Phoenix Chase chances, Friday the 13th edition

...19.3 19th 75.8 * Subway Fresh Fit 500, won by Mark Martin ** Driver Rating has been...29th. Thirteen's only win came via an Indy Car legend and it came in a race...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Bud Moore, American Hero

When it comes to NASCAR Veterans Day stories, the tale of teenage Bud Moore -- a future NASCAR Hall of Famer if there ever was one -- hitting the beac...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Danica could face glass ceiling in NASCAR

On Wednesday, we broke the news of Danica Patrick's 2010 NASCAR plans. Almost immediately I started getting questions about the history of female c...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

NASCAR's return to moonshine roots

In the November 16, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine, Ryan McGee writes a column on NASCAR's return to its moonshine roots -- and not simply for the buzz this time.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Sources: Danica near NASCAR deal

IndyCar Series and crossover media star Danica Patrick is nearing completion of a two-year contract with JR Motorsports, the NASCAR Nationwide Series operation owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., according to a source close to the talks.

Rally America wraps fifth season

Mick Fanning claims Rip Curl Pro Search

Jimmie's current run is stuff of legend

...throughout his career -- even starting a handful of Indy 500 races. But when he signed on to drive...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009

For Johnson, mind is what matters

Whether she's competing in the Olympics or on "Dancing with the Stars," Shawn Johnson isn't surprised when she wins ... she's already pictured it a thousand times

Moonshiners, (re)unite!

There are times in one's life that my man Marty Smith and I like to call "time machine moments." Those out-of-body experiences that make you wish you ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009

What if the NCAA ruled the world?

The NCAA is trying to take the fun out of college football. Can you imagine if the NCAA ran the entire sports world?

Helio could hold key to Briscoe's title chances

...win the crown this Saturday in the Firestone Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. With eight points...two victories this season (at Texas and the Indianapolis 500), and the Miami resident knows how he...

Title or no title, Dario's return a successful one

...only strengthened his resolve and desire to drive Indy cars. He admitted those were lacking in the...Racing, even during his IndyCar championship and Indy 500-winning season of 2007. In a fresh environment...

Odom's true Hollywood story heats up

More than title talk, Lamar Odom's recent nuptials put him uncomfortably in the spotlight.

Danica's reported signing great news for IRL

...a lot of places -- the Indy Racing League, the league's...will be racing in the Indianapolis 500 for the foreseeable future...She has said the Indy 500 is important to her and...

...front) interviewing Johnny Rutherford as Rutherford's 1980 Indy 500 winning car, the Chaparral 2K, sits in the...