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September 15, 2011 - 8:32am
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook Japan--and therefore IndyCar--on Thursday. There were no apparent damages or injuries.
September 14, 2011 - 1:55pm
It's hard to believe the 2011 Izod IndyCar Series season is almost over, and it's also hard to believe some of the things that have happened to the Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing team this year.
September 14, 2011 - 1:44pm
Here we go! The final race of the 2011 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series is upon us this weekend on Sept. 17 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and, as every year, it's accompanied by mixed emotions.
September 14, 2011 - 1:38pm
Danica Patrick will run next year's full NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule with JR Motorsports, plus eight to 12 Sprint Cup Series races with Stewart-Haas Racing.
September 14, 2011 - 1:36pm
It now appears that Richard Petty Motorsports no longer has any interest in soon-to-be unemployed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer.
September 14, 2011 - 1:32pm
Once again, for the eighth consecutive year, Jeff Gordon goes into NASCAR's annual Chase for the Championship with the field's best overall record at the 10 Chase venues.
September 13, 2011 - 6:19pm
IndyCar might have picked the wrong driver to offer a $5 million-to-win bonus next month at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
September 13, 2011 - 6:16pm
The most successful team manager in Firestone Indy Lights history died unexpectedly on Sept. 12 while playing basketball in Indianapolis.
September 13, 2011 - 1:40pm
Richard Childress Racing has confirmed that Austin Dillon, eldest grandson of team owner Richard Childress, will run the full 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule.
September 13, 2011 - 12:33pm
Mercedes GP Formula One drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg on Tuesday revealed the 2012 DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupe at the Frankfurt motor show.
August 31, 2011 - 12:09pm
The FIA World Motor Sport Council released the 2012 Formula One schedule on Wednesday.
August 29, 2011 - 1:58pm
Formula One driver Mark Webber extended his contract with Red Bull Racing through 2012, the team confirmed over the weekend during the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
August 29, 2011 - 1:53pm
According to a report in the Austin American-Statesman newspaper, promoters of next year's U.S. Grand Prix in Elroy, Texas, near Austin, have withdrawn their application for $25 million from the state's Major Events Trust Fund.
August 29, 2011 - 1:19pm
Dutch-born racer Ho-Pin Tung on Aug. 28 became the first Chinese driver to compete in an Izod IndyCar Series event, at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.
August 29, 2011 - 1:06pm
Patrick Long on Sunday swept the SCCA Pirelli World Challenge weekend with a win at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., in the second race of the double-header.
August 29, 2011 - 12:28pm
Patrick Long on Saturday expanded his lead in the SCCA Pirelli World Challenge GT championship with a win at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.
August 29, 2011 - 11:06am
Izod IndyCar Series front-runner Tony Kanaan will remain with KV Racing Technology for the next two years after signing a contract extension with the team he joined this season. But neither he nor his teammates will drive Lotus-powered cars.
August 29, 2011 - 7:30am
Infiniti released a photo of the sinister-looking FX50 concept inspired by Sebastian Vettel on Sunday.
August 28, 2011 - 7:38pm
The ARCA Racing Series on Friday evening returned to Wisconsin's Madison International Speedway for the first time since 1973, and rookie driver Alex Bowman took the checkered flag in his first race in the series.
