JEREZ, Spain — McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton led the pack of drivers testing out this season’s Formula One cars Thursday.
The circuit champion was quickest of the four 2009 cars testing at the Jerez circuit with a fast lap of one minute 20.737, ahead of Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, Kazuki Nakajima of Williams and local favourite Fernando Alonso of Renault.
Hamilton’s testing focused on trying out new regulations, including …Â More info
 Imagine it’s 30 minutes before the green flag drops on Sunday’s 51st Daytona 500 stock-car race.
Realizing you don’t have nearly enough Buffalo wings, you try to set your own track record on the way to the supermarket.
If only your car had some of that cutting-edge NASCAR technology. Then you could make the trip in half the time and not worry about hitting a few mailboxes on the way.
Actually, today’s production passenger cars have borrowed …Â More info
The question on stock car fans minds as the 2009 NASCAR season gets ready to put the pedal-to-the-metal is if anyone prevent Jimmie Johnson from winning an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup Championship.Â
If you are looking for an edge for a Sprint Cup futures wager you should stick with a team that is a proven winner. I’ll use the 2008 season as an example. Last year, only six …Â More info
When I think of the funniest moments in sports, I think of things that we rarely witness happening. Seemingly spot on, near-perfect athletes having moments that make them seem like they don’t always sit on the pedestal we place them on. I think of the moments that demonstrate they are human, that they are one of us.
The date is Nov. 15, 1992. I am in the chilly grandstands of Atlanta Motor Speedway. This is a sentimental and memorable day. It is the final race of the NASCAR Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) season. There is a tremendous championship battle taking place, with five drivers mathematically eligible to claim the title…. More info