Luis Felipe “Pipo” Derani, a baby-faced 22-year-old racing prodigy from Brazil, took the checkered flag on Sunday afternoon in the No. 2 Tequila Patron ESM Honda-powered Ligier JS P2, 26.166 seconds ahead of 2005 overall winner Max Angelleli in the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP. MORE: Get ready for Speedweeks | Daytona 500 winners | Best races NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger had long before seen his car expire....

LIVE: Follow the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Talladega Last week, Tyler Reddick took his place there. Reddick fought through the chaos to take the checkered flag at Texas after a day (and night) filled with bumps, bruises and caution flags. Expect more chaotic times at Talladega Superspeedway, a place with a well-earned reputation for gnarly wrecks. The 2.66-mile oval features 33-degree banking in the turns. Drivers must be precise as they make their way around while driving in packs....

The win was Harvick’s third at Michigan and 47th of his Cup Series career. Fuel strategy was a heavy influence in Harvick’s win, as runner-up Denny Hamlin had to ease off the throttle for some of the final laps in an effort to conserve fuel. MORE: Watch NASCAR live with fuboTV (7-day trial) Kyle Larson, Martin Truex Jr. and Daniel Suarez rounded out the top five. Brad Keselowski, who led a race-high 66 laps, was poised to finish in the top five, but had to pit from third with 11 laps remaining in order to have enough fuel for the finish....

The more it continues to look doesn’t necessarily mean the more it can find an answer. Teams find it easier to find sponsorship for Cup drivers, and track operators believe that fans who can’t afford a Cup ticket come to the Nationwide race to see some of the Cup drivers. MORE: Profit 500 Cup lineup | Analysis | Keselowski likes new format, wins pole But there also is a portion of the fan base that believes the top starts should leave the developmental series to purely developmental drivers....

For SuperBook manager Ed Salmons, it wasn’t a difficult process at all as he’s well-versed on all the driver changes and the nearly five dozen changes NASCAR implemented to the 2015 rules package which includes a horsepower reduction from 850 to 725 and a reduction in the rear spoiler height from eight inches to six. “I just had some time on Monday afternoon during my regular routine, which for the past eight months has been reserved for setting weekly NASCAR race numbers, so I thought I might as well post them up,” said Salmons, who is expecting the rules package to make cars run similar to the way they do in the Nationwide series....

The bill, SB 1062, would have allowed people to claim their religious beliefs as a defense against claims of discrimination. The bill, which was written in generalities that did not describe what discrimination claims would be included, would have allowed businesses to deny services to homosexuals based on religious grounds. MORE: NASCAR comedian dies | Watch Jeff Gordon as ex-con cab driver | Daytona 500 photos If not vetoed, the bill could have impacted the Arizona sports landscape....

They didn't necessarily get an answer Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway — they will always be looking to improve the racing. But they hope they got enough feedback by word of mouth from the drivers as well as the data downloaded by sensors put on the cars in order to make an educated decision for the 2014 rules package. No. 3 is back: Childress Racing returns Earnhardt number for Sprint Cup...

IndyCar already requires such testing, and NASCAR told drivers in February that they might want to get baseline tests done in anticipation of the mandatory requirement. MORE: New qualifing format | Insensitive tweet | Martinsville picks | Edwards dumped in country video NASCAR told the team owners and drivers about the new rule during a meeting Thursday. NASCAR occasionally meets with teams and drivers to discuss issues in the sport....

Officials have identified Anthony Quinn Warner as the man responsible for the explosion that injured three people and damaged dozens of downtown buildings early on December 25. But they have not provided information on what may have driven Warner to blow up his RV outside the AT&T transmission building, although they are reportedly investigating whether he believed in conspiracy theories involving aliens and 5G cellphone technology. In the wake of the blast, Metro Nashville Public Works asked engineers from Nashville firm Logan Patri Engineering evaluate buildings along Second Avenue North, from Church Street to Commerce Street, according to a report of the affected buildings obtained by Fox17....

This ends the mandate extended through to May 3 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), meaning that wearing masks on such transportation will now be optional rather than mandatory. While the move to void the mandate by Trump-appointed Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has been actioned by many airlines, like United Airlines and Delta, as well as being celebrated by some who deemed masks unnecessary on public transport, many experts, including virologists and epidemiologists, are less positive....

While on crutches in 81-degree weather, Chestnut netted his 15th championship and seventh in a row by eating 63 hot dogs in 10 minutes, about 15 ahead of second-place finisher Geoffrey Esper. Rookie James Webb rounded out the top three with 41 hot dogs. Chestnut started out at his usual torrid pace but tapered off quickly compared to past years. He seemed to not have anything left in the tank at the end, but by then it didn’t matter....

Even when they were standing on that stage last December in Charlotte, all smiles and accepting the ACC Championship trophy, they still weren’t the Florida State of old. They knew it, and so did everyone else. “We weren’t who we wanted to be,” FSU wideout Rashad Greene said this spring. They are now. These are your ‘Noles of old, ladies and gentlemen. Big and bad and pumped and poised and stomping all over this big moment of the college football season....

Customers can get a free Egg McMuffin between 6 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. local time on March 2 by downloading the McDonald’s app and claiming the offer at participating restaurants. While it may be tempting to order breakfast in bed, the Egg McMuffin deal is not available on McDelivery. The national holiday status comes just a year before the Egg McMuffin’s 50th anniversary. The Egg McMuffin sandwich was first invented in 1971 and was the first fast-food breakfast sandwich....

“As of this morning [Tuesday], 30 states have activated National Guard troops totaling at least 6,675 across those states. In support of DC there are more than 25,000 in and around the capital,” a National Guard spokesperson told Newsweek. The preparation comes days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration and almost two weeks after the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead, including a police officer....

Oreo fans can vote on the Oreo website for their favorite Stuf, following the cancellation of the Santa Monica Giant Slide event—a media representative from Oreo has confirmed that the event was cancelled due to guidance on the COVID-19 virus in the Los Angeles area. The choices to vote for are Oreo Thins, Oreo Original, Oreo Double Stuf, Oreo Mega Stuf, or the Oreo Most Stuf. An on-site leaderboard will tally results in real time and everyone who stops by will receive a sample of their Oreo cookie of choice....

What is pierogi? Pierogi are Polish dumplings made from unleavened dough and various sweet or savory fillings. Popular fillings include meat, cheese and potato, sauerkraut, and fruit. A popular variety in the US is Ruskie Pierogi, which comes from an area of pre-war Poland called Red Ruthenian, according to Tasting Poland. It is made with mashed potatoes, cottage cheese, and fried onions. Pierogi are often dipped into sour cream. According to Polska Foods, pierogi have been around since the 13th century, though their origin is unknown....

In this blockbuster Newsweek Debate, iconic British nationalist figure Nigel Farage dukes it out with iconic American globalist figure Marianne Williamson over what exactly we ought to learn from the coronavirus—and whether we should err more on the side of nationalism or globalism. There is perhaps no more fundamental and crucial debate to be had, at this present time. Josh Hammer, Newsweek opinion editor, is also a syndicated columnist, of counsel at First Liberty Institute, a contributor to BlazeTV and a popular campus speaker....

According to The Washington Post, during a rain delay in the Nationals’ final home game of the 2018 season, Harper was called to manager Dave Martinez’s office. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN However, Martinez wasn’t in his office. Instead, team owner Ted Lerner and son Mark Lerner were waiting for him and handed him an envelope. Not wanting to be distracted or miss any bit of the game should the rain let up, Harper reportedly tucked away the envelope away and went back to the dugout....

Washington has been raking all week — they had already scored 51 runs Monday through Saturday — but put together its masterpiece on Sunday, tallying an insane 23 runs against the Mets. MORE: For Washington, it’s World Series or bust Yep, you read that right. 23. As in, the number Michael Jordan wore, or the number that Jim Carrey movie is about. The burst came in part due to an early exit by Mets ace Noah Syndergaard, who left the game due to injury....

MORE: Six potential replacements for Matt Williams as Nats manager It was reported last week that the Nationals had decided to go with former Padres manager Bud Black, but the team never announced a hire, presumably waiting until after the World Series to make it official. The Washington Post reported that the team chose black as its manager Wednesday, but that Black was “deeply offended” by the first contract offer....