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• Gordon jumps to seventh after fifth stage at Dakar

  (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:04:56 EST)

  South African Giniel de Villiers scored his first stage win of the 2009 Dakar Rally and moved into second place overall after Stage 5 on Wednesday.

• Darlington reduces price for Southern 500 tickets

  (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:26:51 EST)

  Darlington Raceway is reducing ticket prices on nearly 9,000 seats for the 2009 Southern 500.

• McClure agrees to plead guilty to tax fraud charges

  (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:21:13 EST)

  Larry McClure, a co-founder of Morgan-McClure Motorsports, has agreed to plead guilty to tax fraud charges.