Dario Franchitti News

Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchitti wants to hold up four fingers in Victory Circle on May 26 .

Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti calls the Indy 500 the toughest race to win and tells Janine Brady of NBCUniversal Direct.com a few of the things that make this race such a challenge in this video interview.

Graham Rahal and Marco Andretti have all the ingredients the IndyCar Series has been craving.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh will drive the pace car in the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

In a community used to experiencing tornadoes, many in Moore, Oklahoma are in a state of shock.

On Robert D. Orr Plaza near the Statehouse. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Indiana Statehouse, 200 W. Washington St., free, call 233-0800 or visit www.in.gov. Fashion in the Fast Lane West Indy - The fun, fast and fashion-filled brunch in the East Chalet features a fashion show and Indy's biggest racing stars and their families.

By David Green Tribune-Courier Sports sports@tribunecourier.com It's only a miniature dirt oval at a county fairground, but to Calvert City driver Kyle Clark, it's Daytona International Speedway.

Either way, the two 21-year-olds will find themselves at the same place Sunday, starting their engines for the biggest race in the IndyCar Series.

K. Busch 1-24; L. Cassill 25; J. Clements 26; K. Busch 27-51; H. K. Busch 1-24; L. Cassill 25; J. Clements 26; K. Busch 27-51; H. Martin 52; T. Raines 53; K. Kahne 54; M. Kenseth 55-81; K. Busch 82-121; J. Logano 122-129; K. Busch 130-147. There have been 62 Nationwide races at Charlotte.

The same week Bruton Smith could find out if he will become a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the Speedway Motorsports Inc.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Wilbur Shaw celebrates his 1939 Indianapolis 500 victory.

Driving a race car seemed to be the least of Kurt Busch's worries in 2012. Often, it showed.

Listen all this week for your chance to win 2 tickets to the Firestone 550 and qualify for an epic Texas Motor Speedway prize.

Power pushed a Camaro up to 116 mph on the new, half-mile long straightaway that is part of the new-look Detroit Grand Prix.

He understands now if he has a car that can win a race, it'll tell him. And if he doesn't, he doesn't need to act like he does.

At Pocono, it's a whole new thrill. When the open wheel series returns to Pocono Raceway for the first time since 1989, the 400-mile race will start with cars running three across.

AJ Allmendinger's parents attended their first Indianapolis 500 in 1979, when they camped in a grassy lot and watched Rick Mears win his first 500.

A crowd estimated at 250,000 swarmed Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s grandstands, suites and infield on May 12, 1973.

For more than two decades, NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series has been dominated by four race teams: Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Richard Childress Racing and Roush Fenway Racing.

As part of their ongoing "Conversation" series, on Saturday the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen hosted a talk by authors of a new book on the history of Watkins Glen International racetrack.