 | Fernando Alonso won one on his home turf in Barcelona on Sunday.... | | 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 Felipe Massa third as most drivers chose a four-stop... |
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 | | While Ferando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and the rest of the Formula One drivers were the main attraction, there were plenty of other things to watch in Barcelona, Spain, over the weekend. Here's a gallery of grid girls to give the folks who weren't lucky enough to be at the Spanish Grand Prix as...
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 | | The Indianapolis 500, also known as the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, is the annual Super Bowl of the IndyCar Series. It is traditionally run on Memorial Day weekend on the 2.5-mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind. The speedway dates back to 1909 and the race – originally...
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 | | Speeds still don't mean much yet in Indianapolis 500 practice, but the driver posting them is drawing attention. That would be Colombian youngster Carlos Munoz, the 21-year-old Firestone Indy Lights driver piloting the fifth car at Andretti...
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 | | Kimi Räikkönen made it to the podium for the fourth time in five races in 2013 with a solid second place at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. The result keeps the Finn in the Formula One championship hunt, and along with...
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 | | Pirelli Formula One boss Paul Hembery says that the Italian company will probably revise its tires in time for the British GP at the end of June. Pirelli had already changed the hard compound for the F1 Spanish Grand Prix. However, Hembery conceded that the four-stop strategies employed by most...
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 | | Want to know who's a lock to make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup this year? I'll give you six names: Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer and Kyle Busch. Typically, by the time the Cup series leaves
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 | | Fernando Alonso's Barcelona victory was his first at the track since 2006, but his third in Spain counting his surprise Valencia success last year. More importantly, his second win of the season confirmed that he is a serious...
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 | | The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series made its first visit of the season to Iowa's Knoxville Raceway. It was a familiar story as six-time Knoxville Nationals champion Donny Schatz turned in a dominant performance. Schatz started seventh in the 25-lap race on the half-mile oval and steadily...
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 | | Sebastian Vettel at Watkins Glen? Vettel has named two U.S. venues in his list of the top five tracks he would like to sample in a race car. Perhaps not surprisingly Le Mans and the old versions of Spa and the Nürburgring all feature in a ranking supplied via Red Bull. However on top is none other...
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 | | Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf won for the second straight year at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway, Corvette Racing won a close battle in GT, and two classes saw last-lap passes for victory in the American Le Mans Monterey on Saturday. Luhr became the ALMS' all-time leader in wins with 43, and he and...
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 | | Matt Kenseth took the lead from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch with 12 laps to go to win Saturday's Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, to the complete surprise of Kenseth and the 58,000 or so fans in the stands. “I can't believe it,” said a jubilant ...
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 | | Here is the schedule of events and activities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the month of May. Events begin on Saturday and culminate with the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 26. 97th INDIANAPOLIS 500 SCHEDULE (All times local, subject to...
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 | | Maria de Villota heard the roaring engines again. She was in a Formula One paddock for the first time since her accident last July when she was a Formula One test driver for Marussia. She lost her right eye and nearly died. Now, the 33-year-...
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 | | Ed Carpenter hopes to be first on the last day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as he was on Saturday's opening day. The driver/owner of the No. 20 Fuzzy's Premium Vodka Chevrolet turned a lap of 220.970 mph as 13 drivers ventured into chilly conditions to test their cars. “I wasn't going ...
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 | | American driver Justin Pawlak breaks down Road Atlanta and the May 10-11 Round 2 of the Formula Drift Championship at Road Atlanta in this video produced by Ford Racing. Pawlak drives a 2014 Falken Ford Mustang. Pawlak entered this weekend's event 16th in the points chase. If you've never...
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 | | Points leader Mike Edwards raced to the Pro Stock victory Saturday at the weather-delayed Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Johnny Gray (Funny Car) and Antron Brown (Top Fuel) also were winners at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event, which was...
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 | | Jeff Gordon is proud he has reached 700 straight Sprint Cup starts. He's even prouder has accomplished the feat while still near the top of the sport. The 41-year-...
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 | | When the air hit him in the face on the backstretch at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kurt Busch knew he was in for a treat. Busch went through rookie orientation in an Indy car on Thursday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ...
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 | | Joe Gibbs Racing's four-car team turned in a stunningly dominating performance Friday night at Darlington Raceway, with Kyle Busch taking his 56th victory in the NASCAR Nationwide series, winning the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway over teammate Elliot Sadler by nearly a...
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 | | Next month's regular midseason meeting of the FIA's World Motor Sport Council is expected to include consideration of a proposal for a cumulative penalty points system, intended to further discourage Formula OneFormula One...
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 | | Sébastien Loeb took his Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak race car for a drive on Thursday at the track at La Ferté-Vidame in northwestern France, in preparation for his run up the hill on ...
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 | | With Indianapolis 500 practice set to begin Saturday, the talk Friday was all about possible changes within the Izod IndyCar Series. Soon, the historic 2.5-mile oval could have lights, updated seats and better cellphone service. The road course could undergo renovation, and the
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 | | NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kurt Busch tested an IndyCar on Thursday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He has already said he doesn't have plans to run the Indy 500 later on this month, but he didn't rule out driving in another
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 | | Jim Nabors will be back to singing at the Indianapolis 500. Nabors, once known as Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show, missed last year's IndyCar race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after having heart surgery. He is 82. In motor sports,...
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 | | Two Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft are due to leave Australia on Sunday and Monday to bring the Australian V8 Supercar Championship to the USA for the first time for the inaugural Austin 400 at Circuit of The Americas. The entire championship will bring more than 220,000 pounds of cars...
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 | | Pirelli suffered another tire failure in Barcelona today when Formula One driver Paul Di Resta’s left rear lost its tread as he went through the corner onto the pit straight. There have been similar issues already this season with the medium ...
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 | | What makes a season truly dominant at NASCAR's highest level? Is it scoring far more victories than anybody else in the series? Is it amassing a huge advantage in the championship standings? Is it accomplished by simply being consistent enough to post an average finish in the...
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 | | A.J. Allmendinger will drive in IndyCar's Belle Isle Grand Prix Dual in Detroit. Team Penske confirmed the move Friday. He will drive the No. 2 Quicken Loans Dallara/Chevrolet on the 2.3-mile street circuit. It is IndyCar's first...
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 | | Formula One's origins are in Europe, as all its teams are based there, and nearly half its television viewers live there. So why is the series holding an increasing number of races in Asia? As ever in F1, following the money yields the answer. F1 is a ...
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