Michael Gaughan was a pioneer in allowing wagering on the Indianapolis 500. He also sponsored a car in the race one year.
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When he played left back for his academy soccer team in his native England, John Barr’s dream was to one day have his name stitched on the back of a professional jersey.
Indianapolis 500 legend Bobby Unser, who was 87 when he died, won a race at Las Vegas’ old Stardust Raceway and had a brief connection with the entertainer Liberace.
UNLV football coach Marcus Arroyo, basketball coaches Kevin Kruger and Lindy La Rocque and volleyball coach Dawn Sullivan get high-octane thrills during Rebel Caravan stop.
Bobby Unser, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and part of the only pair of brothers to win “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” has died. He was 87.
Three-time reigning Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence won his 41st career NHRA race and fifth in the past six four-lane events Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
He has reached an age where career accomplishments are appreciated. But at 45 and on top on his game, NHRA Top Fuel champion Antron Brown is nowhere close to slowing down.
Funny Car veteran J.R. Todd is seeking his third consecutive victory in the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
LVMS track record-holder Brittany Force is poised for another strong showing at Four-Wide Nationals after spending a year on the sidelines due to COVID reorganization.
Former NASCAR Truck Series racer TJ Clark to supervise LVMS short track program that was canceled by COVID in 2020.
After many years of trying, Matt Jaskol, 36, to make big-time auto racing debut in Friday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville, Virginia.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway announced Monday that it will be allowed to host up to 50 percent capacity — or about 10,000 spectators per day — for its spring drag race weekend.
Provided all tickets are sold, the DENSO Four-Wide Nationals will be the second most-attended sporting event in Southern Nevada since the advent of the pandemic.
Dry weather at the 2018 race also produced a cloud of dust that to the drivers made the track seem to disappear.
Sam Schmidt relives thrill of winning his only IndyCar race by competing against able-bodied drivers in time trials at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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