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Racing

March 21, 2010

BRISTOL, Tenn. - There's an aura about Bristol Motor Speedway, a track that drivers and fans love equally for its electric, throwback-style racing.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. rallies to grab highest points position in 48 races

March 21, 2010

BRISTOL, Tenn. - It's been a long stretch of struggles for Dale Earnhardt Jr., who rebounded for a strong finish at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Drivers remain hospitalized after crash in legends race at Bristol

March 21, 2010

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Two drivers remain hospitalized following their crash in a legends race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Hamilton says Red Bull's 'insane' speed makes it early F1 championship favourite over Ferrari

March 21, 2010

LONDON - Lewis Hamilton says Red Bull has by far the fastest car in Formula One and should be considered the early championship favourite.

Wurz, Gene, Davidson win 12 Hours of Sebring in diesel-powered Peugeot

March 21, 2010

SEBRING, Fla. - Alexander Wurz teamed with Marc Gene and Anthony Davidson to give Peugeot its first victory in the Twelve Hours of Sebring, leading the French manufacturer's sweep Saturday night in the endurance race.

Rick Wilson wins legends race at Bristol; Pearson, Glotzbach taken to hospital

March 20, 2010

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Rick Wilson passed Phil Parsons with two laps to go to outlast 11 other retired NASCAR drivers Saturday in an exhibition race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Allgaier wins first NASCAR race and gives Penske 1-2 finish in Nationwide event

March 20, 2010

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Roger Penske casually leaned against the railing along the spotter stand at Bristol Motor Speedway, showing no emotion as he watched his two young drivers race each other for a win.

New faces in NASCAR's top-12 enjoy view from the top of standings

March 20, 2010

BRISTOL, Tenn. - A quick scan of the top drivers in NASCAR shows the usual suspects - the likes of Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin - holding down the top eight spots.

Edwards-Keselowski feud seems to have thawed following NASCAR meeting

March 20, 2010

BRISTOL, Tenn. - It took roughly 40 minutes with NASCAR for Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski to put their long-simmering feud to rest.

Logano beats Kurt Busch and Blaney to win first career pole position

March 20, 2010

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Joey Logano backed up his fast showing in practice by winning the first pole of his NASCAR career for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Carl Edwards defends character as questions raised on crash with Brad Keselowski

March 19, 2010

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Carl Edwards is personable and polite, always approachable. When he talks on camera, he makes sure to take his sunglasses off so the audience can see him clearly.

Keselowski says he plans to ask NASCAR to define 'boys, have at it' policy

March 19, 2010

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Brad Keselowski wants NASCAR to explain the limits on the "boys, have at it" policy series officials are applying this season to self-policing between drivers.

Logano beats Kurt Busch and Blaney to win first career pole at Bristol

March 19, 2010

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Joey Logano won his first career pole with the top qualifying lap at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday.

FIA seeks candidates to be reserve team during Formula One's next 2 seasons

March 19, 2010

PARIS - An extra team will be selected as a standby for the next two Formula One championships in case there is an unexpected vacancy on the grid at the start of the season.

Monza signs agreement to keep Italian Grand Prix auto racing event until 2016

March 19, 2010

MONZA, Italy - Italy's Monza circuit will stage grand prix races until 2016 after Formula One rights holder Bernie Ecclestone agreed a contract extension with the venue.

F1 champion Jenson Button expects big improvement at Melbourne Grand Prix

March 18, 2010

Formula One world champion Jenson Button expects a big improvement at next week's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne following his McLaren debut.

NASCAR veteran Mark Martin still tearing up the track at 51

March 17, 2010

FLORENCE, S.C. - It was about a year ago that Mark Martin set off on a NASCAR ride like few others in his stellar career.

Mind-blowing boredom is just what Formula One needs to force it to change

March 17, 2010

PARIS - With luck, the deadly dull Bahrain Grand Prix was not an unfortunate one-off but the first in a parade of mind-blowingly boring races that will ruin the Formula One season.

Race driver Alex Tagliani says hit by Wheldon at Brazil race seemed deliberate

March 17, 2010

Canadian race car driver Alex Tagliani is back from Brazil and hot under the collar after getting knocked out of the Sao Paulo Indy 300 by Dan Wheldon in a crash Tagliani says smacks of a deliberate takeout.

NASCAR to move from wing to spoiler next week at Martinsville Speedway

March 17, 2010

NASCAR will officially move from the wing to the more traditional spoiler at next weekend's race at Martinsville Speedway.

NASCAR adds another wrinkle to all-star race format with late pit stop

March 17, 2010

NASCAR has added a mandatory four-tire pit stop to the format of the Sprint all-star race.

Wild start in Sao Paulo gives IndyCar hopes of another exciting season

March 17, 2010

SAO PAULO, Brazil - It was a wild season opener for the IndyCar Series, with track problems offset by exciting racing that brought hopes of another competitive year on the circuit.

Speeds top 200 miles an hour in NASCAR spoiler test at Talladega Superspeedway

March 16, 2010

TALLADEGA, Ala. - Speeds exceeded 200 miles per hour Tuesday during NASCAR's spoiler test at Talladega Superspeedway.

Race driver Alex Tagliani says hit by Wheldon at Brazil race seemed deliberate

March 16, 2010

Canadian race car driver Alex Tagliani is back from Brazil and hot under the collar after getting knocked out of the Sao Paulo Indy 300 by Dan Wheldon in a crash Tagliani says smacks of a deliberate takeout.

Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon says wife is expecting a baby boy

March 16, 2010

TALLADEGA, Ala. - Jeff Gordon says his wife is expecting a baby boy.


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