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Just in time for the Brickyard 400, the new scoring pylon is now in place at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

As the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup picture comes further into focus, NASCAR announced today that Chase Grid Live Sponsored by Toyota and Sprint will make its debut in downtown Chicago on Sept.

CCS racers Ryan Cabrera and Chase Mollak at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Photo by Lisa Theobald, courtesy of CCS Florida.

Remembering a ride with racing fan Garner The late actor James Garner was also a racing afficionado.

Need something to talk about at the water cooler that isn't an HBO show? How about a quick recap on the weekend's past races? Here's a quick summary of who won a few races this past weekend and as a bonus, a schedule of events for the upcoming week in Indianapolis, in case you're heading that direction.

Millville, NJ- The AMA sanctioned ASRA Team Challenge Series presented by Michelin Tire visited the New Jersey Motorsports Park and the local hot shoes showed everyone how it was done..

Nam Y. Huh - The Associated Press Brian Scott makes a pit stop during the NASCAR Nationwide series auto race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.

Stewart raced in a sprint car last weekend for the first time since he broke his leg in an extracurricular race last August.

The death Sunday of Kierstin Eaddy, 14, shows that there are no guarantees at even the safest type of motorsports activity.

OAK Racing arrives at the legendary Indianapolis circuit, which is hosting the eighth round of the 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship on 24-25 July, boosted by its victory at Mosport on 13th July and its third place overall in the Tudor USCC.

"We're ready," said Ethan Fricks, 17, a senior at All-Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth.

Both are locks to make the reformatted and expanded 16-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup, and both stand a good chance of reaching the final four-driver, winner-take-all season finale race together at Homestead-Miami Speedway in November.

NASCAR race at Phoenix International Raceway will be a bracket buster Nov. 9 'semifinal' decides last 4 drivers standing in NCAA tourney-like Chase.

At a time when auto racing is struggling to prove value and attract new sponsors , race teams have to show that they can do more than produce a race-winning 200 mph billboard .

The 86-year-old actor who led the 500 fields in 1975, 1977 and 1985 was found dead of natural causes at his Los Angeles home on Saturday.

The series had planned to run one race Saturday and one on Sunday until rain washed out the first event.

"All of us at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are saddened by the passing of James Garner.

A steady stream of fans approached the actor from all angles, but he made it look as if it was a small party with a bunch of old friends.

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Mark Ruffalo had a big smile on his face as he signed ticket stubs and posed for pictures at Chicagoland Speedway.