Bottas ahead of Verstappen in Brazil, Hamilton to start 10th
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas won the sprint race Saturday to take pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix as a dramatic day at Interlagos accelerated championship leader Max Verstappen's quest for his first Formula One title.
Sports
On again, off again: Johnson & Knaus relationship now solid
Jimmie Johnson stood at the doorway of the lounge inside a team transporter casually eating from a can of Pringles. Upon noticing his arrival, Chad Knaus spun in his chair to confront the driver he teamed with for seven NASCAR championships.
Sports
NHRA crowns 4 champions in season-finale at Pomona
Steve Torrence, Greg Anderson and Matt Smith raced to season championships and race victories Sunday in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals.
Business
Champion race car driver, top instructor Bob Bondurant dies
Bob Bondurant, a former champion race car driver who opened a high-performance driving school in 1968 and taught numerous A-list actors for their movie roles, has died. He was 88.
Sports
Sunday best: Hamilton shocks Verstappen to win Brazilian GP
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton ended "the hardest weekend I've had" with a stunning victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, and gained momentum in his Formula One title fight with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.
Sports
Hamilton sees steep challenge against Verstappen in Brazil
Lewis Hamilton is running out of time in his quest to win a fifth straight Formula One title, and the Brazilian Grand Prix offers the British driver little hope of catching leader Max Verstappen.
Sports
NASCAR's new champion takes scouting trip to La-La-Land
Kyle Larson was running on empty, still trying to recover from the celebration.
Nation
Woman recalls total 'terror' of Charlottesville car attack
A woman who was pushed out of the way as a car slammed into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville described a scene of "complete terror" as she testified Monday to seeing her fiance bleeding on the sidewalk and later learning a friend was killed.
Sports
Column: NASCAR ends season with new champions, new energy
In the end, it was a win for NASCAR. Was it "The Best Season Ever," as promised by broadcast partner Fox? No. But NASCAR should pop the champagne — everyone else did.
Sports
Larson shares NASCAR title with supportive race school
Anthony Martin had just left Kyle Larson's NASCAR championship celebration, raised his arms and exclaimed, "We're world champions!"
Sports
Praise pours in for Kyle Larson following first NASCAR title
Before he headed onto the track for the biggest race of his career, Kyle Larson heard Mario Andretti praise him as one of the most well-rounded drivers in all of motorsports.
Motorsports
Larson wraps up comeback season with first NASCAR title
Suspended nearly all of last season for using a racial slur, Kyle Larson closed his comeback season in NASCAR with his first championship Sunday by with a title-winning victory at Phoenix Raceway.
Sports
Verstappen wins in Mexico, extends lead in F1 title chase
Max Verstappen stretched his lead over Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One season championship with a dominant victory Sunday at the Mexico City Grand Prix, and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez finished third to become the first Mexican driver to reach the podium in the history of the race.
Sports
Keselowski set to leave Penske a winner before move to Roush
Brad Keselowski laughed when he said he was relieved Roger Penske didn't give him the " Fresh Prince " treatment and toss him out of the building on his last day with the race team.
Sports
Bottas takes pole as Mercedes goes 1-2 in Mexico qualifying
Mercedes got the front-row lockout for the start of the Mexico City Grand Prix. The challenge will be holding off the hard-charging Red Bulls and Max Verstappen over 71 laps on Sunday.
Sports
NASCAR championship pits best at Hendrick vs. best at Gibbs
The fans held their $4 beers, sharpies and phones as they stacked four rows deep seeking just a glimpse of NASCAR champion Chase Elliott inside his garage stall.
Sports
Ben Rhodes wins Truck Series title for ThorSport Racing
Ben Rhodes opened the NASCAR season with back-to-back wins and closed it Friday night by winning the Truck Series championship.
Sports
Verstappen shows dominant speed in practice for Mexican GP
The early laps in the dust of Mexico City belonged to Mercedes. By late afternoon, Red Bull was off and running again.
Sports
NASCAR denounces 'Let's go, Brandon' conservative rally cry
NASCAR denounced its association with the "Let's go, Brandon" political cry being used across the country as an insult directed at President Joe Biden. Steve Phelps, NASCAR's president, said Friday the top motorsports series in the United States does not want to be associated with politics "on the left or the right."
Sports
Allmendingers ready to reign as 1st family of racing, runway
Pack the firesuit and the swimsuit, the Allmendingers are ready to reign as the first family of racing and the runway.
Sports
Champ Elliott: NASCAR star goes for 2nd Cup championship
Chase Elliott was supposed to be the star during his season as both NASCAR's reigning champion and its most popular driver.
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