After slow start and turn in the dirt, Franchitti takes pole for Sonoma Grand Prix

September 26th, 2009 Hamilton takes Singapore pole, Button 12th on gridSINGAPORE — Lewis Hamilton of McLaren took the pole position Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix, while Formula One championship leader Jenson Button had a "disastrous" qualifying session. Button will start from 12th on the grid, behind even Brawn GP teammate Rubens Barrichello.

September 19th, 2009 Dixon wins Indy Japan to take series leadMOTEGI, Japan — Scott Dixon's IndyCar series championship hopes got a huge boost at the Indy Japan 300, while Ryan Briscoe's took a hit from a pylon at the end of pit lane. Dixon won the next-to-last race of the season to move into first place in the standings ahead of Target Chip Ganassi teammate Dario Franchitti and Briscoe.

September 19th, 2009 Skinner takes pole for NASCAR truck raceLOUDON, N.H. — Mike Skinner has won the pole for the NASCAR Camping World Truck race at New Hampshire.

September 19th, 2009 Scott Dixon wins Indy Japan 300MOTEGI, Japan — Scott Dixon won the Indy Japan 300 on Saturday to take over the IndyCar series points lead with one race remaining. Dixon, who started from pole position and led for 139 laps, took the lead for good on the 164th of 200 laps and recorded his fifth win of the season, finishing 1.4475 seconds ahead of Target Chip Ganassi teammate Dario Franchitti.

August 29th, 2009 Spa-FRANCORCHAMPS - Formula One Racing team Force India, which is backed by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, on Saturday claimed the pole position in qualifying session for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, as Giancarlo Fisichella exhibited an incredible performance to come on top. It was Force India team's first-ever pole and the fourth for Fisichella, as he recorded a remarkable qualifying time with a lap of 1 minute, 46.308 seconds to start the Belgian Grand Prix at the front of the grid.

August 8th, 2009 Briscoe edges Wilson for Mid-Ohio poleLEXINGTON, Ohio —IndyCar points leader Ryan Briscoe has captured the pole for the Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. Briscoe turned in a lap of 121.905 mph over the winding 2.258-mile course on Saturday, narrowly beating out Justin Wilson to take his third pole of the season.

July 25th, 2009 LONDON - Fastest man on the earth Usain Bolt won the 100m at the London Grand Prix here in astounding style. Usain Bolt blew away all opposition in front of a sell-out crowd, running the 100 metres in 9.91 seconds into a strong headwind, seemingly unaffected by the news of his five compatriots' positive drugs tests.

July 25th, 2009 Alonso takes Hungarian GP poleBUDAPEST, Hungary — Fernando Alonso has earned the pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Renault set the fastest time in qualifying Saturday on the Hungaroring circuit and was confirmed as the pole sitter after a high-speed crash involving Ferrari's Felipe Massa.

July 12th, 2009 Franchitti wins another IndyCar poleTORONTO — Dario Franchitti couldn't remember the first time he won a pole on the street course in Toronto. He hasn't forgotten how to get around the tricky 11-turn circuit.

July 11th, 2009 Franchitti wins Toronto poleTORONTO — Dario Franchitti has won the IndyCar Series pole for Sunday's Honda Indy on the street course in Toronto. It is the third pole for the Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver, who covered the 11-turn, 1.75-mile circuit in 1 minute, 01.0249 seconds to beat Team Penske's Will Power for the top spot.

June 27th, 2009 Franchitti wins pole in IndyCar Series at RichmondRICHMOND, Va. — Dario Franchitti hasn't lost his touch at Richmond International Raceway, even if he wasn't so sure during his four-lap qualifying run Friday night.

June 20th, 2009 Vickers wins another pole with big run at SonomaSONOMA, Calif. — There was little celebrating at Red Bull Racing after Brian Vickers won his second consecutive pole.

June 6th, 2009 Franchitti motivated again for IndyCar successFORT WORTH, Texas — Dario Franchitti knew immediately when he hopped back into the cockpit of an open-wheel car what he had missed — and had taken for granted. Before his disappointing and abbreviated attempt in NASCAR last year, Franchitti had an IndyCar Series championship season in which he also won the Indianapolis 500.

June 6th, 2009 Vettel takes pole for F1's Turkish GPISTANBUL — Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel will start from the pole position at the Turkish Grand Prix after turning the fastest lap in qualifying. Vettel edged Formula One overall leader Jenson Button of Brawn GP by just over one-tenth of a second on Saturday in Istanbul to earn his third career pole.

June 1st, 2009 BEIJING - The 2009 China Grand Prix has been cancelled because of the global outbreak of influenza A (H1N1), commonly known as swine flu, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has said. "Due to the ...