Brandon Jones will return to Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025, JGR announced Sept. 3. The veteran is back at JGR in a multiyear agreement, putting him with the team through at least 2026. The exact length was not announced. ”We’re thrilled to have Brandon return...

Brandon Jones Back at JGR in 2025

Kyle Busch came up short of making the NASCAR Cup Series playoff field by finishing second two weeks in a row. Can Busch extend his 19-year winning streak to 20 with a win in the final 10 races?. Also, Frontstretch‘s Jared Haas gives his playoff picks by answering this week’s...

NASCAR Mailbox: Kyle Busch Didn’t Steal a Win, But Can He Win in the Playoffs?

Did You Notice? … The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs feature seven new contenders who didn’t make it in last year? It’s a record amount of year-to-year turnover since the current 16-driver, multi-round format was introduced in 2014. In some ways, this playoff has produced one of...

Did You Notice?: 2024 NASCAR Cup Playoff Preview

The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs get underway this weekend. However, the schedule crafters have concocted a nasty start to the Round of 16. The playoffs will start with an ultra-stressful superspeedway race in Georgia. Where to Watch NASCAR This Weekend. This weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series will make their second...

NASCAR on TV This Week: Sept. 5 – 8

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Where you live, work, and spend your time greatly impacts your happiness. According to a new study by SmartAsset, Raleigh, North Carolina, ranks 7th among the happiest cities in the U.S.

Why This North Carolina City Is Among the Happiest Places to Live in the U.S

In one month, the ARCA Menards Series season will be complete. With only four races remaining, the series wraps up its season on Oct. 5 at Toledo Speedway. As for its two other divisions, the ARCA Menards Series East has just one race left at Bristol Motor Speedway in two weeks (Sept. 19). The ARCA Menards Series West runs the latest into the calendar, concluding its season in conjunction with the NASCAR national series at Phoenix Raceway. The West series also has four races left this season.

What to Look for in ARCA in 2024 & Beyond

Well folks, here we are. After a seven-month road trip from Daytona Beach, Fla., to Darlington, S.C. — by way of Sonoma, Calif., Loudon, N.H. and 18 other scenic stops — this weekend we’ll whittle the field down from 34 to 16 at the start of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. But first, I’d be remiss if we didn’t take a moment to reflect on what is, in my mind, the most memorable regular season in NASCAR’s playoff era. I’ll be honest: I don’t think the playoffs are going to top it.

The Thrills of the Regular Season & the Repetition of the Playoffs

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On this week’s Happy Hour, the four hosts — Trey Lyle, Michael Massie, Davey Segal and Caleb Barnes — assemble to give their predictions for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Each of the hosts, along with a surprise guest, give their playoff brackets. But first, the quartet...

Happy Hour: The Smartest NASCAR Playoff Preview

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For much of Sunday night’s (Sept. 1) Southern 500, Kyle Larson looked unbeatable. After qualifying fourth, Larson made his way to the front of the field on lap 46. What followed was an absolute onslaught of epic proportions, as he proceeded to lead 263 of the next 292 laps of the race.

Stat Sheet: It’s Quite Hard to Dominate the Southern 500 From Start to Finish

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They're shaped like a potato and tend to bake in hot weather, biologists say. That's why you will find cheeky little pikas in Colorado's mountains. But climate change could cause these critters' numbers to dwindle, according to wildlife experts. Like polar bears, Pikas may predict warmer temperatures, scientists say.

Potato-shaped critter visible now may predict climate change in Colorado

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During my childhood, when my family visited relatives “across the river,” in Bayou Plaquemine, Bayou Goula, Caddo, the Pointe, and White Castle, my siblings and I would sometimes race up and down the levees, some distance away from the cows grazing there. At the summit of the hill, you could see the Mississippi River waters through stands of trees and brush. It never occurred to me that our “playground” was the living testimony of Black men, prisoners of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola whom the state of Louisiana had re-enslaved in the convict leasing system.

No longer ‘half slave, half free’

This article is posted in collaboration with an outside partnership client. The opinions and information contained within do not necessarily represent Frontstretch and its staff. NASCAR drivers are known for their grit, skill, and relentless pursuit of victory. Among the sport’s best, only a few manage to truly stand apart,...

Bet Smarter: Discover NASCAR’s All-Time Greatest Drivers

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Cats of Kansas City

Could you and your family use an adorable companion that will bring you love and joy for years and years? These six cats are adoptable right now from local Kansas City shelters. Just click on the link provided with each to get in touch with their shelters.

Six wonderful cats to adopt this Labor Day weekend

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According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 1,467 children have been reported missing in the U.S. since January 1, 2024, a drop since the figure of 1,533 previously reported. That drop indicates 66 cases were resolved.

15 missing children in Missouri since June 2024: some cases resolved and more added

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According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

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It's been 25 years since TV personality the five-times Emmy-nominated Gene Rayburn who, from the 1960s to the 1980s, hosted The Match Game game show, died from congestive heart failure at 81. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Match Game' TV Host Gene Rayburn: 25 Years After His Tragic Death

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Advanced Placement African American studies will be offered in Georgia high schools with state funding, Superintendent Richard Woods said Tuesday, but some members of both political parties are still wondering why there was ever any question.

Georgia schools chief reverses African American studies ‘mistake’

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Aurora, Colo. -- Angry Aurorans on social media poked fun at the local news media Friday as more information came out about Venezuelan gangs on the Front Range. Mike Coffman, Aurora mayor, posted on Facebook that the city will use court orders to shut down additional apartment complexes that have been infiltrated by the gangs. It contradicted comments made by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who told the New York Post the gang problem was a figment of Aurora council member Danielle Jurinsky’s imagination.

Migrant gang crisis underrated? Denver media criticized

Despite touting its social equity programs, arrests for marijuana-related offenses in Denver skyrocketed 83% from 2022 to 2023 with 189 arrests, according to the city’s recently released 2024 marijuana report, “The Denver Collaborative Approach: Leading the Way in Municipal Marijuana Management.”

Denver marijuana arrests surge despite lower consumption, report reveals

Colorado mountain lions and bobcats, which November voters will have the opportunity to save from trophy hunters, are sparing the ecosystem devastation from chronic wasting disease.

Why Colorado bobcats, mountain lions need protection

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Bringing the Heat: Justin Allgaier Poised for a Big Playoff Run

On this episode of Bringing the Heat with Bryan Nolen, Stephen Stumpf talks with NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Justin Allgaier. They discuss Allgaier’s relationship with crew...

Bringing the Heat: Justin Allgaier Poised for a Big Playoff Run

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