Carroll Shelby was part of Ford Family for 60 years

  Video talking about winning LeMans in the 60s
Carroll Shelby was a member of the Ford family for the better part of 60 years, producing stunning performance vehicles from concepts to production models.  He once said his energy and passion for performance products were always strongest when he was working with Ford. Shelby most recently collaborated with the company on the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang, the most powerful production V8 in the world. Working with SVT engineers at Sebring and the Arizona Proving Grounds, at times he drove for more than eight hours – at the ripe old age of 88. He was having so much fun, he didn’t want to stop.

Practice Report from the Indy 500 - Car underpowered

  by Stephen Cox
The opening weekend of practice for the 2012 Indianapolis 500 is behind us and things just get weirder and weirder. Rather than dwell on headlines that are already well covered in mainstream news releases, let me dive into a few behind-the-scenes observations and some educated guesswork. My personal, unofficial opinion (which I reserve the right to deny later) is that the new Dallara/Firestone combination simply provides more grip than this engine package is capable of surpassing.

SunTrust Racing Takes Corvette to Victory Lane

  In New Jersey
Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor sent a message to their competitors in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series that they are contenders for the championship by taking the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Corvette Daytona Prototype (DP) to victory lane today at New Jersey Motorsports Park. The win was the third for the Corvette DP in the first four races of the 2012 season.

Scenes from ALMS Monterey race: Saturday

  by Bob Heathcote
Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf were untouchable Saturday in their Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Le Mans prototype, running away with the overall title at the American Le Mans Series Monterey at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Luhr and Graf were not challenged in the P1 class, beating the Dyson Racing entry driven by Guy Smith and Chris Dyson by 20 laps.

Maldonado wins, Alonso and Vettel lead title

  by Mark J. Cipolloni
F1's astonishing season continues to live up to the hype, as a fifth driver and constructor on Sunday won the fifth grand prix of 2012. Not only is the victory Pastor Maldonado's first, his walk up the steps at the Circuit de Catalunya was the first taste of the podium in his two-season F1 career. It's also the first Venezuelan triumph in the sport's history, and a hugely popular victory for Williams, the once-great British team headed by Sir Frank Williams, whose 70th birthday was warmly celebrated in the paddock on Saturday.

Spanish GP: Sunday Press Conference

  Formula 1
DRIVERS
1 - Pastor MALDONADO (Williams)
2 - Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari)
3 - Kimi RAIKKONEN (Lotus)

Johnson wins 200th for Hendrick

  by Pete McCole
Jimmie Johnson finally broke into the winners circle to secure Hendrick Motorsports their coveted 200th Sprint Cup victory, holding off Denny Hamlin in a final three-lap shootout in Saturday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Johnson managed to stretch his fuel through the last 68 laps and survived four late-race restarts including a green-white-checkered finish to tally his first win of the season.

How Hendrick Motorsports Reached Historic 200 Wins

  How they got to the magical number
Every big stage, every big moment, every crown jewel – Hendrick Motorsports owns them all. The Daytona 500? The team boasts six trophies from The Great American Race. The Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Seven wins. The Coca-Cola 600? Nine. Add another storybook accolade to the list: 200 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories.

Scenes from Opening Day at Indy

  IndyCar/LAT USA
The next generation of IZOD IndyCar Series 'ugly duckling' cars claimed the spotlight Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, led by Honda-powered rookie Josef Newgarden, who claimed overall honors at Opening Day practice for the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500.  Rookie Josef Newgarden turned the fast lap.

What a Day at Laguna: Vette Wins as GT Steals Show

  Graf, Luhr win overall for second straight ALMS race
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing cruised to its second straight victory in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron on Saturday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. But another fabulous GT battle stole the show as Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner also took their second consecutive class win. The last 90 minutes of the GT race undoubtedly was the highlight of the race.

Hamilton wins, then loses, pole for Spanish GP

  F1 in Barcelona, Spain
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton turned a lap of 1m21.707s to win the pole for the Spanish GP in Barcelona.  The surprise was the performance of Williams Renault driver Pastor Maldonado who slotted in 2nd to pip local hero Fernando Alonso's Ferrari off the front row in the final seconds.  The Lotus duo of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen rounded out the top-5.  Hamilton parked his car on the circuit on his cool-down lap, likely. UPDATE: Hamilton has lost pole position and will start dead last on Sunday (See Hot News)

Spanish GP: Saturday Press Conference

  Formula 1
Drivers
1st Lewis Hamilton (later demoted to last)
2nd Pastor Maldonado
3rd Fernando Alonso