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Bubba Wallace, center, walks under an umbrella as rain falls prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Loudon, N.H. Pre-race ceremonies were delayed after severe weather was expected in the area. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire

Jul. 17, 2022 02:37 PM EDT

Jacques Villeneuve, of Canada, signs autographs for fans during a NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race practice Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona

Feb. 19, 2022 11:23 AM EST

FILE - Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron holds aloft the ball he hit for his 715th career home in Atlanta. Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Jan. 22, 2021. He was 86. (AP Photo, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 10, 2021 01:48 PM EST

FILE - A Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol honor guard folds the retired Mississippi state flag after it was raised over the Capitol grounds one final time in Jackson, Miss., in a July 1, 2020 file photo. A draft policy being circulated by Pentagon leaders would ban the display of the Confederate flag in Defense Department work places or public areas by service members and civilian personnel. The policy has not yet been finalized or signed by Defense Secretary Mark Esper. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Pentagon draft policy would ban Confederate flag displays

By Lolita C. Baldor Jul. 06, 2020 05:00 PM EDT

The areas around the track and grandstands are virtually empty during the opening day of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Friday, March 13, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Florida to activate National Guard to help with virus tests

By Adriana Gomez Licon And Tamara Lush Mar. 13, 2020 03:58 PM EDT

Stephen Leicht (01) makes a stop on pit road during a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona

Apr. 04, 2019 05:03 PM EDT