Andretti team topping Indy speed charts

Car owner Michael Andretti, left center, talks with his drivers, left to right, Carlos Munoz, Ryan Hunter-Reay, and James Hinchcliffe, during practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Andretti team topping Indy speed charts

INDIANAPOLIS | Michael Andretti smiles like a kid when you ask what's different in 2013.

Brown turns down IndyCar CEO job

Scott Dixon pulls out of the pit area during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on Monday.

Hinchcliffe's profile raised by hot IndyCar start

INDIANAPOLIS | James Hinchcliffe might have the busiest appointment calendar in IndyCar.

Allmendinger enjoys taking 1st laps at Indy

INDIANAPOLIS | AJ Allmendinger needed help buckling down Saturday.

Indy safety chief: more security likely at events

INDIANAPOLIS | Officials said Tuesday that police and other security workers at upcoming events like the Indianapolis 500 may have a heightened state of awareness following the explosions at the Boston Marathon, but odds are spectators won't notice any difference.

Indy safety chief: more security likely at events

Public Safety Director Troy Riggs talks about security for the upcoming Mini Marathon and Indianapolis 500. The Mini Marathon is the nation’s largest half-marathon, with 35,000 participants, and is run on May 4 this year.

IndyCar season about to begin, sans rivalries

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. | If only the rest of the world could have seen how Bobby Rahal looked at a picture of Michael Andretti during his daily workouts and realized how emotionally charged their rivalry used to be.

Focus returns to racing as IndyCar opens season

Ryan Hunter-Reay, second from left, and team owner Michael Andretti, in black, celebrate Hunter-Reay's IndyCar World Championship at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., last season. It's been over six months since Hunter-Reay became the first American driver in six years to win IndyCar's …

Focus returns to racing as IndyCar opens season

Ryan Hunter-Reay enters his pit stall during a practice session for the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., in January. It's been over six months since Hunter-Reay became the first American driver in six years to win IndyCar's championship. Final…

Danica Patrick wins pole for NASCAR's Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. | Danica Patrick has made history before — as a woman and a racer, in Indianapolis and Japan.

Keselowski wins Sprint Cup title

HOMESTEAD, Fla. | Here's a tweet for Brad Keselowski: NASCAR champion.

Keselowski wins Sprint Cup title

Brad Keselowski holds up his trophy after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. Keselowski clinched the title after fellow contender Jimmie Johnson pulled out of the season finale because of a parts failure. Jeff Gordon won the race.

Belskus: IndyCar moving on, bullish about future

Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Jeff Belskus poses with 1911 Marmon Wasp, driven by Ray Harroun in the first Indianapolis 500 race. It's business as usual for the IndyCar Series, which is staying the course set by former CEO Randy Bernard. Only the series will be led for now by Jeff Be…

Belskus: IndyCar moving on, bullish about future

Interim IndyCar CEO Jeff Belskus insisted Thursday it was business as usual for the series after a week of upheaval that included sharp criticism over the abrupt and awkward end of a three-year run by CEO Randy Bernard.

Briscoe holds off teammate Power to win in Sonoma

SONOMA, Calif. | Ryan Briscoe got past Penske teammate Will Power out of a pit stop Sunday and held off the two-time defending Sonoma champion for his first IndyCar victory since 2010.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes points lead

Dale Earnhardt Jr., drives through the first turn during the Brickyard 400 on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

Johnson dominant at Indy, wins 4th Brickyard 400

Genevieve Marie Johnson, 2, watches her father, Jimmie Johnson, kiss the yard of bricks after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.