http://www.mail.com/subjects/3872-automobile-racing.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/3872-automobile-racing.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2104176-family-ties-jarrett-petty-enter-nascar-hall.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR honored a pair of its most famous and successful families with inductions into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Past champion Dale Jarrett joined father Ned in the hall and master mechanic Maurice "Chief" Petty became the fourth member of one of NASCAR's most royal families to be selected for enshrinement. Maurice joins older ... Thu, 23 May 2013 01:57:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2104176-family-ties-jarrett-petty-enter-nascar-hall.html 2013-05-23T01:57:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2101306-smith-headlines-heading-hall-vote.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bruton Smith just can't help himself sometimes. The eccentric track owner this week suggested he might move a race away from Charlotte Motor Speedway at the exact same time a committee is considering electing him into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. When the 54 voters cast their ballots Wednesday, it will be impossible to overlook Smith's ... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:19:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2101306-smith-headlines-heading-hall-vote.html 2013-05-21T22:19:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2096802-young-americans-waste-time-qualifying-indy.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bump Day at Indianapolis followed the script. No surprises, no drama and no drivers getting bumped. On a day devoid of tension and rumors, all nine drivers who made attempts on the second and final day of Indianapolis 500 qualifications made it into the 33-car field, led by two young Americans — Josef Newgarden and Graham Rahal — who e... Mon, 20 May 2013 01:33:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2096802-young-americans-waste-time-qualifying-indy.html 2013-05-20T01:33:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2095830-jimmie-johnson-races-to-record-4th-all-star-win.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Cross another milestone off of Jimmie Johnson's list. He stands alone in All-Star history. "Five-time" became the first four-time winner of NASCAR's annual All-Star race, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt and teammate Jeff Gordon on Saturday night. "To beat Jeff and Earnhardt, two guys that I have looked up to my whole life,... Sun, 19 May 2013 04:48:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2095830-jimmie-johnson-races-to-record-4th-all-star-win.html 2013-05-19T04:48:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2095668-carpenter-earns-indy-500-pole.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ed Carpenter turned Pole Day into a family celebration. The stepson of IndyCar founder Tony George became the first member of the Hulman family to win the biggest pre-race event in the series — the Indianapolis 500 pole. Carpenter produced a stunning finish to a day that was rife with suspense but lacked surprise. His four-lap average ... Sun, 19 May 2013 01:21:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2095668-carpenter-earns-indy-500-pole.html 2013-05-19T01:21:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2095468-will-power-grabs-early-lead-race-indy-pole.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power was the most relieved man in Roger Penske's garage Saturday. After spending most of the week frustrated as he tried to find speed, Roger Penske's team finally came up with the answers the Australian needed to move into position for his first Indianapolis 500 pole. Power posted a four-lap average of 228.84... Sat, 18 May 2013 22:17:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2095468-will-power-grabs-early-lead-race-indy-pole.html 2013-05-18T22:17:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2094342-andretti-team-clear-favorite-indy-pole.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Everything seems to be lining up for Michael Andretti this May. His five drivers have taken turns atop the practice speed charts all week and, when series officials gave the engines a boost Friday, E.J. Viso and Marco Andretti were still on top. The team owner has the defending series champ, the only two-time IndyCar winner this season... Sat, 18 May 2013 00:35:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2094342-andretti-team-clear-favorite-indy-pole.html 2013-05-18T00:35:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2094216-busch-will-understand-kahne-retaliates.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch holds a 3-0 advantage over Kasey Kahne this season and understands Kahne may be planning some retaliation. In fact, he jokingly told Kahne he was ready for revenge. "I just told Kasey, don't make it hurt too bad," Busch said. Nobody knows when — or if — Kahne will issue a payback for the three incidents he's had this season... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:44:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2094216-busch-will-understand-kahne-retaliates.html 2013-05-17T21:44:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2093828-nascar-community-mourns-death-dick-trickle.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Mark Martin received a piece of advice very early in his career from Dick Trickle that he's never forgotten. "He was the one that told me, and this is kind of corny, but it isn't when you're 18 or 19 years old — he told me 'In order to finish first, first you must finish,'" Martin said. "That stuck with me always." ... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:29:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2093828-nascar-community-mourns-death-dick-trickle.html 2013-05-17T19:29:33Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2091574-stolen-team-trailer-leads-to-truck-series-feud.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A missing trailer has sparked a feud in NASCAR's Truck Series. Jennifer Jo Cobb said she feels "in danger" of racing Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway against another NASCAR driver who was arrested for allegedly stealing her team trailer last weekend. Cobb said the trailer and its contents, valued at $279,000, were taken from h... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:37:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2091574-stolen-team-trailer-leads-to-truck-series-feud.html 2013-05-16T20:37:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084434-apnewsbreak-brown-turns-indycar-ceo-job.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Zak Brown has turned down an offer to join the IndyCar Series, choosing instead to remain with the motorsports marketing company he founded. Brown told The Associated Press on Tuesday he informed Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles of his decision not to take a job with IndyCar. He'll instead relocate in July to England to continue the grow... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:56:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084434-apnewsbreak-brown-turns-indycar-ceo-job.html 2013-05-14T16:56:34Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2080174-alonso-thrills-fans-with-spanish-gp-win.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Fernando Alonso won the Spanish Grand Prix by nearly 10 seconds in a dominant performance in front of his home fans on Sunday to close the gap on championship leader Sebastian Vettel and get back in the Formula One title race. Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen finished second for the third straight race, with Alonso's Ferrari teammate ... Sun, 12 May 2013 15:06:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2080174-alonso-thrills-fans-with-spanish-gp-win.html 2013-05-12T15:06:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2079718-kenseth-passes-busch-1st-darlington-victory.html DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Matt Kenseth is quickly showing how well he fits in at Joe Gibbs Racing. Kenseth passed JGR teammate Kyle Busch 13 laps from the end to win the Southern 500 on Saturday night, his third victory in his debut season after a successful stint with Roush Fenway Racing. JGR president J.D. Gibbs knew he was getting a champion in Kenseth. ... Sun, 12 May 2013 04:19:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2079718-kenseth-passes-busch-1st-darlington-victory.html 2013-05-12T04:19:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078704-massa-sets-fastest-time-final-practice-spain.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was fastest in the third and final practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday, edging Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen by .006 seconds. Times started to drop after the medium tires came out late in the session, and Massa took advantage to clock a fastest lap of 1 minute, 21.901 seconds in mostly sunny ... Sat, 11 May 2013 11:31:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078704-massa-sets-fastest-time-final-practice-spain.html 2013-05-11T11:31:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078224-kyle-busch-wins-5th-nationwide-race-this-season.html DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch figured it'd be easy to run his own program on the Nationwide Series after all the wins he'd racked up for Joe Gibbs Racing. A year on his own and out of Victory Lane, though, taught Busch a hard lesson. Back with JGR, Busch is back to his dominant ways in Nationwide racing. He won his fifth race of the year, pushing pas... Sat, 11 May 2013 02:53:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2078224-kyle-busch-wins-5th-nationwide-race-this-season.html 2013-05-11T02:53:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077200-matt-kenseth-pleased-with-appeal-outcome.html DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Matt Kenseth was in Canada when J.D. Gibbs sent him the results of their appeal to NASCAR to reduce sweeping penalties against Joe Gibbs Racing. "J.D. kept texting me and the texts just kept getting longer and longer," Kenseth said Friday. "I'm like, 'Wait a minute. They did what? They gave us that back?'" They sure did. Aside from... Fri, 10 May 2013 23:31:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077200-matt-kenseth-pleased-with-appeal-outcome.html 2013-05-10T23:31:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077920-drivers-teams-preparing-indy-500.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 is getting its mojo back. Rumors are flying, speeds are increasing and an Andretti is trying to get back to Victory Lane. Yes, it's starting to feel like the good old days in Indy. "I've been feeling that resurgence ever since I came back over in 2009 and the momentum around the Indy 500 is just increasing," said D... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:15:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2077920-drivers-teams-preparing-indy-500.html 2013-05-10T22:15:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2075062-busch-solid-test-indy-500-unlikely.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kurt Busch wants to race an IndyCar at Indianapolis. Just not now. The 2004 Sprint Cup champion kept Ryan Hunter-Reay's primary car out of trouble Thursday, topping 218 mph on one of the world's most prestigious tracks. He became the first driver to pass this year's rookie test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, likely creating a rumor-fi... Thu, 09 May 2013 20:21:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2075062-busch-solid-test-indy-500-unlikely.html 2013-05-09T20:21:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069388-partial-win-penske-nascar-penalties-appeal.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Penske Racing celebrated a small victory Tuesday when NASCAR's chief appellate officer issued a mixed ruling on penalties levied against the team. Although most everything was upheld, suspensions for seven key employees were reduced from six points races to two. Team owner Roger Penske said he was "very happy with the outcome" followi... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:16:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2069388-partial-win-penske-nascar-penalties-appeal.html 2013-05-07T20:16:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064990-david-ragan-steals-last-lap-victory-talladega.html TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Rain and wrecks pushed NASCAR to the edge of darkness Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, where three of the biggest names in the sport led the field to final flag. NASCAR was giving it one final go to get the rain-delayed race wrapped up, and Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson were at the head of the pack for the two-lap ... Mon, 06 May 2013 02:24:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064990-david-ragan-steals-last-lap-victory-talladega.html 2013-05-06T02:24:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064808-hinchcliffe-wins-indycars-sao-paulo-300.html SAO PAULO (AP) — On the final turn of the final lap, James Hinchcliffe finally saw an opening — and made sure he squeezed into it. Hinchcliffe made a last-ditch move on Takuma Sato, going past the Japanese driver on the inside of the last bend to win IndyCar's Sao Paulo 300 on Sunday. The Canadian was barely even sure that Sato was finally behind him by t... Sun, 05 May 2013 21:31:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064808-hinchcliffe-wins-indycars-sao-paulo-300.html 2013-05-05T21:31:33Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2063730-regan-smith-wins-wreck-fest-talladega.html TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Regan Smith thought he'd won at Talladega before, only to have a NASCAR ruling go against him. So there was no rush to celebrate Saturday night as Smith waited for NASCAR to review videotape and scoring loops to determine the winner of the crash-filled Nationwide Series race. He thought he was out front when the final caution flew —... Sun, 05 May 2013 02:13:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2063730-regan-smith-wins-wreck-fest-talladega.html 2013-05-05T02:13:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2063104-edwards-pole-rain-washes-qualifying.html TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Steady rain Saturday washed out qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, where the field was set by practice speeds. It put Carl Edwards on the pole for Sunday's race, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Marcos Ambrose. They ran a spirited Friday first practice session because everyone had seen the weather radar and knew the laps might c... Sat, 04 May 2013 18:46:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2063104-edwards-pole-rain-washes-qualifying.html 2013-05-04T18:46:24Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061278-denny-hamlin-runs-16-laps-talladega.html TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Denny Hamlin ran 16 laps at full speed Friday, turned his car over to Brian Vickers and then didn't exactly rule himself out of running a full race this weekend as he recovers from a back injury. Hamlin insisted he'll again give Vickers the car at some point Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. But with a sly smile, Hamlin left the do... Fri, 03 May 2013 23:09:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061278-denny-hamlin-runs-16-laps-talladega.html 2013-05-03T23:09:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061570-pastrana-captures-career-nationwide-pole.html TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — X Games star Travis Pastrana won his first career pole on the Nationwide Series at Talladega Superspeedway. The 10-time X Games gold medalist-turned-NASCAR driver starts up front in Saturday's Aaron's 312 after posting the fastest qualifying time of 54.255 on Friday on the 2.66-mile tri-oval. Pastrana called it "a dream come true." ... Fri, 03 May 2013 21:43:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061570-pastrana-captures-career-nationwide-pole.html 2013-05-03T21:43:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2059906-denny-hamlin-cleared-to-return-talladega.html TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Denny Hamlin received medical clearance Thursday to return this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Hamlin has missed four races after sustaining a compression fracture of a vertebra in his lower back in a last-lap accident at California on March 24. "Don't call it a comeback — LL cool J," Hamlin tweeted. ... Fri, 03 May 2013 00:54:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2059906-denny-hamlin-cleared-to-return-talladega.html 2013-05-03T00:54:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2056866-appeal-board-upholds-penalties-penske.html CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A three-member appeals board upheld NASCAR's sweeping penalties against Penske Racing on Wednesday for a failed inspection last month at Texas and team owner Roger Penske vowed to take the ruling to the series' highest level. The three-member National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel unanimously upheld all penalties levied against the o... Wed, 01 May 2013 20:30:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2056866-appeal-board-upholds-penalties-penske.html 2013-05-01T20:30:20Z