auto racing
Driver Stewart switching gears
Tony Stewart is back home again in Indiana, back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he twice kneeled at the start-finish line and kissed the yard of bricks after winning the Brickyard 400. (Boston Globe, 12 a.m.)
For Hamilton, a turn for the better
Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim yesterday, solidifying his lead in the Formula One standings with two dramatic passes that made up for a strategic blunder by his McLaren team. (Boston Globe, 7/21/08)
Unser Sr. files suit alleging mistreatment by deputies
ALBUQUERQUE - Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Sr. contends sheriff's deputies violated his civil rights and harmed him physically when they arrested him in 2006 during a fracas at a roadblock. (Boston Globe, 7/17/08)
Late gamble pays off as Busch rolls a Sprint Cup seven
JOLIET, Ill. - The only place Kyle Busch got stuck was in the infield grass, his tires spinning as he celebrated his seventh - and perhaps most impressive - victory of the season in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. (Boston Globe, 7/14/08)
Busch sprints past Johnson
Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap last night in Joliet, Ill., to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season. (Boston Globe, 7/13/08)
No NASCAR presidential race
NASCAR's BAM Racing team has presented Barack Obama's presidential campaign with a potential sponsorship deal in the Sprint Cup series, but an Obama car won't be burning rubber on the track. (Boston Globe, 7/12/08)