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The Victoria College. Full-time salaried position with benefits available...
DISTRICT "Champions for Community Wellness" has the following positions...
Dodge Challenger 500
Site: Darlington, S.C.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 4 p.m.); Saturday, race (FOX, 6 p.m.).
Track: Darlington Raceway (egg-shaped oval, 1.366 miles, 25 degrees banking in turns 1-2, 23 degrees in turns 3-4).
Race distance: 501.322 miles, 367 laps.
Last race: Clint Bowyer was a surprise winner at Richmond, stealing a win that first seemed destined for Denny Hamlin, then Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hamlin, the hometown favorite, led a record 381 of the 400 laps until experiencing a leak in his right front tire, which failed with eight laps to go.
Last year: Jeff Gordon overcame a leaky radiator and used a gutsy late call to race to his third victory of 2007 at Darlington Raceway.
Fast facts: Richard Childress Racing has three drivers among the top five in the standings. Bowyer’s win moved him into fourth, Jeff Burton dropped to second and Kevin Harvick climbed to fifth after finishing eighth at Richmond. The trio has combined for 18 top-10 and eight top-five finishes. ... Kyle Busch is the points leader for the second time this season after his runner-up performance at Richmond.
Next race: NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge, May 17, Concord, N.C.
On the Net: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR NATIONWIDE
Diamond Hill Plywood 200
Site: Darlington, S.C.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 2 p.m.), race (ESPN2, 6 p.m.).
Track: Darlington Raceway (egg-shaped oval, 1.366 miles, 25 degrees banking in turns 1-2, 23 degrees in turns 3-4).
Race distance: 200 miles, 147 laps.
Last race: Local favorite Denny Hamlin used a late pit stop for tires to foil the strategy of fellow NASCAR stars Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards, blowing by them to win the Lipton Tea 250.
Last year: Hamlin won the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 for the second straight year, again surviving a wreck-filled race. The Virginia native then paid tribute to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre, taking a school flag along for his victory lap. Fast facts: Joe Gibbs Racing will carry a five-race winning streak into this weekend’s event. ... Mark Martin, who won at Las Vegas in March, is expected to make his second Nationwide start of the season this weekend. He owns eight career wins and poles at Darlington, both track records.
Next race: Carquest Autoparts 300, May 24, Concord, N.C.
On the Net: http://www.nascar.com
FORMULA ONE
Turkish Grand Prix
Site: Istanbul
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 6 a.m.); Sunday, race (Speed Channel, 7 a.m.).
Track: Istanbul Park (road course, 3.342 miles, 14 turns).
Race distance: 193.836 miles, 58 laps.
Last race: World champion Kimi Raikkonen moved Ferrari clear atop the drivers’ and the constructors’ standings on April 27 with his second Spanish Grand Prix win in four years.
Last year: Ferrari’s Felipe Massa won his second consecutive Turkish Grand Prix, beating teammate Raikkonen.
Fast facts: The head of Japanese Formula One team Super Aguri said Tuesday his team will withdraw from the series due to financial difficulties. Team president Aguri Suzuki said “a breach of contract” by a promised partner, SS United Oil & Gas Co., resulted in the loss of financial backing. ... McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen could return this weekend after being hospitalized following a crash at the Spanish Grand Prix. While traveling at 150 mph, his car went off the track and slammed into the protective wall at the Circuit de Catalunya. The 26-year-old Finn was unconscious briefly. .
Next race: Monaco Grand Prix, May 25, Monte Carlo
On the Net: http://www.formula1.com
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS
Last race: Ron Hornaday Jr.’s fuel gamble with 59 laps paid off thanks to five of the record 12 cautions at Kansas Speedway, helping him win the wreck-filled O’Reilly Auto Parts 250. Hornaday started at the pole and led 136 of the 167 laps around the 1.5-mile oval. But when Andy Lally slammed into the wall on lap 108, crew chief Rick Ren quickly calculated fuel mileage and took a gamble by sending Hornaday out with four new tires, but no gas.
Next race: North Carolina Education Lottery 200, May 16, Concord
On the Net: http://www.nascar.com
NHRA
Last event: John Force cemented his position as the most prolific Funny Car driver in NHRA history, becoming the first to reach 1,000 round wins with a first-round victory over Ron Capps in the O’Reilly Midwest Nationals at Madison, Ill. Tim Wilkerson denied one of John Force Racing’s other drivers, Mike Neff, his first career win and took Pro Stock on his home track. Rod Fuller (Top Fuel), Kurt Johnson (Pro Stock), and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also claimed victories.
Next event: Thunder Valley Nationals, May 18, Bristol, Tenn.
On the Net: http://www.nhra.com