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Once-dominant Yates Racing fighting for survival
The name Yates used to mean royalty in NASCAR. A dominant operation that others tried to catch, the race team reached its high when Dale Jarrett won the 1999 Cup championship. So it was striking Thursday when Doug Yates, who took over the operation from father Robert in the offseason, sat in a wing of Roush Fenway Racing’s giant complex and talked about how lean his operation could be, and whether he could get through the season without a primary sponsorship for either of his Sprint Cup cars.

Loeb starts rally season with record 5th win at Monte Carlo (AP)
Four-time world champion Sebastien Loeb won the Monte Carlo Rally for a record fifth time on Sunday. The Frenchman completed the four-day race in 3 hours, 39 minutes, 17 seconds. “It’s always nice to start the season with a win, but I have no intention of getting carried away because there are some very difficult rallies to come,” the Citroen driver said.

Recovered bust unveiled at club
A bronze bust of racing legend Graham Hill is presented to the British Racing Drivers’ Club at Silverstone.

Twenty-four hours of pacing
As he watched Chip Ganassi Racing win the Rolex 24 at Daytona, DW couldn’t help but reminisce about his 24-hour experiences.

Ducati launch in photos
Pictures as Stoner and Melandri unveil the Desmosedici GP8

NASCAR champ seeks more success in sports car endurance race (AP)
At first, sports car racing was a lark for Jimmie Johnson, a bit of fun away from his real job. But expectations change and the two-time defending NASCAR champion now feels the same pressure to win in this weekend’s Rolex 24-Hour sports car endurance race as he does when he jumps into his stock car. “It started off more as something fun to do, and I’m still having a lot of fun,” Johnson said Friday…