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Rahal would get same Funny Car 101 basic training that Force used to teach his daughters, one of whom dates the IndyCar driver John Force prepared to teach IndyCar's Graham Rahal drag racing basics Rahal would get same Funny Car 101 basic training that Force used to teach his daughters, one of whom dates the IndyCar driver Check out this story on ... (more)

JULY 06: Aric Almirola, driver of the #43 United States Air Force Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 after the race was called for weather at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2014 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

"I love driving race cars, I love driving next to sharks more dangerous than these," said Brendan Gaughn as he was in the middle of the shark tank at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Porsche Motorsports Event Notes. Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Dateline. Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada Circuit.

Winning streaks were snapped and multiple drivers achieved groundbreaking wins during week seven of Atlanta Motor Speedway's Thursday Thunder summer short track racing series.

For E.J. Generotti III, last weekend's long trip to the Sports Car Club of America races at Watkins Glen International was about reflection, sharing memories with his son and finding time to heal.

Richard Petty poses with two trophies at the race team's shop in Concord, N.C., Aric Almirola's trophy, left, for winning the Coke Zero 400 , and his trophy, right, for winning the Firecracker 400 auto race 30 years ago.

ADVANCE NOTES A Daytona Recap o Chris Buescher hit the track at Daytona International Speedway for his first NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the two-and-a-half mile track.

Throughout the '60s, automotive icon Mickey Thompson seemed to pop up everywhere competitors gathered in the name of speed.

Team: No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Mustang Crew Chief: Chad Norris Chassis: RK-806 PR Contact: Mike Campbell; mcampbell@roushfenway.com; 704-839-1115 Twitter: @Tbayne21, @RFR6PR and @RoushFenway ADVANCE NOTES Bayne at New Hampshire A Trevor Bayne makes his fourth NASCAR Nationwide Series start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon.

Veteran Ken Schrader didn't win Sunday's Herr's Chase The Taste 200 presented by Federated Car Care, but he taught Georgia teenager Brandon Jones a thing or two, and the lessons probably helped Jones get to victory lane at Winchester Speedway.

In just a few days the voting will close for the ESPN ESPYs, the ultimate sports/entertainment awards.

AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson racers in action last September at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Coke Zero 400 at Daytona: Aric Almirola Aric Almirola celebrates in the rain in Victory Lane after winning the rain-shortened Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach on Sunday, July 6, 2014.

Former NASCAR K&N West Series champion Butch Gilliland will dust off his old racing uniform to take on his son and grandson -- current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Gilliland and up-and-coming late model driver Todd Gilliland -- in a Super Late Model Series race at Irwindale Speedway on July 19. The 75-lap feature event will be the first ... (more)

Racing on the grounds of the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a goal for any driver who straps into a race car, no matter how old they are or what form of racing they compete in.

Here they come. NASCAR's Sprint Cup stars wrapped up their rain-delayed Fourth of July weekend stay in Daytona with a rain-shortened and topsy-turvy Coke Zero 400 on Sunday: Next stop Loudon.

Daytona 500 champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. is driving as well as he ever has in making his best case to win a first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.

Almirola's name is the first among this season's race winners that might not have been on a consensus list of drivers likely to take a checkered flag and therefore to make the Chase.

Bob.Self@jacksonville.com--11/23/11--Updated Downtown Jacksonville skyline views with the Wells Fargo signage on the old Independent Life Building.