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CURE Childhood Cancer's Press On Fund will be featured on Cole Whitt’s No. 88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet in NASCAR Nationwide Series events at Richmond International Raceway and Darlington Raceway as part of a collaborative effort by TaxSlayer and JR Motorsports to raise awareness in the fight against childhood cancer.

Stenhouse, Jr. on racing at Richmond International Raceway: “Our No. 6 team has been on a roll. We have been running strong every weekend. I am excited for the race on Friday night. We are bringing one of my favorite cars. It is short track racing on a Friday night. ”

The NASCAR Unites Track Walk and Sunoco Free Fuel 5k Run, benefiting Autism Speaks and The NASCAR Foundation, to be held on Saturday, June 2, 2012, following the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway

And that world figures to get even brighter as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series shifts its focus to Richmond International Raceway for Saturday night’s 400-lap, 300-mile Capital City 400 presented by Virginia is for Lovers.

Turner Motorsports NASCAR Nationwide Series - Richmond International Raceway News & Notes - Pre-Race Info for Kasey Kahne, Justin Allgaier & James Buescher

Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion and Kyle Busch Motorsports NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) team driver, yearns to clinch a victory in the record books for his brother’s team and to add to his own NNS resume, which includes three wins and three poles in 14 career series starts.

Johanna Long and the ML Motorsports team will return to racing action under the Friday night lights on April 27 at Richmond International Raceway. The NASCAR Nationwide Series 250 event will be televised live on ESPN2 at 7:00 pm EST with more racing coverage on MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 90.

Two great additions to the 2012 Aaron’s Dream Weekend at Talladega Superspeedway have just been announced for Friday, May 4th. To kick off the weekend fans will be treated to the ARCA Fan Walk from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and a NASCAR Nationwide Series autograph session from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

In 2013, a new race will be a part of the Budweiser Speedweeks lineup, but competitors won’t need a helmet. Scheduled for Sunday, February 17, the Central Florida Sports Commission and Daytona International Speedway will host the fifth annual Daytona Beach Half Marathon.

Every celebration needs an emcee, so it stands to reason that Charlotte Motor Speedway will need two for the 10 greatest days of racing, May 18-27, which includes the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and the 53rd running of the Coca-Cola 600.