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Earnhardt hoping for Darlington breakthrough in final season

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) Dale Earnhardt Jr. is preparing for the end of his NASCAR career and understands it likely won’t finish the way he hoped when he returned from injury this season.

Lewis Hamilton claims his 69th career pole position to break Michael Schumacher's Formula One record

MONZA, Italy (AP) Lewis Hamilton claims his 69th career pole position to break Michael Schumacher’s Formula One record.

Williams veteran Massa leads rain-shortened Monza practice

MONZA, Italy (AP) Williams veteran Felipe Massa led the rain-shortened final practice for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday as one of only seven drivers to complete laps.

Matt Hagan breaks Funny Car track records at US Nationals

CLERMONT, Ind. (AP) Matt Hagan broke both ends of the Funny Car track record Friday in the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway.

Highlights from day one of the U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis | 2017 NHRA DRAG RACING

Check out highlights from the first qualifying session of the Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals, in which multiple new track records were set.

Penske's Newgarden guarded about his IndyCar points lead

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) Less than a week after his series-leading fourth win of the IndyCar season created a more comfortable lead in the points standings, Penske Racing’s Josef Newgarden remains guarded about his title chances with two races remaining in the season.

Aiming for pole record, Hamilton tops opening Monza practice

MONZA, Italy (AP) Lewis Hamilton is on course to break Michael Schumacher’s pole position record after leading Friday’s opening practice session for the Italian Grand Prix in rainy conditions.

Feuding Force India teammates Perez and Ocon promise peace

MONZA, Italy (AP) Force India teammates Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon have promised peace after a season full of heated incidents.

Chase Elliott moving to father's No. 9 in number swap

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) Chase Elliott will drive his father’s iconic No. 9 next season in a number swap at Hendrick Motorsports.

Baffling paradox between Verstappen & Ricciardo at Red Bull

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) The paradox at Red Bull is baffling: Daniel Ricciardo keeps getting on the podium while teammate Max Verstappen can hardly finish a race.

Force India drivers Perez and Ocon clash again at Belgian GP

SPA-FRANORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) The relationship between Force India teammates Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon is at breaking point after another heated incident during the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Hamilton wins Belgian GP to trim Vettel's lead to 7 points

SPA-FRANORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) Lewis Hamilton celebrated his record-equaling 68th pole position with victory at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, trimming championship leader Sebastian Vettel’s lead to seven points.

Schumacher's son drives old F1 car to mark 25th anniversary

SPA-FRANORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) Marking the 25th anniversary of Michael Schumacher’s first Formula One win, his teenage son Mick drove demonstration laps in an old F1 car ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Josef Newgarden races to 4th IndyCar win of season

MADISON, Ill. (AP) Josef Newgarden passed teammate Simon Pagenaud and drove away to his fourth IndyCar series victory of the season Saturday night at Gateway Motorsports Park.

Sebastian Vettel extends Ferrari contract for 3 more years

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel has extended his contract with Ferrari for another three years.

Raikkonen fastest in final Belgian GP practice; Vettel 2nd

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel boosted Ferrari ahead of qualifying by posting the fastest times in final practice for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Will Power leads Penske qualifying sweep at Gateway

MADISON, Ill. (AP) Will Power took the 50th pole of his career Friday night, leading Team Penske to a four-team, two-row sweep in qualifying for the IndyCar race Saturday night at Gateway Motorsports Park.

Castroneves, IndyCar back at Gateway with a hot points race

MADISON, Ill. (AP) Helio Castroneves is a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and has 30 victories overall and 50 poles in his 19-year career.

Raikkonen tops 1st practice for Belgian GP; Hamilton 2nd

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) Kimi Raikkonen posted the fastest time in the first practice session of the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday after having repairs on his Ferrari.

Bottas still unsure if he will be a Mercedes driver in 2018

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) Valtteri Bottas still does not know if he will get a Mercedes contract next season.

F1 great Schumacher's son to drive demo laps at Belgian GP

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) Michael Schumacher’s son will mark the 25th anniversary of his father’s first Formula One win by driving demonstration laps ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Stoffel Vandoorne to continue as a McLaren F1 driver in 2018

WOKING, England (AP) Stoffel Vandoorne will continue to drive for the McLaren Formula One team next season.

Raikkonen to drive again for Ferrari in 2018 F1 championship

MARANELLO, Italy (AP) Kimi Raikkonen signed a one-year extension to his contract at Ferrari on Tuesday and will race for the Italian Formula One team next year.

Formula One enters esports with virtual championship

LONDON (AP) Formula One is creating a virtual championship for gamers.

IndyCar driver Hunter-Reay cleared to race following wreck

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Ryan Hunter-Reay has been cleared to drive in Sunday’s IndyCar race at Pocono Raceway following a violent accident during qualifying that sent him to the hospital.

Leah Pritchett tops NHRA qualifying with record run

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) Leah Pritchett’s NHRA-record pass help up Saturday at Brainerd International Speedway in Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals qualifying.

Indianapolis 500 champion Takuma Sato wins Pocono pole

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Indianapolis 500 champion Takuma Sato posted an average of 219.639 mph on Saturday to win the pole for the IndyCar race at Pocono Raceway.

'Dancing' with fame: Hinchcliffe enjoys newfound stardom

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) James Hinchcliffe just tried to act like a friendly tourist during a visit to Philadelphia . When he saw four people on a city sidewalk trying to squeeze into a selfie frame in front of Independence Hall, Hinchcliffe volunteered to snap the photo for them.

Pritchett has quickest run in NHRA history at 3.640 seconds

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) Leah Pritchett had the quickest run in NHRA history with 3.640-second pass at 330.63 mph Friday night at Brainerd International Speedway in Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals qualifying.

Kyle Busch wins at Bristol for 19th time in NASCAR

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) Kyle Busch continued his domination at Bristol Motor Speedway with a victory Friday night in the Xfinity Series race.