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Denny Hamlin, righ, greets fans before the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Hamlin sent to sensitivity training after "Family Guy" tweet

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 26, 2022 04:52 PM EDT

Ryan Blaney (12) leads Chase Elliott (9) at the halfway point of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, March 13, 2022, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Too soon: Truex Jr. not ready to consider NASCAR future

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 01, 2022 01:19 PM EDT

Daniel Suarez steers his car through Turn 10 during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)
Keselowski confident he can recover from huge NASCAR penalty

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 26, 2022 01:40 PM EDT

FILE - Haas driver Kevin Magnussen of Denmark attends the press conference ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Magnussen will make a surprise return to Formula One this season with the same team that fired him a year ago. The Danish driver was rehired Wednesday, March 9, 2022, by Haas F1 to replace Russian driver Nikita Mazepin, who was fired over the weekend following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.(Mark Sutton, Pool via AP, File)
Magnussen back to F1 with Haas team that fired him in 2020

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 09, 2022 02:26 PM EST

FILE - Car owner Roger Penske gestures in Victory Lane after Austin Cindric won the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Roger Penske closed a remarkable 85th birthday celebration with a weeklong motorsports sweep. He picked up a third Daytona 500 victory with Austin Cindric and then Scott McLaughlin, the Australian V8 Supercar champion he thought so highly of when he moved him to the United States last season, won the IndyCar season opening race. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Column: Roger Penske continues to polish his legacy

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 28, 2022 03:50 PM EST

Greg Biffle, center, smiles after finishing during the second of two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying auto races Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Biffle was able to make it into Sunday's race. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
NASCAR revs up at Daytona with new car, new teams, new look

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 18, 2022 04:05 PM EST

The No. 2 Ford that will be driven by Austin Cindric at the Los Angeles Coliseum this week sits in front of the Team Penske fully electric Freightliner eCascadia hauler, with the same paint scheme, at Penske Truck and Leasing in Ontario, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
Team Penske to be first with an electric truck at the track

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 03, 2022 04:47 PM EST

Rasmus Lindh, of Sweden, drives the Andretti Autosport Ligier JS P320 during a practice session for the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Jarett Andretti fulfills father's goal to get team to Rolex

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 29, 2022 10:38 PM EST

F1 preseason testing dates confirmed in Spain and Bahrain

Jan. 26, 2022 01:50 PM EST
PARIS (AP) — Formula One confirmed Wednesday that preseason testing will begin in Spain next month followed by a session in Bahrain in early March. The...

FILE - Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R driver Kamui Kobayashi takes the checkered flag to win the Rolex 24-hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Kamui Kobayashi is rated as one of the best endurance racers in the world and returns to the Rolex 24 at Daytona seeking a third victory in the prestigious race. He's the reigning World Endurance Champion and winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but wonders if this weekend's event in Daytona begins his final season of racing in the United States.(AP Photo/David Graham, File)
Kobayashi seeks 3rd Rolex before WEC leadership role begins

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 25, 2022 04:57 PM EST

FILE - Jimmie Johnson drives the Cadillac Dpi during the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Johnson is part of the No. 48 Cadillac team that will compete in the race beginning Jan. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Rolex 24: Derani and Nasr now rivals in 61-car Daytona field

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 21, 2022 02:22 PM EST

This photo provided by Toyota Racing shows the Toyota Supra Funny Car. On Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, Toyota unveiled the GR Supra it will use in the 2022 NHRA season, ending a 10-year run with the Camry in Funny Car competition. (Mark Rebilas/Toyota Racing via AP)
Toyota to switch to GR Supra in NHRA Funny Car competition

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 14, 2021 12:40 PM EST

NASCAR championship leader Kyle Larson poses at the Second Harvest Food Bank where he presented a $150,000 check to be used for Thanksgiving meals on behalf of the Hendrick Cares social responsibility initiative, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 in Charlotte, N.C. Hendrick Automotive employees have collected $1.5 million this year to present to 27 different food banks across the country and Larson has become the face of the program since joining Hendrick Motorsports this season. He’ll race for the NASCAR championship on Nov. 7 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
Larson out front as face of Hendrick charitable initiatives

By Jenna Fryer Oct. 28, 2021 01:58 AM EDT

A 2022 Toyota Tundra is shown at Motor Bella in Pontiac, Mich., Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Toyota is dumping the big V8 engine in the latest redesign of its Tundra full-size pickup truck, a bold move in a market that likes big, powerful engines. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Toyota to field Tundra TRD Pro truck next season in NASCAR

Sep. 24, 2021 08:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 18, 2021, file photo, Kurt Busch smiles at a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Loudon, N.H. Busch will drive next season for 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan, in a long expected expansion move for the first-year organization. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Kurt Busch has multiyear deal with 23XI Racing, eyes charter

By Mark Long Aug. 28, 2021 02:01 PM EDT

FILE - The Ferrari flag is unfurled during a display prior to the Formula One Grand Prix of Tuscany, at the Mugello circuit in Scarperia, Italy, in this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. Despite the challenges, the top auto manufacturers still see motorsports as an effective marketing tool for their cars. (Jennifer Lorenzini, Pool via AP)
Win on Sunday, sell on Monday still a goal for automakers

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 10, 2021 12:41 PM EDT

Fans watch the from the grandstands during the IndyCar Music City Grand Prix auto race Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Harrison McClary)
Ericsson soars to victory in inaugural Music City Grand Prix

By Dan Gelston Aug. 08, 2021 08:44 PM EDT

This August 2020 photo shows Cole Kleis standing next to a 1932 Ford Coup in front of a garage of old cars he’s been restoring with his family in Napa, Calif. Automakers are facing a challenge with the newest generation of drivers — teens of today aren't in a hurry to get their first car let alone a drivers license. There are exceptions to the theory that teens don't care about cars, including 20-year-old Cole Kleis of Napa, California. Kleis attends Colorado State University at Pueblo, majoring in automotive industry management. He took his first job in a dealership at age 12 cleaning cars, sweeping floors and helping in the parts department. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
Kids and cars: Today's teens in no rush to start driving

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 04, 2021 03:18 PM EDT

FILE- In this Jan. 27, 2020 file photo, Mark Reuss, president of General Motors, speaks at the GM Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Hamtramck, Mich. Reuss said in a weekend interview with The Associated Press that his company plans to announce more U.S. battery factories later this week. Reuss gave no details of where the factories would be located or exactly what they would manufacture. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
GM exec: Company to announce more battery plants this week

By Tom Krisher And Jenna Fryer Jun. 14, 2021 02:13 PM EDT

A model wears a creation as part of the Ferrari women's and men's Spring Summer 2022 collection, in Maranello, Italy, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Ferrari enters luxury fashion, targeting uninitiated youth

By Colleen Barry Jun. 14, 2021 05:17 AM EDT