Video: Jimmie Johnson: Driven
27 May 2012, 11:02 am
NASCAR racer Jimmie Johnson is considered the most influential athlete today by Forbes magazine, having won an unprecedented 5 straight NASCAR championships. Lee Cowan reports on Johnson's life, career, and family.

Lees: Aging racer fears rematch with demolition derby nemesis
27 May 2012, 9:20 am
It was the kind of telephone call we aging athletes fear. “I’m retiring this year after 40 years of driving in demolition derbies and 148 trophies,” said mechanic Jim Johnston.

Olympic dream finally coming true for Utah BMX racer
26 May 2012, 4:56 pm
Olympic dream finally coming true for Utah BMX racer By Michael C. Lewis The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 26, 2012 03:54PM MDT Not many athletes know the kind of excruciating disappointment that bike racer Arielle Martin has felt, having a lifetime achievement — reaching the Olympic Games — slip through her fingers at the last possible moment. But now, it’s all just part of a wonderful ...

Jeff Gordon is sixth racer to get a highway named after him in Charlotte
26 May 2012, 9:18 am
Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon has become the sixth stock-car racer to have a section of North Carolina public highways named in his honor. On Friday, the N.C. Department of Transportation dedicated a 1.

Motorbike road racer killed in crash
26 May 2012, 3:44 am
TRIBUTES have been paid to a motorbike road racer and a former lead rider for a York-based team, who has been killed in a crash.

Crashed racer still in hospital
26 May 2012, 2:07 am
A veteran sprint car driver who has competed in area races for more than 35 years remains hospitalized after an accident on the track May 18.

Paralyzed racer shares inspiring story
25 May 2012, 7:13 pm
Michael Johnson, 19, was paralyzed in a dirt bike accident seven years ago. Now, he's racing cars on a professional level. Friday, he shared his inspirational story at the Rehabilitation Hospital of... Read more at www.WISHTV.com

Rally racer 'living the dream'
25 May 2012, 6:43 pm
Dumfries driver Andy Scott is "living the dream" this weekend as he races in front of an expected crowd of 200,000 in the US.

racer Softball Records Solid 2012 Season
23 May 2012, 2:35 pm
Season Results

Long walks with Olivia, my ex-racer greyhound
23 May 2012, 2:29 am
Loving dogs aside, back in 2002 another compelling reason for getting a dog was my fondness for long, brisk, hearty walks. Not jogging. Not bicycling or exercising or huffing and puffing. Just walking. Inhaling the...

Dario Franchitti Wins 3rd Indy 500 in Thrilling Finish - New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
27 May 2012, 2:57 pm
The Scotland native bested a field of 32 other competitors -- including a female racer backed by the first all-female team in the Indy 500 -- who circled the track 200 times, traversing a total of 500 miles, powered by fuel and raw adrenaline.

5 Top Drivers to Never Win the Indy 500 - YAHOO!
27 May 2012, 2:00 pm
As 37 year-old Tony Kanaan takes his 11th shot at winning the Indianapolis 500 on May 27, 2012, the 2004 IZOD IndyCar Series champion finds himself on a list any open wheel racer would like to avoid. In fact, many drivers would gladly trade a series of ...

Former Road racer Henry Wiles Wins Springfield TT AMA Pro Flat Track Race - RoadracingWorld.com
27 May 2012, 1:17 pm
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Near record heat hit Round Three of the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com and Lucas Oil as the Series resumed at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The Illinois ...

Ski Cross racer Stan Rey to Pursue Freeskiing Career - First Tracks
26 May 2012, 9:51 am
Whistler (BC), Canada -Ski cross racer Stanislas “Stan” Rey is taking his love of big air and tricks into a new career in freeskiing. The 2010 Canadian and Nor-Am ski cross champion, a member of the Canadian national team since 2010 and ...

F1 2012 Monaco Grand Prix: Hamilton chasing Monte Carlo victory - Royston Crow
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
The 27-year-old Vodafone McLaren Mercedes racer from Hertfordshire will start from the second row of the Circuit de Monaco grid on Sunday. He clocked a time of 1m 14.583s on Options for fourth place in Q3 but will start third following Michael Schumacher ...

TEDx Conference Brings Emmy Award Winning Hollywood Television Producer To Canada Along With Female Motorcycle racer To Discuss Business Success - YAHOO!
22 May 2012, 3:03 pm
Nadine Lajoie was amongst a fabulous speakers’ line-up at the TEDx Conference last weekend in Montreal, under the theme “Let’s Spread Success.” Nadine Lajoie is currently in discussion to host a TV reality show in the Orange County area this year ...

Auto racer Jeffrey Earnhardt, Grandson of Dale Earnhardt, Excited to Make MMA Debut - MMAFighting.com
20 May 2012, 3:56 pm
May 20, 2012 - Jeffrey Earnhardt belongs to auto racing. The grandson of legendary NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, he has been working his way towards the sport's major league circuit for years. At 22 years old, that's a goal he's still chasing.

Olympic skeleton racer Mellisa Hollingsworth sets her sights on Calgary Stampede - Nationalpost.com
18 May 2012, 10:58 am
Mellisa Hollingsworth is no stranger to all-over body bruises in her day job as an Olympic skeleton racer. Sliding down a vertical sheet of ice at speeds of 120 km/h on a glorified cafeteria tray is not exactly what most would call playing it safe.

Maserati upgrades GranTurismo racer for 2012 Trofeo MC World Series - Autoblog
16 May 2012, 8:08 am
Spec racing series are emerging as an indispensable way for exotic automakers to show what their vehicles can do without the constraints of road regulations, and for their top customers to race wheel-to-wheel on some of the most famous racing ...

Eurocom Ships Ivy Bridge Based racer 2.0 with AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7970M with Over Clocking Support - ThomasNet Industrial News Room
14 May 2012, 8:25 am
Eurocom Corporation (www.eurocom.com), a developer of long lifespan, fully upgradable notebooks is adding the newest AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7970M GPU to the 15.6" EUROCOM racer 2.0 notebook. Eurocom will also offer the AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6990M GPUs separately to ...