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Helio Castroneves, right, greets fans before the start of the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Acura, Shank, Helio sweep Rolex 24 as hybrid era begins

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 28, 2023 03:40 PM EST

NASCAR's Le Mans seats go to Johnson, Rockenfeller, Button

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 28, 2023 12:00 PM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson, Mike Rockenfeller and Jenson Button will drive the special Garage 56 car that will race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June...

Tom Blomqvist, of New Zealand, kneels next to his Acura ARX-06 GDP after winning the pole position for the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)
IMSA takes North American sports cars into hybrid era

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 27, 2023 07:11 PM EST

FIA says president's old comment on women are not his views

By Jerome Pugmire Jan. 27, 2023 05:59 PM EST
PARIS (AP) — Motorsport governing body the FIA responded to reported sexist comments made by its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem on his personal website in 2001 by...

Robert Wickens answers questions during an interview prior to the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Bryan Herta wants to enter Wickens in the Indianapolis 500 as early as 2024. That's even a year longer than preferred because of the work required on the hand control system needed for the paralyzed driver. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Herta wants to run Wickens in next year's Indianapolis 500

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 26, 2023 04:25 PM EST

Helio Castroneves waits in his pit stall during a practice session for the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Helio Castroneves rules out Daytona 500 ride next month

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 26, 2023 02:57 PM EST

FILE - Chase Briscoe talks with his crew during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Indianapolis. Stewart-Haas Racing on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, announced a multi-year contract extension with Chase Briscoe that will make him the senior-most driver inside the NASCAR organization when two of his teammates retire at the end of the season. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Stewart-Haas Racing signs Chase Briscoe to extension

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 26, 2023 10:21 AM EST

FILE - Team owner Michael Andretti looks on during practice for the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto racing doubleheader on Belle Isle in Detroit, on June 11, 2021. General Motors will attempt to enter Formula One by partnering with Andretti Global under its Cadillac banner as it supports Michael Andretti's bid to launch a two-car American team. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
F1 ruling still pending, so Andretti focuses on sports cars

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 25, 2023 11:19 AM EST

Simon Pagenaud, of France, walks to his garage during auto race testing for the upcoming Rolex 24 hour race at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Austin Cindric seeks Rolex watch to add to Daytona 500 ring

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 24, 2023 02:32 PM EST

FILE - Acura Team Penske owner Roger Penske gestures to a crew member during the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. That one hole in the Team Penske trophy case can only be filled by the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Winning the most prestigious sports car race in the world is on Penske's bucket as he prepares to turn 86 years old. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
Column: Roger Penske moves closer to shot at winning Le Mans

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 23, 2023 03:52 PM EST

FILE - Second place finisher Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, left, sprays champagne on race winner and teammate George Russell, of Britain, at the podium in the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov.13, 2022. Formula One great Hamilton experienced bullying when he was only 6 years old and said he had bananas thrown at him when he was racially abused at school. “For me, school was probably the most traumatizing and most difficult part of my life," Hamilton said in an interview for the On Purpose podcast, which was released Monday Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
Hamilton recalls bullying, racial abuse during school years

By Jerome Pugmire Jan. 23, 2023 03:20 PM EST

Ford CEO Jim Farley posing with fans on at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla., ahead of the IMSA Vo Racing SportsCar Challenge motor race. It was the professional racing debut for the 60-year-old chief executive of Ford Motor Co. He finished 12th. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
Ford CEO Farley makes professional racing debut at Daytona

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 21, 2023 04:32 PM EST

NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth arrives at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, where he will be inducted in the 2023 class at the ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
2-time Daytona 500 winner Kenseth inducted into Hall of Fame

By Steve Reed Jan. 20, 2023 01:07 PM EST

FILE - Driver Kevin Harvick celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Kevin Harvick said Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, he will retire from NASCAR competition at the end of the 2023 season. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
Busch, Bowyer, Harvick, Helio to all race SRX this summer

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 18, 2023 08:03 AM EST

FILE - Car owner Rick Hendrick, right, congratulates Kyle Larson in victory lane after Larson won the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 30, 2021. Kyle Larson will attempt to race the Indianapolis 500 in 2024 with McLaren Racing in a joint effort with NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick. The surprise Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, announcement by McLaren and Hendrick at last gives Larson a path into his dream race.(AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
Column: Hendrick checking off his own personal bucket list

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 17, 2023 12:36 PM EST

FILE - Travis Pastrana celebrates after jumping the fountain at Caesars Palace on a motorcycle Sunday, July 8, 2018, in Las Vegas. Motorsports icon and stuntman Travis Pastrana will enter the Daytona 500 with 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin. Pastrana, who is decorated in multiple forms of motorsports, called the Daytona 500 the biggest race in the world and the one thing remaining on his bucket list. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Travis Pastrana to attempt Daytona 500 with 23XI Racing

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 17, 2023 09:37 AM EST

FILE - Drivers prepare for the start of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China on April 14, 2019. Formula One has confirmed it will not replace the canceled Chinese Grand Prix. The decision leaves the 2023 season at 23 races. That is still a record for an F1 season. The race in Shanghai was canceled for the fourth year running in December. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
F1 not replacing canceled Chinese GP; 23 races in 2023

Jan. 17, 2023 09:04 AM EST

FILE - Takuma Sato, of Japan, gets ready for qualifying for an IndyCar Series auto race, Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato will drive for Chip Ganassi Racing this season as the Japanese driver winds down his career to an oval-only schedule. Sato will share the No. 11 Honda with rookie Marcus Armstrong, who was hired to drive the IndyCar street and road course races. There are five oval races on this year’s IndyCar schedule and Tuesday’s Jan. 17, 2023, announcement said only that Sato will "pilot the No. 11 Honda in oval competition.”(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Sato joins Ganassi as Japanese driver to race ovals only

Jan. 17, 2023 07:53 AM EST

Al-Attiyah retains Dakar title; Benavides wins bike sprint

Jan. 15, 2023 07:06 AM EST
DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Nasser Al-Attiyah won a second straight Dakar Rally just kilometers from his Qatar homeland on Sunday. His fifth Dakar...

Frankie Muniz, an actor, musician and writer, walks on the red carpet at the River Centre in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, July 17, 2016. Muniz, best known for his leading role in “Malcolm in the Middle," is planning to compete full time as a race car driver. He will drive the No. 30 Ford for Rette Jones Racing in the ARCA Menards Series (Isaac Hale/Star Tribune via AP)
Frankie Muniz, best known as 'Malcolm,' starts NASCAR career

By Mark Long Jan. 13, 2023 03:23 PM EST