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NASCAR moving Watkins Glen race to Daytona road course

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (43) stands during the national anthem before a NASCAR auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Bubba Wallace responds to criticism from Trump

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House slams media for focusing on Trump’s NASCAR tweet instead of urban violence

By Gabriella Muñoz and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump arrives at the White House, Sunday, July 5, 2020, in Washington after visiting Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump sideswipes NASCAR, Wallace over flag and noose

By JILL COLVIN and JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

Race driver Kevin Harvick celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Kevin Harvick capitalizes on Denny Hamlin’s late crash to win Brickyard 400

By Michael Marot - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 16, 2019, file photo, NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson, center, talks with Will Power, left, of Australia, and Josef Newgarden during practice for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. NASCAR seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson will test an Indy car next week on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’s long said he is open to racing in the series but did not want to compete on ovals out of safety concerns. On Friday, July 3, 2020, he indicated recent safety improvements have softened his stance and the Indianapolis 500 is not entirely out of the picture(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Knocked out of Brickyard, Johnson copes at home with virus

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

In this Feb. 16, 2020 file photo Jimmie Johnson climbs into his car before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. NASCAR seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson will test an Indy car next week on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’s long said he is open to racing in the series but did not want to compete on ovals out of safety concerns. On Friday, July 3, 2020, he indicated recent safety improvements have softened his stance and the Indianapolis 500 is not entirely out of the picture.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File) **FiLE**

NASCAR races on at Indy after Johnson contracts coronavirus

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

In this Feb. 16, 2020 file photo Jimmie Johnson climbs into his car before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. NASCAR seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson will test an Indy car next week on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’s long said he is open to racing in the series but did not want to compete on ovals out of safety concerns. On Friday, July 3, 2020, he indicated recent safety improvements have softened his stance and the Indianapolis 500 is not entirely out of the picture.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File) **FiLE**

Jimmie Johnson 1st NASCAR driver to test positive for virus

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 26, 2019, file photo, Simon Pagenaud, of France, leads the field through the first turn on the start of the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis. The once frosty schism between the two biggest racing series in the United States has thawed and NASCAR's elite Cup Series will share a venue with IndyCar on the same weekend for the first time in history. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

NASCAR and IndyCar collide for racing extravaganza at Indy

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2019, file photo, Jimmie Johnson (48) drives through the area of the course called &quot;The Bus Stop&quot; during a practice run for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Watkins Glen International, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. Three months after its opening day was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, Watkins Glen International is hosting car clubs again as NASCAR weekend looms in mid-August. “Everybody is excited about getting back in the saddle. I know we are,&quot; track president Michael Printup said. (AP Photo/John Munson, File)

Watkins Glen open again, optimistic for NASCAR weekend

By JOHN KEKIS - Associated Press

Corey LaJoie waits in his car during a NASCAR auto race practice at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Corey LaJoie to drive ‘Trump 2020’ car in Brickyard 400 NASCAR race

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace is consoled by team owner Richard Petty, right, prior to the start of the NASCAR Cup Series at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Monday, June 22, 2020. In an extraordinary act of solidarity with Wallace, NASCAR's only Black driver, dozens of drivers pushed his car to the front of the field before Monday's race. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Column: NASCAR rolls on, through crisis and controversy

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

Denny Hamlin gets the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 2020, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Denny Hamlin caps marathon day of racing at Pocono with fourth win

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Speedway loses partnerships after ‘Bubba rope’ post

Associated Press

In this Oct. 27, 2019, photo, Bubba Wallace greets fans during a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

NASCAR releases photo of noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Driver Bubba Wallace prior to the start of the NASCAR Cup Series at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Monday, June 22, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ** FILE **

Bubba Wallace ‘relieved’ over FBI findings

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Liberal activist Al Sharpton NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace and race issues on MSNBC, June 21, 2020. (Image: MSNBC video screenshot)

Al Sharpton asserts no ‘closure’ on NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace ‘noose’ fiasco despite FBI findings

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Driver Bubba Wallace wears a Black Lives Matter shirt as he prepares for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Bubba Wallace rejects ‘garage pull’ explanation: ‘It’s a straight up noose’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (43) leads the pack during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega Ala., Monday, June 22, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Rope found hanging in Wallace’s garage was coincidence

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

Team owner Richard Petty, right, poses for a selfie with driver Bubba Wallace prior to the start of the NASCAR Cup Series at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Monday, June 22, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

FBI: Bubba Wallace not target of hate crime in noose incident

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times