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In motor racing, perhaps more than in any other sport, we are trained to believe that great action happens only at the pinnacle of the discipline.  I say that's only because cameras are rolling and you get to actually see it.  The advent of inexpensive incar video and its use with online video services has meant that the supply of fantastic racing action available to motorheads has increased tremendously.

On the pages of Racing in America, I’ve jotted down some of my escapades driving my 1970 Mustang and my 1984 Vette at drag racing events and auto cross events.  This is more fun that I could find the words to explain.  You just have to do, to know.

I've been reading about the Bonneville salts flats for decades, ever since my pre-pubescent eyes and ears were stimulated by Hot Rod/Car Craft/National Speed Sport News-published news and images of Craig Breedlove, the Arfons brothers and others battling it out for the honor, however flee

I decided last year during the chase that I was going to keep track of points without the seeding emphasis (the bonus points that NASCAR awards for regular season wins).

Ford Motor Company has a long and glorious history with NHRA drag racing.  From the

Two weeks ago I suggested keeping an eye on the final races of the Formula 1 championship. Things were heating up and heading for the most exciting finish in years, Now, after the Singapore Grand Prix, the championship fight has gotten even better. It's still very much a five-way horse race but with four races to go the order has changed dramatically.

Mark your calendars right now: You want to be in Phoenix come January 16, 2011, where current and former legends of American motorsports will participate in a racing car show, panel discussion, and an exclusive preview of the Women in the Winner’s Circle exhibition.

Some athletes rise to the occasion and some don't. Jimmie Johnson is one of those athletes that rises to the top of the class when the pressure is on him. He just won the NASCAR race at Dover International Speedway and had a dominating performance. His team has not exactly been hitting on all cylinders lately and they could have been doing better.

The Cup Chase has begun. We'll know who the 2010 IndyCar champ is in less than 10 days and the F1 battle is still wide open with four races still to run after this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.

With last weekend's kickoff of perhaps the last NFL season before a possible strike cancels the 2011 games (and wouldn't NASCAR love that) thousands upon thousands of fantasy football players resumed their annual addiction.   At the same time 2010 fantasy racing leagues are coming to an end as this weekend's round one of the Chase marks the countdown from 10 'til the end of the NASCAR season.