 | Jimmie Johnson won the pole and then took Sunday's race at Martinsville.... | | Turns out, Clint Bowyer was dead-right on every count. “He had a faster car,” the ever-quotable driver said when asked why he couldn’t beat Jimmie Johnson on Sunday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway. “He also had the number one pit stall. And it turns out that he’s pretty good here, too.” You think? Johnson got what injured rival Denny Hamlin called... |
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 | | IndyCar’s champion looks ready to defend his title. Ryan Hunter-Reay overcame mid-race contact with Helio Castroneves,...
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 | | The Red Bull Racing Formula One team is claiming a new record for the fastest-ever routine pitstop during a Grand Prix, beating the mark of 2.31 seconds that was set by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes at Hockenheim last year. When Mark Webber made...
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 | | Allen Johnson completed the weekend NHRA double with a Pro Stock win on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. His win backed up Saturday's K&N Horsepower Challenge. Johnson was joined in victory lane on Sunday by Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel) and Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car). Courtney...
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 | | There's been no formal confirmation, but Ryan Briscoe is going to return to the Indianapolis 500 with a chance to stick it to his former IndyCar Series team. Briscoe will drive for Ganassi Racing, which has won the 500 with Juan Pablo Montoya, Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon. Briscoe will...
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 | | Shane Golobic made history Friday night at California’s Antioch Speedway. Golobic passed polesitter Jonathan Allard in thick traffic on lap 10 and held off Joey Saldana — his favorite World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series driver — to capture his first career victory....
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 | | IndyCar will race at Barber Motorsports Park at least through 2016 under a contract extension announced Sunday. The three-year extension between IndyCar and ZOOM Motorsports ensures the open-wheel series at least one stop a year in the South. IndyCar first visited the 17-turn, 2.38-mile...
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 | | Jordan Taylor did the work Saturday, Max Angelelli did the rest. The new combination of Chevrolet Corvette drivers won the Grand-Am Rolex Series race at Barber Motorsports Park, edging manufacturer “teammates” Jon Fogarty and...
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 | | Johnny Sauter passed pole-sitter Jeb Burton on a late restart and easily drove away to win Saturday afternoon's Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 at
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 | | AJ Allmendinger will continue his Izod IndyCar Series effort beyond the Indianapolis 500, a senior Team Penske official said Saturday....
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 | | Joey Logano arrived on the NASCAR scene in 2007 with one of the most burdensome nicknames in recent memory. They called him “Sliced Bread,” as in “he’s the best thing to come along since”… well, you get the point. In recent weeks, though, “Sliced...
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 | | Four Izod IndyCar Series rookies will participate in next week’s annual Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. AJ Allmendinger will have a special guest rooting him on: Team Penske teammate Helio...
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 | | Life is a matter of perspective, even in the Izod IndyCar Series. Alex Tagliani was trying to make the point Friday at Barber Motorsports...
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 | | James Hinchcliffe two weeks ago added his name to the Izod IndyCar Series's long list of winners, taking the checkered flag...
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 | | The most popular buzzword in NASCAR right now is “blocking.” When it is acceptable? What are the limits -- written or otherwise -- surrounding what is considered improper blocking? If one blocking move doesn't work, is it unprincipled to throw another block, even more obvious than the...
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 | | The Indianapolis 500's car count grew by one Friday even if the driver count didn't. That's because Bobby Rahal wouldn't tip his hand as to the driver of his third car, although it's expected to again be Michel Jourdain Jr. “The driver and the sponsor are to be announced,” Rahal...
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 | | If they stopped employing invariably young and pretty women to parade around, often in short skirts or less, would motor racing, cycling and boxing die? Of course not. So why do these and other sports feel compelled to feed fans eye candy? Ultimately, by doing so, they are saying that ...
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 | | Mark Martin has decades more seniority than anyone in the NASCAR Sprint Cup garage. He ran his first race in 1981, got the first of his 40 wins in 1989 and is generally accepted as the best stock-car driver never to have won a championship....
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 | | Who says you can't find love at the racetrack? Richmond International Raceway president Dennis Bickmeier this week unveiled a race-themed LOVEwork, which is part of a state of Virginia's tourist initiative. The sculpture is made of SAFER wall barrier, racing helmets, racing tires, sheet metal...
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 | | Marco Andretti thinks people have the wrong idea about his comfort level with the status quo. The scion of one of the great racing families insists his desire to win isn't at all diminished by the apparent job security...
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 | | Ana Beatriz will be in the driver's seat of the No. 18 Honda-powered car fielded by Dale Coyne Racing this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park and through the Indianapolis 500. "I am...
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