INDIANAPOLIS — Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time in his career Sunday, joining an elite group with his triumph in the 96th running of event known as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”  … More
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Though the racecar driver Katherine Legge did not win the title at this year’s Indy 500 competition, she and her team took home a different victory simply by showing up.
Theirs was the first all-female crew to participate in the 96-year race’s history.
It was the 31-year-old British racer’s rookie year at the famed track and she was hoping to make an inspiring statement for young girls who may participate in races to come  … Pictures and more
The movie Rush is a biography of Formula 1 champion driver Niki Lauda (played by Daniel Brühl) and the 1976 crash that almost claimed his life. Mere weeks after the accident, he got behind the wheel to challenge his rival, James Hunt (played by Chris Hemsworth).
That’s been standard operating procedure for Rick Hendrick since 2002, when the championship car owner expanded to accommodate a fourth Sprint Cup program headlined by a then-unknown driver named Jimmie Johnson. Hendrick paired the new outfit in a building with the more experienced team of Jeff Gordon, and the result was an explosive progression that netted 71 combined victories for the stablemates during the ensuing eight years.
So three seasons ago when Hendrick faced the prospect of rebuilding a No. 88 team that was languishing deep in the standings, he used the same approach … More