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Sunday's Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway will feature one of NASCAR's top rising young drivers in a special ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards appearance.

The National Wild Turkey Federation’s flying turkey logo will appear this weekend on Stewart-Haas Racing’s Bass Pro Shops sponsored No. 14 Chevy driven by Tony Stewart in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Richard Childress Racing’s No. 3 Chevy Silverado driven by Ty Dillon in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Kim Green and Kevin Savoree, owners of Green Savoree Toronto LLC, announce today the renewal of contracts that reside at the heart of the Honda Indy Toronto, an annual event that has entertained Toronto residents and visitors since 1986.

NASCAR Veterans, Kerry Micks and Mark Dilley, announced today that they will make a joint effort at the 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Owners Championship, in their #02 Ford Fusions owned by Micks Motorsports. Kerry Micks will compete in the five road course events and Mark Dilley will drive at the seven ovals that make up the 2012 schedule.

Inspired by their recent announcement, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series competitor Joey McColm decided to launch a Twitter drive in support of the Canadian Olympic Team’s branding campaign, “Give Your Everything.”

Jeff Green to Sub for Injured McClure…For the second time in as many weeks, the 2000 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion, Jeff Green, will sub for recuperating driver Eric McClure, who sustained injuries in a late-race accident two weeks ago at Talladega Superspeedway.

FentonMotors.com will sponsor David Starr and the No. 81 Zachry race truck from Arrington Racing as an associate sponsor for the 2012 Camping World Truck Series season. The sponsorship will promote Fenton Motors’ 14 automotive dealerships in Texas and Oklahoma.

Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) today announced a multi-year marketing partnership with Roush Fenway Racing, beginning this season with four races as the primary sponsor of Matt Kenseth’s No. 17 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. A similar number of races for the following years will be announced at a later date.

Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) looked to have a solid finish in the Bojangles Southern 500 on Saturday night. Dave Blaney drove to the 34th-place starting spot in Friday’s qualifying.

Already celebrating their 30th Anniversary of competition in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, Venturini Motorsports along with Tony Venturini and Wendy Venturini have been recognized and voted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame and will be enshrined into the Hall later on this year as part of the Class of 2012.