Franchitti climbs to IRL triumph at Pikes Peak
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (SportsTicker) - It appears Dario Franchitti is getting the hang of the Indy Racing League. Franchitti dominated Sunday&#39;s Honda Indy 225 at Pikes Peak International Raceway for his second IRL win of the season.
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Petter Solberg strengthened his grip on the Italian Rally this morning with three consecutive stage wins. The world champion held a half-minute overnight advantage from Marcus Gronholm but fastest times on
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ATHENS -- Hey, world, BALCO this . There were, shall we say, somewhat lowered expectations for the US in the sprints, were there not? Guess again. Justin Gatlin won the 100-meter dash Sunday, but that was just the appetizer for last night's main course, when America went 1-2-3 in the 200.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- In a dramatic finish that even trumped the drag race Kevin Harvick won over Mark Martin in February's Daytona 500, Roush Fenway Racing driver Jamie McMurray nosed out Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Busch at the finish line by a scant five-1,000ths of a second to win last night's Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
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It took a blast of rare Seattle snow to lift Shaun Alexander out of his season-long hibernation.
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Rick Hendrick&#39;s personal successes and those of his auto-racing teams have often been tempered by adversity, but the Warrenton native has never been hit so close or so hard.
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Last February in the Olympic Games in Turin, a new discipline of snowboard cross -- "NASCAR on snow" -- proved to be as exciting and TV ratings-worthy as its early billing.
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Champions Citroen and fellow French manufacturer Peugeot have dominated rallying in the last five years winning five constructors&#39; champiopnships and three drivers&#39; championships between them.
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ASPEN - After two days of disappointment, an American ski racer finally landed on a podium in front of an enthusiastic, partisan and snow-covered crowd Sunday.
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Although Dario Franchitti was criticized for making the jump to the IRL from the former CART series, his decision is starting to look like a good one.
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The Spaniard didnât quite repeat last yearâs achievement, but his Hungarian podium left him satisfied all the same.
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Kimi Raikkonen rode an intoxicating wave of confidence through the first practice session for the Italian grand prix to set the second fastest time close behind Michael Schumacher&#39;s Ferrari, only a fortnight after relegating the world champion to runner
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Leading all but nine laps Saturday, pole-sitter and season points leader Dario Franchitti wins his first IndyCar Series race at Richmond.
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Fin RDD driver Kovalainen scored a new podium and a new victory last weekend in Barcelona. He now increases his lead in the World Series championship. Looking good!
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Driver Greg Biffle of Vancouver, Wash., was proud of himself for an unlikely reason after winning the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
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Giancarlo Fisichella: &quot;Last year gave me one of the most satisfying moments of my life, when I won the race. I have a very good feeling with the track.
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Scotland's Dario Franchitti wins the Indianapolis 500 in front of 350,000 fans.