Auto Racing
Kahne wins Coca-Cola 600 for third time
CONCORD, N.C. — Welcome to the Hendrick family, Kasey Kahne.
Date: 05/27/2012 | Sports
Webber wins F-1 Monaco GP from pole position
MONACO — If Mark Webber's victory in the Monaco Grand Prix from the pole position came as no surprise given the nature of the track, the Australian's triumph Sunday still made Formula One history and left the championship even more wide open after six races.
Date: 05/27/2012 | Sports
Webber to start on pole for Monaco Grand Prix
MONACO — Veteran Michael Schumacher posted the fastest time in an action-packed qualifying session at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday, but his previous grid penalty means Mark Webber's Red Bull will start Sunday's race in pole position.
Date: 05/26/2012 | Sports
96th running of Indy 500 is wide-open race
INDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti knows how much heartache his family has suffered at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He needs no reminders that IndyCar could use an American superstar, and with his famous last name, he is quite aware of the hope that maybe he can be the one to elevate this...
Date: 05/26/2012 | Sports
Keselowski wins NASCAR Nationwide Series race
CONCORD, N.C. — Brad Keselowski won the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, leading the final 67 laps to give Penske Racing a winning start on auto racing's biggest weekend.
Date: 05/26/2012 | Sports
Wallace, 4 others join NASCAR Hall of Fame
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sprint Cup champion Rusty Wallace heads the group of five picked for the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Wednesday.Owner Leonard Wood and drivers Cotton Owens, Herb Thomas and Buck Baker joined Wallace in the hall's fourth class.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Sports
Toyota to use redesigned Camry for 2013 NASCAR season
SALISBURY, N.C. — Toyota will use a re-designed Camry for NASCAR's 2013 Sprint Cup season.
Date: 05/22/2012 | Sports
IndyCar fines 13 teams for rules violations
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Motor Speedway might have set a track record Sunday.Series officials levied $275,000 in fines to 13 different teams, including pole-sitter Ryan Briscoe. In all, there were 18 infractions.
Date: 05/20/2012 | Sports
NASCAR fans upset with sandbagging in All-Star race
CONCORD, N.C. — It didn't take teams very long to figure out their best shot at winning the All-Star race would be in the first 20 laps.
Date: 05/20/2012 | Sports
Stenhouse wins NASCAR Nationwide race
NEWTON, Iowa — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. didn't need a fortuitous push from a teammate to win at Iowa Speedway this time around.Stenhouse's No. 6 car was strong enough to keep the drama and the rest of the field out of reach.
Date: 05/20/2012 | Sports
Full field set for Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS — The field is set for the Indianapolis 500. And, more importantly, it's full.
Date: 05/20/2012 | Sports
Johnson cruises to third win in NASCAR All-Star race
CONCORD, N.C. — It's not often a race car driver intentionally cruises slowly at the back of the field.Jimmie Johnson did it for roughly 60 laps Saturday night, and it earned him a cool $1 million payday.
Date: 05/19/2012 | Sports
Briscoe wins Indianapolis 500 pole
NDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske's strategy beat Michael Andretti's team by inches Saturday — 9.168 inches to be exact.
Date: 05/19/2012 | Sports
16 injured in fire at Spanish Grand Prix
BARCELONA, Spain — A fire broke out in the garage of the Williams Formula One team Sunday following Pastor Maldonado's Spanish Grand Prix victory. Sixteen people were injured, one with severe burns.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Sports
Maldonado holds off Alonso, wins Spanish GP
BARCELONA, Spain — Pastor Maldonado held off Fernando Alonso to win the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, giving Williams its first Formula One victory in eight years. The celebration quickly gave way to concern when a fire in the team garage left 16 people injured.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Sports
Johnson gives Hendrick Motorsports its 200th victory
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Rick Hendrick only got to watch the last 100 miles of the Southern 500. Turns out he saw the best part.Jimmie Johnson broke free on a restart three laps from the end Saturday night to give Hendrick Motorsports its 200th Sprint Cup victory.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Sports
Legendary car designer Carroll Shelby dies at 89
DALLAS — Decades after a heart condition forced him to retire from racing, Carroll Shelby still loved to drive muscle cars. Well into his 80s, the legendary car designer spent hours testing his last Mustang Shelby GT500, which sets a new record for horsepower and hits a top speed of more than...
Date: 05/12/2012 | Nation & World
Keselowski gets push from Busch, wins at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — The leader on the last lap isn't supposed to win at Talladega Superspeedway. Everybody knows that.Brad Keselowski disagrees, and he showed how to do it Sunday with a calculated plan that sent him to Victory Lane.
Date: 05/06/2012 | Sports
Gordon wins Sprint Cup pole at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Jeff Gordon understands winning a pole doesn't mean very much for the big picture.But after opening this season with a serious slump, the four-time NASCAR champion is embracing all the small victories he can get.
Date: 05/05/2012 | Sports
Hight qualifies first at NHRA Southern Nationals
COMMERCE, Ga. — Robert Hight qualified No. 1 in Funny Car on Saturday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
Date: 05/05/2012 | Sports
Logano edges Busch at finish for Nationwide win
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Joey Logano nipped Kyle Busch at the finish line Saturday to win the Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway to give Toyota its 200th win in NASCAR.
Date: 05/05/2012 | Sports
Power wins third straight Sao Paulo 300
SAO PAULO — Will Power loves racing in Brazil.Power had a flawless race to win IndyCar's Sao Paulo 300 for the third straight time Sunday, extending his dominance on the streets of South America's biggest city.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Sports
Kyle Busch wins NASCAR race at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. — Carl Edwards thought the race was his to win. So did Tony Stewart.And Kyle Busch? Well, he didn't think he had a chance as the laps wound down at Richmond International Raceway.
Date: 04/28/2012 | Sports
Hight qualifies sixth in attempt to tie NHRA record
BAYTOWN, Texas — Robert Hight qualified sixth Saturday in the NHRA Spring Nationals in his bid for a fifth straight Funny Car victory.
Date: 04/28/2012 | Sports
Power wins pole for IndyCar's Sao Paulo 300
SAO PAULO — Two-time race winner Will Power edged defending IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti to win the pole position for Sunday's Sao Paulo 300.
Date: 04/28/2012 | Sports
Auto racing roundup: Kurt wins Nationwide race
RICHMOND, Va. -- Kurt Busch pulled away from Kevin Harvick and went into cruise control.There were less than 30 laps to go, and Busch thought he had the fastest car. "With 20 laps to go, I thought we had it in the bag," he said Friday night.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Sports
Forbes: Johnson most influential athlete
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Forbes' annual ranking of America's Most Influential Athlete has placed NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson at the top of the list for the second consecutive year.
Date: 04/24/2012 | Sports
Hamlin wins his second NASCAR race of season
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The sun shined brightly on Denny Hamlin at Kansas Speedway.At the most opportune of times, too.
Date: 04/22/2012 | Sports
Vettel wins incident-free Bahrain Grand Prix
SAKHIR, Bahrain — Bahrain got exactly the type of incident-free Formula One race it wanted Sunday, and Sebastian Vettel got exactly the result he needed to help his bid for a third straight championship title.
Date: 04/22/2012 | Sports
Allmendinger wins NASCAR pole at Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — AJ Allmendinger rolled off the track and hopped out of his car, convinced that he'd put together a decent qualifying run but expecting to start somewhere in the top 15 on Sunday.Turns out he'll be starting up front.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Sports
Vettel wins pole for F1's Bahrain Grand Prix
SAKHIR, Bahrain — Two-time world champion Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for the first time this season on Saturday at the Bahrain Grand Prix, where security remains tight amid expectations of anti-government protests.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Sports
Buescher wins first NASCAR Trucks race
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — James Buescher finally got a chance to drive his truck into Victory Lane.Those second-place finishes were getting a little old.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Sports
Rosberg wins Chinese GP for 1st career F1 victory
SHANGHAI — Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday for his first career Formula One victory, gambling on a two-stop strategy and managing to hold off the rest of the field on worn tires.
Date: 04/15/2012 | Sports
Kahne wins Truck Series race at Rockingham
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — Kasey Kahne celebrated NASCAR's return to Rockingham Speedway with a victory Sunday in the Truck Series race.
Date: 04/15/2012 | Sports
Power wins Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Will Power kept Penske Racing perfect this season by picking his way through the field Sunday at Long Beach to win his second consecutive IndyCar Series race.
Date: 04/15/2012 | Sports
Briscoe wins IndyCar pole, Franchitti will start first
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Ryan Briscoe kept Penske Racing perfect so far this season by winning the pole for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.He won't be there for very long.
Date: 04/14/2012 | Sports
Rosberg wins pole for Chinese Grand Prix
SHANGHAI — Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg claimed the first Formula One pole position of his career Saturday, topping qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix.
Date: 04/14/2012 | Sports
Newman wins wild NASCAR race
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Ryan Newman needed help and was running out of time. Finally, Clint Bowyer provided an opening with two laps to go at Martinsville Speedway.
Date: 04/01/2012 | Sports
Power wins Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Will Power surged from the pack to win his second straight Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, once again holding off Scott Dixon.
Date: 04/01/2012 | Sports
Kahne wins NASCAR pole at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Kasey Kahne is the first two-time pole winner of the season in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series after he posted the fastest lap in qualifying Saturday at Martinsville Speedway.He'll start the race 27th in points, and hopes it's the start of a turnaround in fortune.
Date: 03/31/2012 | Sports
Castroneves captures Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tony Kanaan felt snubbed after the IndyCar drivers barely got on-track cameos during warmups. Will Power was steamed because IndyCar red-flagged his fast qualifying time, leaving the defending champion back in the pack to start the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.
Date: 03/31/2012 | Sports
Harvick wins NASCAR Truck Series race
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Pole-sitter Kevin Harvick led all but two laps and won the spring NASCAR Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday for the third time in the past four years.
Date: 03/31/2012 | Sports
NASCAR all-star race to be run in five segments
CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR's annual all-star race will be split into five segments this year, with a mandatory pit stop before the final 10-lap sprint for the $1 million prize.
Date: 03/27/2012 | Sports
Ferrari's Alonso wins F1 Malaysian GP
SEPANG, Malaysia — Ferrari's Fernando Alonso won a dramatic Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, giving the Italian team one of its more unlikely victories in its long history.
Date: 03/25/2012 | Sports
Castroneves wins IndyCar season opener
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Helio Castroneves stopped his first victory lap in more than a year when he made it to Dan Wheldon Way.He climbed from his car and climbed the fence, same as he does after every win.
Date: 03/25/2012 | Sports
Stewart wins rain-shortened NASCAR race in California
FONTANA, Calif. — Tony Stewart got his second NASCAR victory of the season Sunday when rain shortened the race at Auto Club Speedway by 71 laps.
Date: 03/25/2012 | Sports
Logano wins Nationwide race at Fontana
FONTANA, Calif. — Joey Logano has won the Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Sports
Six-race suspension of crew chief Knaus overturned
CONCORD, N.C. -- NASCAR's chief appellate officer overturned on Tuesday the bulk of the penalties levied against five-time championship winning crew chief Chad Knaus, who still must pay a $100,000 fine because Jimmie Johnson's car failed the opening day inspection of the Daytona 500.
Date: 03/20/2012 | Sports
McLaren's Button wins F1 Australian GP
MELBOURNE, Australia — McLaren driver Jenson Button won the Formula One season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, taking the checkered flag Down Under for the third time in four years.
Date: 03/18/2012 | Sports
Keselowski cruises to NASCAR win at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Brad Keselowski used Bristol Motor Speedway last fall to cement his spot in NASCAR's championship race.Back at the track Sunday, Keselowski again made his way to Victory Lane.And he again began to think about a Sprint Cup title.
Date: 03/18/2012 | Sports
Sadler wins NASCAR Nationwide Series race
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Elliott Sadler went 14 years without a victory in the Nationwide Series. Now, he has two in the last three weeks.
Date: 03/17/2012 | Sports
Stewart wins NASCAR race at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Defending Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart made a bold move to take the lead on a late restart and held off Jimmie Johnson for a redemptive win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday.
Date: 03/11/2012 | Sports
Stenhouse wins NASCAR Nationwide race
LAS VEGAS — Defending Nationwide champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led the final 54 laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday for his first victory of the season.
Date: 03/10/2012 | Sports
Kahne wins pole at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- Kasey Kahne will start on the pole after setting a track record on a fast day of qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Kahne had a top speed of 190.456 mph on the 1.5-mile tri-oval on Friday to earn his 23rd career pole and first since joining Hendrick Motorsports.
Date: 03/08/2012 | Sports
Power puts out engine fire at IndyCar testing
SEBRING, Fla. — NASCAR had its big fire moment at Daytona 500, when a jet fuel fire raged across the track.IndyCar's first fire of the season wasn't quite the same inferno, but had its own twist.
Date: 03/06/2012 | Sports
Hamlin wins NASCAR race at Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Denny Hamlin spent nearly two months of the offseason in the Scottsdale area, hoping to get away from racing for a while, reinvigorate himself for the 2012 season.
Date: 03/04/2012 | Sports
Martin wins NASCAR pole at Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Mark Martin switched teams in the offseason to join Michael Waltrip Racing, the latest move in his multi-stop career.Wherever he's gone, the veteran driver has won, and it doesn't look as if it'll take long to do it again with his new team.
Date: 03/03/2012 | Sports
Sadler ends 14-year NASCAR Nationwide winless drought
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Elliott Sadler pulled up to the grandstand, revved his engine and spun his tires until there was hardly any rubber left. A wall of white smoke billowed up the flag stand and drifted over pit road, leaving the rest of the field in a fog.
Date: 03/03/2012 | Sports
NASCAR suspends Jimmie Johnson's crew chief for six races
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR has fined crew chief Chad Knaus $100,000 and suspended him for six races because Jimmie Johnson's car failed an inspection before the Daytona 500. NASCAR also suspended car chief Ron Malec for six races.
Date: 02/29/2012 | Sports
Kenseth wins bizarre Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There was rain, fire, soap suds and fog in the most bizarre Daytona 500 in history.When it was all over, Matt Kenseth was the only sure thing.It wasn't even close.
Date: 02/27/2012 | Sports
Bump-and-grind will determine Daytona 500 winner
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- To paraphrase the famous philosopher Forrest Gump, the Daytona 500 is like a box of chocolates.
Date: 02/25/2012 | Sports
Buescher dodges wreck to win Nationwide race at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Only six of 43 cars made it unscathed to the finish line of the Nationwide Series opener at Daytona International Speedway.James Buescher was not driving one of those clean cars.
Date: 02/25/2012 | Sports
NASCAR Notes: Patrick earns pole for Nationwide race
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- In about 24 hours, Danica Patrick went from her biggest crash to her biggest moment in a stock car.
Date: 02/25/2012 | Sports
Kahne wrecks primary car during Daytona practice
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kasey Kahne was forced to a backup car Wednesday after a wreck in practice for the Daytona 500.
Date: 02/22/2012 | Sports
Edwards wins Daytona pole
Biffle second as Roush Fenway Racing sweeps front row
Date: 02/19/2012 | Sports
Busch passes Stewart to win Budweiser Shootout
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The pack is back. And so is the Big One.
Date: 02/18/2012 | Sports
NASCAR seizes part of Johnson's Daytona 500 car
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus are back in the spotlight at one of racing's biggest stages -- and not for the right reason.
Date: 02/18/2012 | Sports
Allmendinger wins Rolex 24 at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The little team with no pedigree knocked off the big boys with all those championships.Michael Shank Racing did it with a pair of drivers hoping Sunday's victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona is the kickoff to their career comebacks.
Date: 01/29/2012 | Sports
Danica Patrick won't run in the Indy 500 this year
CONCORD, N.C. -- Danica Patrick will not run in the Indianapolis 500 this season.Patrick will instead compete in the Coca-Cola 600, which is NASCAR's longest race of the year.She announced the addition to her 2012 NASCAR schedule Monday.
Date: 01/23/2012 | Sports
Wheldon died when his head hit post in fence
Las Vegas Motor Speedway's "limitless" racing surface was singled out Thursday as a significant factor in a "perfect storm" of conditions that led to the death of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon.
Date: 12/15/2011 | Sports
Penske Racing splits with Kurt Busch
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kurt Busch and Penske Racing parted ways Monday after six bumpy seasons, a split that clouds the former champion's future in NASCAR as he embarks on a personal journey to reclaim his passion for racing.
Date: 12/04/2011 | Sports
Report: Penske Racing fires Kurt Busch
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the second time in his Sprint Cup Series career, an off-track issue has cost Kurt Busch his job.Busch will not return next season to drive Penske Racing's No. 22 Dodge, multiple sources confirmed to the Charlotte Observer on Sunday night.
Date: 12/04/2011 | Sports
NASCAR's Hendrick says seat came loose in plane crash
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick said Monday his seat came loose in the Oct. 31 plane crash that left him with four broken ribs and a broken shoulder.
Date: 11/28/2011 | Sports
Childress names Blickensderfer crew chief for Burton
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Richard Childress Racing hired Drew Blickensderfer as crew chief for Jeff Burton on Monday, its second change since the season ended.
Date: 11/28/2011 | Sports
NASCAR's Stewart hires Addington as crew chief
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tony Stewart made a decision to fire crew chief Darian Grubb, and winning the NASCAR championship didn't change his mind.
Date: 11/28/2011 | Sports
Webber's wins F1's season-ending Brazilian GP
SAO PAULO — Mark Webber won the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday after Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel struggled with a gearbox problem.
Date: 11/27/2011 | Sports
Vettel wins record 15th pole at Brazilian GP
SAO PAULO — Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel set the record for most poles in a season, capturing his 15th at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday to break Nigel Mansell's 19-year record.
Date: 11/26/2011 | Sports
F1 drivers not concerned about safety in Brazil
SAO PAULO — Formula One drivers are not worried about their safety heading into Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix despite Jenson Button's confrontation with armed men a year ago outside the Interlagos track in South America's biggest city.
Date: 11/24/2011 | Sports
F1 Texas officials say they'll pay sanctioning fee
AUSTIN, Texas — Organizers for the proposed 2012 Formula One race in Texas say they have agreed to pay the sanctioning fee to secure a spot on next year's F1 calendar.
Date: 11/24/2011 | Sports
Edwards wins pole, Stewart qualifies 15th for final Chase race
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Tony Stewart has run his mouth for almost a month trying to rattle Carl Edwards in the race to NASCAR's championship.Edwards has tuned it all out, and on Saturday he did his talking on the track.
Date: 11/19/2011 | Sports
Stenhouse wins Nationwide Series championship
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove dozens of laps as a champion — and didn't even know it.Stenhouse won the Nationwide Series title long before the checkered flag dropped Saturday at the season finale.
Date: 11/19/2011 | Sports
Kahne snaps losing streak
Edwards leads Stewart by 3 points with one race left in Chase
Date: 11/13/2011 | Sports
Hornish wins NASCAR Nationwide race
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Sam Hornish Jr. pumped his fist out the window, made a nice grab to catch the checkered flag and circled toward Victory Lane. He pulled up next to the trophy, climbed out of his car and had trouble getting the words out, his voice cracking as tears filled his eyes.
Date: 11/12/2011 | Sports
F1 boss has doubts about U.S. Grand Prix in Texas
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The head of Formula One expressed doubts on Saturday over whether the 2012 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, will go ahead as scheduled.
Date: 11/12/2011 | Sports
Vettel wins record tying 14th F1 pole
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel tied Nigel Mansell's season record of 14 poles at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the final lap of qualifying on Saturday.
Date: 11/12/2011 | Sports
Stewart and Edwards qualify 8th and 9th for NASCAR Chase race
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Matt Kenseth had no idea his pole-winning run at Phoenix International Raceway could benefit his championship-contending teammate.When he found out he had assisted Carl Edwards, Kenseth pretended it was all part of the plan.
Date: 11/12/2011 | Sports
NASCAR fines Busch $50,000 after Hornaday wreck
CHARLOTTE, N.C .-- NASCAR fined Kyle Busch $50,000 on Monday and placed him on probation through the end of the year for wrecking Ron Hornaday under caution at Texas.
Date: 11/07/2011 | Sports
Two-driver fight
Stewart wins, trails Edwards by 3 points in Sprint Cup Chase
Date: 11/06/2011 | Sports
Kyle Busch barred from driving in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide races at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Busch finally went too far for NASCAR, even in the era of "Boys, have at it."
Date: 11/05/2011 | Sports
Bayne gets first Nationwide win
FORT WORTH, Texas — Trevor Bayne earned his first career NASCAR Nationwide victory after he passed dominating teammate Carl Edwards following a tremendous restart with seven laps remaining Saturday at Texas.
Date: 11/05/2011 | Sports
Plane carrying NASCAR owner Hendrick crash lands in Florida
KEY WEST, Fla. — A small jet carrying the owner of NASCAR's top team and his wife lost its brakes and crash landed at a Key West, Fla., airport Monday evening, and the couple suffered minor injuries, officials said.
Date: 10/31/2011 | Sports
Stewart wins, surges into Sprint Cup contention
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Tony Stewart passed Jimmie Johnson on a restart with three laps to go Sunday and surged into contention for his third NASCAR Sprint Cup championship with three races remaining.Then, Stewart playfully called out points leader Carl Edwards in a duel to the finish.
Date: 10/30/2011 | Sports
Red Bull's Vettel wins F1 Indian Grand Prix
NEW DELHI — Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the inaugural Formula One Indian Grand Prix on Sunday, staying on track to equal the record for the number of wins in a season.
Date: 10/30/2011 | Sports
Red Bull's Vettel takes pole for Indian GP
NEW DELHI — Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel topped qualifying Saturday for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix for his 13th pole of the season, one short of Nigel Mansell's 1992 Formula One record.
Date: 10/29/2011 | Sports
Hamlin get first Truck Series win
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Denny Hamlin ducked inside points leader Austin Dillon and four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. after a restart with 14 laps to go and went on to win at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday.
Date: 10/29/2011 | Sports
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