ST. PETERSBURG A week before the engines will roar to life in the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the participation of one the event's biggest draws is in serious doubt. ...more

March 26, 2009

The fiery pit bull with the long dark hair - the first woman to lead the Indianapolis 500 and the first to win an Indy car race - blew through Tampa Bay on Friday at legal speeds. ...more

February 28, 2009

The fiery pit bull with the long dark hair – the first woman to lead the Indianapolis 500 and the first to win an Indy car race – blew through town today at legal speeds. And on a media tour to promote the April 3-5 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, she had an admonishment for all of those fans who keep questioning why she accepts celebrity exposure that highlights her gender and accentuates her sexuality. ...more

February 27, 2009

Dario Franchitti will leave NASCAR and return to IndyCar in 2009 as the replacement driver for St. Petersburg's Dan Wheldon at Chip Ganassi Racing. ...more

September 3, 2008

This was supposed to be the breakout year for former Formula One star Juan Pablo Montoya in NASCAR. ...more

July 26, 2008

They are former winners who would be among the favorites in Sunday's 92nd Indianapolis 500. ...more

May 21, 2008

When Regan Smith attended the season's first Sprint Cup Series rookie meeting, he was flanked by an Indy 500 winner on his right and another on his left. A couple chairs away, a Formula One champion sat next to a former Champ Car superstar. ...more

February 10, 2008

St. Petersburg's Dan Wheldon is content to wait on a possible move to NASCAR, but he admits he was miffed about not even getting a phone call from his team owner, Chip Ganassi, about the stock car ride that went to Dario Franchitti. ...more

January 22, 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