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Burton Checks In On The Daytona Repave

Jeff Burton is accustomed to driving down pit road at Daytona International Speedway in his No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet looking for his pit crew for four tires and Sunoco fuel. Photo Gallery of Jeff Burton's visit to Daytona

Tom Bowles: Hendrick and Earnhardt Jr. unlikely to change their ways despite dismal season

On one end of the Hendrick garage sits the sport's corporate king, Jimmie Johnson, polished and prepped to go for a fifth straight championship when the checkered flag falls at Richmond Saturday night. Armed this season with five victories of his own, making the playoffs is a mere formality for the cookie-cutter All-American hero, wife and now new baby Genevieve in tow. The man oozes political ...

Daytona Int'l Speedway week 10 repaving update

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jeff Burton is accustomed to driving down pit road at Daytona International Speedway in his No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet looking for his Richard Childress Racing pit crew for four tires and Sunoco fuel.

Health briefs for Sept. 1

Children's dental clinic receives grant Give Kids a Smile, a nonprofit agency based in St. Peters that provides dental care to uninsured and underserved children, has received a $100,000 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health.

[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days

Doctor S sez: It’s here, it’s finally here—the second event in the PGA’s FedEx Cup. Oh, yeah, and major college football begins, too. Thursday, Sept. 2 College football, Southern Miss at South Carolina (6:30 p.m., Columbia, S.C., ESPN, 105.1 FM): This is USM’s chance to make a big splash.

In Nascar Sprint Cup, Drivers Rev Up Road Rage

Brad Keselowski, a third-generation racer, has been dealing with a form of hazing on Sprint Cup tracks.

Adoptive parents feel blessed

Savannah Lane 11, (from left) Macey Lane 5, Jaide Lane 10, and Haley Lane, 10, play together on a train table while dad Jeremy and mom Becky Lane watch in their Hoopeston home.