Drosselmeyer came through with a victory in the $1 million Belmont Stakes. The horse that was left out of the Kentucky Derby because it hadn’t earned enough money outlasted the rest of the field to win the final leg of the Triple Crown by three-quarters of a length. Drosselmeyer returned $28.00, $11.60 and $7.70. In second, Fly Down paid $6.80 and $5.10. First Dude returned $4...

Though his car was dominant, leading 155 of the 200 lap race, it took a little luck for Dario Franchitti to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Running out of fuel with one lap to go, Franchitti got the break he needed when an airborne crash sent Mike Conway into the wall and brought out a yellow flag. When Franchitti crossed the finish line, he only had 1.6 gallons of fuel. Image...

Floyd Landis finally confirmed what many of us knew all along — he’s a cheater. The former Tour de France winner, who later had his title stripped due to testing positive for performance enhancing drugs, admitted to taking PEDs for the majority of his cycling career. After coming clean to his mother, he then came clean to ESPN.com. Said Landis to ESPN.com: “I want to clear...

If you are placing money on the Kentucky Derby, your best bet is to follow Calvin Borel. The jockey won the Kentucky Derby for the third time in four years. This time, Calvin Borel steered Super Saver to victory. Like he usually does, Borel kept Super Saver close to the rail on his race around the track. By the time he crossed the finish line, Super Saver had a comfortable lead and...

Here is the Ryan Villopoto crash video. In St. Louis during the AMA Supercross on Sunday, Ryan Villopoto had a nasty crash. It’s not immediately known how injured he is, but Villopoto is said to have suffered serious injuries. You can see the video of the Ryan Villopoto crash at the end of this article. On the ninth lap of the race, Villopoto was trying to make a pass when the...

For the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway this Friday night, Johnny Sauter will make a one-race appearance driving the No. 23 Chevrolet for R3 Motorsports. Their hope is that a veteran like Sauter will aid them even more in the tight ownership standings. Image: Zuma Press “I really appreciate R3 Motorsports asking me to drive for them this weekend at...

The boys of the Yamaha MotoGP Premier Class team were in Indonesia for a three day period of press conferences, meetings with the public and visiting the sites of Indonesia that were of interest to them. Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi spent the three days having fun, while meeting people and taking a look at some of the Yamaha factories and other infrastructure in Indonesia. Indonesia...

The 2009 Formula One season is over and it only made us want to see what would happen in 2010. 2009 Formula One World Champion Jenson Button will be ready to go and probably a little nervous considering expectations now that he has won it all. Nobody will be satisfied unless Jenson wins again and with the roster of talented drivers, former Formula One World Champions, and inspiring...

Kevin Harvick stayed strong through the first part of the Sam’s Town 300 and when his moment came he surged forward to grab the win at the line from a frustrated Denny Hamlin. Kevin had to deal with several problems on the day that included pit stops that dragged on like church and a rainbow of different tire strategies that finally hit the spot. Harvick stayed as close as he could...

The fourth day of testing on the track of Barcelona was a success for all who attended, but McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton had the fastest lap time of the day with a 1:20:472 second lap. Hamilton finally looked like he was able to get his McLaren race car up to speed and his smile was evident after the session, so he must have had a better day from his point of view. Hamilton finished...

The third race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series has been run and Jimmy Johnson looks to be fast and strong once again, but things are still early and reading a lot into the results so far is going to be a mistake you’ll regret later on. The Sprint Cup Series is just getting started and some of the teams will be slower starters than others. Jimmy Johnson is known for being a strong...

We heard rumours about talk of Jeff Burton’s demise last year during the Sprint Cup Series season after his less than normal year as a NASCAR racer. True, this gentlemen of racing is getting older and has started to visibly show the signs of his age, but he’s no where near finished as a NASCAR racer and could just be in a slow period and will soon emerge as strong as ever. The...

It was another course of Valentino Rossi at the front of the time sheet on the last day of testing at Sepang on Friday, as Valentino bettered the track record he set in the Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix in 2009. This must be troubling news for his competition, who appear to be a bit behind Rossi at this early state of the year or is it that Valentino and his team...

One of the most important things Formula One teams do for the Formula One industry is introduce new talent to the industry by taking young drivers under their wing and introducing them to the sport. BMW Sauber announced that they had taken young driver Esteban Gutierrez under their wings for the 2010 season and the young racer will spend the season watching and learning from the...

The fastest sport on two wheels is preparing to start on April 11th in Qatar and the boys were down on Sepang International Circuit this week taking their prototype bikes through a few paces of the circuit to try to get them in shape for the start of the 2010 season. It’s going to be one exciting start to the season and 2010 should be a year to remember in the history books of...

Formula One will be heading back to the track for real soon and the teams have been filling out their teams of late in preparation for the 2010 season. This week Virgin Racing has been busy finding a driver to act as a reserve and test driver for their 2010 Formula One program. Just who has Virgin Racing decided is the best choice for the coveted position that hundreds of drivers...

The boys of Formula One were out on the track at Jerez for the fourth straight day on Saturday and there were a few notable additions to the list of drivers that were looking fast out on the track. 2009 Formula One champion, Jenson button finally got his McLaren race car running a little faster and managed to finish the day at the top of the time sheet. His best time around the track...

The boys and now girls of NASCAR were out on the track of the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California this weekend ripping up the pavement and trying to get a good start to the season with a win in the Stater Bros. 300. Patrick Danica’s fierce smile could be seen behind the wheel as the flag was in the air, but with the drop of the flag this was all forgotten as she battled to...

The boys of Formula One were out on the track of Jerez Thursday taking their cars around the track in an attempt to get the kinks out and try to get everything tuned in with the cars before the start of the 2010 Formula One season. The eleven teams that showed up for the four days of testing this week have had to contend with Mother Nature the whole week, which has made things a...

Racing fans and Kyle Petty fanatics here’s your chance to meet the man himself in person and help out the kids at the Victory Junction Camp. The Victory Junction Camp is a facility founded by Kyle Petty and his wife Patty in the memory of their son Adam Petty that lets children with chronic and terminal experience the fun and thrill of the outdoor experience. A wonderful project...

The boys of Formula One were out on the track of Jerez again this week taking their cars through their paces to get them ready for the up coming start of the 2010 Formula One season. The weather wasn’t perfect for the tests but the racers were in fine form for this part of the season. They all looked like they had prepared well for the 2010 season and were looking forward to getting...

Valentino Rossi fanatics and fans will probably know that their number one man is about to celebrate his thirty-first year on the planet Earth on February 16. This means Valentino Rossi’s birthday, like my own, falls under the sign of aquarius on the astronomical charts. A fact that many astronomical fanatics would tell you is significant in many ways in the life of Valentino Rossi...

The boys of Formula One of have been out playing on the track of Jerez in preparation for letting in all loose again on a Formula One track in a few weeks. The boys started playing Wednesday and finished up their fun on Saturday at the track in Spain with Lewis Hamilton smiling as he looked at the final times and his best lap of 1:19:533 seconds near the end of the session. This...

The energy of MotoGP fanatics is preparing to be released after months of being pent up in preparation for the beginning of the fastest sport on two wheels in a month or so. There will be a testing of the prototype bikes that will be entertaining you this year on MotoGP tracks around the world at Sepang on February 25-26, before the boys will get to try their new toys out in the...

The Chase continues today as NASCAR’s Sprint Cup darlings will be in Concord, North Caroline on the track of Lowe’s Motor Speedway competing in the NASCAR’s Banking 500. The fifth race of the Chase today’s race is going to probably cut the field of contenders for the Sprint Cup Championship a little more. Currently Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 Chevrolet leads the Chase by...