WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Some IndyCar drivers have never been happier to see a few right-hand turns. After a series of difficult and crash-filled oval events, Sunday's race on the road course at Watkins Glen International could not come at a better time, especially for the series newcomers. more
SILVERSTONE, England - World championship leader Felipe Massa spun off the track and hit a wall during Friday's practice for the British Grand Prix and still set the fastest time in his Ferrari.
The National Hot Rod Association will shorten races in its two fastest classes from a quarter-mile to 1,000 feet while analysis of driver Scott Kalitta's fatal crash on June 21 at Englishtown, N.J., continues.
SILVERSTONE, England - David Coulthard will retire from Formula One at the end of the season, ending a career that saw him win more than a dozen races but repeatedly fall short of the world championship.
SILVERSTONE, England - Formula One wants to cut team budgets in half and improve fuel efficiency by 2011 to improve racing.
RICHMOND, Va. - Danica Patrick described it as a "carnage-fest," and it fit. When IndyCar Series teams packed up their cars last weekend, many shared a common destination - the repair shop.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kevin and DeLana Harvick have decided to table their plans to field a Top Fuel team in NHRA competition.
LONDON - Toro Rosso will continue racing in 2009 despite its owner's plan to sell the Formula One team.
NORWALK, Ohio - Doug Herbert raced to an emotional Top Fuel victory Sunday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, a win he dedicated to the memory of his two young sons who were killed in a highway auto accident in January.
RICHMOND, Va. - One week removed from a crash while leading, Tony Kanaan didn't let himself believe he would win a race he dominated until he took the checkered flag Saturday night.
RICHMOND, Va. - Danica Patrick started Saturday night's IndyCar Series race in the 14th spot at Richmond International Raceway and had attrition and probably patience to thank for her sixth-place finish on a night that left many of her competitors' cars in pieces.
NORWALK, Ohio -Allen Johnson won the $50,000 K&N Horsepower Challenge on Saturday at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, his first victory in the special bonus event for the eight quickest Pro Stock teams from the last year.
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