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NASCAR Vice President of Corporate Communications Jim Hunter, whose career in motorsports spanned portions of six decades as both a journalist and public relations professional, died last night in Daytona Beach, Fla. following a 12-month battle with cancer. He was 71.

When asked if he would be available December 2-4 to attend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas, Ken Weeks responded, “Hell yeah! I don’t care what else I had planned; I’ll make sure I can go, no matter what!” Weeks was randomly selected as the winner of Richmond International Raceway’s “Your Seat in Vegas Is Waiting” contest.

Crown Royal takes pride in showcasing our country’s finest heroes, and once again, the tradition will live on. The makers of Crown Royal Canadian whisky, a subsidiary of Diageo plc, will award naming rights to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway on April 30, 2011 to a serviceman or servicewoman.

Heading into the 2010 season, Chesterfield, Virginia native Denny Hamlin was considered the favorite to unseat four-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson. Following his seventh victory of the season Sunday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway, Hamlin has his first championship and the end to Johnson’s reign within reach.