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Race Car Driver, 8, Dies After Slamming Her Car into Cement Barrier

By Melissa Chan

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Announces Retirement

By Sean Gregory

Lewis Hamilton Interview: Trump, Black Lives Matter and His Formula 1 Future

By Sean Gregory

How an Indianapolis 500 Driver Escaped Death

By Sean Gregory
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Thrilling Daytona 500 Finish a Major Win for Hamlin

It was the finest victory since computers have been keeping score

By Andrew Lawrence / Sports Illustrated

Female F1 Test Driver Susie Wolff Says She's Retiring

She stopped just short of becoming the first woman to participate in a race in 20 years

By Rishi Iyengar

Race Car Driver Justin Wilson's Donated Organs Save Six Lives, Brother Says

His brother announced the news on Twitter

By Nolan Feeney

Watch: Race Car Driver Survives Terrifying Accident

"I’m counting on my guys, my boys, to put the car back together and go back to work"

By Dan Kedmey

Idris Elba Proves He Can Drive Like James Bond

The actor broke a 1927 record in the U.K. for the "flying mile"

By Maya Rhodan

Watch Joey Logano Win the Daytona 500

He beat out four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon and two-time Daytona winner Dale Earnhardt Jr.

By Rishi Iyengar

Here's How Much Gas Daytona 500 Racers Will Use

And other surprising facts about the race

By Jack Linshi

Tony Stewart Not Charged in the Death of Kevin Ward Jr.

On Wednesday, a grand jury in upstate New York decided that criminal charges would not be brought against Tony Stewart in the death of sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr.​ During an Aug. 9 sprint...

By Sports Illustrated / Sarah Barshop

Formula E Electric Car Race Debuts With Thrilling Crash

Driver Nick Heidfeld was uninjured in the dramatic rollover, while Lucas Di Grassi emerged victorious

By Sam Frizell

Driver: Deadly Incident Will 'Affect My Life Forever'

Nascar champion Tony Stewart's car struck his fellow racer on Aug. 9

By Justin Worland

Tony Stewart to Miss Third Consecutive NASCAR Race

Since his car struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. during a race in upstate New York on August 9

By Alex Rogers

NASCAR Changes Safety Rules

In the wake of Kevin Ward Jr's death

By Alex Rogers

Tony Stewart Hits and Kills Driver in Sprint Car Race

20-year-old Kevin Ward exited his car during a race, and Stewart struck him on the track

By Sam Frizell

The Greatest Spectacle in Racing

Gentlemen, start your engines.

By TIME Video

WATCH: Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Fiery Crash in NASCAR's Duck Commander 500

The driver earned his first last-place finish since 2007 as a result of the crash. Rival Joey Logano won the race in extra laps, edging out Jeff Gordon.

By Maya Rhodan
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