Nelsinho Piquet has revealed he will be racing in NASCAR this year after giving up on landing a Formula 1 drive.
The Brazilian, who was involved in the “crashgate” affair after leaving the Renault F1 team during the 2009 season, did not confirm in which series he will race this year, but made it clear it will be in NASCAR. Although he didn’t specify which series. Piquet tested a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series entry from the Red Horse Racing team last October and  … Details
SANTIAGO, Chile — Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar won the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally, cutting into the overall lead of Carlos Sainz of Spain. In the motorbike category, Marc Coma of Spain won the 210-mile stage from Copiapo to La Serena.
Monday’s stage wrapped up almost a week in Chile’s Atacama desert, one of the driest places on earth … Details
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Team NHRA had its best showing ever in the annual Lucas Oil Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge on Sunday with rookie competitor Melanie Troxel earning the gold medal at the charity event.
Fellow drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. was just .07 seconds back of Troxel’s two-run combined time of 1:39.33 seconds, bringing home silver with a 1:39.40. NASCAR road race specialist and multi-time challenge winner Boris Said ended up … Details
Crosses line 37 minutes off pace, trails by five-plus hours
SANTIAGO, Chile — Two-time World Rally champion Carlos Sainz has stretched his overall lead in the Dakar Rally with a second-place finish behind Stephane Peterhansel in Sunday’s eighth stage from Antofagasta to Copiapo in the Atacama desert.
Sainz of Spain leads Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar by 14 minutes, 35 seconds in the car category’s overall standings. American Mark Miller is third, 22:28 off the pace …Â Details