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Tony Stewart had his heart broken on the last lap of the Daytona 500, when a victory in NASCAR's biggest race was snatched away from him by winner Ryan Newman.

It was an agonizing defeat, but the two-time series champion didn't let it linger. He had no hard feelings when he returned to Daytona International Speedway for Saturday night's race.

'My buddy that came with me from home, we were talking about how many wins we actually have here,' Stewart said. 'We've got a lot of wins and this is a race that has been really good for us. I'm looking forward to it actually.'

WATKINS GLEN -- Ryan Briscoe earned the pole position during today's qualifying session for the Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen.

DAYTONA BEACH - NASCAR chairman Brian Z. France said Friday that the sanctioning body is nearly complete with its investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and racial discrimination contained in a ...

Paul Tracy has been conspicuous by his absence this season in the wake of the unification of the two American open-wheel series.

Some IndyCar drivers have never been happier to see a few right-hand turns.

After a series of difficult and crash-filled oval events, Sunday's race on the road course at Watkins Glen International could not come at a better time, especially for the series newcomers.

'Finally, a road course,' said IndyCar rookie Enrique Bernoldi, who grew up racing on road and street circuits in Europe. 'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't happy to be turning left and right this weekend.'

Bernoldi is one of nine drivers making the transition from the defunct Champ Car World Series in the wake of this year's unification of the two American open-wheel series. Champ Car _ formerly CART _ had weaned itself completely off of oval races in recent years.

WATKINS GLEN -- Dan Wheldon had the fastest time during this morning's IndyCar Series practice session at Watkins Glen International.

Mark Martin is returning to NASCAR full time, agreeing to drive for powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports in a final effort to win a championship that has eluded him for 24 years.

Martin and team owner Rick Hendrick announced the deal pairing the 48-year-old driver with one of NASCAR's top teams, Friday at Daytona International Speedway.

Martin will race a full schedule next season, replacing Casey Mears in the No. 5 Chevrolet. Hendrick is parting ways with Mears after this season.

Jul. 4 - A touch of Hollywood magic arrived at the Silverstone racetrack on Thursday ahead of the British Grand Prix weekend.

What looked like it would be a sure victory for Alex Gurney in the No. 99 Pontiac Riley turned into a second-place finish by the closest margin in Grand Am history.

Scott Pruett in the No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Lexus Riley won the Brumos Porsche 250 by .081 seconds in a race that saw five cautions. The team now leads the No. 99 team by 40 points in points standings and has swept the series' Daytona races.

Memo Rojas, Pruett's teammate who qualified the car fourth, called Pruett's finish-line pass the best he's ever seen.

AUSTRALIA has secured the rights to host the F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne until 2015, with a new evening start to reach a greater television audience overseas, officials said Friday.

Max Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone have agreed a truce to end the bitter feuding that threatened to tear apart Formula One and The Times can reveal that the pair will work together on a radical overhaul of the ...

All-Pro receiver Randy Moss is now a NASCAR team owner, announcing Thursday he's purchased 50 percent of a Truck Series team.

Jul.2 Fernando Alonso would be welcome at Honda but his preferred employer is Ferrari .

Toro Rosso will continue racing in 2009 despite owner Dietrich Mateschitz's plan to sell the Formula One team.

Danica Patrick described it as a "carnage-fest," and it fit. When IndyCar Series teams packed up their cars last weekend, many shared a common destination - the repair shop.

LONDON * Formula One driver David Coulthard returned to McLaren as a paying guest yesterday and took his Red Bull bosses with him for a tour of their rivals' factory ahead of the British Grand Prix.

Toyota and Warner Bros have joined forces to promote The Dark Knight , announcing that the Tumbler will make an exhibition lap of Silverstone alongside the TF108 Formula One car this Thursday.

Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez are the contenders for best male athlete as the ESPY nominees were announced Tuesday.

"This place is vast," Spies said of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, also known by its nickname The Brickyard.

What a bummer. Not Kurt Busch's win. Crew chief Pat Tryson had good strategy, Busch won fair-and-square and the rest of the stock car racing hot dogs all simply beat themselves by pitting for gas just before ...