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You're driving downtown in the rain, hands holding the steering wheel a little tighter. The street signs are hard to make out. The windows fog up. The driver in front of you brakes and you fret about sliding into him. ...more
March 28, 2009
As Scott Dixon headed into the pits following qualifying on Thursday afternoon, all he could hear in his radio headset was silence. ...more
March 20, 2009
"Let's make a pole run," I said to the driver. ...more
February 9, 2009
Since 1999, Johnny Mowlem has been competing in the American Le Mans Series. As one of the most experienced drivers on the grid, Mowlem talks about his dual 2008 season, first behind the wheel of a GT2 sports car and later transitioning into a LMP1 Zytek prototype. ...more
December 8, 2008
Marco Werner and Lucas Luhr ended their championship season in fitting style Saturday with an overall victory for Audi Sport North America in the Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Patron. ...more
October 20, 2008
Aiming to build momentum heading into NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, Jimmie Johnson got off to a good start Friday, winning the pole at Auto Club Speedway. ...more
August 30, 2008
After suffering two fatalities in 15 months, the NHRA is set to get serious about improving safety in its dangerous Funny Car class. The sanctioning body has completed a preliminary investigation into the crash at Englishtown, N.J., that killed Palmetto's Scott Kalitta on June 21 and has promised to do the following: ...more
July 2, 2008
It wasn't quite a gag order, but in a closed-door meeting last weekend at Michigan, NASCAR president Mike Helton asked drivers to quit criticizing the Car of Tomorrow in the media. ...more
June 18, 2008
So, among Formula One, the Indy Racing League and NASCAR, which has the most powerful cars? Anyone who doesn't follow racing closely might be surprised to learn that it's NASCAR's Sprint Cup cars. ...more
June 11, 2008
St. Petersburg's Dan Wheldon knows there are many things beyond his control that could keep him from getting his second Indianapolis 500 victory Sunday. ...more
May 24, 2008
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