CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β NASCAR will use track-specific rules packages at three more race tracks as the sanctioning body continues to try to improve the racing. A unique rules package had already been announced for Saturday night’s race at Kentucky.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Daytona 500 winner Buddy Baker says he has a “huge tumor” in his lung that is requiring him to immediately step down as co-host of his SiriusXM NASCAR show. The 74-year-old Baker won 19 races in the Sprint Cup Series, including the 1980 Daytona 500. He made his series debut in 1959 and retired in 1992.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) β The Carolina Hurricanes and forward Zach Boychuk have agreed on a one-year, two-way contract. The deal announced yesterday will pay him $600,000 in the NHL or $200,000 in the minors with a guarantee of $250,000.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) β Duke says linebacker Kelby Brown’s college career is over after he tore a knee ligament. The school said yesterday that Brown tore his left anterior cruciate ligament last week β the same injury that kept him out for the 2014 season. He’s scheduled to have his fourth knee surgery since 2010.
