Pigot wins first race of Winterfest

Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing sweeps podium in USF2000 Winterfest Championship at Sebring.

'Woman Empowered' Freiberg joins JDC

Ashley Freiberg will be part of the JDC MotorSports defense of the Star Mazda Championship in 2012 as a TrueCar "Women Empowered" racer.

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Justin Wilson (left) and Bill Pappas, flanking driver James Jakes, are reunited at Dale Coyne Racing and seek to improve upon the positive results from the 2009 IZOD IndyCar Series season.

Romain Grosjean Q&A: No rookie but still much to learn

Back in 2009 Romain Grosjean made his Formula One debut as Fernando Alonso's Renault team mate over seven Grands Prix, after being drafted in to replace Nelson Piquet. Two years later, he's returning to the frontline at the same team (now Lotus) and ready to drive alongside another world champion - 2007 titleholder Kimi Raikkonen. The Frenchman discusses his hopes for the season ahead

Mother of Roush Fenway driver Kenseth dies

CAMBRIDGE, Wis. -- The mother of driver Matt Kenseth has died.

Mother of Roush Fenway driver Kenseth dies

CAMBRIDGE, Wis. -- The mother of driver Matt Kenseth has died.

Legendary driver Foyt released from hospital

A.J. Foyt has been released from a hospital in Houston, where he was being treated for complications from knee surgery.

Legendary driver Foyt released from hospital

A.J. Foyt has been released from a hospital in Houston, where he was being treated for complications from knee surgery.

Smith shows eagerness to go extra mile with Furniture Row

Regan Smith has taken to life in the Colorado high country like a mountain goat. Last summer, he and his wife moved into a new home deep enough in the wilderness that wild animals occasionally wander onto their back porch. He took part in a Warren Miller ski film in which his No. 78 Chevrolet, outfitted with studded snow tires and a ski rack on its roof, skidded along the snowy mountain passes near Telluride, with U.S. freestyle skier Jess McMillan in the passenger seat. He even got caught up in the Denver Broncos' playoff run, no small feat for a driver typically interested only in auto racing and ice hockey.

Technical Q&A – Lotus’s James Allison on the E20

Following the launch of his team's 2012 car, the E20, Lotus technical director James Allison looks to the season ahead... Q: How different is 2012 likely to be from 2011? James Allison: If you casually flicked through the regulations you'd be forgiven for thinking that there aren't many differences from last year, however nestling in there are some fairly profound changes

Technical Q&A – Lotus’s James Allison on the E20

Following the launch of his team's 2012 car, the E20, Lotus technical director James Allison looks to the season ahead... Q: How different is 2012 likely to be from 2011? James Allison: If you casually flicked through the regulations you'd be forgiven for thinking that there aren't many differences from last year, however nestling in there are some fairly profound changes

Kimi Raikkonen Q&A: I’ve missed F1

2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen makes his Formula One race return with Lotus this March, when he will grace the grid for the first time since his Abu Dhabi outing with Ferrari at the end of 2009. Following the launch of his new team's 2012 car, the E20, the Finn discusses his comeback and the year ahead

The Lotus E20 breaks cover

Lotus have officially unveiled the new car with which returning world champion Kimi Raikkonen and team mate Romain Grosjean will contest the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship. The UK-based team hope the E20 - the 20th F1 chassis built at their Enstone factory - will allow them to improve on the fifth place they achieved as Renault last season

Van der Garde signs as Caterham reserve

Caterham have confirmed that Dutchman Giedo van der Garde will be the team's official reserve driver in 2012. Van der Garde will participate in the upcoming pre-season tests and will take part in a number of Friday practice sessions at Grands Prix this year. “I'm very happy to become a part of the Caterham F1 Team family and I'm very excited about the next step in my career

Rahal delivers for ESPN

Graham Rahal made a special delivery for ESPN during its Super Bowl XLVI pre-game show -- from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to downtown Indianapolis. Head inside to watch the clips as Chris "Boomer" Berman gets excited.

JTG Daugherty ready to move ahead — on its own

Sometimes, even in racing, you have to go backward so you can eventually move forward.

Dillon happy to be called ‘Austin’s little brother’

Austin Dillon's little brother? If that's supposed to be a taunt in some way, Ty Dillon is actually flattered. To him, any comparison to the driver who won the 2011 Truck Series champion is a compliment -- especially if down the road, he can equal or exceed Austin's wins and championships.

Word of mouth lands Whitt key ride for JR Motorsports

The phone call came, of all times, when Cole Whitt was home in Southern California visiting his parents for Christmas. It was from his manager, and the request was urgent -- could he get back to North Carolina the next day to meet with JR Motorsports? And suddenly Whitt was on a red-eye, and suddenly he was in a conference room with Dale Earnhardt Jr., and suddenly he was the driver of a car capable of winning the Nationwide Series championship.

SS Green Light tabs crew chief Berry for Chastain

SS Green Light Racing has announced that Bryan Berry has joined the team as the crew chief for the No. 08 Toyota driven by rookie Ross Chastain for the 2012 Camping World Truck Series season.

Technical director Key leaves Sauber

Just three days before the launch of their 2012 car, Sauber have announced that technical director James Key is to leave the company. His role will instead be covered by the Swiss team's department heads for aerodynamics, design, performance and operations. Englishman Key joined Sauber from Force India midway through 2010, taking over from Sauber stalwart Willy Rampf