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DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time Indy 500 champion Takuma Sato turned the fastest lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 27 years on Friday, and defending winner Marcus Ericsson was…

DAN GELSTON Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Kyle Larson has survived near-death experiences on the track in all kinds of racing series.Even by those harrowing standards, the 2021 NASCAR champion still…

JENNA FRYER Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — The day opened at Talladega Superspeedway with NASCAR executives holding an an all-driver meeting.It was regularly scheduled and mostly mirrored a…

JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press Max Verstappen's dominant Bahrain Grand Prix victory seemed normal by his high standards.The surprise of the Formula One season opening race? Fernando Alonso in a…

JENNA FRYER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Andretti Autosport has insisted for months that it was doing the behind-the-scenes work to recover from last year's brutally disappointing IndyCar…

JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press Formula One champion Max Verstappen is in the right place to win his first Bahrain Grand Prix by starting from the pole in Sunday's season-opening race.The desert track…

JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press Fernando Alonso started his 20th season in Formula One with a strong opening day of practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.Alonso was fastest in Friday's…

JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press George Russell downplays the fact he beat Formula One great Lewis Hamilton in their first season at Mercedes and fully expects him to come charging back.Russell was…

ASSOCIATED PRESS SAKHIR, Bahrain — Red Bull driver Sergio Perez moved up the leaderboard as the sun went down to lead the third and final day of Formula One testing on Saturday.It underlined how strong…

The Associated Press SAKHIR, Bahrain — Max Verstappen is displaying his speed in Formula One testing while Mercedes and McLaren struggle.The defending champion wasn't quite the fastest Friday in his Red…