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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates winning the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in front of the second placed Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, in Jiddah, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
AUTO RACING: F1 championship battle comes down to final race

By The Associated Press Dec. 08, 2021 05:33 PM EST

Lewis Hamilton de la escudería Mercedes celebra en el podio su victoria en el Gran Premio de Qatar, el domingo 21 de noviembre de 2021. (AP Foto/Darko Bandic)
AUTO RACING: Formula One hosts 1st Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

By The Associated Press Dec. 01, 2021 02:24 PM EST

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain waves from the podium after winning the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix. In Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. On the left is second placed Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and on the right third placed Alpine driver Fernando Alonso of Spain. (Hamad I Mohammed, Pool via AP)
AUTO RACING: Hamilton tightens F1 championship race again

By The Associated Press Nov. 24, 2021 07:10 AM EST

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, celebrates his first place victory in the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. (Lars Baron, Pool Photo via AP)
AUTO RACING: Hamilton closing in Formula One title chase

By The Associated Press Nov. 17, 2021 01:59 PM EST

NHRA crowns 4 champions in season-finale at Pomona

Nov. 14, 2021 08:57 PM EST
POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Steve Torrence, Greg Anderson and Matt Smith raced to season championships and race victories Sunday in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA...

This photo provided by Toyota Racing shows the Toyota Supra Funny Car. On Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, Toyota unveiled the GR Supra it will use in the 2022 NHRA season, ending a 10-year run with the Camry in Funny Car competition. (Mark Rebilas/Toyota Racing via AP)
Toyota to switch to GR Supra in NHRA Funny Car competition

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 14, 2021 12:40 PM EST

In this photo provided by the NHRA, Greg Anderson drives in Pro Stock qualifying Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at the Auto Club NHRA Finals drag races at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif. (Marc Gewertz/NHRA via AP)
Robert Hight tops Funny Car qualifying in NHRA season finale

Nov. 13, 2021 09:13 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 13, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 14 1943 — Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears becomes the first pro to pass for more than 400 yards (433) and seven touchdowns in a 56-7...

Mike Salinas leads Top Fuel qualifying in NHRA season finale

Nov. 12, 2021 08:58 PM EST
POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Mike Salinas raced to the provisional No. 1 qualifying spot in Top Fuel on Friday in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 11, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 12 1892 — William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football player by getting $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic...

Red Bull's Max Verstappen, right, celebrates winning first place with second placed Mercedes'Lewis Hamilton at the end the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix auto race at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
AUTO RACING: Formula One heads down season stretch

By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2021 07:10 AM EST

FILE - Kyle Larson celebrates in victory lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Bristol, Tenn. The NASCAR championship will pit Rick Hendrick against Joe Gibbs as both team owners put a pair of drivers in the final four. Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson will represent Hendrick in a pair of Chevrolets. Gibbs will field Toyotas for Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR's championship weekend in Arizona

By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2021 08:10 AM EDT

Torrence races to 50th NHRA Top Fuel win, closes in on title

Oct. 31, 2021 09:30 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Steve Torrence raced to his 10th Top Fuel victory of the season and 50th overall Sunday at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals to move closer to his...

In this photo provided by the NHRA, Brittany Force drives in Top Fuel qualifying Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals drag races at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. (Jerry Foss/NHRA via AP)
Alexis DeJoria tops NHRA Funny Car qualifying in Las Vegas

Oct. 30, 2021 09:06 PM EDT

In this photo provided by the NHRA, Alexis DeJoria drives in Funny Car qualifying Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals drag races at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. (Jerry Foss/NHRA via AP)
Brittany Force leads NHRA Top Fuel qualifying in Las Vegas

Oct. 29, 2021 08:48 PM EDT

Kyle Larson (5) celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR playoffs move to Kansas; F1 in Texas

By The Associated Press Oct. 20, 2021 08:10 AM EDT

In this photo provided by the NHRA, Alexis DeJoria drives in Funny Car qualifying Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals drag races at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn. (NHRA via AP)
Alexis DeJoria wins at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals

Oct. 17, 2021 06:10 PM EDT

Brittany Force takes off from the starting line in Top Fuel at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals drag races Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP)
Torrence has quickest Top Fuel run in Bristol history

Oct. 16, 2021 08:42 PM EDT

Brittany Force has quickest run in Bristol Dragway history

Oct. 15, 2021 08:36 PM EDT
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Brittany Force made the quickest run in Bristol Dragway history Friday, powering to the provisional No. 1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying at...

FILE - Leah Pritchett, now Leah Pruett, drives a Top Fuel dragster from the starting line on a practice run for an NHRA drag racing event in Brownsburg, Ind., in this Friday, July 10, 2020, file photo. Tony Stewart, who fell in love with NHRA while tagging along with fiancée Leah Pruett at her races the past two seasons, will be an official part of the sport in 2022. The NASCAR Hall of Fame driver will add two fulltime NHRA entries to Tony Stewart Racing next season — a Top Fuel entry for Pruett and a Funny Car for Matt Hagan. “It's a very unique opportunity to control my own destiny with my almost-husband in a sport I'm absolutely passionate about,” Pruett told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Stewart enters NHRA with fiancée Leah Pruett, Matt Hagan

By Jenna Fryer Oct. 14, 2021 11:03 AM EDT