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Fans watch during the World Athletics Championships on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. The running mecca that embedded Nike into American culture was an easy choice to host the first track world championships on U.S. soil. It will take time to determine whether Eugene, Oregon lived up to expectations.They say sagging viewership totals and flat revenue across the broader Olympic world make it critical to bring the cornerstone sport of the games back to its glory days in the U.S. before they return to Los Angeles in 2028. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Track looks to pump up US fan base ahead of 2028 LA Olympics

By Eddie Pells Jul. 24, 2022 02:06 PM EDT

Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen of the Netherlands drives out of his garage during the third practice session at the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, Saturday, June 18, 2022. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
AP sources: F1, ESPN near rights deal with much higher price

By Joe Reedy Jun. 27, 2022 06:58 PM EDT

Former NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer involved in fatal crash

Jun. 17, 2022 12:17 PM EDT
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Former NASCAR driver and Fox Sports analyst Clint Bowyer struck and killed a pedestrian on a highway in southwest Missouri earlier this month,...

Jimmie Johnson speaks during the drivers meeting for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Johnson flashes speed, charm in 1st shot at winning Indy 500

By Dan Gelston May. 28, 2022 01:29 PM EDT

FILE - Dale Earnhardt Jr. answers questions during a news conference before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Feb. 16, 2020. Earnhardt Jr. will experience a different type of horsepower before NBC’s coverage of the NASCAR Cup season revs up next month. The retired NASCAR superstar will be at the Kentucky Derby for the second time on Saturday before contributing to the network’s Indianapolis 500 coverage on May 29. . (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
Earnhardt Jr. sees different horsepower with Derby, 500

By Joe Reedy May. 06, 2022 06:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 2, 2017, file photo, Mike Tirico attends the NBC Universal mid-season press day at the Four Seasons in New York. Tirico will host his fifth Kentucky Derby from Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 7, 2022, which begins a stretch that includes the Triple Crown, Indianapolis 500, the U.S. Open and the British Open. he will then begin preparing for the upcoming NFL season as he takes over as the play-by-play voice for “Sunday Night Football”. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
NBC's Tirico ready to begin another busy stretch with Derby

By Joe Reedy May. 05, 2022 02:02 PM EDT

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 respects NASCAR punishment for crass anti-Asian meme

By Dan Gelston Apr. 30, 2022 02:24 PM EDT

Driver's Corey LaJoie (7), Alex Bowman (48) and Noah Gragson (16) wreck coming out of Turn 2 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, April 17, 2022, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Fox Sports makes Easter Sunday a NASCAR ratings success

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 20, 2022 05:44 PM EDT

Driver Kyle Busch (18) races with Chase Briscoe (14) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, April 17, 2022, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Column: Bristol on dirt was messy, unusual entertainment

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 18, 2022 05:17 PM EDT

Crew members clean the front of driver Aric Almirola's (10) car as steam comes from a vent during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, April 17, 2022, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Kyle Busch steals Bristol win as Reddick and Briscoe crash

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 17, 2022 10:13 PM EDT

Kyle Larson (5) Chase Elliott (9) and Austin Cindric (2) drive out of Turn 4 during a practice session Friday, April 15, 2022, for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP)
NASCAR chases holiday TV audience with Easter dirt race

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 16, 2022 11:03 AM EDT

FILE - Pato O'Ward celebrates his victory at an IndyCar Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar is on a high as it begins its season with young talent capable of carrying the series into the future. But Colton Herta and is again the mix of Formula One conversations and Pato O’Ward already has one foot out the door. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File)
IndyCar opens with bright new stars and big expectations

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 22, 2022 06:05 PM EST

Lachlan Murdoch named honorary starter of Daytona 500

Feb. 16, 2022 12:41 PM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR on Wednesday named Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch the honorary starter of the season-opening Daytona 500. Murdoch, the...

Joey Logano, second from right, bumps fists with a fan as he walks up to Victory Lane with his crew after winning a NASCAR exhibition auto race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
NASCAR's stars unify to create formal drivers' council

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 11, 2022 10:00 AM EST

FILE - Caitlyn Jenner speaks during a news conference in the Venice Beach section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. Caitlyn Jenner is off to the races again, launching a team in a single-seater motor racing championship for female drivers. Jenner, the former Olympic champion and reality TV personality who had a failed bid for California governor, started the Jenner Racing team in the W Series for the 2022 season. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
Caitlyn Jenner launches race team in race series for women

Feb. 08, 2022 03:33 PM EST

Competitors race around the track during a practice session at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Los Angeles, ahead of a NASCAR exhibition auto race. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
NASCAR celebrates ahead of radical race in LA Coliseum

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 05, 2022 07:53 PM EST

Turn 1 of a temporary auto racing track is viewed inside LA Coliseum ahead of a NASCAR exhibition race in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. NASCAR is hitting Los Angeles a week ahead of the Super Bowl, grabbing the spotlight with its wildest idea yet: The Clash, the unofficial season-opening, stock-car version of the Pro Bowl, will run at the iconic coliseum in a made-for-Fox Sports spectacular. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
NASCAR bet more than $1 million to bring cars into Coliseum

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 04, 2022 04:09 PM EST

FILE - Overall view of the Los Angeles Coliseum before an NCAA college football game between Southern California and Washington State in Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. NASCAR is sliding into Los Angeles a week ahead of the Super Bowl with the exhibition Clash, the unofficial season-opening NASCAR version of the Pro Bowl, moved from Daytona to the iconic Memorial Coliseum. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)
NASCAR goes West to LA Coliseum as warmup for the Super Bowl

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 03, 2022 03:23 PM EST

FILE - James Hinchcliffe, of Canada, waits in the pits before a practice session for the IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, in Indianapolis. Hinchcliffe, one of IndyCar's most popular drivers, said Tuesday, Dec. 14, he's stepping away from full-time racing in the series. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Hinchcliffe moves from IndyCar driver to NBC Sports analyst

By Jenna Fryer Dec. 16, 2021 10:10 AM 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