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And week one in the Chase for the Sprint Cup goes to ... Brad Keselowski, kicking off the 10-week contest to determine NASCAR's 2012 champion.

The upcoming sports calendar features several key battles between ranked college football teams, the beginning of the NASCAR Chase for the Cup and Week 2 of the NFL. Here's what to watch this weekend:

A busy late summer sports weekend finds a full schedule of NFL preseason games, a NASCAR night race and the Little League World Series. Here’s what to watch this weekend:

A lightning strike in a parking lot outside a NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday killed one fan and injured nine others, race officials said.

Hooray, hooray it's National Recognize SPAM Day!! Well it was this past Thursday as they celebrated the 75th Anniversary of SPAM and we want to know what's your favorite SPAM recipe?

The Nascar season kicks off this weekend with the Nationwide Series Drive4COPD 300 on Saturday and then the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Danica Patrick will hopefully be involved in both races.

Remember those dumb middle school photos where kids would pose in front of fake backgrounds like libraries, outer space and a library in outer space? NASCAR must have been huge fans because they are trying to recreate the same look at this year’s media photo day, although, they’ve taken the fan thing a little too literally.

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup goes through Las Vegas in March and 97 Rock wants to send you to the race. Airfare, hotel, race tickets and more. After the jump get all the details and sign up to win.

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1520 – Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean with three ships, becoming the first European to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific (More info) 1895 – Frank Duryea wins the first motor-car race in the United States (More info)

The question is will be an "American Badass" type night or a Sheryl Crow "Picture" type evening? If your into Nascar then you might like having Kid Rock at the awards ceremony.

Holy Talladega Nights! In a Pre-race prayer before the NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Nashville, Tennessee this past Saturday night, Pastor Joe Nelms took to the mic to say thanks to the man above. Theres nothin' like stereotyping yourself and the audience watching...