Renault says it will stay in F1

Renault is staying in Formula One racing after agreeing Wednesday to sell a "large stake" in the team to a private investment firm to keep the cars on the grid in 2010.

Labbe is Menard's new crew chief

Richard "Slugger" Labbe will serve as the new crew chief for Paul Menard.

Ranking the world's best 10 drivers

Jimmie Johnson won his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship, but how much weight does that carry in Terry Blount's rankings of the world's best drivers? Plenty.

...IRL IndyCar Series Championship on October 10, 2009 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) CAPTION: Nov. 15, 2009; Pomona, CA, USA; NHRA top fuel driver Tony Schumacher celebrates...

End of the road to baseball immortality

An expert takes us on a tour of the most unique final resting places in the MLB.

Schumacher rumor mill in overdrive

The F1 rumor mill is in high gear with speculation that seven-time world champ Michael Schumacher is poised to make a comeback. At age 40. History says it can be done.

Foundation at John Force Racing is rock-solid

...Racing is secure and successful for many years to come. That plan starts with son-in-law Robert Hight, who won his first Funny Car championship in 2009. "I told Robert about it the other...

Funny Car champ Hight quiets his critics

Critics claim Robert Hight got a free pass to the NHRA playoffs because his famous team owner/father-in-law spun the tires in a must-win duel at Indy. Well, look at him now.

Hope you didn't forget to give thanks for NASCAR

...and Mark Martin are still out there. Once they're gone, I'm officially old. • Fireball Roberts, Cannonball Baker and "The Cannonball Run", but not so much "The Cannonball Run II" (though, as I...

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Sauber to repurchase BMW team

German car maker BMW has agreed to sell its Formula One team to previous owner Peter Sauber, provided the team gets a place on the grid next season.

2010 IndyCar paddock taking shape

Now that the biggest offseason deals have been announced (Izod and Danica), let's tackle the obvious question: How is the 2010 IndyCar Series paddock shaping up?

Schumacher giving trophy to Fort Hood

Tony Schumacher won his sixth straight and seventh overall Top Fuel championship on Sunday, beating Larry Dixon by two points in the closest season title race in NHRA history.

Hight clinches title; Edwards does, too

Robert Hight wrapped up his first Funny Car championship Saturday, qualifying third in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals.

Robert Hight

Schumacher, Dixon separated by point

Tony Schumacher and Larry Dixon entered the Full Throttle Series season finale separated by a single point. In the first round of Top Fuel qualifying Thursday, they were just a thousandth of a second apart.