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FILE – Kyle Busch, left, and his son greet fans before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, April 23, 2023, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Kyle Busch had pneumonia for ‘days to weeks,’ according to his death certificate

By Associated Press

May 28, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

The former NASCAR star was 41 when he died last week.

Felix Rosenqvist, center, of Sweden, celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 24, 2026.
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Late pass sends Rosenqvist past Malukas for the closest Indianapolis 500 in history

By The Associated Press

May 25, 2026 at 2:32 a.m.

The Swedish driver made his decisive pass in the final 50 feet to win by...

A photo of late NASCAR star Kyle Busch is displayed on the video board of the backstretch at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, May 22, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Kyle Busch died from sepsis, severe pneumonia, family says

By The Associated Press

May 23, 2026 at 12:17 p.m.

The two-time NASCAR champion died at 41 on Thursday, a day after passing out in...

A relaxed Pato O’Ward mingles before competing in the Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 13, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

Pato O’Ward has sights set on Indianapolis 500 victory

By The Associated Press

May 22, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

The two-time Brickyard runner-up is looking to put defending champion Alex Palou’s dominance on hold...

Indycar driver Alex Palou celebrates after winning the 51st Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach on Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Alex Palou earns elusive 1st win

By Dennis Pope

April 19, 2026 at 9:15 p.m.

Palou gets past pole sitter Felix Rosenqvist on the final round of pit stops and...

Winning Indycar driver Alex Plaou, center, celebrates alongside second place finisher, Felix Rosenqvist, left and third place finisher Scott Dixon during the 51st Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach on Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Rosenqvist posts best finish, Brabham wins Stadium Super Trucks race

By Dennis Pope

April 19, 2026 at 7:09 p.m.

Felix Rosenqvist turns his pole into a runner-up finish, his best result in seven starts...

IMSA GTP winners, Renger van der Zande, center left, alongside Nick Yelloy, center right, with second place finishers Jack Aitken, far left, Frederik Vesti, second from left, and third place finishers Laurens Vanthoor, second from right and Kevin Estre, far right, during the 51st Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach on Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Acura, Lexus break through in IMSA

By Dennis Pope

April 18, 2026 at 7:12 p.m.

Renger van der Zande and Nick Yelloly deliver Acura’s long-awaited win. Aaron Telitz and Benjamin...

The Acura Meyer Shank Racing GTP car (93) leads the field into turn one in the IMSA race during the 51st Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach on Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)

2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Felix Rosenqvist leads qualifying

By Dennis Pope

April 18, 2026 at 6:59 p.m.

Rosenqvist turns a lap of 1:07.4635 to edge Pato O’Ward for the top starting spot,...

Will Power races through the hairpin on to Shoreline Drive during the opening Indycar practice session at the 51st Grand Prix of Long Beach on Friday, April 17, 2026. Power ran the quickest lap during Friday’s practice session. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Andretti’s top drivers practice fast

By Dennis Pope

April 18, 2026 at 12:19 a.m.

Teammates Will Power and Kyle Kirkwood post two of the three fastest times during the...

The IMSA Grand Touring Prototype driven by Nick Yelloly and Renger van der Zande races around the dolphin fountain area during IMSA Sportscar Championship practice during the 51st Grand Prix of Long Beach on Friday, April 17, 2026. The drivers captured the pole position for Saturday’s IMSA race. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Yelloly gets team’s first Long Beach pole

By Dennis Pope

April 18, 2026 at 12:25 a.m.

Nick Yelloly is more than a half-second faster than any other driver during IMSA Grand...

General Manager Jim Liaw poses for a photograph in Long Beach on Thursday, February 26, 2026. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Jim Liaw shifts into leadership role

By Dennis Pope

April 16, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Liaw was slated to succeed Jim Michaelian on July 1, but the CEO’s death last...

A fan takes a picture of the banners honoring racing legend Alexander Rossi and former Long Beach mayor Bob Foster on Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026, at the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame induction ceremony. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame inducts Alexander Rossi, late mayor Bob Foster

By Dennis Pope

April 21, 2026 at 11:42 a.m.

The two-time winner of the Grand Prix of Long Beach honors longtime race leader Jim...

Race driver Mick Schumacher watches from the pit area as he participates in testing on the road course Oct. 13, 2025, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Mick Schumacher is no accidental tourist

By Dennis Pope

April 15, 2026 at 5:23 p.m.

The son of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is on his first trip to Southern...

Kyle Kirkwood celebrates his win at the 50th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 13, 2025. (Photo by Jayna Kling).

2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Kyle Kirkwood looks to repeat and more

By Dennis Pope

April 14, 2026 at 4:43 p.m.

The 27-year-old leads the NTT IndyCar Series, confident he can join an elite group of...

Matt Hagan, Funny Car; Tony Stewart, Top Fuel, and Greg Anderson, Pro Stock, celebrate their respective category event titles after winning at the 66th annual NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona on Sunday, Apr. 12, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

Stewart wins Top Fuel, Hagan captures 1,000th Funny Car race at Winternationals in Pomona

By Lennon Alvarez

April 12, 2026 at 9:18 p.m.

Tony Stewart beats Justin Ashley for his first Top Fuel victory of the season at...

Funny Car driver J.R. Todd does his burnout during the third round of qualifying at the 66th annual NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

Todd claims top Funny Car qualifying spot at Winternationals in Pomona

By Lennon Alvarez

April 11, 2026 at 7:53 p.m.

Leah Pruett retains the top qualifying spot in Top Fuel, Greg Anderson stays first in...

Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett, left, takes the provisional top qualifying spot as she drives through the shutdown area against Shawn Langdon during the second round of provisional qualifying on Friday at the 66th annual NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

Pruett, Vandergriff, Anderson lead qualifying at NHRA Winternationals in Pomona

By Lennon Alvarez

April 11, 2026 at 2:17 a.m.

Leah Pruett takes the top spot in Top Fuel, while Jordan Vandergriff sets the pace...

Leah Pruett and her husband Tony Stewart, shown together in a file photo, could square off in their Top Fuel dragsters at this week’s NHRA Winternationals in Pomona. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Will Pruett, Stewart square off at NHRA Winternationals in Pomona?

By Larry Stewart

April 9, 2026 at 4:54 p.m.

Leah Pruett beat husband Tony Stewart in a Top Fuel qualifying race last month in...

Jim Michaelian, president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association, left, gets a hug from this year’s Allen Wolfe Spirit Award recipient Rich Archbold on Saturday, Apr. 20, 2024, in the Grand Prix of Long Beach media center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

Jim Michaelian: Long Beach lost a giant; I lost a friend

By Rich Archbold

March 22, 2026 at 7:29 p.m.

The longtime president and CEO of the Long Beach Grand Prix died suddenly on Saturday.

NASCAR driver Tyler Reddick, right, and 23XI Racing team owner and NBA legend Michael Jordan lift the Harley J. Earl Trophy in victory lane after winning the Daytona 500 on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Tyler Reddick wins Daytona 500 in car owned by Michael Jordan

By The Associated Press

February 16, 2026 at 2:30 a.m.

Reddick, who led just one lap, wins NASCAR’s season opener in a car owned by...

Chase Elliott (9) takes the checkered flag during the second of two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races on Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)

Emotional Casey Mears avoids crash, qualifies for Daytona 500

By The Associated Press

February 12, 2026 at 9:13 p.m.

Mears survives a series of setbacks to finish eighth in one of Thursday’s two qualifying...

Kyle Busch speaks with his crew during NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Daytona, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Kyle Busch, 0 for 20 all time in Daytona 500, captures pole

By The Associated Press

February 11, 2026 at 9:22 p.m.

The two-time series champ, who brings a 93-race overall losing streak into the weekend, tops...

Eli Tomac, right, flies high during a qualifying round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross competition at Angel Stadium on Saturday, January 10, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

In Supercross, old guys rule. Just ask Eli Tomac, who will race at Snapdragon Stadium on Saturday.

By Bill Center

January 16, 2026 at 6:56 p.m.

Eli Tomac is one of six contending riders currently on tour who are older than...

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson celebrates following a NASCAR Cup Series win on Nov. 2, 2025, in Avondale, Ariz. NASCAR’s nearly two-year study into an overhaul of its championship-deciding format concluded Monday with the reveal that in 2026 the stock car series will return to a 10-race version closely resembling the very first iteration introduced 22 years ago. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

NASCAR restores 10-race ‘Chase’ championship format

By The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 at 7:28 a.m.

The changes come amid fan complaints to periodic tweaks of a system that had been...

John Hunter Nemechek climbs into his car during qualifications for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Bill Center: NASCAR driver will lean on dad, legendary boss ahead of Coronado weekend

By Bill Center

January 7, 2026 at 5:53 p.m.

John Hunter Nemechek has no problem finding counsel when it comes to his NASCAR driving...

Greg Biffle celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, in Kansas City, Kan. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

NASCAR mourns loss of Greg Biffle, family in tragic plane crash

By The Associated Press

December 18, 2025 at 5:18 p.m.

The retired driver, who died in a North Carolina plane crash along with his wife,...