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Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:21 EDT

San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh will return to Indianapolis on Sunday to drive the Indianapolis 500 pace car.

Carlos Munoz continues Indy’s rookie tradition

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:01 EDT

Carlos Munoz will start Sunday’s Indy 500 in the middle of the front row and is a strong contender in the Indy Lights race, too.

NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Coca-Cola 600 Preview

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:15 EDT

Smith makes headlines heading into Hall vote

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:10 EDT

Bruton Smith just can't help himself sometimes.

IZOD IndyCar Series - Indianapolis 500 Preview

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:19 EDT

NASCAR - Nationwide - History 300 Preview

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25 EDT

IndyCar penalizes 3 cars for rules violations

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15 EDT

IndyCar officials fined Graham Rahal's team $10,000, Ryan Briscoe's team $5,000 and Michel Jourdain Jr.'s team $1,000 Tuesday after they failed post-qualifying inspection.

Allgaier thriving despite overhaul to NASCAR team

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:15 EDT

Justin Allgaier started the season with a new car, a new crew chief and a relatively new pit crew.

Formula One - Monaco Grand Prix Preview

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:40 EDT

Munoz, Daly follow different paths to Indy 500

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35 EDT

Carlos Munoz's initiation to Indianapolis went relatively smoothly.

NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Coca-Cola 600 Preview

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:15 EDT

Johnson claims record fourth win in all-star race

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:41 EDT

Jimmie Johnson became the first driver to win the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race four times on Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

McMurray, Stenhouse Jr. advance into all-star race

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:14 EDT

Jamie McMurray and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. gained eligibility for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race after finishing 1-2 in Saturday night's Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Patrick wins fan vote for final spot in all-star race

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:39 EDT

To no one's surprise, Danica Patrick won the fan vote to earn the 22nd and final starting position in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Edwards claims all-star pole, Johnson qualifies 18th

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:23 EDT

Carl Edwards will start on the pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race after posting the quickest time in Friday's qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

This Week in Auto Racing May 17 - 19

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:37 EDT

Sprint Cup Series

'No holds barred' in NASCAR's all-star race

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:42 EDT

NASCAR has made some format modifications, including a couple of tweaks revealed earlier this week, that will add more excitement to both qualifying and the race.

Ex-driver Trickle dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:57 EDT

Retired race car driver Richard "Dick" Trickle passed away Thursday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71.

NASCAR - Sprint Cup - All-Star Race Preview

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:07 EDT

NASCAR - Nationwide - History 300 Preview

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:24 EDT

Ky. Busch, JGR dominant in Darlington Nationwide race

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:13 EDT

Kyle Busch claimed his fifth Nationwide Series win of the season by putting on a dominant performance in Friday night's VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

Smith takes Nationwide points lead to Darlington

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:28 EDT

Spending the past five seasons in Sprint Cup, Smith returned to Nationwide full-time this year, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, which is co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Smith won the 2012 Nationwide season-finale at Homestead, Fla. in his stellar debut with JRM. It was also his first win in the series.

NASCAR - Nationwide - VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Preview

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:58 EDT

Ragan pulls off a stunning upset at Talladega

Sat, 04 May 2013 21:19 EDT

Regan Smith charged from seventh to first on the final lap to win Saturday's Aaron's 312 Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, an event delayed more than three hours due to rain.

Talladega qualifying rained out, Edwards awarded pole

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:19 EDT

Travis Pastrana won his first pole for a NASCAR national touring race by topping the charts in Friday's Nationwide Series qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway.

Nationwide teams preparing for another wild race at Talladega

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:26 EDT

The race here two years ago featured a track-record 56-lead changes, 11 cautions and two red flags for extensive cleanup efforts. Kyle Busch was involved in a 21-car accident late in the race, but he somehow bounced back to win it. The event was extended with two green-white-checkered finishes. Busch propelled to the lead on the final lap when Joey Logano bumped him to the front. He remained the leader when the race ended under caution for an accident.

NASCAR - Nationwide - Aaron's 312 Preview

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:07 EDT

NASCAR suspends, fines two RCR crew members

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:07 EDT

NASCAR suspended and fined two crew members from Richard Childress Racing on Tuesday for their involvement in a physical altercation that occurred after Friday night's Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway.

Formula One - Monaco Grand Prix Preview

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:40 EDT

IZOD IndyCar Series - Indianapolis 500 Preview

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:19 EDT

The Inside Line: Allmendinger's dream come true

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01 EDT

What a turnaround it has been for A.J. Allmendinger during the past 10 months.

Full 33-car starting field set for Indy 500

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:11 EDT

The nine starting positions that remained for the May 26 Indianapolis 500 were determined during Sunday's "Bump Day" at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Alonso delights home crowd with Spanish GP win

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:48 EDT

Fernando Alonso from Ferrari scored a hugely-popular victory in front of his home crowd by putting on a dominating performance in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

Rosberg leads Mercedes romp in Spanish GP qualifying

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:33 EDT

Nico Rosberg won the pole for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, while his teammate, Lewis Hamilton, qualified second to give Mercedes the front row.

Maldonado returns to site of first F1 win

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:33 EDT

Maldonado scored his maiden F1 victory in the Spanish GP. He also became the first Venezuelan driver in the sport to win a race.

Formula One - Spanish Grand Prix Preview

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:11 EDT

Hinchcliffe wins in Brazil after last lap pass on Sato

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:42 EDT

James Hinchcliffe won his second race of the season after passing Takuma Sato in the final turn of the last lap in Sunday's IndyCar Series race on the streets of Sao Paulo.

Busch wins fifth truck race at Charlotte

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:39 EDT

Kyle Busch won a Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for a record-extending fifth time after he bounced back from a pit road mistake in Friday night's North Carolina Education Lottery 200.

Crafton looking forward to Charlotte truck race

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:47 EDT

"I need to get back to racing, so I can get some rest," Crafton jokingly said. "I'm always excited to go to the racetrack. But usually you go to the racetrack and you don't get much sleep, because you're worried about everything the night before the race. You think about everything. This week, I'm excited to get to the racetrack, so I can get some sleep."

NASCAR - Camping World Truck - N.C. Education Lottery 200 Preview

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:16 EDT

Crafton wins crash-filled truck race at Kansas

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:50 EDT

Matt Crafton snapped a 39-race winless streak in the Camping World Truck Series after surviving a rash of accidents and then holding off Joey Coulter in the final laps of Saturday's SFP 250 at Kansas Speedway.

Buescher returns to site of first truck win

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:59 EDT

"There's no question the season hasn't started off the way our team was hoping," Buescher said. "It's not because we haven't run well. I feel like we are always in contention for a win, but we've just been bitten by some bad luck so far and don't have the end result to show for it."

Hornaday Jr. penalized for intentional wreck at Rockingham

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:11 EDT

NASCAR penalized Camping World Truck Series driver Ron Hornaday Jr. with a loss of 25 points, a $25,000 fine and probation until June 12 for wrecking Darrell Wallace Jr. during a caution in last Sunday's race at Rockingham Speedway.

NASCAR - Camping World Truck - SFP 250 Preview

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:05 EDT

Larson holds off Logano for truck win at Rockingham

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:25 EDT

Kyle Larson became a first-time race winner in the Camping World Truck Series with a dominating performance in Sunday's North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Rockingham Speedway.

Sauter aiming for three in a row in Truck Series

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:19 EDT

"This is great to start the year off with two in a row," Sauter said after his win at Martinsville. "We still have 20 races left, and there's a lot that can happen. We need to keep focused and take it all in stride."