Danica Patrick will be guaranteed a spot in the Daytona 500 via a partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing.
Jan
31
2012
No injuries in fire at Joe Gibbs Racing (AP)
Joe Gibbs Racing says no employees were injured when a fire broke out in its machine shop.
The year of 2011 saw Red Bull Racing quite literally take off, with Sebastian Vettel smashing the drivers' championship and Red Bull taking first prize of the constructors' championship. All the F1 teams had the challenge of working with Pirelli, a premium car tyres manufacturer. Sebastian Vettel was the only driver to visit Pirelli prior to the F1 season.
Jan
31
2012
A Round Up Of Motorsports In 2011
The year of 2011 has certainly been a busy one when it comes to Motor Sports. With Red Bull Racing dominating the headlines for majority of the F1 season and then continuing their success in the securing the constructors Championship for the second year in a row!
Female hot rodder at home under the hood
AJ Allmendinger finally has the ride he's longed for since joining the Sprint Cup Series. Now it's up to him to prove he deserves it.
Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil was convicted on Tuesday of causing grievous bodily harm to a Formula One team owner in a nightclub confrontation in China and given an 18-month suspended sentence.
AJ Allmendinger won five races during the 2006 season in Champ Car, then walked away hoping to launch a new career in NASCAR.
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
Rubens Barrichello says he has no plans for 2012 beyond his two-day IndyCar test with KV Racing Technology.
Menzer: Earnhardt's responsibilities growing under Letarte
Clint Bowyer gives Michael Waltrip Racing a boost of star power, but it's up to Bowyer to translate that into the team's first Chase berth.
Jan
30
2012
Weekend Sports in Brief (PA SportsTicker)
Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a primal scream after outlasting Rafael Nadal to defend his Australian Open title in the longest ever Grand Slam final and become the fifth man to win three straight majors in the Open Era.
The little team with no pedigree knocked off the big boys with all those championships. Michael Shank Racing did it with a pair of drivers hoping Sunday's victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona is the kickoff to their career comebacks. NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger closed out the twice-around-the-clock win by piloting the No.
Paul Tracy is close to putting together a deal to run in IndyCar this season, but said 2012 will be his final year in the open-wheel series.
Judge tosses verdict against New Hampshire track
Caraviello: This media tour brought 'talk' to a new level
Justin Wilson's wife had quite enough of the driver being home all the time during the six months he was sidelined with a broken bone in his back. As Wilson readied for his return to the race car this week at Daytona International Speedway, wife Julia couldn't get him back to the track fast enough.
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
Jan
27
2012
A.J. Foyt hospitalized for infection (AP)
A.J. Foyt has been hospitalized in Houston for complications from knee surgery and will skip the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Coming off one of the worst seasons of his career, Jeff Burton must show 2011 was an aberration.
Former Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton is getting back behind the wheel in NASCAR. He's bringing his son along, too.
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer
A judge has thrown out a verdict that would have required New Hampshire Motor Speedway to pay nearly $1 million to cancel its contract with Motor Racing Network. A jury awarded MRN $993,724 last September because New Hampshire did not meet a three-year notice of termination when Speedway Motorsports Inc.
