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Commentary: Automakers' data monopoly and how they dictate car repair

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Think you own that new car you just bought? Not all of it.

As many Americans are learning, automakers own their data, and it’s trying to dictate who can fix the vehicle when something breaks or even when it just needs regular maintenance. It’s a way to force car and truck owners into expensive dealerships for service.

Fortunately, though, ...Read more

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To be young, gifted and fast -- Antonelli, 19, wins the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — With all the worries about rain, even after moving the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix to early afternoon Sunday and canceling two other races at Miami International Autodrome, what kind of race did we get?

One decided more by the volume of on-track passes among the leaders than the volume of raindrops on the track...Read more

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Sunday's Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix will start earlier to avoid storms' worst

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The start of Sunday’s Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix has been moved back three hours in hopes the 57-lap event can get in before the worst of afternoon thunderstorms hits Miami Gardens.

Lights out at Miami International Autodrome will now be 1 p.m.

FIA made the announcement Saturday night, stating in a social ...Read more

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NASCAR driver Greg Biffle honored posthumously by NC Gov. Josh Stein

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was recognized posthumously this week with one of North Carolina’s highest honors by Gov. Josh Stein.

Biffle was among nine athletes and coaches Stein inducted into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine “for their contributions and leadership in sports and beyond,” the governor said on social media ...Read more

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F1 steering wheel is a complicated, fascinating piece of technology

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — At first glance, the Formula 1 steering wheel, a bit of a misnomer because its shape resembles a square or rectangle rather than a circle, looks like it belongs on a commercial airliner or a high-tech video game with its dizzying array of multi-colored buttons and dials.

It’s such a high-tech piece of equipment, filled...Read more

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Miami's still McLaren's for now as Lando Norris wins the Formula 1 Sprint pole

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Formula 1 changed the formula this season. Then, introduced several rules changes during an unexpected month break that changed the formula again. Friday’s F1 Sprint qualifying showed, however, something hasn’t changed: Miami remains McLaren’s town.

McLaren Racing took over Coconut Grove Wednesday with a parade of ...Read more

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Greg Biffle estate faces $30 million wrongful-death lawsuits from plane crash

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR driver Greg Biffle’s estate has been sued for a combined $30 million by the estates of two others killed in a Dec. 18 plane crash at Statesville Regional Airport, court records show.

Lawyers for the estates of Dennis Dutton, the pilot of the Cessna 500 Citation II, and Dutton’s son, Jack, filed the claims in ...Read more

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Introducing itself to the home fans at the Miami Grand Prix: Cadillac Formula 1

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MIAMI — The Cadillac Formula 1 team CEO lives in Fort Lauderdale and Indianapolis. The team grew from the efforts of the family of world motorsport’s most famous naturalized U.S. immigrant. It carries the brand name associated with accessible U.S. automotive luxury.

Perhaps fitting, then, that Cadillac F1’s first grand prix on U.S. land ...Read more

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NASCAR's Jim France resigning as CEO

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There’s more reshuffling happening at the top of NASCAR, and this shift makes history.

NASCAR chief executive officer and chairman Jim France is stepping down as CEO and being replaced in the role by current NASCAR president Steve O’Donnell, an industry source confirmed to The Charlotte Observer. The news was first ...Read more

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Denny Hamlin holds off Chase Elliott to win Pennzoil 400

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LAS VEGAS — Denny Hamlin led a race-high 134 laps and won the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Hamlin held off a late charge from second-place finisher Chase Elliott, who finished 0.502 seconds behind Hamlin, to pick up his third Cup Series win at LVMS.

Hamlin started second. William Byron finished ...Read more

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Las Vegas native Kurt Busch: NASCAR still fits within city's growing sports landscape

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LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas native and NASCAR hall of famer Kurt Busch has seen the sports landscape grow from the then-Las Vegas Stars to multiple major league teams.

NASCAR was a leader in major sporting events competing in Southern Nevada, with the racing series calling the area home since 1998.

Busch, who retired from NASCAR in 2023 and now ...Read more

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Sidestepping Congress, IndyCar to race around National Mall

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WASHINGTON — The IndyCar race planned for this summer as part of America’s 250th anniversary won’t go through the Capitol grounds, but will instead follow a 1.66-mile, seven-turn street circuit course around the National Mall, event organizers announced Monday.

It comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January ...Read more

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'3 Peat Baby': NASCAR's Tyler Reddick celebrates historic start to season with team co-owner Michael Jordan

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Tyler Reddick isn't exactly the Michael Jordan of NASCAR.

Not yet anyway.

Still, Reddick seems to be at the start of something special as the driver of a team co-owned by the NBA legend who led the Chicago Bulls to two NBA championship three-peats in the 1990s (1991-93 and 1996-98).

Less than a month into the season, Reddick has established ...Read more