The first use of a pace car in automobile racing was at the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911.

Driving in Rio is always an adventure, full of close scrapes and near misses, so it is hardly surprising that automobile racing is one of the city's favorite sports.

After all, automobile racing is dangerous.

Horse racing and automobile racing have large followings.

While the baseball, football and basketball figures represented actual turnstile counts, those for automobile racing were based on estimates.

The nature of automobile racing was changing, and so were the players.

All forms of automobile racing were banned, including Indianapolis.

Matt Yocum's exposure to automobile racing began at an early age.

The use of the tri-oval shape for automobile racing was conceived by Bill France during the planning for Daytona.

By the turn of the century, automobile racing had become largely a contest between Mors and Panhard et Levassor.