Dakar Rally

The new "Dakar": four Race Touareg cars to start in South America 100 days until the 2009 Dakar Rally in Argentina and Chile From Wolfsburg, Beerlandia .  

From the Alps to the Andes: altitude training of the Volkswagen drivers Wolfsburg. Rally drivers as mountaineers: the Volkswagen squad prepared for the Dakar Rally from 3 to 18 January 2009 with a five-day fitness training camp in the Swiss Alps. For ...  

STAFFORD — On paper, 35 points might seem like a plush lead. On the race track, however, a 35-point lead can fall quicker than the current Dow Jones average.  

Jeff Burton failed to win a championship when he was anointed NASCAR's next big star, the guy everyone thought would challenge for multiple titles.  

Fernando Alonso won the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix for a victory that was almost a sideshow to a breathless race that provided another...  

There was a somewhat awkward moment on Thursday as Stewart-Haas Racing announced that the U.S. Army will sponsor Ryan Newman's car next season.  

Auto Racing NASCAR NATIONWIDE Dollar General 300 Yesterday's TOP qualifiers at Lowe's Motor Speedway; Concord, N.C; Race results unavailable at press time. 1. Jamie McMurray (Ford) 184.508; 2. Jeff Burton (Chevrolet) 182.865; 3. Carl Edwards (Ford) 182.137; 4. Joey Logano (Toyota) 181.928; 5...  

1. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 2008 Owner Points - 1st. 2. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 2008 Owner Points - 2nd. 3. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 2008 Owner Points - 3rd. 4. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 2008 Owner Points - 4th. 5. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 2008 Owner Points - 5th. 6. (29) Kevin...  

AJ Allmendinger will drive the No. 00 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway this weekend.  

A.J. Allmendinger will drive the No. 00 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway this weekend.  

CONCORD, N.C. — Note passing, name calling, playground scuffles and widespread gossip. Sound like the fifth grade? Well, that, too.  

Helio Castroneves can leave the country for an IndyCar event this month in Australia after a federal judge agreed Friday to modify bail...  

Auto racing Edwards, Harvick fight in garage: Witnesses said Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick scuffled Thursday in the Nationwide Series garage...  

OMAYA, Japan — McLaren's Lewis Hamilton tightened his grip on the Formula One title today, claiming the pole position for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix.  

CONCORD, N.C. — Photographs of the scuffle between Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick show a more physical confrontation than witnesses described, with Edwards at one point grabbing Harvick by the throat.