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Norma “Dusty” Brandel honored for NASCAR coverage

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FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2015, file photo, Baylor helmets on shown the field after an NCAA college football game in Waco, Texas. The NCAA is conducting an “ongoing, pending investigation” into Baylor University in the wake of a sexual assault scandal that led to the firing of football coach Art Briles and the departure of the school president, the school’s lawyers confirmed in a federal court filing. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Column: Dale Jr. farewell tour begins, but it isn’t goodbye

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

Kyle Larson, front left, and Martin Truex Jr. lead the field to start a NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race, Sunday, June 18, 2017, in Brooklyn, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Olympic sprinter Ato Boldon to bring fresh eyes to NASCAR

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, May 31, 2017 photograph, volunteers wheel supplies past a 1915 Duesenberg race car (#25), which raced in Boston, at the North East Motor Sports Museum in Loudon, N.H. The museum dedicated to motorsports in New England resides just outside the front gates the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

NASCAR car racing museum

By MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press

Darrell Wallace Jr. waves to the crowd as he is introduced before the NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 400 auto race, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Wallace falls behind, falls ill in milestone 1st Cup start

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., left, and broadcast pit reporter Jamie Little look over a monitor during the NASCAR xfinity Series auto race, Saturday, June 10, 2017, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Cup stars call the shots in NASCAR Xfinity race

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Jimmie Johnson climbs into his car before practice for the NASCAR Cup series auto race, Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson ready to race after cancer scare

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 12, 2016, file photo, Ryan Reed, left, interviews fellow driver Darrell Wallace Jr. after NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. Darrell Wallace Jr. will become the first black driver to race at NASCAR's top level since 2006 when he replaces injured Aric Almirola this weekend at Pocono Raceway. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)

Wallace takes ‘huge step for NASCAR as rare black Cup driver

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Man charged with climbing fence during Dover NASCAR race

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Jimmie Johnson, left, poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after he won a NASCAR Cup series auto race, Sunday, June 4, 2017, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Jimmie Johnson extends track record with 11th win at Dover

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, left, celebrates after winning the Formula One Grand Prix at the Monaco racetrack in Monaco, Sunday, May 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

The Latest: Dillon wins Coca-Cola 600 for first Cup victory

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Actor Channing Tatum, third from left, and director Steven Soderbergh, center, pose for a photo with NASCAR drivers, from left to right, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson before the NASCAR Cup series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 28, 2017. Tatum and the drivers will star in a new movie filmed at the speedway named &quot;Logan Lucky,&quot; and directed by Soderbergh. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Soderbergh says filming ‘Logan Lucky’ made him a NASCAR fan

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Danny McDaniel sips a Pepsi before settling into his seat at the 4th turn of the Fayetteville Motor Speedway May 6, 2017. (Melissa Sue Gerrits /The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

Mo-ped nomad a familiar face at Fayetteville dirt tracks

By THOMAS POPE - Associated Press

Fox Sports will use drivers to call NASCR Xfinity race

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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2017, file photo, Purdue forward Caleb Swanigan (50) shoots over Penn State forward Mike Watkins (24) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind. Indiana native and Big Ten player of the year Caleb Swanigan has declared for the NBA draft. On Monday, May 15, 2017, he will work out in front of his home state Indiana Pacers. The question, of course, is whether he will sign with an agent. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Column: NASCAR turns to softer tires to goose All-Star race

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

Drones to fill the air during Dover NASCAR races in June

By MIKE FINNEY - Associated Press

Driver Kyle Larson watches during practice for a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race, Friday, April 21, 2017 in Bristol, Tenn. NASCAR officials announced because of weather, the field for Sunday's Monster Cup race will set by points. Larson is the current points leader and will be on the pole. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

NASCAR has huge hole to fill after Earnhardt retires

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2013, file photo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. waves to the crowd during driver introductions for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va. First went Jeff Gordon. Then Tony Stewart. Now Dale Earnhardt Jr. is packing his bags to leave NASCAR. All have their own reasons, but the nation's most popular auto racing series is a victim of its own popularity. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

NASCAR stars are no longer driving into their 50s

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 3, 2017, file photo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. smiles in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Hendrick Motorsports says Dale Earnhardt Jr. will retire at the end of this season. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

The Latest: NASCAR CEO calls Earnhardt a proven leader

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In this Feb. 20, 2016, file photo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. looks from the garage before practice at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. to retire after season

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press