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KENNEDY: The Indy 500 Is Coming

Tim-Kennedy

The traditional 33-car starting lineup was in doubt earlier in May after Newman-Haas Racing withdrew. The winning Michael Shank team from endurance sports car racing could not obtain an engine…

OURSLER: The Rambling Road

Bill Oursler

Several years ago the future of General Motors itself, much less its racing programs was in doubt.…

HEDGER: The Long Look

Hedger_Ron

It might be due to our involvement with the Saratoga Automobile Museum, where I’m currently developing an extensive NASCAR oriented main gallery exhibit for a June opening…

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KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race

Mike Kerchner

With nearly 60 entries and 18 manufacturers entered Saturday’s 12 Hours of Sebring is shaping up to be a beauty of a race, but someone explain to us why these…

KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race

Mike Kerchner

Lynyrd Skynyrd is playing a pre-race concert prior to the Labor Day weekend Sept. 4 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. We’ve long wondered why the Southern…

KERCHNER: Friday Morning Heat Race

Mike Kerchner

Having made more than a few visits to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course during our childhood and young adult years, we were slightly saddened by the news Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course…

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KENNEDY: The Indy 500 Is Coming

Tim-Kennedy

The traditional 33-car starting lineup was in doubt earlier in May after Newman-Haas Racing withdrew. The winning Michael Shank team from endurance sports car racing could not obtain an engine…

OURSLER: The Rambling Road

Bill Oursler

Several years ago the future of General Motors itself, much less its racing programs was in doubt.…

HEDGER: The Long Look

Hedger_Ron

It might be due to our involvement with the Saratoga Automobile Museum, where I’m currently developing an extensive NASCAR oriented main gallery exhibit for a June opening…

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Letters To The Editor – March 23, 2011

Letters To The Editor – March 23, 2011

Readers discuss IndyCar's $5 million bonus, the Robby Gordon/Kevin Conway incident, and NASCAR's go-or-go homers. …

Letters To The Editor – March 16, 2011

Letters To The Editor – March 16, 2011

Readers discuss the Chase, the national anthem, Bill Vukovich, Sammy Swindell, Steve Kinser, baseball and much more. …

Letters To The Editor – March 9, 2011

Letters To The Editor – March 9, 2011

Readers discuss a number of topics, including Daytona, Formula One, the Nationwide Series, Pontiac and more. …

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200 A Magical Number For Hendrick

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane with team owner Rick Hendrick after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Saturday in Darlington, S.C.. This is the 200th win for Hendrick Motorsports. (NASCAR Photo)

In 1984 when Rick Hendrick got his first win as a car owner in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, he likely never thought that 28 years later he'd be celebrating his…

Legendary Carroll Shelby Dead At 89

Carroll Shelby, seen here at a NASCAR event in Las Vegas in 2009, died Thursday night at the age of 89. (Jason Smith/Getty Images Photo)

Carroll Shelby, known in the motorsports world as the father of the Shelby Cobra and many other high-end automobiles, died Thursday night in Dallas at the age of 89. He…

IndyCar’s Turbocharger Decision Upheld

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Retired Indiana Supreme Court Justice Theodore R. Boehm has denied an appeal by Chevrolet and upheld IndyCar's decision to approve use of a 0.71 A/R compressor cover for the single…

Franchitti Gets New Number For Indy

Dario Franchitti will drive car No. 50 instead of his normal No. 10 during the month of May at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Photo Courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series)

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti will be getting a new car number for the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500.…

Sheppard Bags Rocket Chassis House Car Seat

Brandon Sheppard (b5) battles Tyler Reddick during Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series competition at East Bay Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Fla. (Rick Schwallie Photo)

Could Brandon Sheppard be the next Josh Richards? The rising young star –and the dirt late model world – is ready to find out.…

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