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Former NBA player Orlando Woolridge arrested for theft
TALLADEGA, Ala., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Travis Kvapil won his first career pole in the Sprint Cup Series Saturday by posting the top time for the Amp Energy 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway.
Kvapil's first pole in 100 attempts came after the Ford driver rounded the 2.66-mile oval in 51.109 seconds (187.364 mph).
"I'm just really proud of everybody at Yates Racing," Kvapil said. "This is a brand-new car. It rolled off the truck, and its first lap was yesterday and it was fast."
Yates drivers have won four poles at Talladega in the last five years there. Elliott Sadler grabbed the top starting spot for Yates in the fall race at Talladega in 2003 and 2005 and David Gilliland got the pole for the fall event there two years ago.
Casey Mears earned the outside pole with a qualifying time of 51.128. Teammates Aric Almirola (51.136) and Regan Smith (51.159) will start on the second row.
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MINNEAPOLIS, June 2 (UPI) --
Minnesota Vikings fullback Jerome Felton was out on bail Saturday after being arrested for driving while intoxicated, jail records indicate.
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MONTECITO, Calif., June 3 (UPI) --
U.S. actress Drew Barrymore married art consultant Will Kopelman Saturday at her estate in Montecito, Calif., E! Online reported.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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