FITTIPALDI PUTS END TO 2 DROUGHTS
On streaks and sacrifices, tough guys and tough competition . . . One of the most enthused celebrators after Christian Fittipaldi won his first CART race Sunday at Road America...
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OPEN-WHEEL RACING’S PEACE TREATY COULD MEAN NASCAR-LIKE CROWDS
Observations, recollections and leftovers after a quick spin through Indianapolis and Madison, Ill., Milwaukee and Brooklyn, Mich.: Wake up: Those who are holding up the peace process in open-wheel racing...
PENSKE-FRANCE DEAL MAY BE THE OPENING TO HEAL RACING’S RIFT
Bill France Jr. is more than just the president of NASCAR, the most-successful governing body in auto racing. He is its lord and master, a dominant force who has helped...
MONTOYA SHEDS MIDDLE NAME WHILE ADDING 2 CART VICTORIES
Happy Mother's Day. The Winston Cup, as always, honors moms by resting on their Sunday, and this year that is true too of CART and the Indy Racing League. The...
FOR ROOKIE MONTOYA, IT’S ZERO TO SUCCESS IN 3 CART RACES
His name is Juan Montoya, but go ahead and call him the Baby-Faced Assassin. That is how nerveless and dangerous he has been in the opening three races of his...
FOR DRIVERS, BEING WRECK-LESS AT TALLADEGA IS A GAME OF CONCENTRATION
Those speedways tucked down in Bristol, Tenn., and Martinsville, Va., are cozy places. The former is only .533 miles around and the latter is only .526 miles around, and this...
WOMEN TAKING A SHOT AT LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
Giovanna Amati, who was born in Rome and drove Formula One for the Brabham team in 1992, is a member of the group. So is Jill Peeters, who lives in...
AMBIENCE OF SHORT TRACKS TAKING BACK SEAT TO ECONOMICS
Charmless new venues are the reality in today's sports world, which too often abandons its past and embraces the modern. Not even a thriving enterprise such as NASCAR is immune...
THROUGH OWN WOES, UNSER DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM DAUGHTER
It was early February when Al Unser Jr. got the telephone call and with it the devastating news. After playing in a basketball game, his 12-year-old daughter, Cody, had collapsed...
PAYTON SUES RACING TEAM PARTNER COYNE
Earlier this month, in the wake of Walter Payton's announcement that he was seriously ill, Dale Coyne spoke fondly of him. "I think the heart of everyone in the world...