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Daily Mail
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Heartbreaking final hours of beloved animal rescuer 'bullied to death'... as husband reveals her haunting last words
Beloved animal rescuer Mikayla Raines spent what would tragically prove to be her final evening alive looking forward to the future. The founder of Save A Fox Rescue, who had recently turned 30, sat down to dinner with her mother, brother, and three-year-old daughter in Lakeville, Minnesota. They shared shrimp cocktail, one of her favorite meals, and she opened a gift from her brother: a quirky hooded sweatshirt zipped all the way up.
Daily Mail
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Haunting final hours of animal rescue star... as her heartbroken husband reveals what he fears drove her to suicide
Beloved animal rescuer Mikayla Raines spent what would tragically prove to be her final evening alive looking forward to the future. The founder of Save A Fox Rescue, who had recently turned 30, sat down to dinner with her mother, brother, and three-year-old daughter in Lakeville, Minnesota. They shared shrimp cocktail, one of her favorite meals, and she opened a gift from her brother: a quirky hooded sweatshirt zipped all the way up.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Jordan Taylor savors 'much different vibe' in return to Lime Rock for Truck Series debut
LAKEVILLE, Conn. — Jordan Taylor estimates he's been coming to Lime Rock Park since he was a kindergartner, coming here to watch his father, Wayne, drive Ferraris in sports-car events back in the mid-1990s. He first raced here as a 16-year-old in Skip Barber competition, his first driving experience in what he's called a bullring with a Colloseum feel as fans watch down from the hillside grass. 'A lot of memories, but it's the same old Lime Rock,' says Taylor, now a 34-year-old veteran. The four-time IMSA champion will be adding a new layer to that 'same old' feel at the 1.478-mile road course this weekend, making his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in Saturday's LIUNA 150 (1 p.m. ET, FOX, NASCAR Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). That feel he got from trips here in his youth? That's getting a new wrinkle, too. Advertisement 'It's a much different vibe, obviously, in the garage area,' Taylor told noting how even the paddock layout has changed. '… Definitely has a NASCAR feel, which is unnatural for me being here in Lime Rock, but it's cool to have that NASCAR vibe here. I think this track brings a great fan base of sports-car fans, but I think they're road course fans, whether it be NASCAR or sports car. So I think there's going to be a huge turnout. People are gonna love it.' RELATED: Weekend schedule: Lime Rock | Truck Series standings Taylor had his preliminary hesitations that his sports-car skill here would carry over to the heavier trucks, but he put his No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet atop the 34-truck field in Friday's opening practice. Qualifying is set for 9:35 a.m. ET Saturday (FS1), with the 100-lap race to follow in the afternoon. Taylor has raced on Lime Rock configurations that use chicanes at a couple of places on the course, designed to create another braking zone and slow the potential for high-speed lift on the track's hilly passages. The Truck Series will not use those chicanes, which Taylor says may limit some of the chaos and temptation of late-race dive bombs in those sections. Advertisement Taylor has stock-car experience on road courses, making his Cup Series debut at Circuit of The Americas in 2023 while subbing for an injured Chase Elliott at Hendrick Motorsports. He added a pair of Xfinity Series starts that season for Kaulig Racing (Portland, Charlotte Roval), making this his first NASCAR foray in nearly two years. Eventually in Friday's session, that Lime Rock familiarity began to kick in. 'The flow of the track was obviously natural,' Taylor said, 'like the lines are very similar to a sports car. The brake zones aren't. The amount of speed you carry through the corners is different. So just the flow of the lines came to me quickly with the truck, but where I was braking, how much speed I could carry, how much I kind of had to compromise some corners for the next corner was more than a sports car. So I'd say my first four laps, I was lost — especially with 35 trucks on such a short lap. You're trying to get a clear run, and I'm looking in the mirror all the time. But as soon as I kind of got into a couple-lap rhythm, it did feel pretty natural, and I felt like I could attack corners like I would a normal car or truck. Yeah, it was just about kind of finding the limits.' MORE: Lime Rock practice results Taylor's partnership with Spire came through a shared connection with TWG Global, Spire and the IMSA team he drives for, Wayne Taylor Motorsports. Should more opportunities arise on the NASCAR side, Taylor said he'd be eager to participate. Advertisement 'I mean, I would definitely love to do more,' Taylor said. 'Right now, it's just Lime Rock and then go from there. But with the TWG relationship with Spire, there's also [the] relationship with Wayne Taylor Racing, so we're kind of in the same family. And at Daytona this year, (TWG executive) Doug Duchardt approached me and asked if I would be available for Lime Rock, just because they had the clash with the company's Xfinity races. So yeah, I jumped at the opportunity. I'm super excited to do it. I love NASCAR road course races. I think they're all a blast to drive.' While Taylor — just two weeks removed from the team's trip to Le Mans — says he hopes to bring some sport-car flavor to the NASCAR crowd this weekend, there's some cross-pollination on the other side of things as well. The name 'Rodney Sandstorm' — Taylor's stock-car loving, DuPont-era alter-ego — is above the door on Taylor's No. 7, there's a 'Rainbow Warrior' vibe to his racing helmet and the social media news drop gave a strong nod to his split personality. Taylor thought this weekend might just be a Sandstorm watch instead of a Sandstorm warning, but said that the forecast has changed. 'I was only planning on bringing the jacket,' Taylor said, 'and I've been asked to do so many content pieces with it, I had to ask my girlfriend to fly up the rest of the gear with her. So, yeah, it's crazy. What it is, I'm happy to do it most of the time. I told the team, like, we can have fun with the announcement, but when I get to the track, I like to focus on the driving aspect. But yeah, if we've got some time now to have some fun, I'll try to be a good sport and make some content with everybody.'
Al Arabiya
24-06-2025
- Automotive
- Al Arabiya
AUTO RACING: Briscoe earns first win with Joe Gibbs and F1's McLaren looks to bounce back in Austria
NASCAR CUP SERIES Challenge Round 1 – Quaker State 400 Site: Hampton, Georgia. Track: EchoPark Speedway. Race distance: 260 laps, 400.4 miles. Schedule: Friday qualifying, 5:05 p.m.; Saturday race, 7 p.m. (TNT and MAX). Last year: Joey Logano earned an overtime victory and his second win of the season after a push from teammate Ryan Blaney vaulted him into the lead. Last race: Leading the last 34 laps while utilizing a fuel-saving strategy, Chase Briscoe held off teammate Denny Hamlin at Pocono to earn his first win with Joe Gibbs Racing. Next race: July 6, Chicago. Online: NASCAR XFINITY SERIES Focused Health 250 Site: Hampton, Georgia. Track: EchoPark Speedway. Race distance: 163 laps, 251.02 miles. Schedule: Friday qualifying, 3 p.m.; race, 7:30 p.m. (CW). Last year: Austin Hill claimed the victory while holding off Parker Kligerman on a late-race restart. Last race: Connor Zilisch secured his second win of the year in Pennsylvania after a late pass of Jesse Love with four laps to go. Next race: July 5, Chicago. Online: For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES LIUNA 150 Site: Lakeville, Connecticut. Track: Lime Rock Park. Race distance: 100 laps, 147.8 miles. Schedule: Friday practice, 1:05 p.m.; Saturday qualifying, 9:30 a.m.; race, 1 p.m. (FOX). Last year: NASCAR will make its debut at Lime Rock Park after last year's race in Milwaukee saw victor Layen Riggs take the lead from Ty Majeski with 53 laps to go. Last race: Pole-sitter Layne Riggs snagged his first win of the season at Pocono while leading the last 20 laps and finishing nearly four seconds ahead of second-place Tanner Gray. Next race: July 25, Indianapolis. Online: FORMULA ONE MSC Cruises Austrian Grand Prix Site: Spielberg, Austria. Track: Red Bull Ring. Race distance: 71 laps, 190.4 miles. Schedule: Friday practice, 7:25 a.m.; practice, 10:55 a.m.; Saturday practice, 6:25 a.m.; qualifying, 9:55 a.m.; Sunday race, 8:55 a.m. (ESPN). Last year: George Russell took his first win since 2022 after capitalizing on a dramatic crash between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris late in the race. Last race: Russell held off Verstappen and took his first win of the season in Canada in a dramatic race that saw McLaren teammates Norris and Piastri collide. Next race: July 6, Towcester, UK. Online: INDYCAR Last race: Alex Palou took advantage of leader Scott Dixon's late pit stop to secure the victory, giving him the win in six out of nine races so far this season. Next race: July 6, Lexington, Ohio. Online: NHRA DRAG RACING Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Site: Norwalk, Ohio. Track: Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Race distance: 1/4 mile. Schedule: Friday qualifying, 6 p.m.; qualifying, 8:30 p.m.; Saturday qualifying, noon; qualifying, 2:30 p.m.; Sunday race, 2 p.m. (FOX). Next race: July 20, Kent, Washington. Online:
Daily Mail
11-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Massachusetts $1M lottery winner who's never taken vacation reveals what he's going to do with winnings
A million-dollar Massachusetts lottery winner who's never taken a vacation plans to use his winnings to fund a trip to Las Vegas. David Strickland, 64, of Lakeville, bought the lucky $25,000,000 Mega Money scratch-off ticket from Bristol County Wine and Spirits in nearby Berkley on Friday. After winning, Strickland opted to take the pre-tax cash option of $650,000 and he has since been brainstorming about what he plans to do with they money. 'Strickland said he has never taken a vacation before but plans to change that by putting his winnings towards a trip to Las Vegas,' the Massachusetts State Lottery said in a statement to CBS News. Tom George, the owner of the liquor store, described Strickland is 'an everyday customer' who tends to stick to $1, $2 or $5 scratch-off tickets. But on Friday, 'he decided to splurge on a $50 ticket,' the owner told the Daily Mail. After purchasing the ticket, Strickland went out to his truck to play it - rushing back inside when he realized he had a winner, George explained. George, who had left the store about 20 minutes before Strickland walked in, got a phone call from his wife, who broke the news that their store just sold the highest-valued ticket they have seen to date. 'My wife called and she's like, "What's our commission if you sell a million-dollar scratch ticket?" A $25,000,000 Mega Money scratch-off ticket (pictured) 'I go, "Why?" And she says, "We might have just sold one."' The store, which opened in 2022, will earn $10,000 for selling the winning ticket. 'He was excited. Everybody here was excited,' George said. Attempts by the Daily Mail to reach Strickland were unsuccessful. The buzz around the shop is that Strickland wants to open up a high-interest savings account to save a chunk of his cash and use some of the remainder to buy a new truck. 'I'm so glad it happened to somebody that we know,' George said. As for the portion of the prize allotted to the liquor store, George said they plan to use the money to pay off bills, putting it 'right back into the business.' The $25,000,000 Mega Money ticket debuted in May and includes 11 instant $1 million prizes, three $2 million prizes and three grand prizes of $25 million. Strickland isn't the only Bay Stater who had a charmed weekend when it comes to lotto. Alberto Borges of Fall River played the Bonus 100X instant ticket game and also scored $1 million on Friday. Like Strickland, he chose the $650,000 cash option.
