NASCAR's Wallace to retire after 2005
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NASCAR fans will have an entire year to say goodbye to one of the sport's top drivers, as Rusty Wallace announced yesterday he will retire after the 2005 season. Wallace's decision was influenced by the death of rival Dale Earnhardt in the 2001 Daytona 500. &quot;It kind of got to me,&quot; said Wallace, 48. &quot;It made me feel nervous. It ...
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Olivier Panis announced on Thursday that he will retire as a Formula One race driver at the end of the 2004 season. However, he has signed a two-year deal with Toyota to stay with the team as test driver.
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Danica Patrick's "heart and soul" are with the Indy Racing League, so that's where she'll stay &#151; for now. A new career in NASCAR will have to wait.
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Kyle Petty will not be in the Chase this year because he is taking himself out of the hunt to work the TNT broadcast booth for five races beginning June 10.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Nov 9, 2004 - Ben Wallace is expected to miss at least two road games for the Detroit Pistons following the death of his brother in Alabama.
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In the fall of 2002, Tony Stewart left Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series point leader. He came into the fourth and final restrictor plate race of
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Michael Schumacher will retire from Formula One after the season, announcing his decision yesterday moments after the seven-time world champion won the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Italy.
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Emmitt Smith, the NFL's career rushing leader, is retiring after 15 years, according to two sources within the NFL.
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Reggie Miller of the Indiana Pacers will retire at the end of this season, his sister, Cheryl, reports Thursday.
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NASCAR's top series is changing its name for the second time in five years, switching from Nextel Cup to the Sprint Cup starting in 2008.
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Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher will retire from Formula One at the end of the season.
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Terry Labonte announced his plan for retirement during a special media breakfast at Hendrick Motorsports on Tuesday. Hosted by Fox&#39;s Mike Joy, featured guest speakers included NASCAR&#39;s Mike Helton, Team Owner
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Daytona Beach, Fla. (Sports Network) - Former Nextel Cup  champion Rusty Wallace announced that he will retire following  the 2005 racing season. He made the announcement in front of  friends and family in a press conference at Daytona Beach, FL.
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It only seemed fitting that Rusty Wallace would announce his coming retirement at Daytona Speedway. After all, that&#39;s where Wallace&#39;s friend and competitor Dale Earnhardt lost his life in a 2001 accident.
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Ford Motor Co.  President Nick Scheele, who helped lead the second-largest U.S. automaker's recovery efforts after the massive Firestone tire recalls, will retire early next year after 38 years with Ford, the company said on Thursday.
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The Indy Racing League will lose another part of its &quot;American&quot; heritage following General Motors&#39; decision to withdraw from the open-wheel series following the 2005 season.
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Two-time NASCAR champion Terry Labonte will race a limited schedule in 2005 and 2006, joining the growing list of veteran drivers slowly easing out of racing.