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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

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)
Gasly to return to AlphaTauri as F1 "silly season" begins

Jun. 18, 2022 01:59 PM EDT

Daniel Suarez pours wine on his face from the winner's goblet at a NASCAR Cup Series race, Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)
Column: Suárez's win at last delivers a Mexican Cup winner

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 13, 2022 04:46 PM EDT

Kyle Larson to start on pole for 5th straight year at Sonoma

By Greg Beacham Jun. 11, 2022 07:37 PM EDT
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Larson can't be beaten lately in qualifying at Sonoma Raceway, and he hopes his recent superiority leads to a similar stretch of dominance...

Josef Newgarden drives during qualifying for the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto race on Belle Isle in Detroit, Saturday, June 4, 2022. Newgarden won the pole position. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
IndyCar looks to close out Belle Isle's run with a bang

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 04, 2022 03:14 PM EDT

FILE - Stefan Wilson, of England, waits for the start of practice session for the IndyCar Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 18, 2018, in Indianapolis. The IndyCar veteran will return to the cockpit for this month's Indianapolis 500. Cusick Motorsports and DragonSpeed announced Thursday, May 5, 2022, they've hired the 32-year-old British driver, virtually assuring race organizers they'll fill the traditional 33-car starting grid. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
IndyCar, teams look at solutions for labor shortage in pits

By Michael Marot May. 26, 2022 11:54 AM EDT

Alpine driver Fernando Alonso of Spain, left, flanked by Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland address to the media during a conference at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, Spain, Friday, May 20, 2022. The Formula One race will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Alonso accuses FIA race stewards in Miami of incompetence

By Joseph Wilson May. 20, 2022 09:18 AM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, arrives at the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at Miami International Autodrome, Friday, May 6, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Hamilton visited by Michelle Obama, speaks on Roe v. Wade

By Jenna Fryer May. 08, 2022 10:35 AM EDT

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, left, speaks with with Keith Sheldon, president of entertainment of Hard Rock International, right, during an interview in advance of the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at the Miami International Autodrome, Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Hard Rock International, which is headquartered in Davie about 10 miles from Hard Rock Stadium, announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with Red Bull on Thursday as drivers arrived ready to walk the purpose-built venue. The race is Sunday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Red Bull lands another U.S. sponsor in deal with Hard Rock

By Jenna Fryer May. 05, 2022 01:55 PM EDT

FILE - Stefan Wilson, of England, waits for the start of practice session for the IndyCar Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 18, 2018, in Indianapolis. The IndyCar veteran will return to the cockpit for this month's Indianapolis 500. Cusick Motorsports and DragonSpeed announced Thursday, May 5, 2022, they've hired the 32-year-old British driver, virtually assuring race organizers they'll fill the traditional 33-car starting grid. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Stefan Wilson hired to drive 33rd car at Indianapolis 500

By Michael Marot May. 05, 2022 10:00 AM EDT

FILE - A driver sits in an all-electric single-seat race car at the Green Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y., April 5, 2019. The 18th edition of the Green Grand Prix is scheduled for April 8, 2022. (AP Photo/John Kekis, File)
Electrified! Green Grand Prix No. 18 at Watkins Glen

By John Kekis Apr. 08, 2022 02:48 AM EDT

Greg Maffei, Liberty Media president and CEO, speaks beside Stefano Domenicali, president and CEO of Formula 1; Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; and Michael Rapino, right, president and CEO of Live Nation Entertainment, during a news conference announcing a 2023 Formula One Grand Prix race to be held in the city, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
F1 puts its chips on Las Vegas: Series to race The Strip

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 30, 2022 10:29 PM EDT

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez of Mexico reacts after winning pole position at the Formula One Grand Prix it in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Was it worth it? F1 race in Saudi Arabia raises questions

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 28, 2022 01:01 AM EDT

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a fire still burning at Saudi Aramco's North Jiddah Bulk Plant after an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels ahead of a Formula One race in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Authorities pledged Saturday that the F1 race would go on Sunday. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
Perez on pole for Saudi Arabian GP day after nearby attack

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 26, 2022 05:32 AM EDT

A cloud of smoke rises from a burning oil depot in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
F1 in Saudi Arabia shifts from human rights to rebel attacks

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 25, 2022 11:57 AM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, centre, greets Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain, left, and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco after the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix it in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Leclerc shows why he has potential to challenge for F1 title

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 24, 2022 01:19 AM EDT

Female engineer earns 1st victory as lead of Ganassi team

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 23, 2022 05:24 PM EDT
Exhausted after closing out the win in the Twelve Hours of Sebring, Earl Bamber gave the shoutout heard 'round racing when engineer Danielle Shepherd was one of the...

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain speaks during a press conference at the Formula One Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, March 18, 2022. The Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix will take place here on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Son of man on Bahrain death row sends Hamilton a new drawing

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 18, 2022 02:01 AM EDT

Bahraini former political prisoner Najah Yusuf poses for a photograph during an interview with The Associated Press in Manama, Bahrain, Thursday, March 17, 2022. As Formula One begins the new season in Bahrain at a track where a huge contract extension was recently signed, Yusuf still waits for compensation after allegedly being tortured and abused in a Bahrain jail over a social media post demanding justice for those imprisoned for protesting the annual race. (AP Photo)
As F1 returns to Bahrain, an ex-prisoner awaits compensation

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 17, 2022 02:33 PM EDT

Horner more concerned with F1 budget cap than Mercedes car

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 11, 2022 09:12 AM EST
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner sees nothing illegal in the new-look Mercedes car, and is far more concerned how Formula One’s budget cap will impact teams...