Finally, Fall Racing Meaningful
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If the Chase for the Championship is really supposed to be the elite part of the schedule, why does it include such mundane races as the fall events at New Hampshire, Dover and Martinsville and not the Daytona 500 or Brickyard 400?
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If Kurt Busch goes on to win his first NASCAR title, he can point to the 500 miles at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway as the defining race of his season.
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From pacifiers to caskets and nearly everything in between, Americaâs racing fans can show where their true loyalties lie.
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PARIS Horse racing can be a tough sport to follow. There&#39;s no World Series, no Final Four, no definitive crowning of a single champion.
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The battle for the Champ Car World Series title, which appeared all but over last month, is suddenly very much alive. The combination of an eighth-place finish by series leader Sebastien Bourdais and a runner
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So much for the preliminaries. After seven months and 26 races, NASCAR's Nextel Cup series is finally ready to get down to the business of deciding a champion.
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Once more, the eighteenth race of the season provided a perfect illustration of the young Spaniardâs tenacity and never-say-die spirit. Hereâs howâ¦
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In the lottery of TV scheduling, "October Road" is a very big winner.
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Earnhardt&#39;s third-place finish in the Sylvania 300 yesterday at New Hampshire International Speedway, the best showing of his career at the 1.058-mile flat track, was good enough
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The burgeoning pro tour for the sport of cyclocross had a successful fall: big crowds, thrilling finishes, the emergence of a towering superstar. But it wasnÂt until late in the season when the mud finally arrived.
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By Mark Taylor, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Sep. 21--Overview   Autumn officially begins Saturday, and the fall fishing frenzy seems to be getting rolling on cue.
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The Chase for the Nextel Cup will begin in earnest Sunday with the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. It will be the first event of NASCAR&#39;s
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By Sarah Rothschild, The Miami Herald  Feb. 14--After three seasons of singing its praises and saying mission accomplished, NASCAR officials decided to give the Chase for the Cup a makeover.
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For 54 years, Labor Day weekend meant one thing to NASCAR: a trip to Darlington Raceway for the Southern 500. No more. A new tradition will begin today with the Pop Secret
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NASCAR and DirecTV will  pair up next season to bring racing fans closer to the action  than ever before.
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The Long Island Fall Regional, run by the Nassau-Suffolk Bridge Association, takes place Sept. 25 to 30 at the Sheraton Hotel in Smithtown.
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Second place, third place . . . when you've been conditioned to play in October, that distinction takes on less relevance.