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Power focused on defending title amidst wife's health fight

Mar. 03, 2023 18:01 PM EST

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Will Power insisted Friday he is ready to begin his IndyCar title defense this weekend even as his wife battles a serious staph infection. Liz Power was hospitalized in January and underwent back surgery to clean the infection from her spine. Ahead of...

Daytona 500: A rich, storied history on the Fun Coast

Feb. 14, 2023 16:57 PM EST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Daytona Beach became the unofficial "birthplace of speed” in 1903 when two men argued over who had the fastest horseless carriage and decided things in a race on the white, hardpacked sand along the Atlantic Ocean. Since then, the community of...

IndyCar preseason begins without Lights winner Lundqvist

Jan. 31, 2023 16:38 PM EST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The start of a new IndyCar season is looming with a field that will include four rookies. Linus Lundqvist, the reigning Indy Lights champion, is without a ride for the upcoming season. Winning the title in the final series of the IndyCar...

Austin Cindric seeks Rolex watch to add to Daytona 500 ring

Jan. 24, 2023 14:48 PM EST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Based on experience alone, Austin Cindric figured he'd win a Rolex watch long before he'd earn a diamond-encrusted Daytona 500 ring. He was wrong. Cindric as a NASCAR rookie last year won the Daytona 500 to open his season with the biggest...