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It was a good IndyCar Series season in Southern California in 2013 with thrilling races at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.

Editor's note: This report has been changed from the original to correct the name of the organization that encouraged the larger-than-usual grant to the Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center.

With the vintage Galaxie nameplates added to the valve covers, it looks like Ford could have installed this fuel-injected 2011 Coyote 5.0 in Vic's ride.

Parker Kligerman, aged 15 at the time, drives a go-kart at Norwalk Kart Association in 2005.

Tickets are now on sale for the first Red Bull Air Race World Championship race in the United States since 2010 as the series will make its first of two stops in the states Sept.

The Atlanta chapter of Speedway Children's Charities distributed $140,000 in grants to 29 metro Atlanta non-profit and children's charitable organizations today.

With the December lull comes time to think and ponder the next racing season. By now all the drivers, teams and fans are more or less ready to get back to the track.

One day, the rebuilt and improved Daytona International Speedway may be the world center of more than just racing.

AMA Pro Racing announced the complete AMA Pro Flat Track schedule for the upcoming 2014 season; an agenda that includes 16 rounds of the AMA Pro Grand National Championship and AMA Pro Singles classes.

The staff Circuit of the Americas is working countless hours to build up the facility and come up with new ways to enhance the fan experience.

IndyCar media veteran Paul Page talks with Indy 500 winner Gil de Ferran in 2003.

The Indianapolis Colts, in the midst of a 2-2 stretch that has undermined some of the good they did... I'm a huge fan of leftovers.

We should have seen the writing on the wall earlier. The eRoadRacing series cut its ties to its Australian arm before the start of the end of the 2012 season, and now they've done it again, announcing plans to focus its efforts solely in Europe for 2014 and beyond.

Richard Petty Motorsports officials named Trent Owens crew chief for the No. 43 Ford NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team and driver Aric Almirola , according to a statement from the organization.

Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for 2013's Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 16. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer.

Motorsports 101 provides 24/7 obsessive sports coverage of Motorsports as a part of Sports Media 101 .

Auto Central Louisville, KY December 1, 2013 Each week Larry Nutson, Senior Editor, New York Bureau of The Auto Channel, along with Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau give you easy to digest nuggets of the past week's automotive news you may have missed.

Dave Darland is just the third driver in the history of the Turkey Night Grand Prix to win the race on pavement and dirt.

Bristol Motor Speedway is short on length but big on action. At just 0.533 miles, Bristol is one of the shortest tracks on the NASCAR schedule, but with over 160,000 seats, the track ranks in the top ten of all sports venues in the world in seating capacity.

"The on-track action at this year's MotoGP Championship race at COTA was incredible, and our mission for 2014 is to elevate the fan experience at the track and in downtown Austin," COTA Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer Geoff Moore said.