TOP STORIES: Monday, Feb. 25

Q&A: Jimmie Johnson on Daytona 500 victory and beyond

The Daytona 500 winner meets the media to discuss his triumph and how the new Gen-6 cars raced.
 

Johnson beats Earnhardt at Daytona

Jimmie Johnson ended his run of poor Daytona 500 results by holding off Hendrick Chevrolet teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win NASCAR's premier race for the second time.
 

Lowe to leave McLaren for Mercedes

Paddy Lowe will move to Mercedes after his current contract with McLaren comes to an end later this year.
 

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NHRA

Schumacher, Capps and Enders claim NHRA wins at Firebird

Tony Schumacher won a wild tire-smoking final round against Morgan Lucas Sunday to claim the Top Fuel victory at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird International Raceway.
 
F1

Goss appointed new McLaren tech chief

McLaren has appointed Tim Goss as its new technical director, in the wake of Paddy Lowe's decision to switch to Mercedes.
 
Sprint Cup

Patrick wistful after eighth-place run at Daytona

Polesitter reckons her car might actually have been too fast spent almost no time passing in traffic and lacked the experience to make an aggressive move for the win in the closing laps.
 
Sprint Cup

Mark Martin philosophical after another Daytona 500 near miss

Winless in as many starts as his car number 55 at Daytona, veteran was strong again Sunday but came up short.
 
IndyCar

IndyCar test focus shifts to Sonoma this week

After last week's multi-team test at Sebring, nine drivers will hit the California road course on Wednesday.
 
F1

Massa: Final test crucial for Ferrari

Felipe Massa sees the final Barcelona Formula 1 test this week as a crucial moment for Ferrari as it looks set to go right down to the wire with its definitive Melbourne car package.
 
F1

Maldonado: Williams in best shape yet

Pastor Maldonado was fervent in his praise of Williams's new FW35 after its initial day of running at Barcelona last week, and he was subsequently impressed with its reliability as well.
 
Industry

Dallara to work on Formula E car

Dallara will work on the chassis for the new Formula E championship, the series has announced.
 
Rolex Series

Brendon Hartley rejoins Starworks Grand-Am squad for COTA

New Zealander expands on his Rolex 24 gig with the team for next weekend's Rolex Series debut at Circuit of The Americas.
 
LE MANS

Kimber-Smith gets Le Mans Greaves ride

British sports car racer Tom Kimber-Smith is set to bid for a hat trick of Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 victories following a return to the Greaves Motorsport squad.
 
GP2

Qing Hua gets Caterham GP2 test

Former HRT Formula 1 driver Ma Qing Hua will make his debut in a GP2 car when he tests for Caterham at Jerez this week.
 
V8 Supercar

Reid lands 2013 DJR V8 ride

Indy Lights veteran and A1GP race winner Jonny Reid will race full-time in V8 Supercars after sealing a deal with Dick Johnson Racing for 2013.
 
F1

Dave Charlton, 1936-2013

South African racing legend Dave Charlton, who started in 11 F1 grands prix from 1967-1975, died last weekend at the age of 76.
 
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Rolex Series

VIDEO: A lap at COTA with Bill Auberlen

February 25, 2013

Take a lap with Bill Auberlen in this video as he drives Turner Motorsport's BMW GS M3 around the USGP circuit in preparation for next week's Rolex Series and Continental Tire Challenge races at the track.
 


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