Former Champ Car star Patrick Carpentier signed with Gillett Evernham Motorsports on Wednesday to drive the No. 10 Dodge."We are excited to add Patrick Carpentier to our organization for 2008," co-owner George Gillett said. "Patrick has shown tremendous talent in every series he has driven...

When asked about Ford Motor Co.'s announcement that it lost a record $12.7 billion last year, the director of Dodge's racing program cringes as if he just swallowed a swig of motor oil.These aren't the best of times for the U.S. auto industry, and the...

As pit crews made last-minute inspections to their cars Sunday at NASCAR's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani stressed the need for America to break its dependence on foreign oil.Giuliani likened the pursuit of energy independence and the development of alternative...

Kentucky Speedway no longer wants NASCAR to bring a Nextel Cup race to the track as part of its antitrust lawsuit against the racing governing body and International Speedway Corp.The speedway filed an amended complaint in U.S. District Court last Friday, saying instead of a...

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