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Pocono return celebrates IndyCar history
IndyCar driver Ed Carpenter had the chance to take a drive around Pocono Raceway, and promptly handed the car keys to racing great Mario Andretti.
Keselowski emerges late to win at Dover
Brad Keselowski had fuel to spare for a couple of victory burnouts. Those few splashes of gas left down the stretch were just enough for a checkered ...
Logano dominates in Nationwide win at Dover
Joey Logano romped his way to a season sweep at Dover. Logano dominated on the concrete Saturday to win the Nationwide Series race at Dover ...
Danica Patrick could take Newman's crew in 2013
Danica Patrick appears set to work with Ryan Newman's crew for her fulltime Sprint Cup ride in 2013. Stewart-Haas Racing would like to ease Patrick's ...
Motorsports journalist Chris Economaki dies at 91
Chris Economaki, a journalist regarded as the authoritative voice in motorsports for decades, died Friday. He was 91. National Speed Sport News, where ...
Hamilton signs with Mercedes, Perez joins McLaren
Lewis Hamilton is moving to Mercedes, replacing seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher in a major shakeup that also saw Sergio Perez sign ...
Germany: Mosley takes on Google in privacy fight
Former Formula One boss Max Mosley is suing Google, claiming the search engine is breaking German privacy laws by providing links to websites hosting ...
Mark Johnson resigns as KV Racing general manager
Mark Johnson has resigned as general manager of KV Racing Technology after a season of high expectations fell woefully short for the IndyCar Series ...
Column: No has-been, Schumacher needs another year
Watch out behind, here comes Michael Schumacher! Oops. Too late. Crash. Ramming into the back of Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne, totaling both their cars ...
NASCAR: Hamlin takes New Hampshire for 5th win
Denny Hamlin stepped out of his car, pointed into the air and took a mighty swing of an invisible baseball bat. Like Babe Ruth did before him (or so ...
Red Bull's Vettel wins F1 Singapore GP
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Singapore Grand Prix for the second straight year Sunday, jumping up to second place in the Formula One ...
Helio races from IndyCar finale to the dance floor
Ask Helio Castroneves how rehearsal is going for "Dancing with the Stars" and he whips out his cellphone to show a video of him practicing a routine.
Gordon looks to bounce back from wreck in opener
When a car crashed in his front yard, Jeff Gordon tweeted a photo of the vehicle stuck in his hedges. He was immediately flooded with responses, many ...
NASCAR reinstates AJ Allmendinger
The first phase of his comeback complete, an optimistic AJ Allmendinger is ready to get on with his life. He's hopeful that includes another job in ...
Keselowski takes Chase opener, points lead
For over two months now, Brad Keselowski has been racing as well as anybody on the Sprint Cup circuit. After his impressive victory in the opener of ...
Baby girl is born in parking lot of NH racetrack
A New Hampshire woman and her baby are doing fine after the woman gave birth in the New Hampshire Motor Speedway parking lot. Shawna Arnold began ...
Hunter-Reay wins IndyCar title after Power crash
Out of the corner of his eye, Ryan Hunter-Reay saw his only competition for the IndyCar championship crash out of the title-deciding season finale.
Will Power crashes in IndyCar finale
Will Power, in his third attempt at winning the IndyCar championship, again had his chances spoiled by a wreck. The Australian lost control of his car ...
Power and Hunter-Reay travel long roads to finale
Over the past decade, there have been times when both Will Power and Ryan Hunter-Reay were either out of work or deep in debt. Both considered ...
Andretti wins pole, title contenders in back
Marco Andretti won the pole for the IndyCar season finale, putting himself in position for a strong close to what's been the worst year of his career.
IndyCar had good year but still has big challenges
This season was long ago earmarked as the pivotal year for IndyCar to begin the long climb back into relevance. The series succeeded in some ways, ...
Hunter-Reay to discuss contract with Andretti
IndyCar championship contender Ryan Hunter-Reay said he expected to speak to team owner Michael Andretti on Thursday about his contract amid reports ...
Relating, energizing: Rules of the political road
President Barack Obama's challenge in the art of connecting with an audience has always been to meet the high expectations. For challenger Mitt ...
Hamilton wins Italian GP; Alonso extends F1 lead
McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, and Formula One leader Fernando Alonso of Ferrari finished third to extend his ...
Bowyer wins race, Gordon beats Busch for Chase
With his season essentially on the line, Jeff Gordon used a vintage drive to rally his way into NASCAR's championship chase. The 41-year-old Gordon ...