Automobile racing
Robert Wickens takes 1st win since 2018 spinal cord injury

By Jenna Fryer 2 hrs ago
Robert Wickens won for the first time since suffering a spinal cord injury in 2018 by teaming with Mark Wilkins to win the TCR class Saturday in the Michelin Pilot...

Drivers pass under the green flag to start a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Allgaier dominates at Nashville to win Xfinity Series race

By Jenna Fryer 3 hrs ago

In this photo provided by the NHRA, Erica Enders drives in Pro Stock qualifying for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals drag races Friday, June 24, 2022, at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. (Marc Gewertz/NHRA via AP)
Ron Capps tops NHRA Funny Car qualifying at Norwalk

3 hrs ago

Driver Martin Truex Jr. looks at his phone as he rides in a golf cart after a NASCAR Cup Series auto race qualifying session Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Hamlin to lead field to green at hot Nashville Superspeedway

By Jenna Fryer 6 hrs ago

Martin Truex Jr. (19) drives during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at World Wide Technology Raceway, Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Madison, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Truex Jr. tells Joe Gibbs Racing he's returning in 2023

By Jenna Fryer 11 hrs ago

Ryan Preece makes it 2 for 2 at Nashville in NASCAR Trucks

21 hrs ago
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Preece won for the second straight year at Nashville Superspeedway and gave David Gilliland Racing its second consecutive NASCAR Camping...

Brittany Force breaks both ends of Norwalk NHRA track record

23 hrs ago
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) — Top Fuel points leader Brittany Force broke both ends of the Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park track record Friday night to open...

Richard Petty talks with NASCAR drivers, including Ryan Blaney, lower left, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., upper left, before a group photo Friday, June 3, 2022, to promote the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. Petty won the Cup championship seven times. (Derik Holtmann/Belleville News-Democrat via AP)
Stenhouse signs multi-year contract extension with JTG

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 24, 2022 06:03 PM EDT

Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, prepares to drive before the final practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Castroneves hoping SRX win leads to seat in Daytona 500

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 24, 2022 01:40 PM EDT

FILE - Alex Bowman waits for the start of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on June 20, 2021, in Lebanon, Tenn. Bowman felt he underperformed last year when NASCAR brought the Cup Series back to the Nashville area for the first time in 37 years. He's now seeking a stronger showing Sunday, June 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Alex Bowman seeks big Nashville weekend for sponsor Ally

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 24, 2022 01:04 PM EDT

AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly of France arrives prior to the third free practice at the Baku circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, June 11, 2022. The Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
AlphaTauri says driver Pierre Gasly staying through 2023

Jun. 24, 2022 08:32 AM EDT

Jimmie Johnson sits in his pit box before the final practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, May 27, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Johnson eyeing IndyCar, IMSA and Le Mans for 2023 schedule

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 23, 2022 11:14 AM EDT

Felix Rosenqvist, of Sweden, talks with his crew before the final practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, May 27, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Rosenqvist staying with McLaren but could move to Formula E

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 23, 2022 08:51 AM EDT

North Carolina sports betting legislation falters in House

By Gary D. Robertson Jun. 22, 2022 09:09 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation that would have authorized sports betting across all of North Carolina fell apart late Wednesday as the House narrowly rejected a...

FILE -New Hampshire Motor Speedway Chairman of the Board Bruton Smith speaks during a news conference at the track, Friday July 15, 2011, in Loudon, N.H. Bruton Smith, a North Carolina native and entrepreneur who fell in love with auto racing and parlayed it into a career as an eccentric and successful promoter, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022 of natural causes. He was 95. His death was confirmed by Speedway Motorsports, the company he founded and owns and operates 11 race tracks across the United States. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith dies at 95

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 22, 2022 04:45 PM EDT

Bruton Smith, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and one of the series' most eccentric and successful promoters, dies at 95

Jun. 22, 2022 04:39 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bruton Smith, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and one of the series' most eccentric and successful promoters, dies at 95. ...

Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, is sprayed with champagne by members of his team after winning the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Sunday, June 19, 2022. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR's top 3 series heading to Nashville

By The Associated Press Jun. 21, 2022 11:32 AM EDT

El mexicano Daniel Suárez festeja su victoria bebiendo vivo en la NASCAR Cup Series en Sonoma, California, el domingo 12 de junio de 2022. (AP Foto/D. Ross Cameron)
Column: Trackhouse in Nashville as NASCAR's hottest team

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 20, 2022 03:57 PM EDT

Winner Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, shares the podium with Scuderia Ferrari Carlos Sainz, left, of Spain, and third place Mercedes Team Lewis Hamilton, right, of Great Britain during victory ceremonies at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Sunday, June 19, 2022. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Hamilton's raised Mercedes bounces champ to needed podium

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 20, 2022 10:41 AM EDT

In this photo provided by the NHRA, reigning Funny Car champion Ron Capps collects a NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals drag races win in Bristol, Tenn., Sunday, June 19, 2022. ( Jerry Foss/NHRA via AP)
Capps races to 6th Bristol win to tie Schumacher's record

Jun. 19, 2022 07:50 PM EDT