Motorsports
Grandson of NASCAR founder arrested on drug charges
Daytona Beach, FL (AHN) - J.C. France, a Rolex Grand-Am Series driver and the grandson of late NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., was jailed on an alleged drug charge after being pulled over for racing over the Seabreeze Bridge.
President Obama Honors NASCAR Champions
US President Barack Obama welcomed star drivers from US stock car racing to the White House on Wednesday to honor three-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson.
A New Chapter of Historic Racing at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Begins
The Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) announced that it will be producing the historic races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 2010, and that General Racing, Ltd., the creator and producer of the Rolex Monterey Histori...
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher can be Formula One saviour, says Niki Lauda
Former world champion Niki Lauda has said Michael Schumacher's shock return will help revitalise Formula One. Schumacher is to make a sensational comeback for Ferrari as temporary cover for the injured Felipe Massa. Lauda, who won three world titl...
Eye injury from crash puts Felipe Massa’s F1 future in doubt
Felipe Massa's life is no longer in immediate danger but the Ferrari driver has suffered an eye injury which could threaten his future in Formula One. The Brazilian fractured his skull during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday whe...
Felipe Massa in high-speed crash at Hungarian Grand Prix
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Ferrari driver Felipe Massa crashed at high speed during qualifying for Formula One's Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday and was airlifted to a hospital in "stable condition."
Bourdais seat cuts Button options
Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais has earned a second year at Toro Rosso, reducing British driver Jenson Button's hopes of staying in Formula One.
Rossi suffers injuries after fall
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has had stitches in his left hand and foot after an accident at his home.
Mitsubishi ditches rallying to cut costs
Mitsubishi Motors, a dominant competitor in the Dakar Rally offroad motor race and one of the event's major sponsors, said yesterday it would pull out of rally racing in a bid to cut costs.
Tony Bartone breaks through at NHRA Seattle stop
The long wait is over for former sportsman star Tony Bartone, as the hard-core New Yorker with the accent to match finally bagged his first Funny Car win in his 119th event, at Pacific Raceways in Seattle. A 28-time winner in Alcohol Funny Cars an...
Busch passes Johnson late to take Chicagoland race
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season. Johnson had gone by Busch with 17 laps remaining in the LifeLock.com 400. ...
Busch triumphs in wild finish
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A year ago, Kyle Busch lost to Jamie McMurray by five-thousandths of a second at the finish line of NASCAR's midsummer classic at Daytona International Speedway. Last night, though, Busch's No. 18 Toyota was finally received ...
Earnhardt Jr finally wins at Michigan
Dale Earnhardt Jr finally ended a 77-race winless streak and scored his first victory of the season by gambling on fuel mileage in the Lifelock 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Danica Patrick goes for her first Indianapolis 500 victory
INDIANAPOLIS -- Danica Patrick is exhausted. Life is a blur for the trailblazing driver more than a month after she made history as the first woman to win an IndyCar race.