1.   A black performer, he moved on to minstrel shows and then carnivals, later joining a circuit that took black performers to black theaters throughout the United States.

2.   Fusco dreams about joining this circuit of heavy hitters.

3.   Surveys taken at tour events show sharp increases in minority and younger attendees since Woods joined the circuit.

4.   Roddick, who lives in nearby Boca Raton, Florida, is seeking his fifth ATP Tour title since joining the circuit full-time last year.

5.   The youngest driver in IRL history and only the second female plans to join the circuit full-time next season.

6.   When he joined the circuit last year he promptly broke a finger in a motor cycle accident and contracted hepatitis.