Motorsports
Ganassi and Harry Scott to field 1 Xfinity entry
Chip Ganassi and Harry Scott Jr. have teamed up to field one car in NASCAR's Xfinity Series next season.
Motorsports
McLaren signs Alonso to drive with Button in 2015
McLaren announced the return of Fernando Alonso and retained Jenson Button for the 2015 Formula One season on Thursday, giving the British team a lineup of former champions at the start of its restored partnership with Honda.
Motorsports
Trophies stolen in break-in at Red Bull factory
More than 60 trophies won by Red Bull have been stolen in a burglary at the Formula One team's factory in southern England.
Motorsports
Ambrose 20th, 21st in V8 Supercar return
Former NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose finished 20th and 21st Saturday in his opening two V8 Supercar races in his native Australia since 2005, and after crashing in qualifying for the first race.
Motorsports
Earnhardt wins record 12th most popular award
Dale Earnhardt Jr. extended his run as NASCAR's most popular driver with his 12th consecutive win.
Motorsports
Best Buddies Kentucky wins Betty Jane France award
The founder of "Best Buddies Kentucky," an organization that promotes social inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, won the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award on Friday night.
Motorsports
Harvick finally climbs to NASCAR's summit
Two years ago, Kevin Harvick was evaluating his life. He and his wife, DeLana, had welcomed a son, their only child. They'd sold their race team and began to prioritize what really mattered to their growing family.
Motorsports
IndyCar legend AJ Foyt released from hospital
Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt has been released from a Houston hospital more than three weeks after triple-bypass heart surgery.
Motorsports
Kyle Petty joins NBC Sports' broadcast team
Kyle Petty will join NBC Sports Network's broadcast team for next year's NASCAR coverage.
Motorsports
Earnhardt wins prestigious Myers Brothers award
Dale Earnhardt Jr., grinning as he strode through a Las Vegas ballroom, seemed shocked Thursday to win NASCAR's prestigious Myers Brothers Award.
Motorsports
Joe Gibbs Racing shuffles crew chiefs for 2015
Joe Gibbs Racing is shuffling its crew chief lineup as it expands to a new fourth team to accommodate addition Carl Edwards.
Motorsports
Tony Stewart has 4th surgery on right leg
Tony Stewart has undergone a fourth surgery on the leg he broke last year during a sprint car race in Iowa.
Motorsports
Ambrose returns to V8 racing in Australia
Marcos Ambrose will return to V8 Supercars racing for the first time in nearly a decade when he competes in the season-ending Sydney 500 on Sunday.
Motorsports
F1 scraps double points, reviews safety
Formula One is scrapping its rule to award double points to the winner of the final race of the season and has reviewed its safety procedures in the light of French driver Jules Bianchi's life-threatening crash at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Motorsports
IndyCar eliminates standing starts in 2015
IndyCar will no longer use standing starts, which were popular with fans but poorly executed by drivers unaccustomed to them.
Motorsports
Vettel settles in at Ferrari with 3-day visit
Sebastian Vettel is settling in at Ferrari, having spent the last three days testing with and meeting his new team.
Motorsports
Troubled F1 team Caterham given car dispensation
Caterham has been given dispensation to compete in next year's Formula One with the 2014 car as the team's administrator talks to three potential buyers.
Motorsports
Barrichello wins stock car title in Brazil
Former Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello has won his first stock car title in Brazil.
Motorsports
Harvick wins Homestead to claim 1st Sprint Cup championship
NASCAR's new championship format gave Kevin Harvick his long sought-after first Sprint Cup title.
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Harvick wins Chase in Homestead thriller
The NASCAR Wire Service's Reid Spencer and CineSport's Brian Clark discuss Kevin Harvick's win on Sunday and his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.
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