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Track owner Bruton Smith says he fully expects the IndyCar Series to return to Las Vegas and Texas next season.

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has given organizers of next year's U.S. Grand Prix another week to save the Texas race.

IndyCar has removed Brian Barnhart as head of race control after a controversial season in which drivers publicly questioned his decisions.

NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick says his seat came loose in the Oct. 31 plane crash that left him with broken ribs and a broken shoulder.

Tony Stewart made a decision to fire crew chief Darian Grubb, and winning the NASCAR championship didn't change his mind.

Williams co-founder Patrick Head says he is ending his involvement in Formula One.

Charles Pic will drive for Marussia in Formula One next year, replacing Belgian driver Jerome d'Ambrosio.

Mark Webber won the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday after Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel struggled with a gearbox problem.

Sebastian Vettel won his 15th pole position of the F1 season at the Brazilian GP on Saturday, breaking Nigel Mansell's 19-year record.

NASCAR has fined Kurt Busch US$50,000 for poor behaviour during the Sprint Cup finale last weekend.

Sebastian Vettel's main focus at the Brazilian Grand Prix is just to try to have a little bit of fun.

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone isn't optimistic about the U.S. Grand Prix taking place next year.

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton had the fastest time in practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Friday, outpacing Vettel and Webber.

F1 drivers aren't worried about their safety heading into Brazilian GP despite Jenson Button's confrontation with armed men last year.

The Formula One season comes to an end at the Brazilian Grand Prix with drivers raving about how rule changes improved racing.

NASCAR opened its season with a fresh-faced Daytona 500 winner and ended it with one of the most thrilling championship races in history.

The runner-up spot in the Formula One drivers' championship will be the only prize up for grabs at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.

Renault has confirmed Robert Kubica will miss at least the early part of the 2012 season as he struggles to recover from serious injuries.

Penske Racing says Steve Addington, Kurt Busch's crew chief, has left the organization after two years.

Tony Stewart wins at Homestead to beat Carl Edwards for NASCAR championship.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Nationwide Series title long before the checkered flag dropped Saturday at the season finale.

Ron Hornaday Jr. will drive for Joe Denette Motorsports, and Nelson Piquet Jr. will drive for Turner Motorsports.

CEO Brian France says NASCAR will reconsider its policy of not announcing fines against drivers for critical comments about the series.

Brad Keselowski has been fined by NASCAR for criticizing electronic fuel injection, The Associated Press has learned.

Carl Edwards did his best to hang with Tony Stewart on Thursday in their final joint news conference before Sunday's race.

The defending Indianapolis 500 winning team is one of three IndyCar shops that will use Lotus engines in 2012.

An international racing organization has picked Sarah Fisher its team principal of the year.

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone gave organizers of the U.S. Grand Prix until next week to sign a contract or the race will be canceled.

Jimmie Johnson fell off a golf cart and broke his wrist during a charity event and learned a very importnat lesson after he lied about it.

Lewis Hamilton won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a mistake-free race that harked back to the masterly driving he displayed during his run to the 2008 championship.

Panther Racing exercises option to keep Indy 500 runner-up Hildebrand for next two years.

NASCAR has penalized Danica Patrick's crew chief for a rules violation last weekend at Phoenix.

Tony Stewart's crew chief Darian Grubb would not speculate Tuesday on his future with the race team.

Construction of a racetrack in Austin, Texas, for the U.S. Grand Prix next year has been halted in a dispute between various partners.

Kimball, the first licensed driver with Type 1 diabetes in the Izod IndyCar Series, signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Novo Nordisk.

Sportsnet.ca's Eric Gage interviewed Canadian IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe through Twitter. Read the interview recap ...

Will Power was back in a race car Monday for the first time since breaking his back in the IndyCar Series finale last month at Las Vegas.

After several tweaks to the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship format, NASCAR seems to have exactly what it wanted.

For the first time this season, Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel was forced to watch a race from the pits.

Lewis Hamilton won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday after Sebastian Vettel retired on the first lap.

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel took pole position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday, matching Nigel Mansell's record of 14 poles in a season.

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone expressed doubts on Saturday over whether the 2012 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas will go ahead as scheduled.

Joe Gibbs never considered firing Kyle Busch over the drivers' road rage incident in the Truck Series race at Texas.

Lewis Hamilton drove mistake-free to edge McLaren teammate Jenson Button in the second practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday.

It will be Michelle Obama and Jill Biden instructing NASCAR's best to start their engines as the racing season comes to a close in Florida.

McLaren driver Jenson Button was fastest in first practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, edging Red Bull's Mark Webber.

Kyle Busch will be allowed to race in the final two Sprint Cup Series events but without main sponsor M&M's.

The IZOD IndyCar Series will race in China in 2012, choosing a street circuit in Qingdao to replace its traditional trip to Japan.

With Sebastian Vettel already crowned Formula One world champion, Jenson Button leads a group of four drivers fighting for second place.

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is testifying in the trial of a German bank executive charged with bribery.

Nico Rosberg has agreed to a contract extension that will keep the German Formula One driver with the Mercedes team through the 2013 season.

The Associated Press has learned one of Kyle Busch's sponsors asked for him to be removed from the season-ending Nationwide Series race.

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone admits he made payments to a German bank executive who is on trial for bribery charges.

Will Power has received medical clearance to get back in a race car and will test the new IndyCar next week.

Sebastian Vettel can match the record for the most pole positions in a season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Formula One champion Jenson Button and IndyCar champ Dario Franchitti will drive in a memorial kart race in honour of the late Dan Wheldon.

Officials threatened Monday to terminate the city's five-year contract with organizers of the Baltimore Grand Prix.

NASCAR has fined Kyle Busch US$50,000 and placed him on probation through the end of the year for wrecking Ron Hornaday at Texas.

Trevor Bayne earned his first career NASCAR Nationwide victory after he passed dominating teammate Carl Edwards.

David Reutimann will not be back with Michael Waltrip Racing next season, the team announced Thursday.

It started with a small gesture by Graham Rahal, who wanted to raise money for Dan Wheldon's family by auctioning off his helmet.

The track at Buddh International Circuit was praised by officials and drivers after Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won Sunday's race.

Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield has been charged with possession of methamphetamine.