this afternoon, kurt busch and a few of his friends were taking some spins around the las vegas motor speedway. last two days busch, six-time cup champion, jimmie johnson, keselowski have been out there testing tires and working on packages that will be implemented in the upcoming racing season. kurt has a new sponsor, monster energy the same one for joe gibbs racing. another big year for tony stewart. he's going out like jeff gordon did last year. busch drives for tony's company and hopes to see him go out with a great season. >> jeff went out in a tremendous way. i think tone nip will do the same thing. he's meant so much to the support pass a driver, owner and let's face the fact, he's a three-time sprint cup champion, an indy champion. he's been working at it harder and going after this with much more hunger than in years past. >> i'm excited for him to have some fun. talked to him some over the offseeseason. he's been through a will the. and what he's done for for motorsports, he deserves a fun year, a good year and a smile on his face. i hope that happens for him. >> all right.

las vegas native kurt busch says the las vegas motor speedway is an ideal track to do these tests. " most importantly it's the weather, secondly it's a track where we only race once a year. so notes don't get as defined here. " busch says he hopes these tests will help him and his team consistantly finish higher in races in the upcoming season. nascar weekend comes to the las vegas motor speedway march 4th through the 6th. visually impaired children got to try something new today... ice skating! "it's possible they wouldn't normally be able to do something like this, their parents might not be able to take them out, kids themselves might have some fear. but they're out here with their parents, it's a great opportunity for them. " children were taught various techniques at dowtown summerlin's rock rink. professional figure skaters taught the class. organizers say empowering, and it gives the kids a

kurt busch and jimmie johnson... just two of several nascar drivers in town testing out the speedway. plus the latest details on nascar with fox5. it will be another freezing start to the day with a high of 55 degrees. we have a series of disturbances that will move through the area over the next few days. most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a slight chance of showers for next tuesday & 50's for daytime highs through the 7-day forecast. overnight lows get above the 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news a new ride sharing business is picking up passengers in las vegas. "get me" just joined uber and lyft which are already operating in the valley. the company opened in dallas last year as a delivery se

jimmie johnson, brad keselowski, matt kenseth and kurt busch were behind the wheel today. "we're here to help goodyear and nascar develop a tire along with developing this car that has less downforce. so a couple changes, nothing too dramatic, but we're trying to find the best combination of speed, handling and making the tire durable but most importantly putting together a good product on track so the cars can race side by side more easily." busch - who is from las vegas - said he hopes these tests will help him and his team consistantly finish higher in races in the upcoming season. this year's nascar weekend at the las vegas motor speedway is march 4th through 6th. next .. the release of american sailors from iran .. not everyone is happy with this situation. and see how the gop presidential candidates are going after each other just a day on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for those at the top and lcorporations write their own rules. hillary clinton wi

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way to remember how cool my job is. " drivers jimmie johnson, brad keselowski, matt kenseth and kurt busch taking part in the goodyear nascar tire test. making sure the company's tires ready to race. nascar weekend at the las vegas motor speedway is march 4th through 6th. a group of students got out of the classroom today... onto the ice for a private skating lesson. the students-- all visually impaired or blind-- were learning different techniques at downtown summerlin's rock rink. the class was led by professional figure skaters - the school district - and teachers. volunteers say the event is a special one for students... and offers them the opoortunity to try something they might not otherwise get to do. " extremely empowering. they get to meet with their peers to do some activities that they can talk about in school tomorrow. " each month the clark county school district hosts different events for the visually impaired students. social media playing major role in a north las vegas standoff. a suspect taken into custody--- after several hours. what family says may have sparked today's

roush fenway racing, he let me spend a year imbedded with his guys, matt kenseth, mark martin, kurt busch and a couple other people, and during that year -- actually more than a year but during that year i was with jack there was a semi cross-country race that started in tennessee and i believe wound up in kentucky, and old cars competed. but he brought along a stage four mustang, and this is a super charged, super powered car, i had never been behind the wheel offing in like that. it's really the prologue of "men in speed." this car you touch the gas pedal and you were airborne. an extraordinary experience itch fell in love with the car. i drove to louisville, kentucky, at the end of the race. you have to read the book. a guy in a minivan and he got in front of me and that kind of pissed me off. i said, could smoke you big-time, and i did. so, i did more than that. so bad at one point jack was sitting next to me, this -- saying, you've proven your point, slow down. really, wayne? really? he never let me drive it again. i fell in love with that car. there have been others as well. i drive

way to remember how cool my job is. " drivers jimmie johnson, brad keselowski, matt kenseth and kurt busch taking part in the goodyear nascar tire test. making sure the company's tires are durable and ready to race. nascar weekend at the las vegas march 4th through 6th. looks like the specials" are going dark at one of america's most popular retailers. yeah...sorry jas...i know it's where you discovered your beloved underoos. buttttt.....kmart has announced that it's closing several stores this year. we'll share the details. you want a slushy and a pretzel, buddy? and a huge drug bust in texas... and lets just say if bugs bunny was in the back of the truck... he'd be a buzzed bunny. fox5 news this every morning these men ate a tired breakfast and had a tired day. they weren't lumberjacks, they were slumberjacks. then one day jack showed up with a breakfast burrito poweredby jalapeos. it didn't just change theirmorning. it changed everything! turning these tree loggers... into tree lovers. spicy jalapeos, chipotle sauce with grilled bacon, eggs and cheese. the jalapeo bacon breakfast burrit