Driver Brad Keselowski, front left, celebrates alongside his family in Victory Lane after winning Sunday's race at Darlington.

Brad Keselowski wins at Darlington Raceway, ending his 3-year NASCAR win drought

There were so many special parts of Brad Keselowski's first NASCAR victory in three years, it was difficult for him to say what meant the most.
Sports
May 17

Team Penske in spotlight as it prepares run for Indy 500 pole with Larson a serious contender

All of the attention ahead of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 is squarely on Team Penske.
Sports
May 17

Eddie Gossage, the longtime head of Texas Motor Speedway, dies at 65

Eddie Gossage, the longtime head of Texas Motor Speedway and an old-school promoter mentored by stock car racing's pioneers, has died, Speedway Motorsports announced Thursday night. He was 65.
Motorsports
May 16

Marcus Ericsson and Linus Lundqvist involved in separate wrecks during Indy 500 preparations

Former Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson and rookie Linus Lundqvist were involved in separate crashes during a busy day of practice Thursday, leaving their teams with a lot of extra work ahead of qualifying this weekend.
Sports
May 16

Marcus Ericsson crashes in practice but still has no regrets headed into Indy 500

Marcus Ericsson returned to the Indianapolis 500 with zero regrets but ended Thursday with a violent collision late in the first full day of practice.
Sports
May 15

After slow start to IndyCar season, Arrow McLaren tries to get back on track at Indianapolis 500

Pato O'Ward picked up his first trophy in nearly two years when he arrived at Arrow McLaren's team lounge in Indianapolis Motor Speedway last weekend.
Sports
May 14

8 watches owned by F1 great Michael Schumacher fetch more than $4 million at auction in Geneva

Eight watches belonging to auto racing icon Michael Schumacher sold Tuesday for nearly 4 million Swiss francs ($4.4 million) at a Geneva auction.
Sports
May 14

Jimmie Johnson to attempt his own version of Indy 500 & NASCAR doubleheader

Jimmie Johnson will attempt his own version of ''The Double'' when he becomes the first driver to be part of the Indianapolis 500 broadcast team hours before he competes in NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600.
Sports
May 13

Halfway Home: Count on surprises, familiar faces in second half of NASCAR's regular season

The first half of NASCAR's regular season wrapped with a satisfying, drought-busting win by past champion Brad Keselowski at Darlington Raceway.
Sports
May 13

8 watches owned by Formula One great Michael Schumacher are going up for auction

Eight luxury watches belonging to Formula One great Michael Schumacher are going up for sale at Christie's on Tuesday.
Motorsports
May 12
Tyler Reddick (45) leads a pack of cars to the green flag during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway.

Buescher confronts Reddick after another near-miss NASCAR loss at Darlington Raceway

Chris Buescher let his frustrations out over a second close call that cost him a NASCAR victory for a second straight week.
Sports
May 11

Kyle Larson is not a hardcore fan of Taylor Swift despite a trip to Paris for a concert

Kyle Larson made one thing clear: He's no Swiftie, even if he did surprise his daughter with a birthday trip to Paris this week to see Taylor Swift in concert.
Sports
May 6

Analysis: Lando Norris win shows McLaren is ready to return to global motorsports prominence

Lando Norris says the online trolling never really bothered him as he went winless through his first five Formula 1 seasons, even when it got worse as one of the breakout stars for fans introduced to the sport through Netflix.
Sports
May 5

Lando Norris earns 1st career F1 victory by ending Verstappen's dominance at Miami

Lando Norris should take a lesson from his last big party and perhaps tone down the celebration for his first career Formula 1 victory.
Motorsports
May 5
Kyle Larson (5) crosses the finish line milliseconds in front of Chris Buescher (17) for the win during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedw

Larson edges Buescher at the line at Kansas Speedway in closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history

Kyle Larson came roaring around the outside of Chris Buescher on the final lap at Kansas Speedway, banging doors with him all the way to the finish line, only to be told by his team over the radio that everything he had given was not quite enough.
Motorsports
May 5
McLaren driver Lando Norris is lifted after winning the Miami Grand Prix for his first career Formula One victory.

Lando Norris earns 1st career F1 victory by ending Verstappen's dominance at Miami

Lando Norris needed 110 starts and a mistake by Max Verstappen to earn his first ever Formula 1 race and end Verstappen's dominance at the Miami Grand Prix.
Sports
May 4

Max Verstappen ties Alain Prost's record with 6th pole-winning run to open an F1 season

Max Verstappen inched closer to a third consecutive win at the Miami Grand Prix on Saturday by continuing his long domination of Formula 1 qualifying.
Sports
May 3
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the Sprint race qualifying session at the Formula One Miami Grand Prix on Frid

F1 now makes 3 stops a season in the United States. Could Miami become a victim of oversaturation?

Formula 1 is back in the United States for the first time in six months and the first stop is the Miami Grand Prix, the race that was supposed to be the American showpiece.
Sports
May 3

Chevrolet denies participation in Team Penske's IndyCar cheating scandal

Chevrolet denied on Friday any knowledge of the IndyCar cheating scandal within Team Penske and said it hired an independent law firm to investigate whether General Motors employees were involved.
Sports
May 2
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has four wins through five races headed into this weekend's Miami Grand Prix, an event he won in its first two iteratio

Off-track soap opera follows F1 into first 2023 stop in U.S. Andrettis plan to meet with series

Five races into the Formula 1 season, Max Verstappen and the globe-trotting series have arrived in the United States for the first of three appearances in a year the Red Bull driver already seems to have under wraps.
Sports
May 1

F1 champion Ayrton Senna remembered on Imola track 30 years after his death during the San Marino GP

The 30th anniversary of three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna's death was commemorated Wednesday with a memorial on the Imola track where he crashed during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

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