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One small word in a new child-safety law — ‘any’ — is causing big problems with motorcycle and ATV products across the country.

At age 12, Jacqueline Riess is already a two-time state Supercross champion, at times racing motorcycles against women two or three times her age.

But the Eden Prairie sixth-grader might not get a chance to defend her title this year because of off-the-track issues — not hers, but those of some grownups in Washington….  Details

After the pain Martin Truex Jr. experienced Saturday while suffering the effects of a kidney stone, just getting back into the car for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway could have been considered a good day. So adding a top-10 finish on top of that was even better news.

Fortunate to stay on the lead lap when a caution during green-flag pit stops put all but a handful of cars at least one lap down early in the race, Truex maintained his spot among the leaders the rest of the way. And despite problems on his final stop, Truex still held on for 10th…  Details

The other Busch showed his kid brother a thing or two.

Kurt Busch, a former Cup champion who’s been overshadowed lately by his sibling Kyle, drove to a dominating victory Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

The 30-year-old Busch led 234 of 330 laps in the Kobalt Tools 500, surviving a couple of scrapes with the wall and a late caution to pull away for a 0.332-second victory over Jeff Gordon.

Pole-sitter Mark Martin, who had become the second-oldest driver in Cup history to claim the top spot in qualifying, had another rough day …  Details

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Martin Truex is ready to go racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway after a bout with kidney stones.

Truex was taken by ambulance to Spalding Regional Medical Center in nearby Griffin on Saturday after experiencing brief bouts of intense pain during practice. After being examined and given fluids, he was …  Details


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