SO LONG: National Speed Sport News, in business for 76 years, has ceased publication following its March 23 issue.
WELCOME BACK: A week after announcing it would leave the IZOD
IndyCar Series at the end of 2011, IndyCar has reached an agreement
with Firestone to keep the tire manufacturer involved with the series
through 2013.
HIGH SPEEDS: NASCAR officials have lowered the tolerance level
of the pressure-relief valve on the radiator, hopefully forcing drivers
to pull out of the draft to cool down their engines and eliminate the
excessive speeds seen during the Budweiser Shootout.