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This Week in Auto Racing March 1 - 3 Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 11:53 AM PST Avondale, AZ (Sports Network) - With the Daytona 500 now in the history books, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads west to Phoenix International Raceway. The Nationwide Series will also run here this weekend. How will the Gen-6 perform at Phoenix? Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 11:53 AM PST Avondale, AZ (Sports Network) - Even though the Gen-6 made its competition debut at Daytona, NASCAR's new race car for the Sprint Cup Series will get its first true test this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. NASCAR suspends driver for use of racial slur Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 11:51 AM PST Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for the apparent use of a racial slur during an interview last weekend with a reporter at Daytona International Speedway. THE SPORTS XCHANGE Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 11:32 AM PST Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements elaborated Thursday on what led to his indefinite suspension from NASCAR competition. Who Is Jeremy Clements? Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 11:29 AM PST When news broke last night that NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements was suspended for a "racial remark", it came as a shock to the motorsport community. It was a shock not only because it was the first time in nearly half a decade that someone in NASCAR had been suspended for a comment they made, but because it was the first time most of us had heard the name "Jeremy Clements". So ... Clements confirms remark that resulted in NASCAR suspension was racial de666450-3434-45fa-ac3d-ea6088f81691 Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 11:28 AM PST On Tuesday, NASCAR suspended Nationwide driver Jeremy Clements for what it termed an "intolerable and insensitive remark." On Thursday, Clements gave ESPN's Marty Smith the broad outlines of the remark, without explicitly repeating it. Apparently Clements was walking through the … Continue reading â†' A NASCAR Driver Got Suspended For Saying Something Racist, But What Did He Say? Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 11:27 AM PST # racism Following the Daytona 500, NASCAR driver Jeremy Clements was slapped with an indefinite suspension after making a racially offensive remark in the presence of a NASCAR official and a reporter from MTV. Here's how Clements described his actions to ESPN : More » Mexico's Toyota Series to make US debut in Phoenix Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 11:23 AM PST AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- The most popular motorsports series in Mexico will make its U.S. debut Friday at Phoenix International Raceway. The Mexico-based Toyota Series will hold its season opener at the track, and run as a support race for NASCAR's Sprint Cup, Nationwide and K&N West Series. Jeremy Clements used racial slur, suspended by NASCAR Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 11:07 AM PST Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements elaborated Thursday on what led to his indefinite suspension from NASCAR competition. Clements, who said he's suspended for at least two races, wouldn't reveal what comment he made, and paused when pressed as to whether it was racial in nature. 140 mph in a Ford Fusion? Misleading speedometers a part of car culture Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 10:59 AM PST Last year, speedometer top speeds for new versions of the mainstream Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Malibu were increased from 120 or 140 mph to 160, which approaches speeds on some NASCAR tracks.

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