's a gallery of the race.