JOLIET, IL- AUGUST 29: Ryan Briscoe, driver of the #6 Team Penske Honda Dallara, drives...the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo By Donald Miralle/Getty Images

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The first Indy races were stockers

Are stock cars really interlopers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Believe it or not, stock cars -- including winning Buicks -- were the star attraction in 1909 and 1910.

It's not easy being Mr. Popular

You want drama? Spend a weekend with Dale Earnhardt Jr. The most popular driver in NASCAR is walking, breathing drama -- whether he likes it or not.

Crunching numbers from New Hampshire

...The youngest drivers to get their first wins in Cup history: Driver: Age (years-days) Joey Logano: 19-35 Kyle Busch: 20-125 Donald Thomas: 20-129 Fireball Roberts: 21-205 Bobby Hillin Jr.: 22...

Helio, sister cleared of all charges

Federal prosecutors dropped the remaining tax evasion conspiracy charge against two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves and his sister on Friday, clearing the Brazilian driver of all the charges that once threatened to derail his career.

...May 29, 2005 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil steers his car during free practice ahead the Monaco...

Jurors reach verdict on 2 of 7 counts

A federal jury reached a partial verdict Thursday in the tax evasion trial of Brazilian race car driver and "Dancing With The Stars" champ Helio Castroneves, but was hung up on several counts.

Jury to deliberate for fifth day

Jury deliberations will stretch into a fifth day in the complex tax evasion case of Brazilian race car driver Helio Castroneves and two co-defendants.

Castroneves jury asks for transcripts

Jurors deliberating the fate of Brazilian race car driver Helio Castroneves and two others charged with evading U.S. taxes asked Monday for transcripts of testimony given by two tax lawyers.

Closing arguments heard in Helio trial

Indy race car driver Helio Castroneves, his sister and his lawyer engaged in an intricate "pattern of deception" to avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars, a prosecutor said Thursday in closing arguments at the trio's tax evasion trial.

Castroneves' father: I set up company

Helio Castroneves' father says he was the one who set up a Panamanian company that prosecutors contend was used to dodge taxes.

Crunching numbers after Bristol

...him up at all), although both those subjects definitely have come up. We speak at length about drivers past and drivers future, and did so again coming off the Saturday Night Special at Bristol this...

Helio's financial life under scrutiny

Innocent victim or calculated schemer? That's the $5.5 million question lawyers are grappling with as Helio Castroneves' tax-evasion trial heats up in Miami.