The 18-year-old trendsetter hoped to become the first-ever female race winner in CARS Tour history ... So much for a grand start to the All-Star festivities for Dale Earnhardt Jr!

WEST LAFAYETTE — A cowboy hat sits comfortably while shaded in darkened sunglasses on the head of Purdue junior driver Tatum Langston. "It's a tradition," beamed Langston before the 68th Purdue ...