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The FIA has launched an investigation of a highly-sensitive nature regarding a previous Formula 1 race result. It is understood motor sport’s world governing body is looking into the events of last season’s inaugural Singapore Grand Prix.

Due to rain Saturday’s Kenseth versus Kenseth event at the Madison International Speedway was postponed until Sunday.

With a pass for the lead on the final corner of the final lap of the Nationwide Series NAPA Auto Parts 200, Carl Edwards proved what has been suggested for the last three years.

JR Fitzpatrick showed up to win—no question about it. He won the NAPA Autopro 100 in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 action from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in dominating fashion.

Australian Ryan Briscoe grabbed the lead for good with two laps to go and edged rival Scott Dixon to win by 0.0077 seconds - the fourth-closest margin in Indy Racing League history - in a thrilling finish at Joliet’s Chicagland Speedway.

Marcos Ambrose, driver of the Amor All Toyota, qualified for the pole positon during the Napa Auto Parts 200 Qualifying at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada.

Kimi Raikkonen claimed his fourth Belgian Grand Prix victory in five years to end an astonishing run of 26 races without a win for the 2007 world champion.

For the second straight NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 event, Alex Tagliani will start on the pole. The native of Lachenaie, Que., logged the fastest time in qualifying for the NAPA Autopro 100 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Giancarlo Fisichella gave Force India its first Formula One pole position during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Justin Lofton drove his No. 6 Eddie Sharp Racing Toyota to victory for the fourth time this season in the Ansell Cut Protection 150 at Chicagoland Speedway on Friday night.

Kyle Busch won his second straight race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, passing Todd Bodine with 19 laps remaining to take the inaugural EnjoyIllinois.com 225 on Friday at Chicagoland Speedway.

Despite menacing gray skies, the ARCA RE/MAX Series was able to fit in qualifying at Chicagoland Speedway on Friday afternoon, where Brian Ickler posted the fastest time among 38 drivers and earned his second career Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell.

NASCAR fans are generally recognized as some of the most loyal, most fervent among all sports fans. The only possible exception would be that special breed of masochists that follow the Chicago Cubs - but I digress.

The Italian veteran Giancarlo Fisichella admitted on Thursday it would be “a dream come true” for him if he could race for Ferrari in next month’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

“RAB Racing stringently adheres to a zero tolerance policy concerning drug abuse. The licensee in question has been released and replaced moving forward for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy and our company stands behind the actions taken by NASCAR in regards to this matter.

It will be Kenseth versus Kenseth this Saturday night at Madison International Speedway as father and son compete in Twin 50s for the Rockweiler Insulation Late Models. This will be the first time the two have raced against one another.

Plans for a second Bathurst track at the foot of Mount Panorama were given the green light at a recent public meeting, reports Austrialian publication eNews.

Being rather uninspired of late, uninspired meaning lazier than a Tom Cat after a 5 mouse meal, I decided to take the easy way out and post news and notes that have crossed newswires in the last few hours.

Brawn GP driver Rubens Barrichello has taken his first win of the 2009 Formula One season at the European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain following a mistake by the McLaren team on their final pitstop for Lewis Hamilton that was nearly six seconds longer than necessary.

ARCA RE/MAX Series rookie Parker Kligerman, in his first-ever dirt track attempt, padded his point lead Sunday afternoon with a historic victory in the 47th running of the Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds mile-dirt in Springfield.