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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco holds the trophy on the podium after he placed third in the Emirates Formula One Grand Prix, at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Dec.1, 2019. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Leclerc signs new contract with Ferrari through 2024
By The Associated Press
Dec. 23, 2019 09:06 AM EST
FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2009, file photo, former NASCAR driver and owner Junior Johnson smiles as he speaks to media about being named to the NASCAR Hall of Fame during a news conference at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Johnson, who won 50 NASCAR Cup Series races as a driver and 132 as an owner and was part of the inaugural class inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2010, has died at 88. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File)
Junior Johnson, "The Last American Hero," dies at 88
Jenna Fryer
Dec. 20, 2019 07:26 PM EST
Junior Johnson, the North Carolina moonshine runner who went on to a NASCAR Hall of Fame racing career, has died at 88
Dec. 20, 2019 06:52 PM EST
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Junior Johnson, the North Carolina moonshine runner who went on to a NASCAR Hall of Fame racing career, has died at 88. ...
Coyne hires Spanish driver Palou for full IndyCar season
Jenna Fryer
Dec. 19, 2019 01:53 PM EST
Dale Coyne hired Spanish driver Alex Palou to drive the 2020 IndyCar season Thursday, the latest twist in a wild offseason of seat changes that has left a...
Darlington Raceway to throwback to past NASCAR champs
Dec. 18, 2019 04:54 PM EST
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Darlington Raceway is celebrating NASCAR's champions in its latest throwback weekend at the Southern 500. Track...
Report finds cause of plane crash that killed NASCAR driver
Dec. 18, 2019 12:33 PM EST
NORTH BRANFORD, Conn. (AP) — Federal investigators have concluded that a blocked fuel line most likely caused a 2017 plane crash in Connecticut that killed...
FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2019, file photo, driver Hailie Deegan greets fans after practicing for an ARCA Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Deegan has moved from Toyota to Ford in a driver development deal announced Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Ford will work to fast-track the rising star into one of NASCAR’s national series over the next few seasons. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)
Hailie Deegan jumps to Ford to fast-tack her racing career
Jenna Fryer
Dec. 17, 2019 01:35 PM EST
FILE - In this May 3, 2001 file photo founder and chairman of Simpson Racing Products, Bill Simpson, is followed by reporters and photographers as he arrives at NASCAR headquarters in Daytona Beach, Fla. The pioneer in safety for race car drivers has died. Bill Simpson died Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 from complications from a stroke. He was 79. (Nigel Cook/Daytona Beach News-Journal via AP)
Motorsports safety pioneer Bill Simpson dies after stroke
By Jenna Fryer
Dec. 16, 2019 07:06 PM EST
FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 file photo, Tamara Ecclestone arrives for the World Premiere of the film Rush, at a central London cinema in Leicester Square. London police are investigating the theft of a large cache of “high value jewelry” reported stolen from the palatial home of heiress Tamara Ecclestone, the daughter of former Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone. The Sun newspaper said the stolen jewelry was worth about 50 million pounds ($66 million) and included rings, earrings and a Cartier bangle Ecclestone received as a wedding present. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Formula 1 heiress' jewel collection reported stolen in raid
Dec. 16, 2019 08:41 AM EST
Cricket World Cup winner Stokes takes BBC's top sports award
Dec. 15, 2019 08:32 PM EST
ABERDEEN, Scotland (AP) — Cricket World Cup winner Ben Stokes ended a sensational 2019 by claiming the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year prize. He promptly...
Police remove car over similarity to one used in attack
Dec. 13, 2019 06:44 AM EST
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Charlottesville Police Department is taking a Dodge Challenger out of service because of its similarity to the car used in a...
Man convicted in 2017 Charlottesville car attack to appeal
Dec. 12, 2019 07:15 PM EST
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — An Ohio man plans to appeal his convictions for driving his car into a crowd of counterprotestors during a 2017 white nationalist...
FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2011, file photo, car owners Felix Sabates, left, and Chip Ganassi hold a guitar trophy after winning the Grand Am Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Felix Sabates is leaving NASCAR after 30 years as a team owner. His record shows 50 Cup wins, including victories at the crown jewels Daytona 500, Brickyard 400 and NASCAR's All-Star race. He also coaxed Ganassi into sports car racing and the IMSA teams won 64 races and seven series championships. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
AP Exclusive: Felix Sabates to retire from NASCAR ownership
Jenna Fryer
Dec. 12, 2019 11:20 AM EST
FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2017 file photo Martin Truex Jr., right, smiles with crew chief Cole Pearn before practice for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Pearn is leaving NASCAR to spend more time with his family. Pearn won the 2017 championship with Truex Jr. and the two were second in the standings the last two years. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
Crew chief Pearn leaving NASCAR to spend time with family
Jenna Fryer
Dec. 09, 2019 05:26 PM EST
A monument to Misha the Bear, the mascot of the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, in a park in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. The World Anti-Doping Agency has banned Russia from the Olympics and other major sporting events for four years, though many athletes will likely be allowed to compete as neutral athletes. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Anti-doping agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia
By Graham Dunbar
Dec. 09, 2019 11:02 AM EST
Police: Drag racing led to Des Moines man's crash death
Dec. 06, 2019 07:25 AM EST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Iowa say a Des Moines man’s decision to drag race on Interstate 235 led to a crash that killed the other driver. ...
Thursday Sports in Brief
By The Associated Press
Dec. 06, 2019 02:51 AM EST
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa said being assured he'd likely remain a high NFL draft pick could make “the biggest...
NASCAR driver Chase Elliott, left, is interviewed after being named the most popular driver at the NASCAR Cup Series Awards Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Chase Elliott gets 2nd most popular NASCAR driver award
Jenna Fryer
Dec. 05, 2019 08:40 PM EST
South Carolina fan wins Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award
Jenna Fryer
Dec. 05, 2019 08:17 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Joe Vaughn, a longtime volunteer and leader with the South Carolina-based Project HOPE Foundation that serves the autism community, won...
Team owner Joe Gibbs, left, speaks after being given the Bill France Award of Excellence at the NASCAR Cup Series Awards on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Joe Gibbs honored with NASCAR's award of excellence
Jenna Fryer
Dec. 05, 2019 08:02 PM EST