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Saturday’s Pala Casino Resort National at Fox Raceway at Pala opens the 54th season of the U.S. Pro Motocross Series.(MX Sports Pro Racing)

Rising Motocross star Aidan Zingg from Hemet dies at event in Mammoth Lakes

By Devon Henderson

July 3, 2025 at 2:01 p.m.

The 16-year-old had had just moved up to 250cc bikes and signed with the prestigious...

NASCAR considering San Diego for street race starting in 2026

By Bill Center

June 23, 2025 at 5:31 p.m.

While no commitment has been reached, San Diego appears to be one of five or...

Alex Palou celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Alex Palou is first Spaniard to win Indianapolis 500

By The Associated Press

May 25, 2025 at 1:43 p.m.

Palou, who has won three IndyCar season championships in four years, holds off former Chip...

Race fans watch the running of the 50th anniversary of the Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Grand Prix of Long Beach: Justin Rothberg wins GT America race for second day in a row

By Tim Haddock

April 13, 2025 at 5:09 p.m.

Rothberg wins the 40-minute race and crosses the finish line 2.676 seconds ahead of Kyle...

The Porsche Penske Motorsport (7) GTP car charges through the track during the IMSA sports car Grand Prix of Long Beach race on Saturday, April 12, 2025. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

Grand Prix of Long Beach: Justin Rothberg wins GT America race under caution

By Tim Haddock

April 12, 2025 at 8:42 p.m.

The Turner Motorsports driver capitalizes on late misfortune for James Sofronas to win GT America...

Porsche Penske Motorsport (7) drivers Nick Tandy, center left, and Felipe Nasr, center right, celebrate after winning in the GTP class of the IMSA sports car Grand Prix of Long Beach race on Saturday, April 12, 2025. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

Grand Prix of Long Beach: Porsche Penske continues GTP dominance in IMSA race

By Tim Haddock

April 12, 2025 at 10:42 p.m.

Porsche Penske leads the way in a crash-filled IMSA race as fans pack the streets...

Kyle Kirkwood earned the pole position during IndyCar qualifying at the Grand Prix of Long Beach on Saturday, April 12, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Grand Prix of Long Beach: Kirkwood wins pole, looks for repeat of 2023

By Robert Morales

April 12, 2025 at 3:51 p.m.

The Andretti Global driver wouldn't mind some déjà vu from two years ago when he...

Will Power, seen during the opening practice session for the NTT IndyCar race during the 50th Grand Prix of Long Beach on Friday, April 11, 2025, failed to qualify Saturday despite having the fastest time Friday. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Grand Prix of Long Beach: Will Power’s qualifying struggles continue

By Robert Morales

April 12, 2025 at 3:33 p.m.

After having the fastest NTT IndyCar practice time Friday, the two-time race winner doesn't advance...

Indycar driver Alex Palou prepares to put on his helmet for the opening Indycar practice session for the 50th Grand Prix of Long Beach on Friday, April 11, 2025. Palou is trying to become the first Indycar driver to win the first 3 races of the year since Scott Dixon in 2020. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

Grand Prix of Long Beach: Alex Palou looking to start season with 3 straight wins

By Robert Morales

April 11, 2025 at 7:09 p.m.

After victories in St. Petersburg and Thermal, the three-time IndyCar series champ has his eyes...

IMSA GTD driver Robert Wickens prepares for the second practice session in the pit lane at the 50th Grand Prix of Long Beach on Friday, April 11, 2025. Wickens severed his spinal cord during a 2018 Indycar crash in Pocono and now drives a specially designed race car which allows him to race again. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

Grand Prix of Long Beach: Paralyzed IMSA driver makes debut at Grand Prix of Long Beach

By Tim Haddock

April 11, 2025 at 8:35 p.m.

Robert Wickens has returned to racing’s top levels after years of rehabilitation following a devastating...

Indycar driver Pato O’Ward (5) during a practice session on day one of the Grand Prix of Long Beach on Friday, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

Grand Prix of Long Beach: Mexico’s Pato O’Ward becoming quite the popular guy, by design

By Robert Morales

April 11, 2025 at 5:33 p.m.

O'Ward is among the young IndyCar drivers with a big following, looking to grow the...

Race car driver Brian Redman in Long Beach, CA, on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Englishman Brian Redman won the inaugural running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. The race was held Sept. 28, 1975, on a 2.02-mile temporary street circuit…(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Grand Prix of Long Beach: Brian Redman recalls inaugural 1975 victory

By Robert Morales

April 10, 2025 at 10:43 p.m.

Redman topped Mario Andretti and Al Unser Sr. in what was then a Formula 5000...

Defending Grand Prix of Long Beach champion Scott Dixon speaks to the media before his induction in the Motorsports Walk of Fame during a ceremony at the Long Beach Convention Center on Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)

Scott Dixon, Beverly O’Neill and Jim Michaelian inducted into Motorsports Walk of Fame

By Robert Morales

April 10, 2025 at 10:53 p.m.

Before the 50th Grand Prix of Long Beach, honorees were celebrated for their contributions to...