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VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) -- A funeral Mass for a 13-year-old motorcycle racer killed last weekend in Indianapolis is scheduled for Friday morning at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vancouver.
The Rams without Sam Bradford? The Wizards without John Wall? NASCAR without...SI.com's Tom Bowles weighs in on the sport's severe shortage of upcoming talent for next season.
One hundred points down, Jamie McMurray is looking to roar back and close the gap between him and Clint Bowyer at Atlanta. Should Bowyer be worried? Cory McCartney thinks so.
CAMBRIDGE, England (AP) -- A 16-year-old Malaysian has become the youngest person to drive a Formula One car in an official test session.
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Carey Hall's mind remains as sharp as ever, so he knows the outlook is grim.
MONTREAL (AP) -- Brad Keselowski knows he doesn't have that yellow rookie stripe on the back of his No. 12 Dodge anymore.
Bad racing luck has pushed four-time champ Jimmie Johnson from second to ninth in points. Is it time to find a new Chase frontrunner? SI.com's Tim Tuttle certainly doesn't think so.
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) - Graham Rahal is re-teaming with Sarah Fisher Racing for this weekend's IndyCar Series race at Kentucky.
More reader suggestions on how to fix NASCAR and the Chase.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma City Council has rejected a plan that would have committed $7 million in city money to land a Grand Prix race.
IndyCar has teams scrambling for a big transition in 2012.
MONTREAL (AP) -- Max Papis may no longer be running a full Sprint Cup schedule, but he still gets stoked when things go right in whatever he's driving.
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) -- Lewis Hamilton overcame a late scare to win the Belgian Grand Prix and regain the overall lead of the Formula One championship Sunday.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- There was a brief celebration Sunday when Dani Pedrosa finished his first Indianapolis MotoGP victory, then everyone went back to mourning the loss of the youngest rider ever killed at the historic track.
MONTREAL (AP) -- Boris Said has won the Nationwide race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, edging Max Papis by a nose on a green-white-checkered finish.
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- The IndyCar series put on another strong race at Chicagoland Speedway, with the leaders spending much of Saturday night zigzagging in traffic while inches apart at speeds of more than 200 mph.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Race officials say rider Peter Lenz has sustained "traumatic injuries" after crashing during a warmup lap for a 250cc race at Indianapolis on Sunday.
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) - Lewis Hamilton overcame a late scare to win the Belgian Grand Prix and regain the overall lead of the Formula One championship Sunday.
Will Power's once-sizeable points lead isn't so safe with three races left. Power plummeted after a fuel error in Joliet, and Dario Franchitti took advantage in victory, writes Bruce Martin.
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Dario Franchitti's pit strategy gamble paid off, helping him to win a frantic IndyCar series race at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday night.
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- One of the country's most historic auto racing tracks might be making a comeback, as IndyCar officials are talking to potential promoters about getting the Milwaukee Mile back on the schedule.
MONTREAL (AP) -- Marcos Ambrose has won the pole for the Nationwide race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Ben Spies always believed he could beat the world's best motorcycle riders.
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- He might be Australian, but Ryan Briscoe is as quick with an American pop culture reference as he is on the racetrack.
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) - A gearbox penalty to Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg compounded what is shaping up to be a tough Belgian Grand Prix for the German Formula One team.
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) - Mark Webber set his sights on maintaining his Formula One championship lead after taking pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Kyle Busch withstood two late challenges for the lead from Todd Bodine, and hung on to win the NASCAR Camping World truck series race at Chicagoland Speedway in overtime Friday night.
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Patrick Sheltra has won the ARCA race at Chicagoland Speedway, his second straight victory in the stock car racing series.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Nicky Hayden still cherishes the short drive from his old Kentucky home to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Colin Edwards, like another Texas racer, still appreciates the history of the track.
DENVER (AP) -- Regan Smith has signed a contract extension with Furniture Row Racing through the 2012 season to drive the team's No. 78 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.