Once IndyCar star Danica Patrick figured out how to get in and out of the stock car, the rest of her testing session at Daytona International Speedway went without any problems.
Her five laps around NASCAR’s most famous track Friday felt “a little slow”-no surprise since those IndyCars go about 50 mph faster-and her test was considerably smoother than the storied superspeedway.
Her main concern? … Details
Danica Patrick will ease her way into NASCAR by skipping the Nationwide Series opener at Daytona International Speedway in favor of a less-stressful debut one week later at California.
The IndyCar star is still working on piecing together a 13-race schedule for JR Motorsports in NASCAR’s second-tier series, but announced Thursday she’s marked the Feb. 20 race at Auto Club Speedway for her debut.
JR Motorsports also will field a car for Patrick in the … Details
PARIS – Renault is staying in Formula One racing after agreeing Wednesday to sell a “large stake” in the team to a private investment firm to keep the cars on the grid in 2010.
The French carmaker had been weighing whether to pull out of F1 following a crash scandal that led to the departure of former team principal Flavio Briatore.
After the proposed sale to …Â Details
Indianapolis 500 qualifying is to be cut back to a single-weekend event in 2010.
For most of its history, qualifying for the IndyCar Series’ showpiece race has been spread over two weekends, with the most recent format seeing the grid set across four days. Since 2005, the top 11 places have been decided on Pole Day Saturday, positions 12 to 22 on the Sunday afterward, then the final 11 spots the following Saturday before non-qualifiers attempted to get back into the field on the final Bump Day … Details