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The 0.875-mile track in Newton, Iowa will play host to two Nationwide Series races, one Camping World Truck Series race and one IndyCar Series event in 2014. NASCAR announced the purchase of the track Wednesday afternoon. “(A Cup race) is not part of the plan, not immediately and not in the short term, that’s for sure,” NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said in a phone interview. “Plans do change, but there is no intention to bring a Sprint Cup race there....

Lap length: 1.058 miles (Car number in parentheses) (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 140.598 mph. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 140.437. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 140.065. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 139.757. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 139.721. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 139.419. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 139.241. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 139.017. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 138.946. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 138.881. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 138.865. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 138....

Jimmie Johnson is retiring from NASCAR after Sunday’s Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway. He walks away with seven titles, five of which came consecutively. The weight of his legacy, never expressed through personal gloating, was acknowledged in strong terms ahead of the green flag on Sunday. He received a standing ovation from the fans in attendance and hugs all the way down pit road. He also received a personal message from Rick Hendrick....

Ward’s death, the investigation and Stewart’s absence from NASCAR has dominated the news. Wins by AJ Allmendinger at Watkins Glen and Jeff Gordon at Michigan have been overshadowed by coverage of the accident and talk and speculation about Stewart’s mental and emotional health and when he might return to racing. Even the long-awaited announcement this week that Joe Gibbs Racing has signed Carl Edwards for 2015 seemed like an afterthought as the NASCAR world waited to see if Stewart would race this weekend....

I have never seen a driver lead the final practice session in his debut on a 1.5-mile track, but all indications from those in the know are that this 18-year old is a special talent and we’ll be seeing his name atop speeds charts over the next decade. So what does that mean to his odds, which the Westgate SuperBook opened at 75-to-1? His price will drop as a precautionary measure for sure, maybe to 40-to-1....

MORE: Pocono forecast: Rain Let’s take a look at all the driver odds and how they’ve done at Pocono over the years.ODDS TO WIN PENNSYLVANIA 400 Kevin Harvick: 6/1 — He leads the series in points (671) and top-10 finishes (16), which is why he’s considered a favorite. No wins in 31 Pocono starts, but he does have seven top-fives and was ninth in June.Kyle Busch: 6/1 — His win last week at the Brickyard gives him four on the season and ties him for the most in the series....

MORE: Classic photos of Kevin HarvickTHE DETAILS: Harvick is a Chevy man, having driven one in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series his entire career, but Stewart-Haas Racing is moving to Ford in 2017 and could go through a difficult transition next season. Harvick has shot down rumors he wants to leave Stewart-Haas, but Bowles says word of a potential switch isn’t new to NASCAR insiders despite denials by both sides. OWENS: Teresa tarnishing Earnhardt name | NASCAR family feudsSINCE 2014: It’s no secret Kahne has struggled over the past two seasons despite the successful nature of Hendrick Motorsports....

Joey Logano was close behind him in second place, while Denny Hamlin sits in third. Jones had a good first round, but it was his second where he started to find his bearings posting the fastest time on track in that round. He carried that momentum on into the final one. “I knew we had a good car in practice, I didn’t know if we were going to have the speed to get the pole, but the track kind of came to us,” Jones told NBCSN after his run....

He is currently in 11th in the Cup Series standings trailing Clint Bowyer and Joey Logano, William Byron and Alex Bowman. Bowman will start right behind him in second while Byron will be third. Denny Hamlin had some issues with his car and was unable to run a lap. He will start last. Kyle Busch didn’t have a great run either and will start 26th NASCAR at Talladega starting lineup, qualifying results What time does the 1000Bulbs....

Anderson spent 10 years as Nashville’s chief of police, but some lawmakers said he was resistant to change, making any effort toward police reform difficult. In June, 15 members of Nashville’s City Council, out of 40 council members total, signed a resolution asking for Anderson to be removed. Anderson is expected to remain in office until October’s presidential debate, slated to take place at Belmont University. “Over the next several months, my office will organize input from the entire community as we find the right leader for this next chapter of community safety in Nashville,” Mayor John Cooper said in a Thursday press release announcing Anderson’s retirement....

RELATED: The 10 Best Action & Adventure Games Of 2020, Ranked (According To Metacritic) Just as Lara Croft had done for Tomb Raider almost a decade prior, Nathan Drake really helped to sell the Uncharted experience and is a big part of what makes the series so fantastic to play. Both he and Lara are great heroes in their own right, but when it comes to robbing graves and raiding tombs, they each have their own strengths and weaknesses....

Carlile, the 9-year-old batboy for the Liberal Bee Jays, died Sunday night after accidentally being struck in the head by a warm-up swing during an NBC World Series game in Wichita, Kan. on Saturday. He was wearing a helmet, as is mandated by the league, but still suffered a fatal injury when one of the team’s batters accidentally made contact with Carlile’s helmet as he was retrieving a bat....

In celebration of the holiday, customers will have up to 20 percent cash back from RetailMeNot at hundreds of retailers, online, for 24 hours. Shoppers can make the most of National Cash Back Day by getting some money back on your holiday shopping ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. What is National Cash Back Day? According to RetailMeNot, it created the website to celebrate the start of the holiday season with offers....

RELATED: Things That Happened to Sakura After The Series Ended Surprisingly, some fans may find that certain Sakura “details” are actually misunderstood and misconstrued. In fact, looking beyond the jokes and memes, Sakura possesses quite distinctive traits that make her just as worthy of praise as her teammates Naruto and Sasuke. 10 Wasn’t Sakura A Simple Bookworm Compared To Her Peers? Sakura seemed pale in comparison to the rest of Konoha 11, who all seemed to have their own shtick....

Similar to the Senju’s Will of Fire, the Curse of Hatred is what drives the Uchiha Clan’s power and fuels the Sharingan’s unique capabilities. The curse allows the Uchiha to feel emotions more strongly than others, yet the very same emotions can turn into pure hatred with the loss of a loved one. The origins of the Curse of Hatred can be traced centuries back, yet the effects of this malediction can be seen in present day Naruto in the form of Obito and Madara’s convictions....

RELATED: Naruto: Every Character’s Age, Height, And Birthday Throughout the course of the Naruto series, fans have seen quite a lot of powerful characters with this rank, however, only a few stand out at the top. Here are the 10 strongest Jonin that Naruto ever introduced to the fans. 10 Yamato A former member of the ANBU, Yamato was introduced in the second half of the Naruto series as a replacement for Kakashi....

However, one particular Twitter user seems to have information with regards to the series’ plans for the 20th anniversary. This person has uploaded some key visuals of the anticipated celebration, while also revealing what’s in store for fans. Let’s take a look at the key visuals that have been designed for the 20th anniversary of Naruto, along with other relevant information. Note: It is important to remember that this information has not been confirmed so far, therefore fans are requested to patiently wait until the official sources confirm the same....

Last week, NASA celebrated the cosmic monsters with “Black Hole Week,” in which the agency released a new animation of their reality-bending effects. In a Q&A, Jeremy Schnittman, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, told Newsweek about some of the remaining mysteries of black holes, and what makes them so tantalizing for scientists. Parts have been slightly edited for clarity. Where do we think most black holes come from?...

The Dover race on Monday aired on FS1, just as previously scheduled. Of course, races on Mondays are subject to viewing complications for those who work. That’s where SN came in with live, lap-by-lap race updates from the rain-postponed Gander RV 400. MORE: Watch all NASCAR races live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) On Sunday, the cars reached the track for pace laps but never took the green flag. Rain again began to fall just before the start of the race, meaning the Gander RV 400 ran Monday in its entirety....

Martin Truex Jr. will be looking for his third straight win at Kansas’ 1.5-mile track after leading 195 laps en route to a season sweep last season. Truex dominated intermediate tracks last season but has been plagued by bad luck so far in 2018. Kansas Speedway’s layout and banking is most similar to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where Kevin Harvick led 214 laps and captured his second win of the season after winning at Atlanta’s 1....