Justin Lofton

For Monica and Anthony Ruiz of El Centro, this marks the first year their 2-year-old son A.J. will be old enough to admire the fireworks. “We didn’t even buy fireworks last year,” Monica said. “But this year we wanted to buy them...

IMPERIAL — For more than 20 years Freedom Fest and its fireworks synchronized with music have lit the sky and brought joy to the hearts of thousands of Imperial Valley residents like Veronica Tamayo who came to Imperial Valley College grounds to...

Westmorland native Justin Lofton scored his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win Friday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 6 College Complete Chevrolet for Eddie Sharp Racing, Lofton led a race high 44 laps, taking the lead for the...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Todd Bodine thinks he would have beat Kevin Harvick to the finish line.   He was glad he didn't have to find out.   Bodine took advantage of being in the lead when the rain came, winning the shortened Trucks Series race at...

DOVER, Del. — Westmorland native Justin Lofton backed up his race win from Charlotte with another solid run at the “Monster Mile” at Dover  here Friday. Driving the No. 6 College Complete Chevrolet, Lofton moved from his 16th starting...

HUNTERSVILLE, NC. —NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points leader Justin Lofton rolls in to the Lone Star state this week with a streak of momentum, consistency and a strong Eddie Sharp Racing team. The combination has provided the Westmorland...

Kevin Harvick may have relinquished ownership in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team, but he hasn't lost any speed in the process. Harvick crushed the rest of the field in Saturday's Kroger 250, winning in seemingly effortless fashion by .953...

Justin Lofton raced to his first NASCAR Truck Series victory Friday night, getting the jump on race leader Brad Keselowski on a late restart and holding on at Charlotte Motor Speedway.     Lofton, who struggled with restarts earlier in night, became...

Race weekend is upon us, and for the better part of the last decade, Hendrick Motorsports drivers have been the kings of Martinsville.  And they had a strong showing during a practice session Friday for the Goody's Fast Relief 500. Hendrick teammates...

TV SPORTS SUNDAY Soccer--Women's National Teams, exhibition, Japan vs. United States, 5:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Cycling--Tour of Flanders, 7:30 a.m. (NBCSN) NHL Hockey--Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, 11:30 a.m. (NBC); Boston Bruins at New...

TV SPORTS WNBA Basketball--Draft, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Major League Baseball-Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees, 6 p.m. (ESPN, FXSP) NHL Hockey-Playoffs, New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, 6:30 p.m. (CNBC); Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, 6:30 p....

John King wrecked the leader and later held on to win a wild Truck Series opener at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night. It was King's first NASCAR victory. Timothy Peters finished second, giving Red Horse Racing a 1-2 finish in the series...