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 It's not often a race car driver intentionally cruises slowly at the back of the field.
 Dale Earnhardt Jr. knew he had a free pass into the All-Star race.
Longtime informal social media buddies Twitter and NASCAR are making things official for next month's Pocono 400 race. It's Twitter's first official partnership with a sports league, and may hint at a larger shift to come for the microblogging platform that has become a hit with sports fans in particular.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - War-weary lawmakers nudged President Barack Obama to speed the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan on Thursday but Republicans blocked a big debate on the issue ahead of a NATO summit to chart the way forward in the decade-long conflict. The clash over Afghanistan came as lawmakers in the House of Representatives debated an annual policy bill that would authorize $642.5 billion in defense spending for the 2013 fiscal year beginning in October, including $88.5 billion for the Afghan war and other overseas operations. ...
 Kurt Busch was fined $50,000 by NASCAR on Tuesday for reckless driving on pit road at Darlington and a post-race altercation with Ryan Newman's crew members.
 LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners confirmed on Tuesday that investors Waddell & Reed, Norges Bank and BlackRock had paid $1.6 billion in cash for a 21 percent stake in the Formula One motor racing business. "We look forward to working with our new partners over the coming years," said Donald Mackenzie, a managing partner at CVC, calling the investment great news for Formula 1. CVC, which had owned 63.4 percent of the business, said it would continue to be Formula 1's largest and controlling shareholder. ...
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Private equity firm CVC CapitalPartners confirmed on Tuesday that investors Waddell & Reed, Norges Bank and BlackRock had paid $1.6 billionin cash for a 21 percent stake in the Formula One motor racingbusiness. "We look forward to working with our new partners over thecoming years," said Donald Mackenzie, a managing partner at CVC,calling the investment great news for Formula 1. CVC, which had owned 63.4 percent of the business, said itwould continue to be Formula 1's largest and controllingshareholder. ...
* Deal places at least $7 billion value on Formula One * Waddell & Reed, BlackRock and Norges Bank by stakes * Formula One set to price offering before end of June * CVC Capital cuts stake to about 40 pct from 63.4 pct SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) - Private equity firmCVC Capital has sold a $1.6 billion stake in FormulaOne to three investors including BlackRock ahead of themotor racing company's planned $3 billion initial publicoffering in Singapore, sources said on Tuesday. ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Bruno Senna's Williams car came through the Spanish Grand Prix garage fire relatively undamaged and the Brazilian will use it in Monaco again this weekend, the Formula One team said on Monday. The car had been in the Circuit de Catalunya garage when the fire broke out as the team posed for a victory photograph following Pastor Maldonado's first Formula One win eight days ago. Photographs showed it surrounded by charred debris and covered by extinguisher foam but a team spokeswoman said the chassis was fine. ...
 Singapore has cleared the sale of Formula One shares for more than US$2.5 billion in one of the world's biggest flotations this year, reports said on Tuesday, with pre-marketing to begin immediately.
 This Indianapolis 500 already has plenty of drama: panic over the size of the field, engine shortages, legal wrangling and issues with underperforming Lotus. Toss in $275,000 worth of fines against 13 teams, and IndyCar has a real soap opera bubbling right before its biggest race.
Danica Patrick, left, signs an autograph for a fan before the NASCAR Nationwide Series' Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 auto race on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
The All-Star Race has seen many changes in its short history.
Jimmie Johnson gave himself a real good ride during the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Then Johnson gave Rick Hendrick the ride of a lifetime.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was coasting under caution, about to start the third segment of the Sprint All-Star Race, but he couldn't prevent his mind from drifting to another event.
7:50 a.m. ET-- The top-four drivers in qualifying -- Elliott Sadler, Sam Hornish Jr., Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Michael McDowell -- were separated by less than 2/10ths of a second. Justin Allgaier took fifth, while Austin Dillon, Brian Scott, Darrell Wallace Jr., Danica Patrick and Parker Kligerman round out the top 10.
Kyle Busch, right, and Jimmie Johnson, left, battle during the NASCAR Sprint All-Star auto race in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
Drivers make their way out of turn four to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown auto race in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
 LONDON (Reuters) - Bruno Senna's Williams car came through the Spanish Grand Prix garage fire relatively undamaged and the Brazilian will use it in Monaco again this weekend, the Formula One team said on Monday. The car had been in the Circuit de Catalunya garage when the fire broke out as the team posed for a victory photograph following Pastor Maldonado's first Formula One win eight days ago. Photographs showed it surrounded by charred debris and covered by extinguisher foam but a team spokeswoman said the chassis was fine. ...
LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Bruno Senna's Williams car camethrough the Spanish Grand Prix garage fire relatively undamagedand the Brazilian will use it in Monaco again this weekend, theFormula One team said on Monday. The car had been in the Circuit de Catalunya garage when thefire broke out as the team posed for a victory photographfollowing Pastor Maldonado's first Formula One win eight daysago. Photographs showed it surrounded by charred debris andcovered by extinguisher foam but a team spokeswoman said thechassis was fine. ...
 HONG KONG (Reuters) - Motor racing business Formula One will start pre-marketing for its up to $3 billion Singapore initial public offering on May 22 after receiving approval from the city's stock exchange for the deal, sources with direct knowledge of the plans said on Monday. The company is seeking to raise at least $2.5 billion, vying to rank among the top IPOs in the world this year after Facebook Inc raised as much as $18.4 billion and a planned $3 billion listing by Malaysia's Felda Global Ventures Holding. ...
The field is set for the Indianapolis 500. And, more importantly, it's full.
 France's Sebastien Bourdais led the last nine qualifiers for the 96th Indianapolis 500 in Sunday's second and final day of time trials for next Sunday's signature IndyCar oval showdown.
Carl Edwards greets fans during introductions before the NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star auto race in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Admittedly, Sprint Cup drivers haven't raced in heavy traffic since NASCAR mandated shorter side skirts for the cars, but in the All-Star Race practice and qualifying Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, most drivers felt little or no difference in the way their cars performed.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) drives down the front stretch during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown auto race in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 19, 2012. Earnhardt won the Showdown to advance to the All-Star race. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
May 20 (Infostrada Sports) - French Grand Prix Moto3 resulton Sunday. 1. Louis Rossi (France) Honda 49:12.390 2. Alberto Moncayo (Spain) Kalex 49:39.738 3. Alex Rins (Spain) Honda 49:41.289 4. Niccolo Antonelli (Italy) Honda 49:45.585 5. Arthur Sissis (Australia) KTM 49:49.379 6. Sandro Cortese (Germany) KTM 49:57.702 7. Jasper Iwema (Netherlands) Honda 50:11.035 8. Alan Techer (France) Honda 50:17.412 9. Ivan Moreno (Spain) Honda 50:21.584 10. Giulian Pedone (Switzerland) Oral 50:58.141 11. Jonas Folger (Germany) Ioda 1 Lap 12. Marcel Schroetter (Germany) Mahindra 1 Lap 13. ...
May 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the French GrandPrix Moto2 race on Sunday. 1. Thomas Luethi (Switzerland) Suter 50:02.816 2. Claudio Corti (Italy) Kalex 50:09.170 3. Scott Redding (Britain) Kalex 50:14.978 4. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Speed up 50:19.154 5. Mika Kallio (Finland) Kalex 50:22.094 6. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Kalex 50:23.690 7. Anthony West (Australia) Moriwaki 50:24.521 8. Max Neukirchner (Germany) Kalex 50:30.933 9. Ratthapark Wilairot (Thailand) Moriwaki 50:41.133 10. Bradley Smith (Britain) Tech 3 50:43.756 11. Esteve Rabat (Spain) Kalex 50:46.893 12. ...
Oriol Servia has posted the fastest time of the cars still trying to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.
PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo climbedback to top spot in the world championships when he took hissecond victory of the season at the French MotoGP in Le Mans onSunday. The 2010 world champion, fourth on the grid, mastered therainy conditions to finish 9.905 seconds ahead of Italy'sValentino Rossi, who had his best result so far for the Ducatiteam. Australian Casey Stoner, who announced this week that hewill retire from the sport at the end of the 2012 season, tookthird place while his Honda team mate Dani Pedrosa, who hadstarted on pole, was fourth. ...
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