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Auto racing: Castroneves, Penske working on contract extension (Honolulu Advertiser)
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. ? It appears Helio Castroneves is staying put. The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner says he is close to signing a contract extension to stay with Penske Racing's IndyCar Series team.

Auto racing roundup (Austin American-Statesman)
Running a partial schedule the past two years, Mark Martin was able to rekindle his passion for racing and ponder the championship that has eluded him his entire career.

Auto Racing | Gibbs duo dominates in NASCAR Nationwide (Seattle Times)
Denny Hamlin held off teammate Kyle Busch to win Friday night at Daytona International Speedway and extend Joe Gibbs Racing's dominance...

Auto racing notebook (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Running a partial schedule the past two years, Mark Martin was able to rekindle his passion for racing and ponder the Cup championship that has eluded him.

Penske once again is in prime position AUTO RACING (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.

Auto Racing Notebook: Penske's Briscoe on Glen pole (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Scott Dixon came into this weekend insisting it wasn't going to be easy to make it four consecutive IndyCar victories at Watkins Glen International. Looks as if he was right. ...

Area tracks expanding weekend racing programs (The Examiner)
The area oval track auto racing fan will have some tough choices to make this weekend. The three tracks of Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg, I-70 Speedway in Odessa, and Valley Speedway in Grain Valley arguably will be offering some of its better shows of the season.

Krohn Racing on Podium at Brumos Porsche 250 (The Auto Channel)
The Krohn Racing team showed that their hard work and persistence with the development of the new Proto-Auto Lola is paying off, as the team celebrated a podium finish in the Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

Auto racing is No. 1 on cable TV (The Charlotte Observer)
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of June 23-29. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses: 1. Auto Racing: Sprint Cup (Sunday, 1:59 p.m.), TNT, 3.87 million homes, 5.49 million viewers. 2. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.79 million homes, 6.16 million viewers. 3. "BET Awards" (Tuesday, 8 p.m.), BET, 3.59 million homes, ...

This week's auto racing at a glance (The Tennessean)
Here's your hot ticket to this week's racing events.