US President Donald Trump will not attend the National Football League's Super Bowl on February 8 because the game, which will be played at Levi's Stadium in northern California, is "just too far away," he said
A fortnight after becoming the first American president to attend the Super Bowl, Donald J Trump turned up at the famous Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida.
NASCAR will be the first major sport in the United States to return to action amid the coronavirus pandemic after the organisers of the popular racing series said on Thursday that the season will resume without fans in mid-May. NASCAR, which postponed racing in mid-March due to concerns over the novel coronavirus, said its season will resume on May 17 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.
Kevin Harvick and NASCAR both celebrated victories on Sunday as the stock car series returned to live racing from a two-month novel coronavirus forced hiatus at an empty Darlington Raceway. While the day unfolded with none of the bells and whistles that have made NASCAR North America's most popular motor sport, on the track the race delivered as promised with plenty of bumper-to-bumper action.
In fact, NASCAR will just about be the only show in town, with the NBA and NHL, which would in the thick of the playoffs at this point of the season, and MLB all on the sidelines muddling through various return to play scenarios.
Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has become the first NASCAR driver to test positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports said on Friday. Johnson, who will not return to competition until being cleared by a physician, has not experienced COVID-19 symptoms and was tested upon learning earlier on Friday that his wife had tested positive after having allergy-like symptoms.
Tony Stewart, one of auto racing's biggest names, announced on Wednesday he would retire from NASCAR driving after the 2016 season, saying: "Deep down you know when it's time to do something different."
Tony Stewart was crowned NASCAR's champion on a tiebreak on Sunday after his magnificent drive won the Ford 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in a showdown with rival Carl Edwards.
US President Donald Trump praised fans of NASCAR racing on Monday morning after he triggered protests on football fields across the country with criticism of NFL and other athletes who kneel during the national anthem as unpatriotic.
After making his mark in the Formula One circuit, Narain Karthikeyan, now has added yet another notch to the racing belt.
The seven-times Formula One world champion made clear that he could not see the attraction of NASCAR.
Formula One has not had a woman driver start a race in nearly 40 years and Danica Patrick, who nearly tested for Honda in 2008, has been through the rumour mill many times already.
Juan Pablo Montoya spun out team mate Scott Pruett late in the race before claiming his first Nascar victory.
A plane owned by NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports organization crashed on Sunday near a small airport in Virginia, killing all 10 people aboard, police said.
Danica Patrick left the door open to racing part-time in NASCAR on Tuesday after confirming a three-year deal to stay with Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar series.
The former McLaren Formula One driver's car was tapped from behind on lap 252 of a 267-lap race at the Miami Speedway.
The Race website reported that NASCAR's Trackhouse Racing team -- co-owned by rapper Pitbull -- was expected to take over the grid spots for next year using Aprilia's bikes and personnel.
Starting his transition to NASCAR stock car racing, 2007 Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen completed a two-day test of a Toyota Tundra truck on Tuesday.
Former Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya took a major step in his transition to NASCAR racing when he qualified for the Ford 400 Nextel Cup race at Miami Homestead Speedway.
The Colombian will not be allowed to compete in NASCAR until his McLaren contract ends, team boss Ron Dennis said.
Bubba Wallace was the target of a racial attack on Sunday when a noose, a symbol connected to lynching and America's slave history, was left in his team stall.
Eintracht Frankfurt changed their team shirt to display "#blacklivesmatter" on the front for their German Cup semi-final at Bayern Munich on Wednesday to take a stand against racism, the club said. Athletes across the world have joined in support of protests triggered by the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in US police custody last month.
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US President Donald Trump took a loop around the Daytona 500 racetrack on Sunday in his presidential limousine, drawing cheers from fans at NASCAR's most prestigious race not long after completing a dramatic flyby on Air Force One. Ramping up his nationwide re-election effort after his acquittal in the US Senate impeachment trial, Trump served as grand marshal at the annual National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing event, which takes place in the electoral swing state of Florida.
US President Donald Trump told sports commissioners on Saturday he hopes that their leagues and competitions, which have been suspended by the coronavirus outbreak, would soon be back in action. At a later White House briefing, Trump said commissioners from the NFL, NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer were among those on the call.
NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident on late Wednesday night at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway, according to Associated Press.
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Sports fans and players across the world frustrated by cancelled matches because of the coronavirus epidemic are turning to e-sports, with professional real-world athletes joining virtual game tournaments of football, auto racing and basketball.
Danica Patrick, who inspired young women to break into the male-dominated sport of motor racing, is now a fitness expert.
Danica Patrick was not the first woman to race at Indianapolis; Janet Guthrie broke the gender line in 1978, followed by Lyn St. James in 1992 and Sarah Fisher in 2000.
Stock car driver AJ Allmendinger has been temporarily suspended after failing a drug test, NASCAR officials said on Saturday.
Ferrari could lead other Formula One teams into an alternative championship if the sport becomes too much like the US-based NASCAR series.
Danica Patrick may soon no longer be a race car driver but the only woman to win an IndyCar race remains as driven as ever as she speeds towards one last Indianapolis 500 and the end of a ground-breaking career.
The McLaren driver will leave Formula One at the end of this season to drive in NASCAR.
Narain Karthikeyan knew that being part of a small team in the glamorous world of Formula One would mean dealing with a lot of limitations but such was the emotional appeal of racing in his home Indian Grand Prix that he readily gave up a comfortable NASCAR seat to switch back to F1.
IndyCar will open its delayed season on June 6 in Texas without fans in attendance and with strict guidelines to protect the participants amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it said on Thursday. IndyCar, which postponed racing in mid-March over concerns about the novel coronavirus, said the Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) will now be a one-day event that includes practice, qualifying and the race.
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The NBA postponed its season last month when it learned that one of its players had tested positive for the coronavirus and other leagues quickly followed suit, bringing a halt to the professional sports calendar.
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