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Dario Franchitti got the best of his Ganassi teammate Scott Dixon and took pole for the IndyCar season's finale at the Miami-Homestead Speedway. Full story...

Felipe Massa on Thursday said there is a "really, really low" chance he could be back up to speed in time for the 2009 season finale in Abu Dhabi in three weeks. Full story...

Williams is reportedly opposed to BMW-Sauber receiving a guaranteed 14th team entry for 2010 because it wants to secure the Swiss outfit's major long-term Malaysian sponsor Petronas. Full story...

Kimi Raikkonen's manager has played down reports linking the Finn with a move to Red Bull Racing. Full story...

Local Florida television is reporting that JC France, a Grand Am driver and grandson of Bill France, was arrested for drunk driving and drug charges on Wednesday evening. Full story...

Norbert Haug has played down reports that Mercedes-Benz could play a spoiling role in Red Bull's efforts to beat Brawn to the 2009 world championships. Full story...

DEARBORN, Mich., - A groundbreaking research project by Ford Motor Company and Auburn University shows that global positioning system (GPS) satellites that can "talk" to cars could help prevent serious accidents in the future. Full story...

At the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, Suzuki will exhibit its latest concepts for the future including a Swift with Plug-in Hybrid system and an SX4 Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV). Full story...

Gil de Ferran unveiled his much anticipated final race livery before first official practice for the final round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series at Laguna Seca in Monterey. Full story...

Starting on October 31, residents and commuters will be able to catch the GO Bus between Kitchener-Waterloo and Mississauga with stops in Cambridge, Milton and Aberfoyle. Full story...

Five-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb tested a GP2 single seater Thursday at Jerez de la Frontera in southern Spain. The Frenchman eventually set the slowest time of the group of 25 drivers. Full story...

Norbert Haug has played down reports that Mercedes-Benz could play a spoiling role in Red Bull's efforts to beat Brawn to the 2009 world championships. Full story...

YOKOHAMA - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., will present various show cars at the upcoming 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, including "Leaf," an electric vehicle (EV) which is slated for global launch and volume production in late 2010, "Land Glider," an EV concept car, and "Qazana," which is an entirely new type of compact sport crossover, which made its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2009. Nissan will also showcase the new "Fuga," Nissan's top-of-the-line sedan and the new mini MPV "Roox," both to be launched later this year. Full story...

Chevrolet could run five Cruzes in next year's World Touring Car Championship (TCC), instead of just three this year. Full story...

DETROIT and SICHUAN, - General Motors (GM) and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., Ltd (Tengzhong), today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement that will allow Tengzhong to acquire GM's premium all-terrain HUMMER brand. Full story...

Former Ferrari Formula 1 driver Jean Alesi, the winner of the 1995 Grand Prix of Canada, is set to test a GT Ferrari next week. Full story...

According to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, Brazilian Bruno Senna may now have signed a deal to make his formula one debut with the new Spanish team Campos in 2010. Full story...

Danica Patrick is going to run in NASCAR races. It's not a question of if, but when? That raises the question of how will she get the experience necessary to run at the top, in the Sprint Cup series? Full story...

Taking a page out of the introduction of the Car of Tomorrow (COT) into the Sprint Cup series, NASCAR announced a phase-in schedule for the newest iteration of the Nationwide cars, the series directly below Sprint Cup. Full story...

Of the seven manufacturer and four semi works teams, only six riders from a probable 14 have been fully confirmed and, as a result, there are several good seats still up for grabs. Full story...