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Nicholls quits British speedway
Scott Nicholls tells BBC Sport that he will not be riding for an Elite League club in 2009.

Bowyer 5th, but claims 1st Nationwide title
Carl Edwards won the season-ending Ford 300 on Saturday night, but came up 21 points short in his attempt to overtake Clint Bowyer for the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship.

Evernham plans to sell rest of his share in GEM
Ray Evernham’s minority ownership will be reduced to almost nothing as plans are in the works to buy out most of his remaining 20 percent interest in the organization he formed in 2001.

USAC driver critically injured in highway accident
U.S. Auto Club driver Cameron Dodson has been critically injured in a crash along a rural Hancock County road.

Mark Webber Q&A
Red Bull’s F1 driver and BBC Sport columnist answers your questions

Barrichello wins Brazil charity race; Gordon DNFs
Rubens Barrichello won a charity karting event in Brazil on Sunday, beating drivers including Felipe Massa, Michael Schumacher and Jeff Gordon. Barrichello edged Brazilian countryman Lucas Di Grassi in the first race of the “International Challenge of the Stars,” then finished fifth in the second to clinch the overall title with 36 points. In its fourth edition, the event organized by Massa in southern Brazil will aid local charities and the victims of recent flooding in the region.

Coulthard, Jordan & Brundle join BBC
Former driver David Coulthard and ex-team owner Eddie Jordan will be part of the BBC’s team in Formula One in 2009, with Murray Walker having a regular presence on the Sport website.