IRL nuts? Too ambitous? Maybe both
Are they nuts? That's the thought that kept flashing -- in neon -- in my mind as Wednesday's stiffly choreographed, yet largely chaotic Indy Racing L…
A close call for Courtney Force
KENT, Wash. -- Like father, like daughter. Courtney Force got her first taste of what it's like to have something go terribly wrong at 250 mph when …
Knievel ready to fly in Texas again
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Robbie Knievel, decked out in his usual bandanna and blue jeans, was asked Friday how many bones he has broken in his daredevil c…
Will the overtake button decide Indy?
INDIANAPOLIS -- The cars in this Indy 500 have something no car ever has had in this historic event, and it could decide the outcome. It's called "pu…
F1 in Texas? We'll believe it when we see it
Show me the money. I hate to rain on Austin's Formula One parade, but a lot of questions need to be answered before I believe the Texas capital is g…
Four-Wide Nationals too good to be true?
Part of the reason I love it when the NHRA goes to Charlotte's zMax Dragway is I get to sit shoulder to shoulder with my man Terry Blount in the pres…
Schumacher not off to championship start
So much for a triumphant return at age 41 for Michael Schumacher. Three years outside the cockpit is a long time, even for the greatest race car d…
Rain puts brakes on Four-Wide Nationals
CONCORD, N.C. -- Four-wide or two-wide, drag racing doesn't work in the rain. Final judgment of the inaugural Four-Wide Nationals will have to wait …
Anderson could use some good news
CONCORD, N.C. -- When three-time NHRA champion Greg Anderson pulled up to the starting line Saturday for the last time, it was go or go home. Only o…
Apparent demise of US F1 no surprise
The US F1 team is done. Does this really surprise anyone? If so, it shouldn't. There's a pattern in racing that goes like this: Some group, usually…
