Andy Belmont Motorsports News

The 500 Festival announced Saturday that Allison Jacob of Indianapolis was crowned the 2013 500 Festival Queen at the Breakfast at the Brickyard, presented by ProLiance Energy, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Autoweek's Steven Cole Smith got the chance to tool around the Circuit of the Americas in a V8 Supercar.

Kyle Busch recovered after a rough Sprint Cup loss last week with a big win in the Charlotte Trucks race on Friday.

Carl Edwards took the pole for the Sprint Cup All-Star race, which will take place on Saturday night.

Seventh grade students from Dundee walk in the woods near a Michigan International Speedway campground on Tuesday morning during Track and Explore.

Here's your digital hub for news from Day Seven of practice -- Fast Friday -- for the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

With a possible $2 million payday for the winner and some recent changes in the format, this year's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway could be the most thrilling one in the event's 29-year history.

Students wait to play during the Pop Goes the Eagle concert at the Middle School at Parkside on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Looking genuinely interested, far beyond a simple photo opportunity, Gordon eagerly began packing large boxes with donated food at Gleaners Community Food Bank on Thursday.

The New York Knicks are not ready for their season to end. Facing elimination in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Knicks have opened up an 11-point third quarter lead at Madison Square Facing elimination in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Knicks have opened up an 11-point third quarter lead at Madison Square Garden.

Authorities in North Carolina say former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

One of Hamilton County's most wanted fugitives has been captured in Alabama. Aaron Massey was arrested at a hotel near Mobile, Alabama.

A bus has been involved in a crash on I-65 northbound at the 128 mile marker. That's between Zionsville and Lebanon in Boone County.

What would NASCAR be without controversy? You can insert your own description here, but the latest bit of not-so-good news coming out of the racing body is a literal she-said, he-said resulting with the felony arrest of driver Mike Harmon Wednesday afternoon for allegedly stealing the hauler of Jennifer Jo Cobb on May 11.

WHERE HE STANDS: Jimmie Johnson remained in first place for the sixth straight week after Darlington.

He had six top-five finishes, nine top-10's in 15 starts, finishing the year ranked fifth in the championship standings driving for Sam Schmidt Motorsports.

Any race fan, whether you like Patrick or think she's just a publicity stunt, could have seen this coming.

The English driver earned the pole for the Indy Lights race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2010, the first woman to start first in a race at the historic track.

The man is now inside the home alone and police are trying to make contact in order to bring him outside.

A judge has denied a request by a man accused in a DUI hit-and-run accident to relocate and remove his ankle monitoring device.