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Denny Hamlin celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

NASCAR planning in-season tournament in 2025, with opening race in Atlanta

Following the lead of the NBA, the NASCAR Cup series is planning a five-race, bracket-style tournament in 2025 that will begin with a night event at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
 
Pato O'Ward, of Mexico, stretches before a practice session for the IndyCar Grand Prix auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

After slow start to IndyCar season, Arrow McLaren tries to get back on track at Indianapolis 500

 
Williams driver Alexander Albon, foreground, of Thailand, steers into a turn followed by Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg, of Germany, RB driver Daniel Ricciardo, of Australia, and Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll, of Canada, during the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

F1 driver Alex Albon signs a multiyear contract extension with Williams

 
Kyle Larson waits for the start of practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Kyle Larson finally gets a chance to run in traffic at Indy. Has plenty to learn ahead of Indy 500

 
Kyle Larson signs autographs for fans during a practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Indy 500: When it starts, how to watch, betting odds for ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’

 

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Driver Brad Keselowski, front left, celebrates alongside his family in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

AUTO RACING: Brad Keselowski back in Victory Lane in NASCAR. Lando Norris wins in F1

Brad Keselowski finally put Ford in Victory Lane, and made himself a first-time winner as an owner. Keselowski ended a 110-race winless drought with a victory at Darlington, his first as a co-owner of RFK Racing.
 
FILE - Jimmie Johnson stands on pit lane during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Indianapolis. Johnson will attempt his own version of “The Double” when he becomes the first driver to be part of the Indianapolis 500 broadcast team hours before he competes in NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Jimmie Johnson to attempt his own version of Indy 500 & NASCAR doubleheader

Jimmie Johnson will attempt his own version of “The Double” when he becomes the first driver to be part of the Indianapolis 500 broadcast team hours before he competes in NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600.
 
Kyle Larson, center, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

Halfway Home: Count on surprises, familiar faces in second half of NASCAR’s regular season

The first half of NASCAR’s regular season ended Sunday with Brad Keselowski ending his three-year winless drought at Darlington Raceway.
 
Two watches belonging to Michael Schumacher are on display: F.P., left, Journe, Invenit et Fecit, piece Unique, Vagabondage 1 Model, it is estimated to sell between 1,200,000 to 2,300,000 US dollars and Audemars Piguet, right, Royal OAK Chronograph model, it is estimated to sell between 180,000 to 280,000 US dollars, during a preview at the Christie's, in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, May 9, 2024. Eight luxury watches belonging to Formula One great Michael Schumacher are going up for sale at Christie’s on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

8 watches owned by Formula One great Michael Schumacher are going up for auction

Eight luxury watches belonging to Formula One great Michael Schumacher are going up for sale at Christie’s.
 
Tyler Reddick (45) leads a pack of cars to the green flag during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Buescher confronts Reddick after another near-miss NASCAR loss at Darlington Raceway

Chris Buescher angrily confronted Tyler Reddick after losing another chance to win a NASCAR race for the second straight week.
 
Alex Palou, of Spain, celebrates after winning the IndyCar Grand Prix auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Alex Palou pulls away from Will Power to win 2nd straight Indy GP and retake points lead

Alex Palou won the race off pit row on Lap 62 then beat Will Power into the first turn on the only restart of the Indianapolis Grand Prix and easily defended last year’s title on Indy’s road course.
 

Justin Allgaier uses dominant run at Darlington to win first Xfinity race of the season

Justin Allgaier had a dominant day behind the wheel to win his first Xfinity Series race of the season and get his third career victory at Darlington Raceway.
 
Kyle Larson, center, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

Kyle Larson is not a hardcore fan of Taylor Swift despite a trip to Paris for a concert

Kyle Larson says he is not a Swiftie, despite he and his wife taking their daughter to Paris this week to see Taylor Swift in concert.
 
Driver Kyle Busch, right, gives autographs before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

NASCAR teams, drivers will celebrate the sports’ roots at Darlington Raceway

Josh Berry’s path to NASCAR’s top series was filled with doubts. Berry spent about a decade toiling at small tracks, learning the lessons needed to achieve stock-car racing success.
 
Kyle Larson, center, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

AUTO RACING: Kyle Larson leads NASCAR Cup standings as series heads to Darlington

Kyle Larson’s points lead in NASCAR’s Cup Series is growing. Larson won at Kansas, his second victory of the season, and now leads Martin Truex Jr. by 29 points and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott by 55 as all three national series head to Darlington.
 
FILE - Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden, center, celebrates his first place finish along with second place finisher Arrow McLaren driver Pato O'Ward of Mexico, left, and third place finisher Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin of New Zealand in the IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race, Sunday, March 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Team Penske suffered a humiliating disqualification Wednesday, April 24, when reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden was stripped of his victory in the season-opening race for manipulating his push-to-pass system. Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin, who finished third in the opener on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, was also disqualified. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)

Team Penske suspends senior leadership. What to know about the scandal that has rocked IndyCar

Roger Penske took tough action on his race team by suspending two senior leaders and two engineers ahead of the Indianapolis 500 as punishment for a cheating scandal that has engulfed Team Penske.
 
FILE - Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden, right, celebrates his victory with team owner Roger Penske after the IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race, Sunday, March 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Team Penske suffered a humiliating disqualification Wednesday, April 24, when reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden was stripped of his victory in the season-opening race for manipulating his push-to-pass system. Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin, who finished third in the opener on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, was also disqualified. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)

Penske suspends Cindric and 3 others in the wake of a cheating scandal ahead of the Indianapolis 500

Roger Penske has suspended the president of Team Penske and three others for two races for their roles in the cheating scandal that has rocked IndyCar.
 
McLaren driver Lando Norris, of Britain, is lifted after winning the Miami Formula One Grand Prix auto race Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Analysis: Lando Norris win shows McLaren is ready to return to global motorsports prominence

Lando Norris scored his first career F1 win at the Miami Grand Prix and McLaren this year now has scored wins in F1, Formula E and IndyCar.
 
Kyle Larson (5) crosses the finish line milliseconds in front of Chris Buescher (17) for the win during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin, the dominant NASCAR Cup Series drivers, could have a blooming rivalry

What is fast becoming the best rivalry in NASCAR evidently has a willing participant in Kyle Larson.
 
Kyle Larson (5) crosses the finish line milliseconds in front of Chris Buescher (17) for the win during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

Larson edges Buescher at the line at Kansas Speedway in closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history

Kyle Larson beat Chris Buescher to the line at Kansas Speedway on Sunday in the closest finish in NASCAR history.
 
McLaren driver Lando Norris, of Britain, is lifted after winning the Miami Formula One Grand Prix auto race Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Lando Norris earns 1st career F1 victory by ending Verstappen’s dominance at Miami

Lando Norris needed 110 starts and a mistake by Max Verstappen to earn his first ever Formula 1 race and end Verstappen’s dominance at the Miami Grand Prix.
 

Christopher Bell stops run of misfortune with pole qualifying run at Kansas Speedway

Christopher Bell put an end to a run of misfortune by qualifying on the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.
 
Kyle Larson (5) heads down the front stretch during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Kyle Larson eyes Indy 500-Coke 600 double as busy May begins for him at Kansas Speedway

Kyle Larson’s busy month of May is getting going at Kansas Speedway. He will be driving his No. 5 for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday.
 
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, puts on his helmet before the Sprint race at the Miami Formula One Grand Prix, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Max Verstappen ties Alain Prost’s record with 6th pole-winning run to open an F1 season

Max Verstappen inched closer to a third consecutive win at the Miami Grand Prix on Saturday by continuing his long domination of Formula 1 qualifying.
 
Williams driver Logan Sargeant of the U.S. arrives ahead of the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at the Miami International Autodrome, Friday, May 3, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Logan Sargeant is the only American driver in F1. His seat is in jeopardy as he heads into home race

The only American driver in Formula One had a somewhat decent showing in the Saturday sprint race ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
 
Fans watch from a grandstand as Red Bull driver Sergio Perez of Mexico, center, and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drive past during the practice session for the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race, Friday, May 3, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

F1 now makes 3 stops a season in the United States. Could Miami become a victim of oversaturation?

Formula 1 is back in the United States for the first time since its sparkling Las Vegas debut six months ago.
 
FILE - Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden, right, celebrates his victory with team owner Roger Penske after the IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race, Sunday, March 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Team Penske suffered a humiliating disqualification Wednesday, April 24, when reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden was stripped of his victory in the season-opening race for manipulating his push-to-pass system. Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin, who finished third in the opener on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, was also disqualified. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)

Chevrolet denies participation in Team Penske’s IndyCar cheating scandal

Chevrolet denies having any knowledge of the IndyCar cheating scandal within Team Penske and says it hired an independent law firm to investigate if any General Motors employees were involved.
 
Denny Hamlin (11) crashes coming out of Turn 4 in the final laps as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) races past in a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. signs multiyear extension with JTG Daugherty Racing for NASCAR Cup Series

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has signed a multiyear extension with JTG Daugherty Racing to drive the No. 47 in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team announced the deal on Thursday.
 
NASCAR Cup Series driver Erik Jones (43) collides driver Bubba Wallace (23) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Talladega. Ala. (AP Photo/Russell Norris)

Erik Jones cleared to return by NASCAR but will sit out Kansas race after back injury at Talladega

Erik Jones was cleared by doctors and approved to return by NASCAR on Thursday, but his Legacy Motor Club team will hold him out of this weekend’s race at Kansas Speedway to allow him more time to recover from his crash at Talladega.
 
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, of Spain, left, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur, center, and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, of Monaco, pose for a photograph in recognition of Ferrari's partnership with HP, ahead of the Miami Formula One Grand Prix, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Off-track soap opera follows F1 into first 2024 stop in U.S. Andrettis plan to meet with series

Five races into the Formula 1 season and Max Verstappen and the globe-trotting series have made their way back to the United States for the first of three appearances.
 
Fans gather at the burial site of late Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna to mark the 30th anniversary of his death, at Morumbi cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The three-time F1 world champion died in a crash at the Imola race track in San Marino. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

F1 champion Ayrton Senna remembered on Imola track 30 years after his death during the San Marino GP

The 30th anniversary of three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna’s death is being commemorated with a memorial on the Imola track where he crashed during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
 
Denny Hamlin celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

AUTO RACING: Formula One goes to Miami, NASCAR to Kansas

Denny Hamlin is trying to help Joe Gibbs Racing keep up with the teams from Hendrick Motorsports. Hamlin tied William Byron for the most wins this season at three with his victory at Dover.
 
FILE - Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden, right, celebrates his victory with team owner Roger Penske after the IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race, Sunday, March 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Team Penske suffered a humiliating disqualification Wednesday, April 24, when reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden was stripped of his victory in the season-opening race for manipulating his push-to-pass system. Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin, who finished third in the opener on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, was also disqualified. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)

Analysis: IndyCar cheating scandal risks sullying Roger Penske’s perfect image

Roger Penske’s pristine image in motorsports has taken some hits over the past two weeks. Two of his drivers, Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin, were disqualified from the season-opening race in March because they used push-to-pass software that should not have been available.
 
Denny Hamlin, front left, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Denny Hamlin says ‘worse drivers’ than him have won a NASCAR championship. Who does he mean?

Denny Hamlin is off to one of the best starts of his two-decade career, with three wins for Joe Gibbs Racing.
 
FILE - David Malukas prepares before the start of an IndyCar auto race at World Wide Technology Raceway, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Madison, Ill. David Malukas was released by Arrow McLaren on Monday, April 29, 2024, without ever running an IndyCar race for the team because of injuries the 22-year-old suffered in an offseason mountain biking crash. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

David Malukas dropped by McLaren after injured IndyCar driver misses 4th race following bike crash

David Malukas was released by Arrow McLaren on Monday without running an IndyCar race for the team because of injuries the 22-year-old suffered in an offseason mountain biking crash.
 
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