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Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske speaks during a news conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Indianapolis. Penske announced that this year's NASCAR Xfinity Series race will be run on the track's road course for the first time. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
NASCAR to run Xfinity race on Indy road course for 1st time

By Michael Marot Jan. 15, 2020 12:32 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington. Cummings died from complications of longtime health challenges, his office said in a statement on Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 23, 2019 10:13 AM EST

Darlington Raceway to throwback to past NASCAR champs

Dec. 18, 2019 04:09 PM EST
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Darlington Raceway is celebrating NASCAR's champions in its latest throwback weekend at the Southern 500. Track...

Cricket World Cup winner Stokes takes BBC's top sports award

Dec. 15, 2019 08:00 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...

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 11:18 AM EST

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 08:00 PM EST

Kyle Busch, front left, celebrates with teammates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto racing season championship on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)
Column: NASCAR bullish on future after promising rebound

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 18, 2019 05:57 PM EST

Penske Corporation Chairman Rodger Penske, left, and Hulman & Co. Chairman Tony Hulman George speak after a press conference at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series were sold to Penske Entertainment Corp. in a stunning move Monday that relinquishes control of the iconic speedway from the Hulman family after 74 years. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Penske jumped at chance to protect iconic Indianapolis track

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 05, 2019 03:58 PM EST

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen stands by his car along Hollywood Boulevard in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. The street was thronged with thousands of fans craning for a glimpse of the drivers whose sport has worldwide popularity, but makes a relatively small imprint on the lucrative U.S. market. With the United States Grand Prix in Texas this weekend, the drivers were eager to raise F1's profile on the West Coast. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Burnouts on Hollywood Blvd: F1 drivers bring racing to LA

By Greg Beacham Oct. 30, 2019 07:56 PM EDT

Shawn Langdon races to NHRA Funny Car win

Sep. 29, 2019 07:30 PM EDT
MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Shawn Langdon beat Kalitta Motorsports teammate J.R. Todd in the Funny Car final Sunday at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at World...

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany steers his racer during the Russian Formula one Grand Prix, at the 'Sochi Autodrom' Formula One circuit, in Sochi, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two finish at Russian Grand Prix

Sep. 29, 2019 09:03 AM EDT

70-year-old John Force tops NHRA Funny Car qualifying

Sep. 28, 2019 08:59 PM EDT
MADISON, Ill. (AP) — John Force powered to the No. 1 spot in Funny Car on Saturday at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. The 70-year-old Force...

Robert Hight tops NHRA Funny Car qualifying

Sep. 27, 2019 10:08 PM EDT
MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Robert Hight topped Funny Car qualifying in the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Worldwide Technology Raceway. A year after...

Crews try to dry the track after a rain shower before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)
The Latest: Jones holds off Kyle Busch to win Darlington

Sep. 01, 2019 03:56 PM EDT

FILE - This May 24, 2019 file photo shows BWT Arden's Anthoine Hubert. French driver Anthoine Hubert has died in a Formula Two accident at the Belgian Grand Prix following an estimated 160 mph (257 kph) collision on Lap 2 at the high-speed Spa-Francorchamps track, which earlier Saturday Aug. 31, 2019, saw qualifying for Sunday's Formula One race. (David Davies/PA via AP, File)
Motorsport in mourning after F2 driver Anthoine Hubert dies

By Jerome Pugmire Aug. 31, 2019 01:39 PM EDT

Car owner Hardy starts final DuQuoin race after 64 years

Aug. 31, 2019 09:52 AM EDT
DUQUOIN, Ill. (AP) — A Decatur stock car owner will start his final Ted Horn 100 race at the DuQuoin State Fair after 64 years in racing. Dave Hardy's...

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands listens to a question during a press conference ahead of the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. The Belgian Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Verstappen doubtful he can catch Hamilton in F1 title race

By Jerome Pugmire Aug. 29, 2019 12:32 PM EDT

In this Oct. 18, 2018, photo, drivers are lined up on the track for the start of the small-block modified feature race during the 57th annual Eastern States Weekend races at the Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, N.Y. The track was lengthened to its current distance, 5/8 of a mile, and in 1924 a unique form of clay was trucked in from a pond in nearby Goshen. Annual races were held and regularly attracted 25,000, and after a hiatus for World War II, the stock car was born and the track flourished. It attracted some of the all-time greats, Al Unser, Mario Andretti, and Bobby Allison among them, and capacity crowds. (Kelly Marsh/Times Herald-Record via AP)
Orange County Fair Speedway celebrates centennial

By John Kekis Aug. 17, 2019 02:58 AM EDT

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherland's crosses the finish line to win the German Formula One Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring racetrack in Hockenheim, Germany, Sunday, July 28, 2019. (Epa pool photo Via AP/Suki Sulejmanovic)
Nerveless Verstappen excels in the rain; Mercedes struggles

By Jerome Pugmire Jul. 28, 2019 11:15 AM EDT

Bubba Wallace answers question during a media availability for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Champ Stamp: Wallace says he'll get tattoo of Richard Petty

By Dan Gelston Jul. 27, 2019 12:55 PM EDT