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As the racing world's eyes turn to Indiana for the "Month of May", Jimmy Kite returns to a tradition that goes deep into the heart of the Indiana racing scene and well into his past.

RACE CARS - Open-cockpit, open-wheel and single-seat, with 2.2-liter, 550-700 horsepower turbocharged V-6 engines.

Let's face it, when we see drivers or crew members roll up their sleeves and engage in a legitimate brawl everything else goes dim.

Being the first female host of the Indianapolis 500 isn't as big a deal as, say, being the first black president.

AMA Pro Racing supplied this photo to go with its release. It shows GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro National Guard Superbike riders in action at NOLA Motorsports Park in 2012.

Officials plan to use the 24 Hours of Le Mans as an opportunity to work on brand awareness of the new United SportsCar Racing brand which will debut in 2014.

The Indianapolis 500 has become the most famous race in motorsports over the last 102 years, combining speed and daring in a heady blend that makes for must-see television.

He's the hometown hope, the Butler University alum and die-hard Indiana Pacers fan who has put his modest, one-car program on the pole for the Indianapolis 500 ahead of powerhouse programs from Penske Racing and Andretti Autosport.

Defending series champion Brad Keselowski believes he's still the fastest in Sprint Cup, even if his results four months into the season don't bear that out.

A NASCAR appeals panel on Friday upheld the penalties for two Richard Childress Racing Nationwide crew members who are also facing criminal charges for fighting with Nelson Piquet Jr.

Four of the five inductees who comprise the 2014 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame - Dale Jarrett, Maurice Petty, Tim Flock and Jack Ingram - have ties to Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR's Most Competitive Track or the fine state of Alabama.

NASCAR has had a long history with supporting the men and women of the United States Armed Forces so it was fitting that on Memorial Day weekend the racing body would make a formal announcement late Thursday afternoon that they were launching, NASCAR: An American Salute Initiative at Charlotte Motor Speedway .

Tom Sorensen has been a columnist at The Observer for 20 years and has been at the paper for 25, writing about nearly every sport in the Carolinas.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie driver Timmy Hill and the FAS Lane Racing team prepare for the grueling 600 miles that lay ahead this week.

When Bruton Smith threatened to move his superspeedway in 2007, he ultimately got a boulevard named after him and $80million in incentives to build the world’s only all-concrete, four-wide drag strip.

Deeds and his grandfather attended local races at Oxford Plains Speedway and Hermon's Speedway 95 and attended their first Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., in 1997.

Indianapolis is gearing up for Memorial Day weekend. As always, 2013 is packed with family-friendly events.

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Dale Jarrett following the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, in September 1996.

With less than 90 days before GRAND-AM Road Racing debuts at Kansas Speedway, here's some background on the Rolex Sports Car Series and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.