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Pato O'Ward, left, of Mexico, gets a high-five from a fan before qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 22, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Gainbridge extends deal as presenting sponsor of Indy 500

By Jenna Fryer May. 25, 2022 03:00 PM EDT

FILE - Team owner Michael Andretti looks on during practice for the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto racing doubleheader on Belle Isle in Detroit, on June 11, 2021. If things had gone according to plan, Colton Herta would be in Miami preparing for the fifth Formula One race of his career. Instead, the 22-year-old Californian is headed to the inaugural Miami Grand Prix as a spectator. His boss, Michael Andretti, meanwhile, awaits any word whatsoever on his bid to start a Formula One team and bring a true American team to the grid. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Liberty Media CEO on F1 growth: 'We have a lot of demand'

By Jenna Fryer May. 03, 2022 01:03 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

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

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

Bahraini former political prisoner Najah Yusuf poses for a photograph during an interview with The Associated Press in Manama, Bahrain, Thursday, March 17, 2022. As Formula One begins the new season in Bahrain at a track where a huge contract extension was recently signed, Yusuf still waits for compensation after allegedly being tortured and abused in a Bahrain jail over a social media post demanding justice for those imprisoned for protesting the annual race. (AP Photo)
As F1 returns to Bahrain, an ex-prisoner awaits compensation

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 17, 2022 02:33 PM EDT

FILE- Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain smiles, after winning the pole position during qualifying for the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix auto race on Dec. 4, 2021, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Hamilton returned to social media Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, following a lengthy silence that dates to last season's controversial Formula 1 finale. (Giuseppe Cacace/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Hamilton wants social media companies to curb online abuse

By Jerome Pugmire Feb. 18, 2022 10:47 AM EST

Car owners Jeff Gordon, left, and Rick Hendrick answer questions during a news conference before two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
NASCAR Hall of Famer Gordon comfy in new role at Hendrick

By Dan Gelston Feb. 18, 2022 03:16 AM EST

FILE - Williams driver Nicholas Latifi of Canada attends a media conference at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, Hungary, on July 29, 2021. Formula One driver Nicholas Latifi was so affected by online abuse and death threats that he hired security when he went on a sight-seeing trip to London with his girlfriend. The 26-year-old Canadian received the threats after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last December, where he crashed his Williams car into a wall with a few laps left. (Florion Goga/Pool via AP)
F1 driver Latifi hired bodyguards after death threats

By Jerome Pugmire Feb. 15, 2022 02:57 PM EST

FILE- Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain smiles, after winning the pole position during qualifying for the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix auto race on Dec. 4, 2021, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Hamilton returned to social media Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, following a lengthy silence that dates to last season's controversial Formula 1 finale. (Giuseppe Cacace/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Hamilton ends silence, posts "I'm back!" on social media

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 05, 2022 01:36 PM EST

Deke Houlgate, West Coast auto racing promoter, dies at 91

Dec. 30, 2021 06:08 PM EST
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Deke Houlgate, a longtime West Coast sports publicist whose clients included such auto racing greats as Mario Andretti, Rick Mears, Richard...

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber performs at a concert marking the end of Formula One, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Justin Bieber performs at Saudi F1 race after boycott calls

Dec. 06, 2021 03:32 AM EST

A sign reading "Let's go Brandon" is displayed on the railing in the first half of an NCAA college football game between Boston College and Syracuse in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Critics of President Joe Biden have come up with the cryptic new phrase to insult the Democratic president. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
How 'Let's Go Brandon' became code for insulting Joe Biden

By Colleen Long Oct. 30, 2021 01:09 AM EDT

Fans watch as cars approach turn one during the F1 U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool)
Column: NASCAR plays a glum, frustrated second fiddle to F1

By Jenna Fryer Oct. 25, 2021 04:01 PM EDT

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

Iowa race track cuts ties with announcer after racist rant

Jul. 22, 2021 04:23 PM EDT
ALGONA, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa race track said Thursday that it will cut ties with an announcer who went on a racist rant against Black fans and athletes who...

Josef Newgarden leads the field after taking the green flag at the start of an IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, Sunday, July 4, 2021. Newgarden snapped his streak of late race misfortunes Sunday to win for the first time this season, earning the first IndyCar victory of the year for Team Penske on the same weekend the storied organization celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first win. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)
IndyCar inks new NBC Sports deal, 2 races to run on Peacock

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 20, 2021 09:30 AM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, left, and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands take a curve side-by-side at the start of the British Formula One Grand Prix, at the Silverstone circuit, in Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
F1 condemns racist abuse of Hamilton following crash

Jul. 19, 2021 07:21 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting on reducing gun violence, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, July 12, 2021, in Washington. Biden on Tuesday will lay out the “moral case” voting rights, delivering a much anticipated speech as he faces growing pressure from civil rights activists and other Democrats that the White House to combat efforts by Republican-led state legislatures to restrict access to the ballot.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Georgia cases, hospitalizations creep upward

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2021 03:02 PM EDT

FILE - Dale Earnhardt Jr., team owner and TV analyst, answers questions during a news conference before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., in this Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, file photo. There’s a pointed episode in Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s television show that encapsulates Earnhardt's remarkable transformation from a bashful third-generation racer into a multimedia personality. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
Column: Earnhardt blossoms into multimedia personality

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 28, 2021 02:38 PM EDT