GIBBS TRICKS? NOT IN 600 The reason Kyle Busch had a blistering-fast car in the all-star race was Joe Gibbs Racing used an experimental configuration in its Toyota engines for the non-points event. ...more

May 21, 2008

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

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

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

Race-car driver Helio Castroneves upset Spice Girl Melanie Brown to capture the fifth "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy on Tuesday night. ...more

November 28, 2007

SEBRING – When talking to Bruce Lybarger, one has to wonder whether there is a corollary between the wheel symbol for Rotary Clubs and those on race cars. He's a fanatic about both. Since 1982, Rotarian Bruce Lybarger has been a C.P.A. in downtown Sebring. He enjoys golf as a social outlet, but prefers watching auto races. He attends the biggies, like the Indy 500 and the 24 Hours of LeMans in France, but his personal favorite is the Twelve Hours of Sebring."I can't put a price on it," he said. "It's an international event encased with a local flair. It's a bonus of living here." Rotary International is the largest civic organization in the world with 1.3 million members. Their motto is "Service Above Self" and "He Profits Most Who Serves Best." ...more

October 22, 2007

Former Formula One champion and Indy 500 winner Jacques Villeneuve has received NASCAR approval to make his Nextel Cup debut next week, and Jeff Gordon has a two-word opinion about it. ...more

September 29, 2007