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FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, file photo, Kyle Larson greets fans before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Larson has been working behind the scenes to educate himself on racial issues since his firing from NASCAR for using a racial slur. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Kyle Larson reinstated to compete in NASCAR in 2021

By Jenna Fryer Oct. 19, 2020 04:47 PM EDT

Van Ginsbergen wins Bathurst in Holden's final fling

Oct. 18, 2020 03:30 AM EDT
BATHURST, Australia (AP) — Shane van Ginsbergen drove his Holden Commodore to victory in the Bathurst 1000 Sunday in an emotional end to the marque’s formal...

Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia celebrates on the podium after he placed third in the Eifel Formula One Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring racetrack in Nuerburg, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, Pool)
Ricciardo leaves mark on Renault F1 boss after winning bet

Oct. 11, 2020 12:24 PM EDT

Former Formula One drivers Giancarlo Fisichella, left, and Rubens Barrichello joke around for photographers at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Inaugural Bathurst International car race delayed until 2021

Oct. 06, 2020 09:18 PM EDT

Colton Herta (88) holds the lead early at an IndyCar Series auto race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Lexington, Ohio. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
IndyCar headed to Nashville for urban street course event

Sep. 16, 2020 01:15 PM EDT

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands stands next to his car following a crash during the Formula One Grand Prix of Tuscany, at the Mugello circuit in Scarperia, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, Pool)
Hamilton wins hectic Tuscan GP, demands justice for Taylor

By Jerome Pugmire Sep. 13, 2020 11:44 AM EDT

FILE - Fans cheer and wave a flag as fireworks explode during the playing of the national anthem before the start the Xfinity series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, in Daytona Beach, Fla. NASCAR has built itself around its traveling show, every weekend a super-charged event of concerts, camping and infield carousing that closes with a Cup race. The party has been canceled during the pandemic but the playoffs go on, starting Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, without any of the pomp and circumstance. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
NASCAR's playoffs move on without any pomp or circumstance

By Jenna Fryer Sep. 04, 2020 04:45 PM EDT

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany walks at the Monza racetrack in Monza, Italy, Thursday, Sept.3 , 2020. The Italian Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Ferrari's struggles unlikely to end at home race at Monza

By Daniella Matar Sep. 03, 2020 12:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, May 18, 2018, file photo, Marco Andretti prepares to drive during a practice session for the IndyCar Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis. Ice-T says there is no one he’s rooting for in Sunday’s, Aug. 23, 2020, Indianapolis 500 like pole sitter Marco Andretti. The unlikely friends have been tight for close to a decade. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Ice loves Marco: Ice-T tops celebrities rooting for Andretti

By Dan Gelston Aug. 20, 2020 05:03 PM EDT

Marco Andretti, right, poses, with Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, center and Takuma Sato, of Japan, during the front row photos session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Andretti won the pole for Sunday's race. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
NBC poised to bring unprecedented Indy 500 to huge audience

By Dave Skretta Aug. 20, 2020 02:46 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2019, file photo, Kyle Larson sits in his car before the final practice for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Kyle Larson has been working behind the scenes to educate himself on racial issues since his firing from NASCAR for using a slur. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)
NASCAR's Kyle Larson to AP on slur: 'I was just ignorant'

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 19, 2020 05:23 PM EDT

Spire Motorsports expands to 2 cars with Leavine purchase

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 11, 2020 10:30 AM EDT
Spire Motorsports said Tuesday it has purchased the NASCAR charter and assets of Leavine Family Racing, which is closing its team at the end of this season. ...

A sign advertising retail space hangs in the window of an empty storefront, in Boston's Downtown Crossing neighborhood, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
NASCAR race sent to North Carolina; Vermont inmates positive

Aug. 02, 2020 03:08 PM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain inspects puncture on his car after winning the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone racetrack, Silverstone, England, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. (Bryn Lennon/Pool via AP)
Hamilton wins British GP to close in on Schumacher's record

Aug. 02, 2020 11:00 AM EDT

Michael McDowell (34) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) run during a NASCAR All-Star Open auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
NASCAR reopens gates at Bristol with more tracks to follow

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 16, 2020 03:25 PM EDT

Naliber Tavares winces as she receives a COVID-19 test at the Whittier Street Health Center's mobile test site, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Boston's Dorchester section. The health center has administered free COVID-19 tests to over 5,000 people. The tests, administered since April 13, have been a popular service in Boston's low-income communities that have experienced high rates of infection. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Confirmed US virus cases rise amid new global restrictions

By Eric Tucker, Costas Kantouris And Cody Jackson Jul. 15, 2020 09:22 PM EDT

Kevin Harvick, second from left, and some members of the team's crew climb the fence after Harvick won the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press Jul. 07, 2020 06:10 PM EDT

Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos, left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal from a penalty shoot during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Athletic Club and Real Madrid at the San Manes stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Sunday, July 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
City-Madrid can go ahead in England because of exemptions

Jul. 05, 2020 10:42 AM EDT

Race winner Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland celebrates after winning the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, Sunday, July 5, 2020. (Mark Thompson/Pool via AP)
Bottas shows he can handle pressure in winning Austrian GP

By Jerome Pugmire Jul. 05, 2020 09:02 AM EDT

Kevin Harvick festeja en el círculo de ganadores, luego de conquistar la carrera de la Cup Series de la NASCAR en el Pocono Raceway de Long Pond, Pensilvania, el sábado 27 de junio de 2020 (AP Foto/Matt Slocum)
NASCAR races on at Indy after Johnson contracts coronavirus

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 04, 2020 12:34 PM EDT