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It wasn’t the only time Tony Stewart has been at odds with Goodyear over the tires it brought to a Sprint Cup race, but the rant he went on before, during and after last spring’s event at Atlanta Motor Speedway was certainly one of his most passionate.

So now, one year later, with Goodyear having brought a new tire to run in this Sunday…  Details

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Scott Dixon will attempt to become the second driver in IndyCar Series history to follow up one championship season with another. To do so, he’ll have to battle what most fellow drivers refer to as “the usual suspects.”

Those usual suspects include …  Details

Formula One still retains some of its image as a glamour sport, favoured by playboys and daredevils with little regard for training schedules and nutritionists. Juan Manuel Fangio, who dominated the sport in the 1950s, developed a physique that could best be described as portly, while James Hunt, the 1976 world champion, was a notorious party animal and occasional marijuana smoker.

In the modern age, F1’s increasing demands mean drivers have to be extremely fit and focused at all times. Go out on the town the night before a big race and your dulled reactions will show up all too easily the following morning on the electronic telemetry readouts…  Details


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Kyle Busch called for drastic changes to his No. 51 Billy Ballew Motorsports truck on Friday after making a quick run in afternoon practice.

Busch’s car topped the speed charts, running four-tenths quicker than second-fast Ron Hornaday. But that wasn’t good enough for the 23-year-old NASCAR sensation.

Adjustments included the basics, like tire pressure, and the heavy-hitting changes such as camber and toe. Insight for how to turn a good car in a great one was fueled solely from Busch—not the crew chief on the No. 51, but the driver….  Details