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NASCAR Cup Series driver Erik Jones (43) collides driver Bubba Wallace (23) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Talladega. Ala. (AP Photo/Russell Norris)

NASCAR driver Erik Jones to miss Dover race because of broken lower vertebra

Erik Jones suffered a compression fracture in a lower vertebra in a wreck at Talladega and will not drive this weekend in the NASCAR race at Dover Motor Speedway.
 
Tyler Reddick celebrates his win at a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Talladega. Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

AUTO RACING: Reddick steals one at Talladega and Verstappen and Dixon get open-wheel wins

 
23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan celebrates a win by his driver Tyler Reddick after a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Talladega. Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

NASCAR revels in an M.J. moment. His Airness gives a big boost to his posthoops passion

 
23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan celebrates a win by his driver Tyler Reddick after a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Talladega. Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

MJ for the win: Reddick pulls off a Talladega buzzer-beater for Michael Jordan

 
Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon celebrates his victory during the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach auto race Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Scott Dixon stretches fuel to inch closer to A.J. Foyt on IndyCar’s all-time win list

 

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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates on the podium after winning the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Another race, another victory for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at Chinese GP

The three-time defending F1 champion Max Verstappen has won the Chinese Grand Prix. He started from pole for his fourth victory in five races this season and his 23rd in the last 27 extending through last season.
 

18-year-old Jake Finch leads every lap to capture ARCA victory at Talladega

Jake Finch has captured the ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway. The 18-year-old Floridian started from the pole and never relinquished the lead over 76 laps in the No. 20 Toyota, earning his first ARCA Menards Series victory.
 
Chase Elliott celebrates his win in a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Randy Holt)

Two teams blowing everyone else away in NASCAR Cup. Can the others catch up at Talladega?

The Rick Hendrick Express rolls into Talladega Superspeedway, with Joe Gibbs Racing nipping at their bumpers. Good luck to everyone else in the NASCAR Cup series.
 
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands waves after winning the sprint race at the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Verstappen wins again. This time he takes first Formula 1 sprint race of the season

Max Verstappen has continued his dominance in Formula 1 and took the first sprint race of the season — the prelude to the full-blown Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.
 

F2 champion Pourchaire to make IndyCar debut as Malukas’ injury keeps McLaren driver on sidelines

Reigning Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire will make his IndyCar debut on the streets of Long Beach with Arrow McLaren as the 20-year-old Frenchman becomes the latest replacement for injured driver David Malukas.
 
FILE - 1969 Indy 500 champion Mario Andretti watches from his grandson Marco Andretti's pit area during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, May 19, 2023. Mario said Friday, April 19, 2024, he was "offended" by the reasons given by Formula One for denying his family the chance to join the global motorsports series. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Mario Andretti offended by F1 rejection. ‘If they want blood, well, I’m ready,’ says 1978 champ

Mario Andretti says he was deeply offended by the language Formula One Management used in denying his family and General Motors the opportunity to join the global motorsports series.
 
Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu of China attends a press conference ahead of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China-born Zhou Guanyu will be a star regardless of who wins the F1 race in Shanghai

Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence. And no matter who wins on Sunday, the star locally will be China-born driver Zhou Guanyu.
 
MotoGP rider Alex Rins (42), of Spain, and Takaaki Nakagami (30), of Japan, steer through a turn during qualifying for the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas motorcycle race at the Circuit of the Americas, Saturday, April 13, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

MotoGP racing for new momentum in America, with hopes of riding an F1-like surge into the future

A new American team with ties to NASCAR, a new television deal in the United States, and soon-to-be new American ownership.
 
Chase Elliott celebra su victoria en la Copa NASCAR en el Texas Motor Speedway, en Fort Worth, Texas, el domingo 14 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Randy Holt)

AUTO RACING: Hendrick continues to dominate as Elliott ends winless drought; open-wheelers return

Hendrick Motorsports rolls on. Chase Elliott ended a 42-race winless streak and became the third of four Hendrick drivers to win through nine races with his triumph at Texas.
 
FILE - Kyle Larson sits on the car that he will drive in the IndyCar Indianapolis 500 after is was unveiled at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. Larson next month will become the fifth driver in history to attempt to complete “The Double” and run 1,100 miles in one day at both the Indianapolis 500 in an Indy car and the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR's longest race of the year. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Analysis: Kyle Larson settling in quickly as preparation continues for Indianapolis 500 debut

NASCAR star Kyle is doing all that he can to prepare to run in next month’s Indianapolis 500. He has tested at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and did a private test in Phoenix to get used to the Indy car.
 

McKenna Haase sold batteries door to door as a teen to buy her 1st sprint car. Now she’ll race more

McKenna Haase started her own racing team at age 13 and at one point went door to door selling batteries while trying to raise money to buy her first sprint car.
 
FILE - William Byron (24) celebrates his win with team owner Rick Hendrick in the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

William Byron is back in Texas with more big wins since getting Hendrick’s 300th there last fall

William Byron got a milestone win for Hendrick Motorsports last fall at Texas and has since been to victory lane three more times for NASCAR’s winningest team.
 
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the second practice session of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Scott Barbour)

Australia to open the Formula 1 season in 2025 as Bahrain and Saudi races shift for Ramadan

Next year’s Formula 1 season will open in Australia for the first time since 2019. The Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne will be the opening race because the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian rounds of the F1 championship are shifting to mid-April dates to avoid the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
 
William Byron celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, April 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

AUTO RACING: Byron gives Hendrick more to celebrate in Martinsville. Verstappen gets another F1 win

William Byron held onto the lead during a two-lap dash to the finish and led a 1-2-3 finish for Hendrick Motorsports on the 40th anniversary of the organization’s first victory at Martinsville.
 
William Byron, center, celebrates with crew members in Victory Lane after receiving the trophy for winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, April 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Analysis: Hendrick celebration and milestone came at complicated track for NASCAR’s winningest team

No detail had been overlooked as Hendrick Motorsports spent more than a year planning its 40th anniversary celebration.
 
William Byron, center, celebrates with crew members in Victory Lane after receiving the trophy for winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, April 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Byron leads Hendrick Motorsports to 1-2-3 finish at Martinsville on anniversary weekend

William Byron took the lead with 73 laps to go and held onto it during a two-lap overtime finish to enhance Hendrick Motorsports’ celebration of its 40-year anniversary with a victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway.
 
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, left, Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain, right, speak after the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Sunday, April 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Verstappen, Perez and Sainz question widsom of running F1 sprint race in China after 4-year absence

Formula 1 returns in two weeks to Shanghai and the Chinese Grand Prix. Drivers like the track, but raised questions on Sunday about a feature of the race – the F1 sprint race.
 

Larson wins the pole at Martinsville in what will be an emotional race day for Hendrick Motorsports

Kyle Larson won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, turning a fast lap at 96.034 miles per hour to edge Bubba Wallace for the top spot by one one-thousandth of a second.
 
Denny Hamlin celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Richmond Raceway on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Caudill)

Cup Series drivers seeking more consistency from NASCAR in applying the rules they all know

NASCAR Cup Series drivers want more consistency from the governing body and how decisions are made in the race command center.
 
Denny Hamlin celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Richmond Raceway on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Caudill)

‘Almost NASCAR champion’ Hamlin feuds with track owner in social media spat that turned personal

One of NASCAR’s top track owners deleted social media posts he made in a back-and-forth spat with top driver Denny Hamlin that began when Hamlin criticized the repaving of Sonoma Raceway in California.
 
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands chats with team members in the garage during the second free practice session at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Friday, April 5, 2024, ahead of Sunday's Japanese Formula One Grand Prix. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Verstappen hopes to use Japan’s high-speed Suzuka circuit to reassert his dominance in Formula 1

Japan’s Suzuka circuit looks like the perfect place for Max Verstappen to resume his dominance of Formula 1 after he went out on the fourth lap with a brake fire in Australia in the last race.
 
Ayumu Iwasa of Japan, reserve driver of RB, the team previously known as AlphaTauri before the second free practice session at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Friday, April 5, 2024, ahead of Sunday's Japanese Formula One Grand Prix. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Japanese drivers try to break through in Formula 1 but face linguistic and geographical barriers

About two dozen Japanese drivers have raced in Formula 1 over almost 50 years, and success has been limited.
 
Driver Josh Berry (4) nearly makes contact with Chase Elliott (9) as he pulls out of his pit box during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Richmond Raceway on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Caudill)

AUTO RACING: Hamlin steals a `W’ from Truex on pit road to win at Richmond. Martinsville is next

Denny Hamlin didn’t have a winning car until a caution flew with two laps to go at Richmond Raceway, forcing overtime.
 
Denny Hamlin celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Richmond Raceway on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Caudill)

Gibbs has good problem after Hamlin’s pit crew steals a win from dominant, agitated Truex

Joe Gibbs probably expects the organizational meeting of his four NASCAR Cup Series teams to be somewhat challenging this week, even after a weekend sweep at Richmond Raceway.
 
MotoGP rider Enea Bastianini of Italy, left, takes a curve followed by Francesco Bagnaia, also of Italy, and Marc Marquez of Spain during the Portuguese Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Algarve International circuit near Portimao, Portugal, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Liberty Media to add MotoGP to a global racing portfolio that already includes F1

The American company that owns Formula 1 is adding to its global racing portfolio with the purchase of the MotoGP motorcycle racing series by the end of the year.
 
Denny Hamlin celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Richmond Raceway on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Caudill)

Late caution gives Hamlin a second chance and he beats Gibbs teammate Truex at Richmond Raceway

Denny Hamlin won the race off pit road with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. after a caution with two laps to go and won in overtime at Richmond Raceway.
 

Chandler Smith wins spring NASCAR Xfinity race at Richmond Raceway for the second year in a row

Chandler Smith took the lead with 59 laps to go and won the spring NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway for the second year in a row.
 

Larson wins pole for NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond on Easter

Kyle Larson turned a fast lap at 120.332 mph to win the pole position for Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway.
 
Members of William Byron's crew celebrate his win after a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

AUTO RACING: Byron first two-time winner in NASCAR. Sainz ends Verstappen’s nine-race F1 win streak

William Byron is the first multiple race winner of the year in NASCAR’s top series. The Hendrick Motorsports driver added a victory at Circuit of the Americas to his season-opening Daytona 500 win.
 
William Byron celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Another Byron win has Hendrick on a roll heading toward NASCAR team’s 40th anniversary party

Hendrick Motorsports has a lot to be happy about as the team barrels toward its big 40th anniversary celebration in two weeks.
 
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