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Boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a fitting choice as honorary starter for the 92nd Indianapolis 500. America's most famous race should offer up its best and most interesting fight in 13 years. ...more
May 7, 2008
Indy Car racing has finally gotten together. The Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series signed a deal Friday to unify the two American open-wheel circuits, bringing them under the umbrella of the IRL. ...more
February 23, 2008
Here's to The Captain. He wouldn't have traded Sunday for all the money in the world, which, by the way, he puts on the top of his bedroom dresser when he takes off his pants at night. ...more
February 18, 2008
NASCAR celebrated the 50th running of the Daytona 500, its marquee event, with a nostalgic drive down memory lane on Sunday. An esteemed collection of 24 past winners gave the famous command: "Gentleman, start your engines." Seven-time winner Richard Petty, "The King" himself, waved the green flag. ...more
February 18, 2008
SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY –– Sebring International Raceway has announced the 2008 inductees into the Sebring Sports Car Racing Hall of Fame. Roger Penske, Derek Bell, Hans Stuck, David Cowart and Audi join the prestigious Hall of Fame during ceremonies on Friday, March 14, the day before the 56th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida. ...more
February 13, 2008
Richard Petty was a 21-year-old kid when he showed up for the first Daytona 500 in 1959. When he pulled through the tunnel of newly built Daytona International Speedway, he saw a great expanse of nothing. ...more
February 10, 2008
While NASCAR is undeniably the headline-maker this week in the motor sports world, an entirely separate drama is under way, and it has international complications: Once again, the union of the two major domestic open-wheel racing series, the Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series, appears to be nearly a done deal. ...more
February 9, 2008
He had realized his childhood dream of winning the Indianapolis 500, and he had won three championships and a record 19 races in the Indy Racing League. ...more
February 8, 2008
After more than two decades, Dale Jarrett's NASCAR career will soon be done, a fact he clearly was at peace with as he spoke to reporters Thursday at Daytona 500 media day. ...more
February 8, 2008
A delegation from Indianapolis will travel to Arizona this week for the Super Bowl, with an eye toward the city making a bid for the 2012 game. ...more
January 30, 2008
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