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More than 40 cars and eight different manufacturers are represented in what is easily the strongest GT class field in Grand-Am’s history at the Rolex 24 at Daytona (Editor’s Note: Our DP class preview will follow on Tuesday). A comprehensive analysis might take tens of thousands of words, so for the sake of timing and simplicity, we’ll try to boil it down to three probable tiers: top, middle and bottom.

The top tier (15 entries) represents potential class winners and likely podium contenders. The middle tier (15) features teams on the edge of   …  Pictures and more

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Travis Pastrana has had no desire to get back on a motorcycle in the last couple of months as he tries to rehab his shattered right ankle.

The action sports star competed in the Race of Champions in December, tested a car for the Rolex 24 At Daytona a couple of weeks ago and is scheduled to test a Nationwide Series car next week.

Pastrana had been  …  More

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Sebastien Loeb started 2012 in the perfect fashion by clinching a dominant victory in the World Rally Championship’s Monte Carlo opener.

The reigning champion looked like he might have a fight on his hands when likely title rival Jari-Matti Latvala used a brilliant tyre choice amid changeable weather on day one to shoot into a half-minute lead. But when Latvala  …  More

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Darrell Waltrip’s speech was the highlight of Friday night’s NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Because the event doesn’t air on Speed until Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern, you probably haven’t heard what Waltrip said yet.

Here’s a partial transcript of Waltrip’s 24-minute speech:   …  More

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