Hinchcliffe's profile raised by hot IndyCar start

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

Bell wins modified feature at Shadyhill

MEDARYVILLE | Tom Bell had a lot of competition Saturday night at the Shadyhill Speedway, including Derek Losh, Nick Allen and numerous yellow caution flags.

Gordon proud of NASCAR milestone

DARLINGTON, S.C. | Jeff Gordon is proud he has reached 700 straight Sprint Cup starts. He's even prouder he has accomplished the feat while still near the top of the sport.

Allmendinger enjoys taking 1st laps at Indy

INDIANAPOLIS | AJ Allmendinger needed help buckling down Saturday.

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.

Penske waiting for more info on Allmendinger

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. | AJ Allmendinger was silent Sunday, a day after NASCAR suspended him for failing a random drug test.

Power goes from 12th to 1st to keep Penske perfect

LONG BEACH, Calif. | Will Power kept Penske Racing perfect this season by picking his way through the field Sunday at Long Beach to win his second consecutive IndyCar Series race.

Kenseth grabs win at Charlotte to move up in Chase

CONCORD, N.C. | Matt Kenseth won his only Cup title in 2003 and NASCAR immediately changed the championship rules.

IndyCar title on the line in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS | IndyCar's best two drivers don't particularly like each other.

Sontag wins 50th Annual Bettenhausen 100 at Illiana

SCHERERVILLE | There have been 50 Tony Bettenhausen races at Illiana Motor Speedway over the years and Brett Sontag is the winner of three of the last four.

Higher prices, weak economy no match for Indy 500

Indianapolis 500 fans grumbled about higher ticket prices and the weak economy. But neither was enough to keep them from missing the race's centennial anniversary Sunday.

Kyle Petty's charity ride starts in Lake Placid

SKANEATELES, N.Y. | It's almost 11 years to the day since Adam Petty was killed during practice for a NASCAR race at New Hampshire International Speedway, and his dad never escapes a special feeling of sadness when May and Mother's Day roll around.

Montoya: Issues with Newman were settled on track

FLORENCE, S.C. | Juan Pablo Montoya says his issues with Ryan Newman were settled on the track at Richmond last week.

Two-time Daytona winner Waltrip visits White Sox

GLENDALE, Ariz. | Two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip visited the White Sox spring training facility Saturday, suiting up to join the team on the field for the day.