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Auto Racing
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Stewart "smokes" field at Watkins Glen
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8.11.2009 : 12:36 AM
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When the rain held off and The Glen heated up, "Smoke" was in his element.
Tony Stewart won the rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International on a steamy Monday, muscling an ill-handling car in the early going and then holding off Australian Marcos Ambrose over the final 21 laps for his Cup-record fifth victory at the famed road course.
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Martin glad to be back at The Glen
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8.7.2009 : 7:43 PM
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Mark Martin once ruled Watkins Glen International. He's ready to recapture his excellence after a three-year hiatus.
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Carpenter hoping to capitalize on near miss
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8.7.2009 : 7:18 PM
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Ed Carpenter thought his long wait to get to Victory Lane was finally over.
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Johnson wins Watkins Glen pole
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8.7.2009 : 7:16 PM
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Jimmie Johnson will never have a better view at Watkins Glen International. He just hopes he can keep it.
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Gil de Ferran to retire from Le Mans series
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8.7.2009 : 6:33 PM
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Former Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran is ready to get out of the cockpit and back into the IndyCar Series — but as an owner, not a driver.
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Schumacher slimming down for F1 comeback
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8.4.2009 : 12:07 PM
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Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher says he is slimming down for his Formula One comeback and the only problem is a little neck pain.
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Hamlin wins for grandmother Pocono Raceway
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8.4.2009 : 4:10 AM
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Ask most drivers which track they least like to visit and Pocono Raceway is near the top of the list for most of them.
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Johnson bounces back strong
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8.3.2009 : 7:39 PM
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Maybe Jimmie Johnson can ask President Barack Obama if the early mechanical issues in the No. 48 would have made him eligible for the "cash for clunkers" program when they meet next month.
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Rain delays Monday's White House event for NASCAR
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8.3.2009 : 1:33 PM
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The White House meeting between No. 44 and No. 48 will have to wait a few weeks, thanks to turf problems elsewhere.
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Indy 500 winner Brack takes X Games rally racing
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8.2.2009 : 8:13 PM
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At an event that celebrates the young, new and radical, it was instead a 43-year-old from a traditional sport that dominated the final day of the X Games.
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Rain washes out Pocono race
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8.2.2009 : 5:01 PM
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Jimmie Johnson's White House visit will have to wait. So will the start of the Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway.
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Changes help give IndyCar a much-needed boost
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8.2.2009 : 12:38 PM
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There were nights this season when IndyCar veteran Ed Carpenter would hop in his trailer following another ho-hum race, flip on the replay and fight to stay awake.
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Hornaday races to record 5th straight win
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8.1.2009 : 11:59 PM
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Ron Hornaday Jr. raced to his record fifth straight NASCAR Camping World Trucks victory, easily holding off Brian Scott in a green-white-checker finish Saturday night at Nashville Superspeedway.
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Briscoe edges Carpenter to win Kentucky 300
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8.1.2009 : 11:39 PM
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IndyCar simply wanted a better show.
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Keselowski wins Nationwide Series race in Iowa
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8.1.2009 : 8:57 PM
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The inaugural Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway came down to a two-man battle between points leader Kyle Busch and top series regular Brad Keselowski.
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Kanaan ready to move on after cockpit fire
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8.1.2009 : 5:56 PM
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It wasn't exactly the way Tony Kanaan wanted to get back in the news.
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Schumacher visits Massa at hospital in Hungary
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8.1.2009 : 11:24 AM
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Michael Schumacher visited injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa on Saturday at the Hungarian hospital where the Brazilian is recovering from his high-speed crash.
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Stewart wrecks car in Pocono practice, but unhurt
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8.1.2009 : 11:04 AM
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Tony Stewart lost his pole position and will start from the back of the pack after wrecking his car during practice for the Pennsylvania 500 on Saturday.
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Mosley signs new Concorde Agreement governing F1
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8.1.2009 : 7:50 AM
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FIA president Max Mosley has signed a new Concorde Agreement, the document that governs Formula One racing, aiming to restore stability to the sport.
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Obama to greet Johnson, NASCAR champs
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7.31.2009 : 11:13 PM
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No. 44, meet No. 48.
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Brazil, Alabama races added to 2010 IRL schedule
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7.31.2009 : 8:18 PM
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The IndyCar series is heading back to South America.
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SMI, Lowe's refute report over end of sponsorship
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7.31.2009 : 8:16 PM
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Officials from Speedway Motorsports Inc. and Lowe's insist they are still talking in the wake of a report that the home improvement chain is ending its sponsorship of SMI's flagship track.
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Pocono takes green flag in solar energy
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7.31.2009 : 6:24 PM
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Pocono Raceway is adding a green solar energy project to go with the green flag.
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Texas again next IRL race after Indianapolis 500
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7.31.2009 : 5:19 PM
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Next stop for the IndyCar Series after Indianapolis: Texas Motor Speedway.
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IRL coming back to The Glen
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7.31.2009 : 5:18 PM
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The IndyCar Series is returning to Watkins Glen International.
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Annett to make homecoming at Iowa Speedway
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7.31.2009 : 6:18 AM
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Iowa Speedway officials are expecting their biggest crowd yet for the track's first Nationwide Series race on Saturday.
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Riggs still wants to race, not park
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5.27.2009 : 12:09 AM
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Driver Scott Riggs of Bahama is looking for a new NASCAR ride, and he's determined to find one that truly will allow him to again put the pedal to the metal.
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