B. Lazier to drive for Hemelgarn team in Indy bid

Former Indy 500 winner Buddy Lazier will drive for the Hemelgarn Johnson race team in a bid for his 16th start at the speedway.

Fans skipping drive to tracks due to high gas prices

Auto racing is the ultimate in gas-guzzling entertainment. But the prospect of paying $4 a gallon to get to the track has some fans reluctant to start their engines.

Gas prices have race fans rethinking trip to the track (AP)

Auto racing is the ultimate in gas-guzzling entertainment. But the prospect of paying $4 a gallon to get to the track has some fans reluctant to start their engines. Ticket sales have slipped just as May, the biggest month in motorsports, approaches. So track promoters are shifting into high gear to keep the grandstands full, offering all-you-can-eat packages and staging rock concerts.

Stewart driving away from JGR? Nah, just blowing smoke

Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin have emerged as Joe Gibbs Racing's leading drivers while Tony Stewart has expressed interest in moving toward ownership stakes. Pete Pistone says at the end of the day, Stewart wants to win, and JGR is the place to be.

Former Formula One driver Speed paying his dues in ARCA (AP)

In this Oct. 4, 2007 file photo, Dario Franchitti,  left, is greeted by fellow driver Scott Speed during qualifying for the ARCA RE/MAX Series 250 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. These days, Scott Speed has to be content in his down time playing video games in his motorcoach or hanging out with other drivers. And that's just fine with the former Formula One driver.

No more hanging out at the casino in Monte Carlo or attending parties hosted by a prince in Dubai.


Petty Enterprises heads into summer of uncertainty (AP)

NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte stands next to his car as he waits to start the Aaron's 499 Nationwide Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., on Sunday, April 27,  2008. The team made famous by Richard Petty heads into a summer of uncertaintity as it attempts to secure a business partner, locate a sponsor for its flagship No. 43 Dodge and convince Bobby Labonte not to leave at the end of this season.

The first step was getting Kyle Petty back into a race, accomplished last weekend when he qualified the No. 45 at Talladega Superspeedway for its first event in nearly a month.


Moss forms Craftman Trucks team (PA SportsTicker)

HUNTERSVILLE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Randy Moss is getting involved in NASCAR.

Lowe’s Motor Speedway to install SAFER barrier

Lowe's Motor Speedway will have a SAFER barrier along the inside wall of its backstretch by the time the track opens for NASCAR racing next month.

Schrader to sub for injured Franchitti at Richmond

Ken Schrader will replace the injured Dario Franchitti in Saturday night's NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway.

SAFER barriers going into LMS backstretch (AP)

Lowe's Motor Speedway will have a SAFER barrier along the inside wall of its backstretch by the time the track opens for NASCAR racing next month.

Judge says he can’t ban access to Mosley video

A judge said Tuesday it was not within his jurisdiction to ban an Internet video of motor racing chief Max Mosley with prostitutes, but he ordered the French recall of newspapers containing photos of the scene.

Judge says he can’t ban access to Mosley video

A judge said Tuesday it was not within his jurisdiction to ban an Internet video of motor racing chief Max Mosley with prostitutes, but he ordered the French recall of newspapers containing photos of the scene.

Schrader to replace injured Franchitti in No. 40 at Richmond (AP)

NASCAR drivers Dario Franchitti, left, and Larry Gunselman (91) crash during the Aaron's 312 Nationwide Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., in this Saturday, April 26, 2008 file photo. Franchitti was injured just 10 laps into Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Talladega, the injuries have sidelined the reigning Indy Car Series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner for at least two weeks.

Ken Schrader will replace the injured Dario Franchitti in Saturday night's NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway.


FIA looks into Kovalainen’s crash at Spanish GP

It took too long to get McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen out of his car after his crash at the Spanish Grand Prix, according to a founding member of FIA's safety division.

Power Rankings: Tale of two Talladegas shakes things up

After watching the schizophrenic events at Talladega on Sunday -- clean beginning, chaotic finish -- Brian De Los Santos says it's a good thing he doesn't have to do his Power Rankings after a restrictor-plate race every week.

Colombia's Montoya makes run at NASCAR crown (AFP)

Juan Pablo Montoya, the Colombian racer who ditched Formula One for US stock car racing, finished second at the Aaron's 499 to match his best oval showing in his two seasons in the series.

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