CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR’s longest race of the season spilled into a second day Sunday night when the Coca-Cola 600 was postponed because of rain for the first time in 50 years.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The tears flowed as soon as Helio Castroneves turned his red-and-white car into Victory Lane, and he got even more emotional when Roger Penske leaned over to give his driver a hug.
MONACO — Brawn GP’s Jenson Button won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, capturing his fifth victory in six races to extend his Formula One championship lead.
Those nostalgic, sepia-drenched TV ads running all week for the Indianapolis 500 play up the sport’s past, so let’s begin with a pop quiz: Name a winning driver from the last 15 years.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The administrator of NASCAR’s drug-testing program said Monday he personally told Jeremy Mayfield what banned substance was found in his positive test.
INDIANAPOLIS — John Andretti and Ryan Hunter-Reay provided the drama Sunday, saving their best efforts for the final 10 minutes at the end of four days of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500.
CONCORD, N.C. — Tony Stewart won his first race as a team owner Saturday night, breaking through for a $1 million payday with a victory in the annual All-Star race.
Stewart passed Matt Kenseth with two laps to go in a thrilling final 10-lap shootout to win for the first time in 11 All-Star event starts. It was the first victory since he left Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of last year, after two championships and 10 successful seasons, to become co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing.