| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  |  | NASCAR team owners Felix Sabates, left, and Chip Ganassi are pictured in 2009. Sabates fled Cuba in 1959 and... | | Felix Sabates fled Cuba in 1959, when he was just 16. He became rich and somewhat famous in America, primarily as a NASCAR team owner. He hates Fidel Castro and his regime, and fears nothing will change when the ailing dictator dies. “He's pretty much been out of the picture for 10 years,” Sabates said during the NASCAR media tour in Charlotte. “His brother and his... |
|  | | Hot. It was hot in Southern California, 75 all week and climbing. Bright blue day. No clouds above. The sun bore down upon the foreheads of people sitting on their sundecks, sweating through their chinos. And this was the dead of winter -- mid-January, and when the rest of the world was shoveling...
|  | | Even though this sixth-generation Maserati Quattroporte is not as flashy as previous versions, it does remain true to the Maserati brand, and now...
|  | | Our trip to the Scottsdale collector-car auctions kept us from posting a new feature film last week, but we've got a doozy to make up for it. It's a safe bet that any feature that kicks off with a hearty “here's to ...
|  | | Unfortunately, the Volvo S60 Polestar Concept will not be coming to a dealership near you anytime soon. It’s purely an experiment to determine if the public would be interested in 508-hp, racing-bred Volvos. Chris Harris,...
|  | | EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This 2013 Infiniti JX35 is one of those cars that the more I drive the more I like. It's a good size for me, has a third row for emergency kid-hauling and is well built in the extreme. For...
|  | | The mayor of Sochi in Russia has reportedly claimed that the first Russian GP in 2014 will take place in November, nine months after the Winter Olympics at the same site. The choice of date is unexpected since the month is already packed with races, including the race at Circuit of the Americas...
|  | | Team principal Ross Brawn made it clear on Thursday that he is still the man in charge at Mercedes GP, despite recent uncertainty in the camp. Brawn says he has no intention of leaving any time soon, but at the same time admitted that he has yet to make a long-term commitment to the company....
|  | | Timo Glock, recently released from his ride in Formula One with Marussia, has signed with BMW to drive in the DTM series this year. Glock is a former BMW Sauber F1 test driver who became available after it became clear that
|  | | Elliott Sadler had two pretty good Nationwide seasons with Kevin Harvick Inc. and Richard Childress Racing. In 67 combined starts those seasons, he won nine poles, four races, had 27 top-five finishes, 36 top-10s and was second in points both seasons. But it became clear, midway through the...
|  | | Danica Patrick's personal life is no longer a secret — she's dating a fellow driver. Patrick revealed to The Associated Press she and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. are a couple, ending widespread speculation about the nature of their relationship. "I have a boyfriend, his name is Richard,...
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|  | | If you're watching this weekend's Rolex 24 Hours on TV or live in Daytona, a spotter's guide will be indispensable. Grand-Am was kind enough to pass one along to us this morning, and we've reproduced it below. For complete coverage of the race weekend as it happens, check out Autoweek.com/racing...
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|  | | On Wednesday IndyCar released its 2013 rulebook. The changes were highlighted in a release from the series. That release is below:The sporting and technical regulations that comprise the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series rulebook were released to teams today by INDYCAR."In 2012, the IZOD IndyCar Series saw...
|  | | On Feb. 3, 2011, Robert Kubica made his last appearance in a Formula One car to date when he tested for Lotus-Renault at the Valencia circuit in Spain. A few days later he was injured severely in a rally crash in Italy.On Thursday, he took the first steps toward a possible circuit racing comeback...
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|  | | The Ferrari Formula One team on Jan. 24 confirmed that star driver Fernando Alonso will miss the first F1 test of 2013 in Jerez, Spain. Instead, the Scuderia’s new car will be entrusted to Alonso’s teammate Felipe Massa and recently recruited test driver Pedro de la Rosa.In effect...
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