TOP STORIES, Friday, May 20

Paul Tracy's Indy 500 diary: Toward a Damn Fine Friday

"We had six hours of rain-free practice. Everyone up and down pit lane was happy about that. But for us, it has also thrown up a handling quirk that we're working on getting ironed out."
 

Webber stays on top in second Spanish GP practice

Mark Webber led the way again in second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, but there was encouragement for Red Bull's rivals as McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was just 0.039sec off the pace...
 

Power to the fore as the weather finally clears at Indy

Will Power of Team Penske unseated Alex Tagliani atop the speed chart with a lap of 227.778mph; video highlights included.
 

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UPDATE: Silvestro not cleared to drive on Friday

HVM Racing's Simona de Silvestro, who suffered burns to her hands in a heavy crash during Friday's practice session at Indy, was not cleared to drive in Friday practice, but still hopes to get a chance to qualify this weekend.
 

Tagliani: Indy pole is within reach

Alex Tagliani and Townsend Bell believe their Sam Schmidt Motorsports cars are good enough to mount a challenge for pole position at the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, given their practice pace.
 

Gasoline LMP1s receive performance boost for Le Mans

Gas-powered LMP1 cars have been given a number of performance tweaks ahead of this year's Le Mans 24 Hours.
 

Webber buoyed by practice pace

Friday pacesetter Mark Webber said practice had gone even better than usual at Barcelona after topping the times in both sessions.
 

Rosberg confident of significant step

Mercedes GP can target a "significant" step forward in form for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix on the back of a raft of updates to the car, reckons Nico Rosberg.
 

Boullier: Bahrain a hard decision

Renault boss Eric Boullier believes Formula 1 chiefs should think hard about whether it is right to hold a grand prix in Bahrain this year, amid an increasing likelihood of the race being slotted back onto the schedule.
 

Karthikeyan: Raikkonen will have it tough in NASCAR Truck Series debut

Narain Karthikeyan says Kimi Raikkonen will face a "tough" debut in stock car racing when he joins the Camping World Truck Series at Charlotte this weekend, but is convinced the former Formula 1 World Champion will enjoy himself in American racing.
 

Button struggling with rear balance

Jenson Button admitted he was struggling to get an adequate rear-end balance on his McLaren after ending Friday practice in Spain in fourth place.
 

Massa: Too early for future talk

Felipe Massa thinks it is too early for him to start talking with Ferrari about his longer term future, despite Fernando Alonso having committed himself to the team until 2016.
 

Loeb: Asphalt key in Argentina

World Rally Championship leader Sebastien Loeb says the new asphalt sections included in next week's Rally Argentina will be vital in deciding the outcome of the sixth round of the series.
 

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VIDEO: De Silvestro's fiery crash at Indy

Video of HVM driver's heavy wreck during Thursday's practice, which left her with minor burns.
 

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