Chaos reigns supreme in Indy
I t started with a crash right after the green flag fell. Then things really got chaotic at Sunday's Brickyard 400. Kyle Busch's car was damaged when he spun on the first lap of the race, collecting a group of seven cars. The melee tore up some of the infield grass, creating debris that apparently got caught in the grills of several other cars and caused them to overheat. Contenders such as Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski made green-flag pit stops. Ryan Newman had a flat tire,...

Brickyard 400 results
( w ith starting position in parentheses, driver, make of vehicle, laps completed, reason out - if any, driver's rating plus points and money earned) 1. (4) Jamie Mcmurray, Chevrolet, 160 laps, 127.6 rating, 190 points, US$438,877; 2. (9) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 160, 110.8, 175, $352,424; 3. (7) Greg Biffle, Ford, 160, 132.5, 170, $300,000; 4. (6) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 160, 114.5, 160, $255,975; 5. (15) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 160, 96.7, 155, $259,821; 6. (10) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet,...

Local auto racing column: Germain's Bodine extends lead in truck series
Sunday's wreck-marred, 17th-place finish at Iowa Speedway might have been the kind of afternoon to give Germain Racing's Todd Bodine heartburn. Yet the balding man they call "the Onion" departed actually having added to his points lead in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Bodine began the race with a 55-point advantage over Aric Almirola, but now owns an 88-point lead because Almirola and other frontrunners had problems as well. Bodine races the No. 30 Germain.com Tundra at Gateway...

Chicagoland results
L ap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (7) David Reutimann, Toyota, 267 laps, 133.6 rating, 190 points. 2. (11) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, 116.6, 175. 3. (6) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 122.9, 170. 4. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 267, 108.1, 165. 5. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 125.7, 160. 6. (12) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 267, 96.1, 150. 7. (14) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 100.4, 146. 8. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 90, 142. 9. (3) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267, 102.1,...

Local auto racing: 'Grass roots racing' to be reborn in Charlotte County
NAPLES — The "Under New Management" sign is up once again at Southwest Florida's only paved stock car racing oval. Known originally as the Charlotte County Speedway when it was opened by Leroy Davidson in 1991, the 3/8-mile track morphed into the Charlotte County Motorsports Park under Bobby Diehl's ownership from 2006 until this week's announcement. Now, thanks in large part to two men whose last names are Williams and Roeback, the region's race fans will "shop" for...