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How NASCAR's unlikely return to Rockingham was made possible for 2025

Rockingham Speedway is back (again) in the latest effort to return NASCAR racing to the historic venue. During the only off-weekend for the Cup Series in 2025 (Easter), the NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series will head to ‘The Rock’ in a stunning revival of the North Carolina track. The Trucks…

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BTCC Brands Hatch: Turkington wins BMW fight for pole

Turkington, whose previous pole position in the series came back in August 2022 at Snetterton, ended up in a fight with the sister West Surrey Racing BMW 330e M Sport of Adam Morgan, whose only BTCC pole was at Rockingham in 2018 in his Ciceley Mercedes days.

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NASCAR Classic: A dramatic end to Cup racing at Rockingham

20 years ago today, the NASCAR Cup Series took the checkered flag for the very last time at Rockingham Speedway. The D-shaped 1.017-mile oval hosted Cup races from 1965 to 2004.

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Hal Rafter (D) flips New Hampshire House District Rockingham 1

Democrat Hal Rafter defeated Republican James Guzofski 56%-44% in the special election to represent a Rockingham 1 district seat in the state House. The previous incumbent, Benjamin T. Bartlett IV (R), resigned on April 26 due to health concerns.

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14 U.S. House members have announced they will not run for re-election in 2024, below 2018-2022 average

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Hal Rafter (D) and James Guzofski (R) are running in the Sept. 19 special election for New Hampshire House District Rockingham 1

Hal Rafter (D) and James Guzofski (R) are running in the special general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives District Rockingham 1 on Sept. 19, 2023. The previous incumbent, Benjamin T. Bartlett IV (R), resigned on April 26, 2023, due to health concerns.

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'No' to the Voice takes lead in Essential poll; huge swing to Libs at WA state byelection

A national Essential poll, conducted August 2–6 from a sample of 1,150, gave “no” to the Indigenous Voice to parliament a 47–43 lead, reversing a 47–43 lead for “yes” in this poll in early July. While Newspoll and Resolve polls had given “no” a lead in June, this is the…

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Politics in WA has suddenly got very interesting

Tomorrow’s byelection for former WA premier Mark McGowan’s seat of Rockingham has taken on great significance.

Crikey

The standout moments of the series that launched Norris as it reaches 250 races

British Formula 4 celebrated a milestone moment at Oulton Park last month when its 250th race was held.

Autosport

Mark McGowan quits in his own time, after dominating Western Australian politics

One of the most dominant premiers in recent Australian political history, Mark McGowan, has resigned as Western Australian premier and the member for Rockingham.

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Man jailed after bashing 91-year-old in assault sparked by attacker's young son in Rockingham

A man is sent to prison for more than two years for bashing an elderly man in an altercation which was started by the attacker's eight-year-old son.

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The rise and fall of Britain's flawed NASCAR imitation

It’s a little over 20 years since ASCAR hit its peak, filling Rockingham's grandstands while luring top international and BTCC talent. But the domestic stock car series' boom couldn't last. Here's how the curio exploded, then imploded

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The rise and fall of Britain’s flawed NASCAR imitation

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Police drone finds Rockingham woman lost for eight hours in remote scrub near Yalgoo

Prospecting with her husband, Sue Buckless knew she was in trouble soon after she wandered off a bush track near the remote community of Yalgoo, east of Geraldton.

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Police allege 91-year-old man bashed by pair including eight-year-old boy in Rockingham

Police lay charges after a 91-year-old is allegedly assaulted by an eight-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man in Rockingham, with the victim left suffering serious facial injuries. WARNING: This story contains graphic content that some readers may find upsetting.

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North Carolina Senate Prioritizes Personal Income Tax Over Medicaid Expansion And Medical Marijuana Legalization

State senate leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) expressed support for cutting the state's personal income tax rate in half as legislative leaders prepare the upcoming budget proposal for North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D).

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Mounting opposition to WA government's new Penguin Island tourist centre as bird population dwindles

There are growing concerns a new tourist centre on WA's Penguin Island will have a negative impact on the fragile birds it aims to protect.

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Suspicious package found at Mark McGowan's electoral office found to be innocuous

Tests reveal a suspicious package sent to Mark McGowan's electorate office in Rockingham, south of Perth, is innocuous after the area was evacuated.

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Emergency warning downgraded as threat eases for bushfire in Rockingham, south of Perth

The threat level for a bushfire in the southern Perth suburb of Rockingham is downgraded after it came close to properties near the area's hospital.

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Scientists warn time is running out for Rockingham's iconic little penguins

Researchers have sounded the alarm over the wild population of little penguins that live off Rockingham's coast.

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Should local governments pay for councillors, staff to sue public for defamation?

A Perth defamation lawyer says council policies that pay for councillors and staff to sue members of the public for defamation are an "absurd waste of ratepayer resources".

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