Race and ethnicity
Alpine driver Fernando Alonso of Spain, left, flanked by Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland address to the media during a conference at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, Spain, Friday, May 20, 2022. The Formula One race will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Alonso accuses FIA race stewards in Miami of incompetence

By Joseph Wilson May. 20, 2022 09:18 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Mar. 02, 2022 07:10 AM EST
South Florida Sun Sentinel. February 25, 2022. Editorial: Rick Scott’s un-American plan to ‘rescue America’ Rick Scott just opened his...

Kurt Busch takes part in an interview during NASCAR Daytona 500 auto racing media day at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Wallace, Busch vow to turn Jordan's 23XI Racing into champs

By Dan Gelston Feb. 17, 2022 02:46 AM EST

FILE - Ernie Francis Jr. is introduced before an SRX Series auto race Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Ernie Francis Jr. has been hired to drive in Indy Lights this season in a move that could promote him into IndyCar as part of the series’ Race for Equality & Change initiative. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Francis Jr. to race Indy Lights, eyes spot in IndyCar

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 27, 2022 01:14 PM EST

FILE - Four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, Al Unser, poses with the Borg-Warner Trophy at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Al Unser was the third member of one of America’s most-accomplished racing families to die in 2021, following his older brother Bobby, a three-time Indy champion, and Bobby Unser Jr. Al Unser was one of four drivers who won the Indy 500 a record four times, with victories in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, File)
Aaron, Elder overcame hate to achieve records, milestones

By Bernie Wilson Dec. 27, 2021 03:41 PM EST

FILE - Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron holds aloft the ball he hit for his 715th career home in Atlanta. Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Jan. 22, 2021. He was 86. (AP Photo, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 10, 2021 01:48 PM EST

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson poses with the NASCAR Cup Series championship trophy in front of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, two days after winning the series championship in Avondale, Ariz. Larson toured Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday, the first driver to get an up-close look at what NASCAR plans when it shifts to the season-opening exhibition Busch Clash Feb. 6 on a purpose-built track inside the Coliseum. Larson, as the champion, is the only driver locked into the field so far.(AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
Larson comes full circle with Hendrick in winning 1st title

By Jenna Fryer Dec. 02, 2021 03:11 PM EST

Man convicted in Virginia rally death in 2017 loses appeal

Nov. 16, 2021 07:54 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Ohio man sent to prison for driving his car into a crowd of counterprotesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia four years...

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2016, file photo, Richard Spencer, who leads a movement that mixes racism, white nationalism and populism, speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. A trial is beginning in Charlottesville, Virginia to determine whether white nationalists who planned the so-called “Unite the Right” rally will be held civilly responsible for the violence that erupted. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Woman recalls total 'terror' of Charlottesville car attack

By Denise Lavoie Nov. 08, 2021 02:41 PM EST

Fans attend a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Column: NASCAR ends season with new champions, new energy

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 08, 2021 02:09 PM EST

Kyle Larson celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race and championship on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Praise pours in for Kyle Larson following first NASCAR title

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 08, 2021 02:57 AM EST

Kyle Larson is introduced to the fans before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Larson wraps up comeback season with 1st NASCAR title

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 07, 2021 07:02 PM EST

FILE - Kyle Larson (5) poses in victory lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Nashville Superspeedway, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Lebanon, Tenn. Rick Hendrick, the winningest team owner in NASCAR history, is sending Kyle Larson and reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott to Phoenix Raceway next Sunday in search of a 14th title for mighty Hendrick Motorsports. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Larson seeks to cap comeback season with NASCAR championship

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 04, 2021 02:24 AM EDT

FILE - Kyle Larson (5) poses in victory lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Nashville Superspeedway, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Lebanon, Tenn. Rick Hendrick, the winningest team owner in NASCAR history, is sending Kyle Larson and reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott to Phoenix Raceway next Sunday in search of a 14th title for mighty Hendrick Motorsports. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Larson seeks to cap comeback season with NASCAR championship

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 04, 2021 02:23 AM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, leads Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, during the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Hamilton-Verstappen rivalry is F1's best duel in years

By Jim Vertuno Nov. 03, 2021 02:49 AM EDT

Alex Bowman (48) leads the field during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Bowman wins as tension builds ahead of NASCAR title race

By Jenna Fryer Oct. 31, 2021 06:30 PM EDT

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

Austin Hill (16) and Zane Smith hit the wall during a NASCAR Truck Series auto race Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Gre McWilliams )
What code? NASCAR drivers lament lack of on-track etiquette

By Jenna Fryer Oct. 21, 2021 05:06 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 12, 2021 12:09 PM EDT
Aug. 17 1933 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott’s record of 1,307. ...

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain arrives at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, Hungary, Thursday, July 29, 2021. The Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
F1 champs Hamilton & Vettel concerned by LGBT law referendum

By Jerome Pugmire Jul. 29, 2021 09:01 AM EDT