Open-Wheel Racing

49ers coach Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car

2013-05-22 07:40:00

San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh was tapped to drive the pace car for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Harbaugh already has ties to IndyCar racing and Indianapolis. He's a co-owner of the Panther Racing team, which has two drivers in the 500:...

Motor racing's banner day from Monaco to Indy to Charlotte

2013-05-21 15:01:00

Motor-racing fans mark this Sunday on their calendars because it's filled with three of the sport's most celebrated races. It starts with Formula One's glamorous Monaco Grand Prix. Then comes the iconic Indianapolis 500 followed by NASCAR's longest...

Serena Williams in another final; Federer and Nadal to face off

2013-05-18 20:38:00

A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth straight tournament. The top-ranked American overcame an early break of her serve to ease past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep, 6-3, 6-0, Saturday and reach the...

Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Madrid Open

2013-05-12 21:43:00

Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50. Williams beat Maria Sharapova, 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title. And Rafael Nadal eased by Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-2, 6-4, for...

Drivers get speeds above 220 mph in practice for Indianapolis 500

2013-05-16 12:54:00

Now in their sixth day of practice, drivers preparing for the Indianapolis 500 are turning laps in excess of 220 mph at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Memorial Day weekend classic is May 26, and qualifying to set the 33-car field is this weekend....

Phil Mickelson, Nick Watney are up by one shot at Quail Hollow

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney wound up tied for the lead Saturday in the Wells Fargo Championship, minus much separation from the rest of the field. Mickelson hit a shot out-of-bounds on the 15th hole and hit another shot that struck a spectator in the...

A closer look at the Formula E cars racing to L.A.

2013-04-25 11:59:00

“These are not your grandma’s Priuses.” So began Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at Monday’s press conference announcing Formula E racing was coming to the city. The open-wheel race series will make 10 stops around the...

L.A. to host all-electric race car series

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Los Angeles will be one of 10 cities globally to host an all-electric race series — dubbed Formula E — as soon as 2014, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced. The series will be the first in the world to feature fully electric open-wheel race...

Takuma Sato makes history in winning Long Beach Grand Prix

2013-04-21 16:02:00

Takuma Sato won the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, becoming the first Japanese driver in history to win an IndyCar series race. Sato, 36, drives for the team of legendary racer A.J. Foyt, and this was the team's first victory in more than...

Drivers battle back after accidents at Grand Prix of Long Beach

2013-04-21 18:46:00

The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was a tough day at the office for several of IndyCar's leading drivers. Two-time champion Scott Dixon, reigning champion Ryan Hunter-Reay and Helio Castroneves were involved in minor accidents Sunday. Castroneves...

Takuma Sato makes history with victory at Long Beach Grand Prix

2013-04-21 19:15:00

Long gone are the days when A.J. Foyt, now 78, was making history as one of the world's most famous race-car drivers. But that didn't mean Foyt was done making history as a team owner. Takuma Sato, whom Foyt hired this year for his IndyCar race team,...

Simona De Silvestro seeks to make her mark in Long Beach Grand Prix

2013-04-20 20:15:00

Simona De Silvestro holds out her hands to show there's hardly a sign that they were seriously burned in a racing crash two years ago. "I wish I had a cool scar because it was really miserable," De Silvestro joked in reference to her car catching fire,...

Sir Richard Branson lost a bet to AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandez after wagering on which of their Formula One racing teams would finish ahead of each other in their debut season of the 2010 Formula One Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi.

2013-05-13 05:52:56

Sir Richard Branson blows a kiss before boarding his flight to Kuala Lumpur at Perth International Airport on May 12, 2013 in Perth, Australia.

2013-05-11 00:00:00

Marco Andretti of Nazareth, races local media at the Lehigh Valley Grand Prix, indoor kart racing in Allentown, as they host the Media Launch event for Pocono Raceway's IndyCar 400 race on July 7th. IndyCar has selected Marco Andretti as the driver promoting the event at Pocono Raceway.

2013-05-08 00:00:00