Juan Pablo Montoya's NASCAR Cup debut ended in a ball of flames when his Dodge Charger was tapped from behind on lap 252 of a 267-lap race at Miami Speedway on Sunday.
Hard though he tried, Jimmie Johnson just couldn't give another Nextel Cup championship away.
Britain's Mike Conway surged from a seventh-place start to win an incident-filled 53rd Macau Grand Prix after a mishap on the first lap sent the three frontrunners out of contention.
Formula One teams may have to accept a 20 race calendar if more European grands prix are not to be axed in future, according to FIA president Max Mosley.
Britain, starved of success on the racetrack in recent years, could start next season with more Formula One drivers than any other country.
Formula One's governing body and leading car manufacturers, who at one time threatened a breakaway series, have struck a deal to end a long battle over how the billion-dollar sport should be run.
Briton Anthony Davidson's long wait for a Formula One race drive ended on Wednesday when the Super Aguri team confirmed he would partner Japan's Takuma Sato next season.
Austrian Christian Klien will be Honda's test and reserve driver next season, the Formula One team announced on Wednesday.
Sebastien Bourdais doubts he will ever switch to Formula One after winning his third ChampCar title in a row.
Driving fast is frowned upon on the idyllic island of Guernsey, a beach-lined chunk of the British Isles just a short ferry ride from the French coast
McLaren have denied having any plans to draft in former champion Mika Hakkinen as Fernando Alonso's Formula One team mate next season.
India's dream of hosting a Formula One grand prix could turn into reality in 2010, according to local motorsport officials.