Provides the latest RSS feeds for Motor Sports News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Paris Guardian.com http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/cat/0b2280a99741bebf/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 02:25:15 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:25:15 -0400 30 Dale Earnhardt Jr. climbs into his car during practice Friday for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. (Bob Jordan | Associated ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214731401/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Fri, 24 May 2013 01:12:00 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214731401/scat/0b2280a99741bebf "Five-time" became the first four-time winner of NASCAR's annual All-Star race, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt and teammate Jeff Gordon on Saturday ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214731090/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Fri, 24 May 2013 00:13:00 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214731090/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Michael Waltrip and others in the NASCAR garage hope to bring attention to the needs of those affected by the Oklahoma tornadoes at the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend. Michael Waltrip Racing's three Sprint Cup cars will carry decals of Feed The Children, an Oklahoma City-based group that is providing food and resources to victims of the tornadoes. Michael Waltrip said he wanted to help out when ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214730050/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 22:53:18 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214730050/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Danica Patrick looks on as crew members work on her car during practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Thursday, May 23, ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214728790/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:24 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214728790/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Danica Patrick spoke in wistful terms about her open wheel career and conceded that the likelihood of again attempting the race that manifested her fame is "less and less ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214728893/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 20:58:35 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214728893/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Townsend Bell get a drink after he qualified on the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Tom ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214728028/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 20:05:15 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214728028/scat/0b2280a99741bebf CONCORD, N.C. -; Owner Michael Waltrip and others in the NASCAR garage hope to bring attention to the needs of those affected by the Oklahoma tornadoes at the Coca-Cola 600 this ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214727088/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 20:00:41 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214727088/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Kasey Kahne climbs into his car for practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Mike ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214727027/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 20:00:41 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214727027/scat/0b2280a99741bebf INDIANAPOLIS ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214727985/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 19:47:50 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214727985/scat/0b2280a99741bebf INDIANAPOLIS ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214727983/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 18:57:03 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214727983/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Mercedes dominated second practice at the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday with Nico Rosberg leading the way.The German clocked a superb time of one minute 14.759 seconds to top the timesheets after he had also led first practice earlier in the day.Team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who triumphed at the principality in 2008, came in second with an impressive lap of 1:15.077 around the street ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214726481/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:51 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214726481/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Chuck Burton/AP CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Matt Kenseth is ready to get back to work. Kenseth and his first-year team at Joe Gibbs Racing have had plenty to celebrate this season with a Sprint Cup-best three victories and seven top-10 finishes in 11 events. But he wasn't a factor in last week's all-star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway and knows he's got some challenges to ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214726348/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 18:32:03 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214726348/scat/0b2280a99741bebf INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Shortly before he left home for Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Marco Andretti watched a documentary that showed his grandfather, Mario, at the famed ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214726895/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 18:27:34 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214726895/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Members of the Chelsea soccer team practice at Busch Stadium on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Chelsea will take on Manchester City in an ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214725151/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 17:36:28 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214725151/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Brown, last year's NHRA Top Fuel champion, will test a NASCAR K&N Series Toyota on Tuesday at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va., in a partnership between Rev Racing and Toyota. Brown says he has always been interested in stock car racing, but hadn't gotten a quality test car until ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214725552/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:12 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214725552/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Fernando Alonso is rarely wrong when it comes to predicting form at grands prix, and his suggestion on Wednesday that Mercedes are a contender for victory in Monaco was borne out by the silver cars' speed again in ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214725553/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 17:28:09 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214725553/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Arie Luyendyk was a surprise in qualifying at Indianapolis in 1990, starting on the outside of the front row. He was six years into his IndyCar career and had never won a race. He drove for one of the sport's mid-pack teams, Doug Shierson Racing, and he was in a field that included such greats as Rick Mears, Emerson Fittipaldi, Mario and Michael Andretti, Bobby Rahal and Al Unser Jr. Few ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214725554/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 17:18:07 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214725554/scat/0b2280a99741bebf FAIR: Winning re-election to his fourth term this year cost St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay about $3.2 million -- or roughly $126 per vote. Mr. ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214723688/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 16:21:35 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214723688/scat/0b2280a99741bebf The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Thursday that actor Jim Nabors will return to sing "Back Home Again in Indiana" during pre-race ceremonies for Sunday's 97th running of the 500. Nabors missed last year's race due to heart surgery, so a video of him performing the song at his home in Hawaii aired ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214722918/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 15:36:14 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214722918/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North will receive the Stonewall Jackson Award presented annually by Charlotte Motor Speedway. Track general manager Marcus Smith said North is deserving of the award because of his decades of ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214723491/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 15:36:10 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214723491/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Ross Brawn is cautiously optimistic Mercedes will have a stronger race pace in Monaco than they did in Spain two weeks ago.The team have struggled with rear-tyre wear throughout the season and both drivers went backwards in the race after locking out the front row in Barcelona. The Silver Arrows set the pace on Thursday on the streets of Monte Carlo - with Nico Rosberg topping the timesheets in ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214722554/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 15:05:00 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214722554/scat/0b2280a99741bebf CONCORD, N.C. -- NHRA star Antron Brown wants to give left turns a shot. The 2012 Top Fuel champion will test a Toyota stock car for Rev Racing, an academy style developmental organization for NASCAR's diversity program, on Tuesday at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va. Brown and Rev Racing owner Max Siegel insists this is not a gimmick, that they are serious about finding out if the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214721177/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 14:48:59 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214721177/scat/0b2280a99741bebf INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Honda and the U.S. Auto Club have announced a multi-year partnership that will make Honda the title sponsor of several midget racing ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214721232/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 14:18:22 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214721232/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Romain Grosjean has shrugged off the crash which curtailed his Practice Two running in Monaco and expressed confidence that Lotus are in good shape to be right in front-running battle come the weekend.The Frenchman, despite a few scruffy moments in the weekend's opening track session, appeared to quickly pick up the speed around the tortuous streets as he finished the morning with the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214720941/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:17 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214720941/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Pirelli say they are "close" to striking an agreement with all 11 teams about the tweaks they will make to their rear tyres from the Canadian GP - but have warned their future in the sport beyond the end of the season has become increasingly precarious.With the Italian manufacturer having had to row back from the more significant changes they had initially planned to make to their ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214720940/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:15 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214720940/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Mark Webber: "I think traditionally we're never too electric here on Thursday's, so today was actually one of the better ones we've had in the last few years. You've got to be very, very focused here; concentration is very, very high. It's a challenging venue to pull everything together; we want to obviously get short run performance as well as gaining short and long ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214720942/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:14 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214720942/scat/0b2280a99741bebf INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Bones found inside a Fountain Square home Wednesday night are not human, police confirmed Thursday morning. That determination was made following an exhaustive search of the home by both Indianapolis homicide detectives and the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214720394/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:27 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214720394/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Former World Champion Alain Prost has said that it's up to drivers to adapt to the extreme rate of tyre wear currently seen in Formula 1.Criticism of the sport's control tyres - which are designed to purposefully wear out in order to offer more strategic variety and spice up 'the show' - boiled over two weeks ago at the Spanish GP when unexpectedly high degradation left ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214719314/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:18 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214719314/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Sebastian Vettel has admitted Red Bull are short of one-lap speed ahead of Saturday's all-important qualifying hour at Monaco.Not only was the three-times title winner unable to keep pace with the two dominant Mercedes cars of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton during Thursday's practice sessions, but the end-of-day timesheets found Vettel as low as ninth. With grid position critical ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214719313/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:17 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214719313/scat/0b2280a99741bebf INDIANAPOLIS — Sarah Fisher is going back to school. The youngest woman to race in the Indianapolis 500 and first female car owner, Fisher has enrolled in the business school of Western Governors University to pursue her bachelor's degree. Fisher graduated near the top of her high school class but put college on hold to pursue her racing career. She spent three seasons in quarter ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214718247/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 12:21:35 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214718247/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton have sought to quell any expectation that high-flying Mercedes could dominate this weekend after the German driver topped both of Thursday's practice sessions. A W04 has sat on pole position for each of the last three races and the Mercedes' formidable single-lap pace was underlined once again around the streets of Monte Carlo as Rosberg set the fastest ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214717722/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 11:16:20 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214717722/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Lewis Hamilton by three tenths of a second. It confirms that the Mercedes cars will be the favourites to dominate the grid when qualifying takes place on Saturday for the Monaco Grand Prix.Rosberg and Hamilton have taken pole in the past three races and sooner or later one of them must win, but they will probably need an unlikely one-stop strategy to do so here.Rosberg made his time early in the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214717723/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:04 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214717723/scat/0b2280a99741bebf The second practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix from the Circuit de Monaco. Nico Rosberg set the pace in the opening session, just 0.087 seconds ahead of Fernando ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214716143/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:22 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214716143/scat/0b2280a99741bebf The 2014 class of inductees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame has been chosen. Five new inductees have been chosen for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The 2014 class of members are Tom Flock, Jack Ingram, Dale Jarrett, Maurice Petty and Fireball Roberts, WBTV reports. The group will be inducted in January, marking the fifth class of inductees since the halls opening. Bruton Smith, the billionaire owner of ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214714265/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 07:55:53 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214714265/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Nico Rosberg showed Mercedes' pace as he set the fastest time in first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday.The German produced a strong showing in the opening session around the famous street circuit to top the early standings, edging out Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Romain Grosjean in the Lotus.Rosberg's time of one minute 16.195 seconds suggested that Mercedes are ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214713004/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 07:41:02 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214713004/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Sebastian Vettel believes the impending tweaks to Formula 1's tyres to stop the recent spate of delaminations are urgently needed, even if Pirelli has ultimately rowed back from a more performance-focused overhaul of their compounds.The sport's sole tyre supplier reacted to the criticism thrown at them in the wake of the pitstop-filled Spanish GP by announcing plans to revise the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214713309/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:50 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214713309/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Daniel Ricciardo says he's ready to race for Red Bull should the World Champions come knocking on the young Australian's door.Contesting his second full season with Toro Rosso, the 23-year-old currently lies 12th in the Drivers' Championship after points finishes in Spain and ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214713308/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:49 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214713308/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Lewis Hamilton has never made any secret of his infatuation with the Monaco Grand Prix. Whereas Jenson Button suggested that, though winning it evoked special feelings there were "plenty of other special races", Hamilton was ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214713351/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 07:25:59 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214713351/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Nico Rosberg showed an immediate glimpse of Mercedes' expected strong Monaco pace as the German edged out Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to lead the way in Thursday's Practice One session.With the Brackley team many pundits' tips to claim a fourth successive pole position this weekend - and potentially their long-awaited first win of the season come Sunday - Rosberg claimed the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214712016/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 06:29:55 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214712016/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Mercedes' Nico Rosberg is looking forward to returning home for this week's Monaco Grand Prix and racing "the coolest track on the calendar".The 27-year-old German, who was brought up in Monaco and still lives in the principality, finished second on the street circuit of Monte Carlo last year, behind Red Bull's Mark Webber, while Fernando Alonso claimed third.In the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214711000/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 05:22:02 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214711000/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thursday23 May 20132 a.m. Ladies and gentlemen, start your gaming engines: Bally Technology's new NASCAR slot machine will make its Las Vegas debut at several Boyd Gaming properties on ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214710268/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:35 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214710268/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Past champion Dale Jarrett joined father Ned in the hall and master mechanic Maurice "Chief" Petty became the fourth member of one of NASCAR's most royal families to be selected for enshrinement.Maurice joins older brother, "King" Richard Petty; their father, championship driver Lee Petty; and cousin Dale Inman, Richard's longtime crew chief in the hall.Tim Flock, a ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214708873/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 03:03:16 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214708873/scat/0b2280a99741bebf TACOMA, Wash. — The King County sheriff's office says a deputy injured in an off-duty motorcycle crash on Monday night has died. Sheriff's Sgt. Cindi West said Deputy Martin Duran died Wednesday night at Tacoma General Hospital. The News Tribune says (http://is.gd/fMVIns) Pierce County sheriff's officers continue to investigate the crash near Frederickson. West says the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214708698/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 02:45:59 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214708698/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Jim Harbaugh insists he will coachable when it comes to the tricks of driving the Indianapolis 500 pace car this weekend. The San Francisco 49ers' coach will return to the city where he spent four years as a player to take part in the Indy 500 festivities. Track officials made the later-than-usual announcement that the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214708021/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Thu, 23 May 2013 01:37:03 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214708021/scat/0b2280a99741bebf When playing the Powerball, I guess there’s nothing like a little home-field advantage. A cashier at the Heartland Pit Stop in Doniphan, Missouri is a Powerball winner after ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214705927/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Wed, 22 May 2013 23:07:16 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214705927/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Dale Jarrett (L) and his father Ned Jarrett wait on pit road for the start of the NASCAR Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 9, 2008. (UPI Photo/Michael ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214705928/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Wed, 22 May 2013 22:57:55 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214705928/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Danica Patrick refuses to get down on herself even though her first full season on the Sprint Cup series has been a struggle. She is 28th in the Sprint Cup point standings after 11 races and has just one top-10 finish -- that came in the season-opening Daytona 500. "At the end of the day it's about keeping your head up and not getting discouraged to the point where it takes away from ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214702869/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Wed, 22 May 2013 19:51:07 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214702869/scat/0b2280a99741bebf The 97th Indianapolis 500 shapes up as wide open with one of the deepest fields in history. For the first time since 1987 there are two drivers who have won the race three times. Dario Franchitti and Helio Castroneves will be trying to join the exclusive club of four-time winners: A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears, Both are still on top of their games and they drive for two powerhouse teams. ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214702870/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Wed, 22 May 2013 19:48:59 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214702870/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Clive Rose/Getty Images MONACO (AP) -- Closing in on Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso suggested Wednesday that Red Bull's complaints about Pirelli's fast-degrading tires are due to frustration at no longer dominating races. Red Bull star Vettel finished fourth when Alonso won the Spanish Grand Prix two weeks ago to reduce the gap to the ... http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214702871/scat/0b2280a99741bebf Wed, 22 May 2013 19:48:58 -0400 http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214702871/scat/0b2280a99741bebf