Reusse: Brainerd racetrack deserves a victory
Brainerd International Raceway will host a Trans Am Series event this weekend, with social distancing rules in place.
Motorsports
Austin Cindric completes Xfinity sweep at Kentucky Speedway
In two nights, Austin Cindric went from the cusp of winning on ovals to showing his ability to dominate those layouts.
Motorsports
IndyCar drivers grateful to have fans back this weekend
Simon Pagenaud says racing hasn't been quite the same without spectators to cheer the drivers on for the opening stages of the IndyCar season."It's strange…
Motorsports
Jimmie Johnson confused, frustrated after virus scare
Jimmie Johnson is just as confused as everyone else about his plight with the coronavirus. A positive test caused the seven-time NASCAR champion to miss the first race of his career, and it was followed three days later by a negative test.
Motorsports
Verstappen shows speed in Styria; Hamilton off practice pace
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen posted the fastest time and Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton lacked pace in the second practice session for the Styrian Grand Prix on Friday.
Motorsports
Austin Cindric wins NASCAR Xfinity race at Kentucky Speedway
Austin Cindric answered the nagging question of when he'll finally conquer an oval.
Motorsports
Pressure is mounting on Ferrari after one race of F1 season
Ferrari is under pressure after just one race of the Formula One season and scrambling to push through aerodynamic improvements in time for Sunday's Styrian Grand Prix.
Twins
Games are restarting, but few reporters will be there
Many familiar pregame sights won't be back when baseball and the NBA return later this month. Managers won't exchange lineup cards at home plate and…
Motorsports
NASCAR's Johnson OK'd to race after 2 negative virus tests
Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has twice tested negative for the coronavirus and will race Sunday at Kentucky Speedway.
Motorsports
Column: Jimmie Johnson finds voice during last NASCAR season
Jimmie Johnson stood alone on the track at Pocono Raceway, empty grandstands in front of him, a ghost town of a garage behind him. He was posing for photos to commemorate his final start at the Pennsylvania track but seemed to be the only one at the party.
Vikings
Sports jumps on PPP bandwagon, but big leagues take a pass
Rapper Ice Cube, Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and longtime boxing promoter Bob Arum led a cavalcade of sports leagues, federations, businesses and teams that…
Motorsports
Trump sideswipes NASCAR, Wallace over flag and noose
NASCAR's layered relationship with President Donald Trump took a sharp turn Monday when Trump took a sideswipe at the racing organization for banning the Confederate flag and wrongly accused the sport's only full-time Black driver of perpetrating "a hoax" when a crew member found a noose in the team garage stall.
Motorsports
Harvick takes advantage of Hamlin's crash to win Brickyard 400
Kevin Harvick turned up the pressure on Denny Hamlin late in the Brickyard 400.
Motorsports
Bottas shows he can handle pressure in winning Austrian GP
Valtteri Bottas insisted before the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday that he has what it takes to win the Formula One world championship.
Motorsports
City-Madrid can go ahead in England because of exemptions
Manchester City can host Real Madrid in the second leg of their last-16 match in the Champions League next month after the British government announced selected sports stars would be exempt from quarantine requirements when competing in the country.
Motorsports
F1 Drivers all wear "End Racism" T-shirts, but 6 don't kneel
Valtteri Bottas kneeled holding the winners' trophy at Formula One's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, where the podium trio held up a black T-shirt with "End Racism" written on it.
Motorsports
Knocked out of Brickyard, Johnson copes at home with virus
Jimmie Johnson and his family took every precaution to avoid the coronavirus.
Motorsports
Briscoe wins 2nd straight to complete dream weekend at Indy
Chase Briscoe parked the No. 98 car on the front straightaway at Indianapolis, climbed out and scaled the catch fence with some crew members. He even kissed the bricks.
Motorsports
Dixon breaks through at Indianapolis with victory in GP
It took Scott Dixon 12 years to make a second trip to victory lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Motorsports
NASCAR races on at Indy after Johnson contracts coronavirus
NASCAR's extravagant weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway — where the back-and-forth battle between Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin should continue — has been rocked by its first driver testing positive for the coronavirus.
Motorsports
Bottas takes pole position for season-opening Austrian GP
Valtteri Bottas upstaged Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday to take pole position for Formula One's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.
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