Denny Hamlin and crew chief Mike Ford were in a tough spot, leading a race with a dominant car and eight laps to go when a caution forced a decision.
If they headed for pit road, the cars right behind them would stay on the track, gambling they could win a short sprint to the finish on old tires. And if they stayed on the track, the rest would pit, get fresh tires and surely run them down … Details
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, China’s largest private-run car maker, agreed on Sunday to buy Ford Motor’s (F.N) Volvo car unit for $1.8 billion, the country’s biggest overseas auto purchase.
The takeover underscores China’s arrival as a major force in the global auto industry and ends nearly two years of talks with Geely over Volvo — the last sale from Ford’s former premier group, which also held Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover … Details
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — After trying for more than an hour to battle increasingly wet weather conditions Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR postponed running the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 until noon ET Monday.
A steady rain descended on the track about an hour before the scheduled Sunday start time of 1:13 p.m. ET and did not let up. Officials called for the postponement of the race just before 2:30 p.m … Details
McLaren’s Jenson Button survived a first-corner collision and successfully gambled on a bold tire strategy to win a thrilling Formula One Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Button was the first driver prepared to change from intermediate tires to slicks on a drying track, and drove the final 52 laps on a wearing set of soft tires to claim back-to-back race wins in Melbourne.
The 2009 world champion tangled with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso at the first corner, and … Details