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Another win for Johnson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There was little recognition outside the racing world when Jimmie Johnson won his first NASCAR championship.
Danica to debut in California
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Danica Patrick will ease her way into NASCAR by skipping the Nationwide Series opener at Daytona International Speedway in favor of a less-stressful debut one week later at California.
GoDaddy girl gets a good deal
PHOENIX — Danica Patrick received all kinds of advice during her lengthy flirtation with NASCAR. Some encouraged her to give it a try, while others openly wondered why IndyCar’s biggest star would open herself up to such scrutiny.
New venue revs up NASCAR awards
LAS VEGAS — NASCAR’s top drivers gathered Thursday morning for some last-minute instructions when a sleep-deprived Denny Hamlin caught the attention of his colleagues.
- No announcement on Patrick’s NASCAR plans
- Knaus wants to stay at Hendrick
- Johnson takes record-setting 4th straight championship
- Return to Ganassi thrills McMurray notebook
- There’s talk of Volkswagen trying NASCAR
- France: No plans to tweak the Chase
- Johnson’s title quest will begin from pole
- Gordon plans on continuing to race
- Johnson wins, moves a bit closer to crown
- Truex wins pole in Phoenix
- Edwards deals with winless year
- Solution needed for dull Talladega racing ANALYSIS
- Jamie McMurray snaps his 86-race winless streak
- NASCAR tries to avoid another Talladega disaster
- Hamlin dominates at end to post win
- Johnson gunning for record 4th
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Roma, Casteu lead Dakar Rally
Nani Roma won the first stage of the Dakar Rally in a BMW and David Casteu of France led home the bikes on a Saturday marred by the first death of a fan in four years.
Roma finished the shortened stage from Colon to Cordoba 2 minutes, 7 seconds ahead of Spanish countryman Carlos Sainz in a Volkswagen, and 2:50 in front of BMW teammate
Schumacher's return glosses over F1 cracks
That Michael Schumacher's comeback is generating such excitement shows how desperate Formula One is for a bit of good news.
In all the breathless headlines about the unexpected return of the sport's most successful driver, it is being conveniently forgotten that much of the era when Schumacher greedily gobbled up his record seven worl
Helio Castroneves adds new title to list: dad
Three-time Indy 500 winner and former "Dancing With the Stars" champion Helio Castroneves has a new title: Dad.
Castroneves' girlfriend, Adriana Henao, gave birth to the couple's first child, Mikaella Castroneves, on Monday afternoon in Atlanta. The baby girl measured 19 inches and weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces.
In a
Younger Schumacher interested in F1 return
Ralf Schumacher says he would follow his older brother Michael's return to Formula One racing if he had the right offer.
Michael Schumacher, a record seven-time Formula One champion, is coming out of three years of retirement to drive for Mercedes GP.
Ralf Schumacher, who retired in 2007, says racing against his brother was
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