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IndyCar and Sonoma Raceway officials have confirmed that today's GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma will go ahead as scheduled despite the earthquake that hit the area early on Sunday morning. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake with the epicenter about six miles south of Napa woke residents and visitors about 3:20 a.m. local time. The jarring quake lasted about 25 seconds, and multiple aftershocks have been recorded. No damage was reported at the racetrack – which is located about 15 miles from the American Canyon site named as the epicenter of the quake – or its main arteries, California Highways 37 and...

SAO PAULO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A gearbox glitch cost Lewis Hamilton a place in the history books as Formula One's youngest world champion, McLaren team boss Ron Dennis said on Sunday.

2nd Annual NHRA Torco Racing Fuels NationalsVirginia Motorsports Park – Richmond, Virginia October 5 - 7, 2007 NHRA.com's Torco Racing Fuels Nationals homepage      The NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series returned to Virginia last year with a race that shattered Pro performance barriers, especially in Pro Stock with Jason Line setting the National record that helped him capture the World Championship. This is the last 2007 “Countdown to 4 Championship” race. After this Sunday’s final elimination rounds the field of eight drivers eligible for the championship in each category - Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock - is...

MOTOR racing legend Peter Brock has been killed in an accident while taking part in the Targa West rally in Western Australia, motor sport officials have confirmed. The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) said in a statement the accident occurred about 1.50pm (AEST). Sixty-one-year-old Brock's co-driver, believed to Mick Hone, has been taken to hospital in a stable condition. CAMS said it would conduct a full investigation into the incident. In the meantime, CAMS and event officials were working with the relevant civil authorities. "On behalf of the motor sport community, CAMS offers its sincere sympathy to Peter's family...

Drag racer, son die in accident at Tulsa Raceway Park Canadian Press Sunday, April 03, 2005 TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A top female drag racer and her son were killed when her car went out of control and struck a support vehicle at Tulsa Raceway Park, police said Sunday. Michelle (Shelly) Howard, 59, and Brian Howard, 36, were pronounced dead following the Saturday night accident, Sgt. Tim Bracken said. "When she started off, she lost control of the vehicle and somehow it went airborne, spun itself around and raced back up the speedway," Bracken said. Her car then hit the...

From television announcers to NASCAR officials to the drivers themselves, everyone is struggling to remember the new name of the series.

Ferrari star Michael Schumacher has won an all-time record sixth Formula One world championship after a dramatic Japanese Grand Prix. The German finished eighth to grab the point he needed to make certain of the title, while his team-mate, Rubens Barrichello, helped Ferrari to the constructors' championship by winning the race from pole. Schumacher surpasses the record of five titles he shared with Argentine legend Juan Manuel Fangio, a feat he achieved last year. McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen, who needed to win the race to have any chance of becoming champion, finished second to Barrichello. Even if the Finn had won...