Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500 as pole sitter Danica Patrick's bid to become the first woman to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup race ended in an eighth-placed finish.

Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500 on Sunday as pole sitter Danica Patrick's bid to become the first woman to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup race ended in an eighth-placed finish.

NASCAR's Daytona 500 was set to start on schedule Sunday after repairs to catch-fencing damaged in a frightening Nationwide Series race crash that injured dozens of fans.

Dozens of fans were injured when a frightening crash sent Kyle Larson's car airborne at the NASCAR stock car Nationwide Series season-opener, the debris flying into the stands.

Twenty-eight race fans were injured when a crash sent Kyle Larson's car airborne and debris flew into the stands at the end of the NASCAR stock car Nationwide Series season-opener.

A fiery car crash sent Kyle Larson's car airborne, and flying debris injured dozens of fans Saturday in the waning moments of the NASCAR Nationwide Series season-opener.

A fiery car crash sent Kyle Larson's car airborne and flying debris injured a number of fans Saturday in the waning moments of the NASCAR Nationwide Series season-opener.

Danica Patrick grabbed a slice of history with her Daytona 500 pole, the first for a woman driver ratcheting up interest in "The Great American Race" that opens NASCAR's season on Sunday.

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time on the final day of Formula One testing Friday, but the cold, damp weather played havoc with teams' hopes of collecting reliable data.

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time on the final day of Formula One testing Friday, but the cold, damp weather played havoc with teams' hopes of collecting reliable data.

Former world champion Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap time in Friday morning's session at Barcelona's Catalunya circuit on the fourth and final day of testing before the start of the new Formula One season.

Adrian Sutil insists he will not be losing sleep over his Formula One fate as Force India decide whether to award the championship's final available drive to him or French rookie Jules Bianchi.

Former two-time world champion Fernando Alonso clocked the best time on the third day of pre-season Formula One testing at the Catalunya circuit on Thursday.

Force India could name a partner for driver Paul di Resta next week, the Indian Formula One team's deputy team principal, Bob Fernley, revealed on Thursday.

Former two-time world champion Fernando Alonso clocked the best time on the third day of pre-season Formula One testing at the Catalunya circuit on Thursday.

Formula One driver Robert Kubica, seriously injured in a crash in February 2011, will not as suggested be competing in Germany's touring car championship (DTM) this season.

German driver Nico Rosberg recorded the fastest time on the first full day of the second series of Formula One testing on Tuesday, timing 1min 22.616sec in his Mercedes.

British Formula One outfit Williams became the latest team to unveil their new car for the 2013 season on the first day of testing at Barcelona's Catalunya circuit on Tuesday.

German driver Adrian Sutil neared a return to a Formula One drive on Monday after he was confirmed as a test driver for the Force India team this week in Barcelona.

Sochi will be ready to stage a leg of the Formula One season in November 2014, Anatoly Pakhomov, the mayor of Russia's 2014 Winter Olympic host city confirmed on Monday.