For all the open-wheel racing fans who are bummed about the defection of the defending Indy Racing League and Indianapolis 500 champion to NASCAR, here's a bit of information: ...more

January 17, 2008

Brian Pattie sat at the conference table, a laptop open and printouts of lap times and other data scattered on either side of it. ...more

November 10, 2007

Sam Hornish Jr. is leaving the IndyCar Series for a full-time ride in NASCAR, joining the mass exodus of open-wheel stars fleeing to America's most popular racing series. ...more

November 9, 2007

MEMPHIS, Tenn. David Reutimann failed to qualify for today's Nextel Cup event at Atlanta, so he soothed his feelings with his first Busch Series win. ...more

October 28, 2007

As the latest of the open-wheel racers to make the move to NASCAR, Dario Franchitti is finding himself learning a completely different language. ...more

October 21, 2007

It took Dario Franchitti less than a straightaway to know he was in foreign territory Friday at Talladega Superspeedway. ...more

October 5, 2007

The owner of Lowe's Motor Speedway threatened to shut down the track and open another one elsewhere after the city council derailed his plans to build a drag-racing strip at the site. ...more

October 4, 2007

Former Formula One star Juan Pablo Montoya has struggled. Three-time Indy Racing League champion Sam Hornish Jr. can't even qualify for a race. ...more

October 3, 2007

PIT STOPS BULL VERSUS THE HARE? The full exchange from young gun Denny Hamlin and old stalwart Kyle Petty about their wreck at Dover didn't run with Monday's coverage in the Tribune. Here were the most biting remarks: ...more

September 26, 2007

NASCAR Nextel Cup Chevy Rock & Roll 400 SITE: Richmond, Va. ...more

September 7, 2007