Ryan Briscoe wins second straight pole at Watkins Glen International

September 1st, 2009 Briscoe, Franchitti, Dixon eyeing HomesteadMIAMI — Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon already have their names engraved on the gigantic silver chalice given to the IRL season champion. Ryan Briscoe thinks he's ready to join the club.

August 10th, 2009 Gordon and Logano at oddsWATKINS GLEN, N.Y. —Robby Gordon says he's glad Joey Logano is OK after their run-ins at Watkins Glen International.

August 10th, 2009 Multicar crash at The GlenWATKINS GLEN, N.Y. —The NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen Internationnal has been red-flagged on lap 63 after a violent multicar crash involving Jeff Gordon and Sam Hornish Jr.

June 21st, 2009 Castroneves awarded pole for Iowa 250NEWTON, Iowa — Helio Castroneves was awarded the pole for Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 after the qualifying session was canceled because water had seeped into the track. The Iowa 250 will instead be stacked based on entrant points.

May 10th, 2009 Castroneves wins third Indy poleINDIANAPOLIS — When uncertainly about his future had Helio Castroneves down in the dumps, he thought about his true love — being in a race car. Saturday, less than a month after being acquitted of charges of tax evasion, Castroneves was right where he wanted to be, back in the cockpit and on the pole for the Indianapolis 500.

May 10th, 2009 Gleeful Castroneves wins third pole for Indy 500INDIANAPOLIS — A gleeful Helio Castroneves was back on top of the racing world Saturday, winning the pole for the Indianapolis 500. On a cool, windy Saturday full of strategic guesses on when to qualify and when to stay off the track, the charismatic Brazilian driver — back in racing less than a month after being acquitted of charges of tax evasion — took a big gamble, voiding a fast qualifying effort from earlier in the day and knocking Penske Racing teammate Ryan Briscoe off the pole.

May 9th, 2009 Rookie Doornbos fastest in early practiceINDIANAPOLIS — Rookie driver Robert Doornbos is the fastest during early practice for the Indianapolis 500. Thursday's practice began about 20 minutes after its scheduled start because of a still-wet track, but by midday Doornbos was at more than 223 mph, just ahead of Penske teammates Ryan Briscoe and two-time Indy winner Helio Castroneves.

May 9th, 2009 Castroneves takes provisional pole from teammateINDIANAPOLIS — Helio Castroneves took the provisional pole for the Indianapolis 500 with less than two hours remaining Saturday in the first round of qualifying. The two-time Indy winner voided an earlier qualifying effort that was third on the tentative grid and made the decision pay off with a four-lap average of 224.864 mph that knocked Penske Racing teammate Ryan Briscoe's 224.131 off the top spot for the May 24 race.

May 9th, 2009 Briscoe, Franchitti 1-2 at IndyINDIANAPOLIS — Ryan Briscoe took the provisional pole position for the Indianapolis 500 in early qualifying on Saturday. The fastest driver in practice this week showed the way on a cool, windy afternoon with a four-lap average of 224.131 mph.

May 9th, 2009 Castroneves take provisional pole from teammateINDIANAPOLIS — Helio Castroneves has taken the provisional pole for the Indianapolis 500. The two-time Indy winner voided an earlier qualifying effort that was third on the tentative grid and made the decision pay off with a four-lap average of 224.864 mph that knocked Penske Racing teammate Ryan Briscoe's 224.131 off the top spot for the May 24 race.

May 9th, 2009 Penske drivers 1-2 in early qualifying at IndyINDIANAPOLIS — Ryan Briscoe was the early leader Saturday in pole qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. The fastest driver in practice this week showed the way on a cool, windy afternoon with a four-lap average of 224.131 mph.

May 8th, 2009 Marco Andretti fastest in Indy 500 practiceINDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti is the fastest driver after the first full day of practice for the Indianapolis 500. Thirty-two drivers were on the track Thursday, with Andretti's top lap at 225.478 mph.

April 27th, 2009 Dixon wins at Kansas SpeedwayKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Scott Dixon took advantage of Ryan Briscoe's tough-luck pit stop with 47 laps left, then held off Helio Castroneves down the stretch to win the Road Runner Turbo Indy 500 on Sunday.

April 25th, 2009 Ragan wins 1st race with late pass at TalladegaTALLADEGA, Ala. — David Ragan has earned his first NASCAR victory by passing Ryan Newman right before the finish line in the Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

March 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Infamous for her antics, heiress Paris Hilton celebrated her 28th birthday by showing off her pole dancing skills to guests. Dailymail.co.uk reports, Hilton partied with family and celebrity friends until 5 a.m.