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Ford CEO Jim Farley posing with fans on at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla., ahead of the IMSA Vo Racing SportsCar Challenge motor race. It was the professional racing debut for the 60-year-old chief executive of Ford Motor Co. He finished 12th. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
Ford CEO Farley makes professional racing debut at Daytona

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 21, 2023 04:32 PM EST

FILE - Hailie Deegan is shown during qualifying for the Truck Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Deegan will drive full time in the NASCAR Truck Series next season with ThorSport Racing. ThorSport formally added Deegan to its driver lineup Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, as it announced a manufacturer move from Toyota to Ford. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Deegan lands at ThorSport for another season in Truck Series

Dec. 15, 2022 12:37 PM 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

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

In this image provided by the The Henry Ford, NASCAR driver Trevor Bayne's No. 21 2011 Daytona 500 winning race car is displayed at the Driven To Win exhibit at the The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. (Wes Duenkel/The Henry Ford via AP)
Henry Ford Museum's new exhibit celebrates motorsports

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 02, 2021 02:07 PM EDT

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Roush Fenway becomes 1st carbon neutral NASCAR team

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 18, 2021 08:00 AM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Roush Fenway Racing set a goal to reduce its carbon footprint even as it raced a pair of gas-guzzling cars all across the country. ...

FILE - At left, in a March 8, 2020, file photo, car owner Jack Roush is shown in the garage area prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. At right, in a June 7, 2019, file photo, Brad Keselowski prepares to practice for a NASCAR cup series race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. Ford and Chevrolet are among the American automakers who have stepped in to build personal protective equipment for health care workers battling the new coronavirus. Now NASCAR, driver Brad Keselowski and Roush Fenway Racing have joined the effort, using their idled equipment and technology to produce face shields and other needed PPE items.(AP Photo/File)
NASCAR industry steps up to produce PPE's in COVID-19 crisis

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 31, 2020 03:46 PM EDT

Brad Keselowski prepares for practice for a NASCAR cup series auto race at Michigan International Speedway, Friday, June 7, 2019, in Brooklyn, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Ford drivers hopeful for more success at Michigan

By Noah Trister Jun. 08, 2019 07:31 PM EDT

FILE - This April 6, 1978, file photo shows Janet Guthrie posing with a toy race car at a news conference in New York. Guthrie, the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500, was dropped from the list of nominees for NASCAR's Landmark Award that honors contribution to the sport. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Guthrie dropped from nominees for contributions to NASCAR

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 14, 2019 01:19 PM EDT

Aric Almirola leads Ford sweep in qualifying at Atlanta

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 22, 2019 06:06 PM EST
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Aric Almirola gave the new Mustang its first pole of the NASCAR season in Ford sweep of NASCAR Cup qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway. ...

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 1992, file photo, driver Davey Allison sits in his car as it is checked after a practice run for the NASCAR auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Allison is being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Curtis Compton, File)
The Latest: Jeff Gordon inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame

Feb. 01, 2019 09:20 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 1997, file photo, driver Jeff Gordon, from Pittsboro, Ind., jumps completely in the air from the roof of his DuPont Chevrolet after winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Gordon headlines the 10th class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame for his storied career on and off the track. He'll be inducted on Friday night, Feb. 1,2019, along with NASCAR team owners Roger Penske and Jack Roush. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Jeff Gordon's influence on NASCAR honored at Hall of Fame

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 01, 2019 12:39 PM EST

Joey Logano waves his steering wheel as confetti flies after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Championship auto race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
Ford fiesta! Blue oval claims NASCAR titles after droughts

By Mark Long Nov. 18, 2018 09:42 PM EST