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Thanks to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the state of Delaware approved sports betting and on Tuesday Gov. John Carney placed the first bet, wagering $10 on a Major League Baseball game.At Dover Downs Hotel & Casino’s Race & Sports Book, gamblers can now place wagers on a wide variety of sports, including auto racing, baseball, basketball, boxing/MMA, football, hockey ... Keep reading View the full article

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) Kurt Busch won his second NASCAR Cup Series pole of the season Friday in qualifying for Sunday's race at Michigan International Speedway. View the full article

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) Kyle Larson is still seeking his first victory of the season. View the full article

Busch surprised his Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Kevin Harvick with an average lap speed of 203.361 mph in the final round of qualifying to win the pole for Sunday’s FireKeepers 400 at Michigan International Speedway.Harvick had easily been fastest through the first two rounds.Brad Keselowski ended up second (203.156 mph), Kyle Busch was third (202.954 mph), Harvick fourth and Joey ... Keep reading View the full article

That’s a possibility, according to Kyle Larson, whose No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing team has been the most consistent performing Chevy team so far this year.While he hasn’t won a race this year, Larson has three runner-up finishes and led the most laps at both Bristol and Kansas. He is currently ninth in the series standings.“I have never felt like Chevy’s have been at a disadvantage ... Keep reading View the full article

Reigning world champion Ogier made light work of his opponents through stage six, their first test following midday service.Amid slippery conditions with standing water throughout, Ogier went 12.2 seconds faster than his next quickest opponent Esapekka Lappi, immediately moving into first place after restarting fifth.Andreas Mikkelsen had led after midday service but signs of trouble ... Keep reading View the full article

Blaney was one of nine cars to post average lap speeds of over 200 mph in the abbreviated session. Just minutes before its conclusion, Blaney rocketed to the top of the speed chart with a lap at 202.617 mph.Michigan has been a difficult track for Blaney, with only one finish better than 15th in six series starts.Kyle Busch was second (201.935 mph) and Blaney’s Team Penske teammate ... Keep reading View the full article

Chip Ganassi Racing's Kyle Larson believes that Martin Truex Jr, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick have been "head over heels" better than the rest of the NASCAR Cup series field View the full article

Mikkelsen took six soft tyres aboard his i20 Coupe WRC and made the most of them in the damp conditions to win SS2 by 9.1 seconds.Finally feeling at home in the car after a difficult season so far, the Norwegian also won SS3 to complete the morning at the head of the field.Neuville was the first man on the road, but the overnight rain eradicated the disadvantage of sweeping away the ... Keep reading View the full article

Jeep news from around the world View the full article

A lot of teams in the series have talented people and race-winning equipment. GMS Racing has all of those components, but they also have a pairing that separates them from everyone else - driver Johnny Sauter and veteran crew chief Joe Shear Jr.No driver-crew chief combination has won more this season than those two and both men offer reasons why their close bond produces benefits for ... Keep reading View the full article

Driver Dylan Lupton confirmed Thursday that he is no longer with JGL and will not compete with the team in this weekend’s Xfinity race at Michigan International Speedway. As of Thursday afternoon, he was still listed on the official entry list for the event.The team’s other driver, Kaz Grala, announced his departure from the team less than a month ago ... Keep reading View the full article

Meeke lost his Citroen seat after he crashed heavily on last month's Rally of Portugal.Prior to the Meeke decision, there had already been a question mark over Citroen's continued WRC participation, following speculation about potential budget cuts at the firm.Citroen has not won a WRC title since the end of Sebastien Loeb's run of nine straight championships in 2012.But team ... Keep reading View the full article

Austin Dillon gives Alan Cavanna a tour of his home and a behind-the-scenes look at his podcast "Barn Life." View the full article

In a bulletin issued to teams on Wednesday, NASCAR mandated the completion of a baseline King-Devick Test by each participant by July 8.After the baseline tests are completed the King-Devick Test will become a tool of neurological exams done at tracks’ infield care centers.The King-Devick (K-D) test is based on measurement of the speed of rapid number naming (reading aloud ... Keep reading View the full article

Latvala, who set the pace on Thursday's shakedown in Sardinia, damaged the suspension on his Toyota Yaris WRC early in both Mexico and Portugal, and crashed out of the asphalt round in Corsica between them.He plans a more conservative approach with style and set-up in Italy this week, and says he even stopped to clear stones from stages himself during the pre-rally recce."What I need ... Keep reading View the full article

The series will maintain the existing sporting format and a similar number of events each year, with both manufacturers and privateers eligible to take part.The WMSC has announced that privateer entrants will be able to homologate their own cars, using the same common battery and chassis that every constructor in the series will use, but instead of using an existing road car body ... Keep reading View the full article

In this edition of 'Women in Wheels' get to know Hendrick Motorsports and Jimmie Johnson's PR expert Amy Walsh. View the full article

Chad Knaus says he'll give Chase Elliott an 80% chance to win at Michigan while David Ragan gives him a 74% chance. View the full article

Chase Elliott has four Cup starts at Michigan with three runner-up finishes. Could this be the week he finally breaks through and captures that elusive first Cup win?Jim: I say yes, but I've been saying that for a while now it seems. Still, there is no track in the Cup series where Elliott seems to be most comfortable and if Hendrick Motorsports has been making good progress, this ... Keep reading View the full article

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) Matt Kenseth's goals are all short-term these days. View the full article

Prior to Sunday’s Pocono 400, Almirola’s best performance at Pocono in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was a pair of 18th-place finishes.In 11 previous series starts, he had wrecked out three times, failed to finish once because of engine failure and had five other finishes of 28th or worse.Almirola moved to Stewart-Haas Racing in the offseason, a move that seems to have ... Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Larson talks with Kaitlyn Vincie about how his season has progressed and if he can content for a championship. View the full article

Michael Waltrip and Andy Petree talk about how Cole Pearn has benefited Martin Truex Jr.'s career. View the full article

Kevin Harvick talks with 'NASCAR Race Hub' about the pit call that cost him a win and his mindset moving forward. View the full article