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A.J. Foyt has been hospitalized in Houston for complications from knee surgery and will skip the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

You can't blame Elliott Sadler for thinking that the Daytona 500 might owe him one.

A.J. Foyt, who won the 1961 Indy 500 and the Indy car national championship, competed in the inaugural endurance race at Daytona in '62 in a Pontiac Tempest. He won in 1983 and '85.

Patience is running thin at Michael Waltrip Racing. The owner wants to see improvement. The sponsor wants to see improvement. But perhaps the least patient man in the entire organization is the guy behind the wheel of the No. 56.

Force India have signed 2011 Ferrari tester Jules Bianchi as their 2012 reserve driver. The 22-year-old Frenchman, a former F3 Euro champion, will participate in at least nine Friday practice sessions for the team this year

Force India have signed 2011 Ferrari tester Jules Bianchi as their 2012 reserve driver. The 22-year-old Frenchman, a former F3 Euro champion, will participate in at least nine Friday practice sessions for the team this year

Running a team with a record of success like McLaren's is no picnic. After a difficult season there is no place to hide, so it helps to be someone who considers the glass half full rather than half empty. Luckily for McLaren, team principal Martin Whitmarsh is a born optimist. Six victories in 2011 was good, but he wants more in 2012. Ahead of next week's launch of the new MP4-27, Whitmarsh speaks exclusively to Formula1.com

Running a team with a record of success like McLaren's is no picnic. After a difficult season there is no place to hide, so it helps to be someone who considers the glass half full rather than half empty. Luckily for McLaren, team principal Martin Whitmarsh is a born optimist. Six victories in 2011 was good, but he wants more in 2012. Ahead of next week's launch of the new MP4-27, Whitmarsh speaks exclusively to Formula1.com

Rubens Barrichello, who had a seat made at the KV Racing Technology shop this week, will drive car at Sebring.

Rubens Barrichello, who had a seat made at the KV Racing Technology shop this week, will drive car at Sebring.

Thirty-three NFL-themed Indy cars have invaded Indianapolis as part of Super Bowl XLVI's Super Cars program.

Thirty-three NFL-themed Indy cars have invaded Downtown Indianapolis as part of Super Bowl XLVI's Super Cars program.

New A.J. Foyt Racing driver will be among dozen testing the Dallara DW12 car at Sebring International next week.

Fourth-place finisher in Firestone Indy Lights championship competes in 50th anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Richard Petty Motorsports announced on Thursday the formation of a Nationwide Series team with driver Michael Annett and his long-time partner Pilot Flying J. The team will be run out of RPM's Concord, N.C. race shop and will vie for the Nationwide Series championship.

The bottom line in the state of the sport address delivered Thursday by NASCAR officials: 2011 was such a great year that the big challenge is building on the momentum it generated in 2012 without changing too much.

Dr. Joseph Mattioli, Pocono Raceway founder and chairman of the board, passed away Thursday at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, surrounded by his family, following a lengthy illness. He was 86.

This is Brad Keselowski's team now.

Veteran crew chief Richie Wauters is taking the leap into Camping World Truck Series team ownership with the formation of Wauters Motorsports, which in 2012 will be driven by rookie of the year contender Paulie Harraka.

Caterham boss Tony Fernandes has admitted he will be a happy man if his team can score their first world championship point this season, after their new CT01 challenger was officially revealed to the public on Thursday. Caterham's best 2011 race placing was 13th, a result they achieved in Australia, Monaco and Italy, but with the addition of KERS just one of several factors set to lift their performance in 2012