Racing

Julian Alaphilippe is bringing a much-needed dose of panache into the Tour de France, earning him the yellow jersey and made him the new national hero.

A 500-1 longshot making just his third career Cup start, Haley won the rain-postponed, rain-shortened race at Daytona on Sunday.

Truex won on the hilly road course at Sonoma Raceway for the second straight year and the third time in his career, holding off Busch for 10th victory of the season.

Santa Anita's troubled racing season has come to a close after the deaths of 30 horses and led to Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer being banned.

Tommy Johnson Jr. raced to his first Funny Car victory since the end of the 2017 season, beating Robert Hight in the final round at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

Take Sunday: Busch matched Hall of Fame driver Rusty Wallace for ninth on the NASCAR Cup Series career victory list with 55. He won for the fourth time this season.

Charlotte native William Byron became the youngest driver ever to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600. Byron, who grew up a short drive from Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NASCAR announced the $2 billion purchase of International Speedway Corp. on Wednesday, an aggressive move to gain control of key racetracks.

Tony Stewart will be inducted alongside his former car owner Joe Gibbs and teammate Bobby Labonte. Driver Buddy Baker and mechanic Waddell Wilson for the Class of 2020.

Formula One great Niki Lauda, who won two of his world titles after a horrific crash and became a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died. He was 70.