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2006 Photos of the Week Archive
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01/08 Detroit Auto Show
2007 Ford Shelby GT500

Detroit Auto Show
Ford F-250 Super Chief Concept
Ford

Detroit Auto Show
Mazda Kabura Prototype
Mazda

Grand-Am: Daytona
Danica Patrick chats with Rusty Wallace
Grand-Am

Grand-Am: Daytona
Champ Car's AJ Allmendinger tries a new challenge
Grand-Am

Dakar Rally
Carlos Sainz was leading in his Volkswagen
Volkswagen

Grand-Am: Daytona
Lucas Luhr was fastest in the No. 23 Alex Job Racing Porsche Crawford
Grand-Am

Grand-Am: Daytona
Max Papis chats with Rusty Wallace
Grand-Am

01/15 Dakar Rally
Luc Alphand and co-driver Gilles Picard scale a sand dune
Mitsubishi

Dakar Rally
Luc Alphand and co-driver Gilles Picard drive thru a river of water
Mitsubishi

Dakar Rally
Luc Alphand and co-driver Gilles Picard celebrate their victory
Mitsubishi

Dakar Rally
The Mitsubishi crew works through the night to prepare the trucks for the next day
Mitsubishi

F1: Toyota Factory
Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli unveil the TF106
Toyota

Detroit Auto Show
Ferrari had the best looking cars and models
Mark Scheuern

Autosport Show: UK
Ford unveiled their new Ford Focus RS rally car
Gary Parravani

Ferrari Media Event
Ferrari dresses its drivers up like clowns for a photo-op
Ferrari

01/22 NHRA: Las Vegas
John Force ran the fastest elapsed time for a Funny Car. His pass of 4.673 seconds and 327.51 miles-per-hour was the second fastest Funny Car run in history.
David Allio

NHRA: Las Vegas
Doug Kalitta was the fastest Top Fuel Dragster at the 5th Annual Nitro Blastoff on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
David Allio

NASCAR: Daytona
Champ Car's Paul Tracy became the latest open wheel star to try his hand at NASCAR
NASCAR

NASCAR: Daytona
Kyle Petty (gray car) and NASCAR's Brett Bodine test their cars during Car of Tomorrow testing
NASCAR

World Rally: Monaco
Marcus Gronholm takes a maiden win in his Ford Focus RS
Ford

F1: Valencia
Nick Heidfeld and Jacques Villeneuve show off their 2006 BMW Sauber
BMW

Olympics: Italy
Alex Zanardi carries the Olympic Torch as it makes its way to Torino

Champ Car: Mooresville
Champ Car unveiled the first half-scale model of its 2007 car
Champ Car

1/29 Grand-Am: Daytona
Scott Dixon, Dan Wheldon and Casey Mears celebrate their Rolex 24 win.
Toyota

A1GP: Durban
A crowd of 100,000 was on hand for the weekend, the biggest A1GP race to date.
A1GP

Grand-Am: Daytona
The pole sitting Porsche spins after breaking a 2nd half shaft.
Grand-Am

A1GP: Durban
American Phil Giebler spins after colliding with the Team Australia car.
A1GP

A1GP: Durban
Jos Verstappen wins for Team Netherlands.
A1GP

Grand-Am: Daytona
The 2nd-place Lexus Riley of AJ Allmendinger and Justin Wilson.
Grand-Am

NASCAR: Charlotte
Toyota unveiled their 2007 Nextel Cup car
Toyota

NASCAR: Washington DC
Tony Stewart presents President Bush with a driving suit on the Lawn of the White House
NASCAR

2/05 World Rally: Sweden
Winner Marcus Gronholm gets air in his Ford Focus RS.
Ford

World Rally: Sweden
Winner Marcus Gronholm celebrates with his navigator atop their Ford Focus RS.
Ford

NASCAR: Las Vegas
Kurt Busch spins his Dodge in pre-season testing.
David Allio

NASCAR: Las Vegas
Elliott Sadler spins his Ford in pre-season testing.
David Allio

Grand-Am: Daytona
Father Patrick Bourdais, Sebastien Bourdais and Ford VP Anne Stevens pose next to the Ford Mustang Grand-Am Cup car.
Ford

Las Vegas
As part of a major upgrade, the 1.5-mile Las Vegas oval will see its banking increased from 12 degrees to 20 degrees
LVMS

NASCAR: Las Vegas
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (left) and crew chief Tony Eury Jr. talk
Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

NASCAR: Las Vegas
Bobby Labonte (right) and Petty Enterprises' Robbie Loomis
Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

NASCAR: Las Vegas
Penske team members Ryan Newman, driver of the #12 Alltel Dodge, Kurt Busch, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, and Roy McCauley crew chief for The #2 Miller Lite Dodge share information in the garage
Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

2/12 NASCAR: Daytona
Denny Hamlin beats Earnhardt and Stewart across the line in the Budweiser Shootout.
CIA Stock Photo

A1GP: Indonesia
Ananda Mikola (INA) A1 Team Indonesia gets hit by Tomas Enge.
A1GP

NASCAR: Daytona
Jeff Burton celebrates winning the pole for the Daytona 500.
Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images

A1GP: Indonesia
(L to R) Marcus Marshall (3rd) Sean McIntosh (1st) and Alex Yoong (2nd) on the podium.
A1GP

A1GP: Indonesia
Winner Sean McIntosh.
A1GP

NASCAR: Daytona
Denny Hamlin (right) and Joe Gibbs Racing President J.D. Gibbs celebrate their win in the Budweiser Shootout.
Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images

A1GP: Indonesia
Matt Halliday (NZL) A1 Team New Zealand and Nicolas Lapierre (FRA) take each other off-course.
A1GP

NASCAR: Daytona
The crews of Jeff Burton (right) and Jeff Gordon celebrate their front row start after qualifying for the Daytona 500.
Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images

NASCAR: Daytona
Three-wide action Earnhardt (8), Kenseth (17) and Edwards (99).
Ford

2/26 NASCAR: Fontana
Jewel entertained the crowd during pre-race ceremonies
Bob Heathcote

A1GP: Monterrey
Alexandre Premat holds off Jos Verstappen to win
A1 Grand Prix

NASCAR: Fontana
The FedEx pit crew relaxes between pitstops
Bob Heathcote

NASCAR: Fontana
The mad dash off of pitroad
Bob Heathcote

NASCAR: Fontana
Winner Matt Kenseth rides the wall into Turn 1
Bob Heathcote

A1GP: Monterrey
Swiss driver Neel Jani's last race for the team
A1 Grand Prix

A1GP: Monterrey
Bryan Herta for Team USA locks an inside front wheel holding off Christian Fittipaldi
A1 Grand Prix

A1GP: Monterrey
Three Mexican drivers - (L-R) Salvador Duran, Adrian Fernandez and David Martinez
A1 Grand Prix

NASCAR: Fontana
The Ganassi team's various shock absorbers
Bob Heathcote

3/5 NASCAR: Mexico
Polesitter Boris Said goes off course during practice
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Mexico
Michael Waltrip gets up on the curbing
CIA Stock Photo

World Rally: Mexico
A car gets air
Rally Mexico

World Rally: Mexico
The winning team of Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena
Rally Mexico

Grand-Am: Mexico
Winner Luis Diaz cheers to his Mexican fans
Grand-Am

IRL: Homestead
Vitor Meira locks it up
IRL

NASCAR: Blue Angels
Dale Earnhardt Jr. goes for a ride with the Blue Angels
NASCAR

NASCAR: Mexico
More empty seats than TV showed
Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

IRL: Homestead
Retired NASCAR star Rusty Wallace tested an IRL car 7 seconds off the pace
IRL

3/12 NASCAR: Las Vegas
Jimmie Johnson beats Matt Kenseth to the line to win
Getty Images for NASCAR

F1: Bahrain
Winner Fernando Alonso is greeted by an ecstatic Flavio Briatore
Renault

WoO: Las Vegas
Tim St. Arnold flips
David Allio

A1GP: Laguna Seca
Timo Scheider and Robbie Kerr douse winner Salvador Duran of Mexico
A1GP

F1: Bahrain
Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen atop the podium
Ferrari

F1: Bahrain
American Scott Speed and Toro Rosso teammate Vitantonio Liuzzi
Red Bull

A1GP: Laguna Seca
The French team celebrates their A1GP title
A1GP

F1: Bahrain
2006 F1 group photo
Red Bull

F1: Bahrain
Christian Klien locks up a wheel
Red Bull

3/19 ALMS: Sebring
Night scene at USA's biggest sports car race
B. Heathcote/AutoRacing1

F1: Malaysia
Winner Giancarlo Fisichella is at peace with himself
Renault

ALMS: Sebring
The Audi R10 makes history when it leads lap 1, the first ever for a diesel powered car at America's premier sports car race
B. Heathcote/AutoRacing1

ALMS: Sebring
Bill Auberlen's BMW expires
B. Heathcote/AutoRacing1

NASCAR: Atlanta
Bill Lester becomes the first black driver to qualify for a Cup race in two decades
Getty Images for NASCAR

ALMS: Sebring
Tom Kristensen broke his tie with Mario Andretti to become Sebring's winningest driver with 4
B. Heathcote/AutoRacing1

F1: Malaysia
Renault team boss Flavio Briatore hugs his two drivers who finished 1-2
Renault

NASCAR: Atlanta
Bill Lester waits out the rain at Atlanta
Getty Images for NASCAR

F1: Malaysia
Renault team uses Dry Ice to keep car cool on pit lane in Malaysia's sweltering heat
Renault

3/26 IRL: Homestead
Dan Wheldon nips Helio Castroneves at the line
Honda

NASCAR: Bristol
Kyle Busch bumps Matt Kenseth sideways to push past, takes the lead and wins the race
CIA Stock Photo

MotoGP: Spain
Ducati's Loris Capirossi won the season opening Spanish Grand Prix
MotoGP

IRL: Homestead
Sparks fly under Tony Kanaan's car when it bottoms out.
Honda

ALMS: Sebring
Bill Auberlen's BMW belches flame
Bill Kistler/Racepixs

ALMS: Sebring
The Porsche LMP2 crew mills around their car at dusk on Friday
Bill Kistler/Racepixs

NASCAR: Bristol
Brent Sherman spins
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Bristol
Kurt Busch plays to the large Bristol crowd after winning
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Bristol
Michael Waltrip signs autographs in the snow
NASCAR

4/2 F1: Australia
Massa and Klien crash collecting Rosberg
Red Bull

NASCAR: Martinsville
Dale Earnhardt Jr. spins his damaged Chevy
CIA Stock Photo

F1: Australia
David Coulthard's latest girlfriend, Karen Minier
Red Bull

NASCAR: Martinsville
Tony Stewart sprays Jimmy Spencer with Coke prior to live TV
Getty Images for NASCAR

F1: Australia
Fernando Alonso shows two fingers indicating 2 wins in 3 races so far
Renault

NASCAR: Martinsville
Tony Stewart makes the pass for the lead on Johnson
Getty Images for NASCAR

F1: Australia
Alonso passes Jenson Button for the lead
Renault

NASCAR: Martinsville
Tony Stewart climbs the fence
Getty Images for NASCAR

F1: Australia
Red Bull youngsters (L to R) Scott Speed, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Christian Klien
Red Bull

4/9 Champ Car: Long Beach
Charles Zwolsman gets punted in the hairpin by Will Power Josephson/AutoRacing1.com

Grand-Am: Long Beach
The remains of Rocky Moran's wrecked Daytona Prototype Heathcote/AutoRacing1.com

Champ Car: Long Beach
Katherine Legge spins backwards as Andrew Ranger speeds by Heathcote/AutoRacing1.com

Drifting: Long Beach
The Drifting Cars at Long Beach were a big hit Heathcote/AutoRacing1.com

NHRA: Las Vegas
Cruz Pedregon was on fire in Funny Car
David Allio

Champ Car: Long Beach
Kevin Kalkhoven gives his rookie driver Katherine Legge some well wishes before the start Heathcote/AutoRacing1.com

Grand-Am: Long Beach
The start of the first ever Grand-Am race at Long Beach Heathcote/AutoRacing1.com

Champ Car: Long Beach
Winner Sebastien Bourdais gets two wheels up in air Heathcote/AutoRacing1.com

Atlantics: Long Beach
German Andreas Wirth speeds to victory Heathcote/AutoRacing1.com

4/16 British F3: Oulton Park
James Jakes get airborne
Jacob Ebrey

British F3: Oulton Park
James Jakes get airborne
Jacob Ebrey

British F3: Oulton Park
Cristiano Morgado gets air over a crest
Jacob Ebrey

British F3: Oulton Park
A dream double win for Bruno Senna
Jacob Ebrey

British F3: Oulton Park
Bruno Senna takes his 2nd checkered flag
Jacob Ebrey

NY City Auto Show
2007 Saturn Sky Redline
GM

NY City Auto Show
Acura announces LMP2 ALMS entry at the Auto Show
Honda

Off-Road: Primm, Nevada
Beccy Gordon with off-road legend �Baja Bob� Gordon. The all-girls entry won their class in the Buffalo Bill�s 400

4/13 F1: Imola
Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso greet each other after a hard fought battle
Ferrari

Grand-Am: VIR
The No. 99 Gainsco car thought it was a lawn mower on Sunday
Grand-Am

NASCAR: Phoenix
Sen. John McCain meets Brian France
NASCAR

Grand-Am: VIR
Scott Pruett in the No. 01 laps the No. 99 at the finish
Grand-Am

IRL: Motegi, Japan
An exploded view of a Dallara Honda IRL car in the Museum at Motegi
Honda

F1: Imola
Michael Schumacher held off repeated attempts by Fernando Alonso
Renault

Grand-Am: VIR
The Pontiac GTO's go side-by-side as the No. 80 Porsche spins
Grand-Am

NASCAR: Phoenix
Sen. John McCain meets Jeff Gordon
NASCAR

IRL: Motegi, Japan
Attendance was down slightly at Motegi
Honda

4/30 NASCAR: Talladega
Tony Stewart cuts down on Mike Wallace and goes for a wild ride in Saturday's Busch race
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Talladega
Tony Stewart cuts down on Mike Wallace and goes for a wild ride in Saturday's Busch race
CIA Stock Photo

World Series by Renault: Zolder
Matteo Meneghello spins
Guenter Reinhold

World Series by Renault: Zolder
Celso M�guez climbs from his battered car
Guenter Reinhold

NASCAR: Talladega
Derrick Cope and Regan Smith tangle
Getty Images for NASCAR

NASCAR: Talladega
Jeff Gordon shakes hands with Will Farrell, star of the new NASCAR movie Talladega Nights
Getty Images for NASCAR

NASCAR: Talladega
The Big One happened early in the Cup race on Monday
Getty Images for NASCAR

5/07 Grand-Am: Laguna Seca
The No. 01 Ganassi car plays bumper tag with Milka Duno
Bob Heathcote

F1: Nurburgring
David Coulthard is just the meat in the sandwich in this first turn accident
Red Bull

NASCAR: Richmond
Dale Earnhardt Jr. finally broke his winless streak
CIA Stock Photo

IRL: Indy
Mario Andretti greets Tom Carnegie
Indy Racing League

Grand-Am: Laguna Seca
Dan Gurney keeps tabs on his son who finished 2nd
Bob Heathcote

FIA-GT: Silverstone
A corvette loses an engine
Gary Parravani

F1: Nurburgring
Michael Schumacher celebrates another defeat of Alonso
Ferrari

NASCAR: Richmond
Tony Stewart and his monkey
CIA Stock Photo

FIA-GT: Silverstone
Action in the rain
Gary Parravani

5/14 Drifting: Road Atlanta
Hubert Young drifts beyond the ripple strip to mix tire smoke and dust from the Georgia red clay in Friday preliminaries for the 3rd Annual Drift Atlanta event
David Allio

Champ Car Houston
Sebastien Bourdais beats Paul Tracy to win first ever night street race for Champ Car
LAT for Champ Car

F1: Barcelona
Fernando Alonso kisses the trophy for winning his home Spanish GP
Renault

GP2: Barcelona
Alexandre Premat apologizes to Lewis Hamilton after bumping him out of first for the win
GP2 Series

GP2: Barcelona
Ernesto Viso won Sunday's sprint race, his 2nd win of year
GP2 Series

GP2: Barcelona
Gianmaria Bruni gets sideways down the inside of Jose Maria Lopez
GP2 Series

NASCAR: Darlington
Another sellout crowd as Kasey Kahne leads the field into Turn 1
Getty Images for NASCAR

NASCAR: Darlington
Michael Waltrip and Dale Jarrett talk about their Toyota deal
Getty Images for NASCAR

NASCAR: Darlington
Jeff Gordon poses for a photo with his mom, Carol Bickford
Getty Images for NASCAR

5/21 IRL: Indianapolis
The front row starters for the 90th Indy 500
Jim Haines/IMS

NASCAR: Lowe's
Casey Mears goes flying through the air in the Nextel Open race
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Lowe's
Michael Waltrip wrecks
CIA Stock Photo

Champ Car: Monterrey
Nelson Philippe goes off after colliding with his teammate Dan Clarke
LAT for Champ Car

NASCAR: Lowe's
Jimmy Johnson celebrates win in NASCAR's annual All-Star race
Getty Images for NASCAR

F3000: Brands Hatch
Marco Mocci crashes hard at Paddock Hill Bend in the F3000 Masters race
Gary Parravani

Atlantics: Monterrey
Norbert Siedler attacks the curbs
LAT for Champ Car

ALMS: Mid-Ohio
The two Penske Porsche LMP2 cars beat the mighty Audi LMP1 car
ALMS

Champ Car: Monterrey
Mexican Mario Dominguez thinks his car is a lawnmower
LAT for Champ Car

5/28 IRL: Indianapolis
Sam Hornish Jr. poses with the Borg Warner trophy
Shawn Payne/IMS

IRL: Indianapolis
Sam Hornish Jr.'s fuel man is doused with water after Hornish broke his fuel hose
John Cote/IMS

GP2: Monaco
Nicolas Lapierre launches in the air in the first corner
Glen Dunbar/GP2

NASCAR: Lowe's
Jeff Gordon hits the wall
CIA Stock Photo

IRL: Indianapolis
Sam Hornish Jr. pumps his had in the air after winning
Bob Heathcote/
AutoRacing1.com

IRL: Indianapolis
Al Unser Jr. came out of retirement but crashed
Richard Dowdy/IMS

F1: Monaco
Flavio Briatore celebrates win with Fernando Alonso
Renault

GP2: Monaco
Nicolas Lapierre sits on ground after being shaken up in accident
Glen Dunbar/GP2

NASCAR: Lowe's
Carl Edwards does his flip after winning Busch race on Saturday
Getty Images for NASCAR

6/4 MotoGP: Mugello
Randy de Puniet takes a spill in the first turn
MotoGP

Champ Car: Milwaukee
French drivers Sebastien Bourdais (1st) and Nelson Philippe (3rd) wave the French flag
LAT For Champ Car

WRC: Rally d'Italiar
Marcus Gronholm (FIN) / Timo Rautiainen get air in their Ford Focus RS WRC
Ford

MotoGP: Mugello
Winner Valentino Rossi on home soil
MotoGP

NASCAR: Dover
John Wood crashes in the Busch race
CIA Stock Photo

IRL: Watkins Glen
Danica Patrick runs challenger off the course at top of esses
Steve Snoody/IRL

NASCAR: Dover
Kenseth makes the pass on McMurray with 2 laps left for the win
CIA Stock Photo

Champ Car: Milwaukee
French drivers Sebastien Bourdais (1st) and Nelson Philippe (3rd) battle on the track
LAT For Champ Car

Champ Car: Milwaukee
Start of race with about 10,000 looking on
LAT For Champ Car

6/11 IRL: Texas
Sparks fly as the Indy Cars bottom out around the 1.5-mile oval
Honda

F1: England
Fernando Alonso wins third straight
Renault

NASCAR: Pocono
Denny Hamlin wins going away
Getty Images for NASCAR

GP2: England
Michael Ammermuller and Neel Jani crash
GP2 Series

IRL: Texas
Helio Castroneves wins 3rd time in Texas
IRL

IRL: Texas
Sparks fly as Cheever speeds by
Honda

GP2: England
Winner Lewis Hamilton gets champagne in his eyes
GP2 Series

F1: England
Michael Schumacher sprays winner Alonso
Ferrari

GP2: England
The GP2 car from behind
GP2 Series

6/18 Champ Car: Portland
AJ Allmendinger cries tears of joy after his first win
LAT for Champ Car

Champ Car: Portland
AJ Allmendinger enjoys the podium on Father's Day with his father, mother, and new fianc�e
LAT for Champ Car

NASCAR: Michigan
Tony Stewart crashes
CIA Stock Photo

LMES: LeMans
Time-lapse photography before the Dunlop Bridge
Gary Parravani

LMES: LeMans
The American Corvette belches out flame at night
Gary Parravani

MotoGP: Barcelona
Five drivers crash in Turn 1 at the start
MotoGP

LMES: LeMans
The winning Audi team crosses the finish line in formation
Gary Parravani

LMES: LeMans
The LeMans Mulsanne Straight is even more spectacular in person
Gary Parravani

NASCAR: Michigan
Jeff Gordon tries to hold off winner Kasey Kahne in a Dodge
Dodge

6/25 Champ Car: Cleveland
AJ Allmendinger shows his American pride after making it two wins in a row
LAT for Champ Car

NASCAR: Sonoma
Beauty was in abundance at Infineon Raceway Sunday
Bob Heathcote

Champ Car: Cleveland
AJ Allmendinger and his team owner Gerald Forsythe celebrate
LAT for Champ Car

F1: Montreal
Alonso wins again
Renault

IRL: Richmond
Sam Hornish celebrates with Honda engine boss Robert Clarke
Honda

Champ Car: Cleveland
Pastorelli and Tracy tangle in Turn 1
LAT for Champ Car

NASCAR: Sonoma
Dale Jarrett spins his Ford
CIA Stock Photo

LMES: LeMans
Speedy Dan Clarke showed more speed than brains on Sunday as he spins him and Dominguez on last lap
LAT for Champ Car

NASCAR: Sonoma
The beginning of Jamie McMurray's first lap crash
Bob Heathcote

7/2 F1: Indianapolis
Christian Klien goes flying in first lap melee
Red Bull

F1: Indianapolis
Mark Webber got airborne in first lap melee
Red Bull

FIA GT: Oschersleben
GLPK Carsport - Hezemans tries to fly
Susanne Rossbach

F1: Indianapolis
Bridget Lee turned more than a few heads at Indianapolis
Midland MF1

IRL: Kansas
Sam Hornish Jr. wins again
IRL

F1: Indianapolis
After a 1-2 Ferrari finish it's high-fives for all
Ferrari

DTM: Brands Hatch
The No. 6 Audi drags the front bumper on the ground
Gary Parravani

NASCAR: Daytona
Tony Stewart climbs the fence and salutes the crowd
CIA Stock Photo

IRL: Kansas
Dan Wheldon bottoms out and throws up a shower of sparks Sunday
Honda

ALMS: Lime Rock
The Aston Martin team of Pedro Lamy finally beat the Corvette team, by the slimmest of margins
ALMS

7/9 NASCAR: Chicagoland
Team owner Chip Ganassi announces Juan Montoya as his new Cup driver
Dodge

Champ Car: Toronto
A young fan proudly displays an autograph from her favorite driver Paul Tracy
LAT for Champ Car

Champ Car: Toronto
AJ Allmendinger stands while the Stars and Stripes is played in Canada after his 3rd straight win
LAT for Champ Car

NASCAR: Chicagoland
Jeff Gordon wins his 2nd race in the last three
Chevy

Champ Car: Toronto
Lewis Franck presents Sebastien Bourdais his trophy for winning the 2nd quarter driver of year title
LAT for Champ Car

Champ Car: Toronto
The Atlantic race started with this crash in Turn 1
LAT for Champ Car

Champ Car: Toronto
A Forsythe Racing employee reminds everyone Allmendinger won his 3rd straight for the team
LAT for Champ Car

Champ Car: Toronto
A pensive Katherine Legge talks to her Engineer after morning warm-up
LAT for Champ Car

NASCAR: Chicagoland
Jeff Gordon leads Kevin Harvick
CIA Stock Photo

7/16 F1: France
Michael Schumacher celebrates his record 88th F1 win
Ferrari

Drifting: Las Vegas
A special exhibition of four-car professional drifting was presented as a part of the Las Vegas D1 Drift Grand Prix at The Strip at LVMS
David Allio

Drifting: Las Vegas
The Las Vegas D1 Drift Grand Prix was held under the lights in front of a capacity grandstand crowd
David Allio

NASCAR: NHIS
Winner Kyle Busch plays to the crowd
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: NHIS
Tony Stewart dropped to 11th in points after tangling with Ryan Newman
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: NHIS
Carl Edwards does his blackflip after winning the Busch race Saturday
Ford

IRL: Nashville
Scott Dixon holds the guitar he won for winning his 2nd race of the year
IRL

F1: France
Fernando Alonso bounces his Renault over the curbs
Renault

IRL: Nashville
Scott Dixon beats teammate Wheldon to the finish line
Honda

7/23 IRL: Milwaukee
Vitor Meira spins and crashes
IRL

NASCAR: Pocono
Bobby Labonte spins on pit road and parks it perpendicular to the wall
CIA Stock Photo

Champ Car: Edmonton
Ex-RuSPORT driver AJ Allmendinger (foreground) congratulates winner Justin Wilson
Champ Car

IRL: Milwaukee
Tony Kanaan gets a hug from Andretti Green Racing teammate Marco Andretti
IRL

Champ Car: Edmonton
After doing victory donuts, Justin Wilson salutes a cheering crowd
Champ Car

Champ Car: Edmonton
Justin Wilson supporters
Champ Car

ALMS: Portland
Sunset at PIR as the cars race toward darkness.
ALMS

NASCAR: Pocono
Clint Bowyer stares down at Tony Stewart after the altercation that took him out.
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Pocono
Winner Hamlin passes Ryan Newman on his way to victory
CIA Stock Photo

7/30 Champ Car: San Jose
Paul Tracy get into a shoving match with Alex Tagliani
PWS-Consultancy/AutoRacing1

Champ Car: San Jose
The shoving turns into a wresting match before Tracy knocks Tagliani to the ground
PWS-Consultancy/AutoRacing1

Champ Car: San Jose
Atlantic Series wreck in the first turn
B. Heathcote/AutoRacing1

Champ Car: San Jose
Bruno Junqueira gets taken out in this first turn accident
B. Heathcote/AutoRacing1

Champ Car: San Jose
Bruno Junqueira climbs from his broken Lola/Ford
B. Heathcote/AutoRacing1

BTCC: Donington
British Touring Car action
Gary Parravani/AutoRacing1

Renault World Series: Spa
Sean McIntosh goes spinning.
Guenter Reinhold/AutoRacing1

24 Hours of Spa: Spa
Start of race before a packed house
Guenter Reinhold/AutoRacing1

IRL: Michigan
Racing legend AJ Foyt announces he's turning over the reigns of his race teams to son Larry due to health reasons
Steve Snoddy/IRL

8/6 NASCAR: Indy
Race winner Jimmie Johnson's pit catches on fire
CIA Stock Photo

GP2: Hungary
Adrian Valles executes a 4-wheel drift on exit
GP2

F1: Hungary
A wide-eyed Jenson Button finally gets his first win
Honda

NASCAR: Indy
Winner Jimmie Johnson
CIA Stock Photo

GP2: Hungary
Michael Ammermuller goes spinning
GP2

GP2: Hungary
(L to R) Timo Glock (2nd, Nelson Piquet Jr. (1st) and Giorgio Pantano (3rd)
GP2

F1: Hungary
Kimi Raikkonen leads a wet start
Ferrari

Renault World Series
First turn of lap 1 in race 1 saw several cars damaged
Guenter Reinhold

F1: Hungary
Kimi Raikkonen sends up a giant rooster tail
McLaren

8/13 Champ Car: Denver
Paul Tracy and Sebastien Bourdais get into shoving match after accident
Champ Car

Champ Car: Denver
Paul Tracy gets a ride back to pits from race winner and teammate AJ Allmendinger after race
Champ Car

NASCAR: Watkins Glen
Jeff Gordon spins out
CIA Stock Photo

Champ Car: Denver
Paul Tracy gets spun around in first corner
Champ Car

IRL: Kentucky
Vitor Meira's damaged race car after accident with Danica Patrick in warm-up
IRL

GP Masters: Silverstone
Eric van de Poele spins out fighting with Eddie Cheever for race lead
Gary Parravani/AutoRacing1.com

NASCAR: Watkins Glen
Polesitter Kurt Busch gets punted in first corner at start
CIA Stock Photo

F3: Silverstone
On a wet track an F3 driver gets into the pea gravel
Gary Parravani/AutoRacing1.com

8/20 NASCAR: Michigan
Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes the checkered flag to win the Busch race with teammate Robby Gordon alongside
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Michigan
Michael Waltrip (99) spins in front of Reed Sorenson in the Busch race
CIA Stock Photo

MotoGP: Czech Republic
Grid Girl. Enough said
MotoGP

NASCAR: Michigan
(L to R) Jack Roush, Ford Motorsport boss Dan Davis, and race winner Matt Kenseth hold up 3 fingers signifying Kenseth's 3rd win of the season
Ford

ALMS: Road America
Emanuele Pirro barely beat the sister Audi R10 in the closest 1-2-3 finish in ALMS this year.
ALMS

F1: Monterey
Ricardo Zonta broke the Laguna Seca track record by 1.4 sec.
Bob Heathcote/AutoRacing1.com

ALMS: Road America
The No. 6 Porsche Spyder won the LMP2 class and put Porsche into the LMP2 point lead.
ALMS

NASCAR: Michigan
Ray Evernham and his lover Erin Crocker. Jeremy Mayfield accused Evernham of spending too much time with his affair with Crocker and not enough time with the team
Dodge

Le Mans Classic 2006
Reunited! The Ford GT40s that took first, second and third place in the 1966 Le Mans 24-hour race are reunited at the 2006 Le Mans Classic on July 8th, 2006. Here, they recreate the formation in which they crossed the line at the legendary 1966 event
Ford

8/27 Champ Car: Montreal
Paul Tracy and his WWF Quebec outfit he wore to play with the French Canadian drivers and fans
Adriano Manocchia

IRL: Sonoma
Legendary grandfather Mario Andretti hugs his grandson Marco after his first Indy Car win
IRL

F1: Turkey
Felipe Massa celebrates his first F1 win
Ferrari

Champ Car: Montreal
Paul Tracy and his WWF Quebec outfit he wore to play with the French Canadian drivers and fans
Adriano Manocchia

LMES: Donington Park
The No. 21 goes off course and tries to take out our cameraman
Gary Parravani/AutoRacing1.com

IRL: Sonoma
Vitor Meira went spinning off in practice Friday
IRL

F1: Turkey
Felipe Massa celebrates his first F1 win with his parents
Ferrari

NASCAR: Bristol
Matt Kenseth celebrates his 2nd win in a row
CIA Stock Photo

IRL: Sonoma
Marco Andretti celebrates on the podium after his first Indy Car win
IRL

9/3 NASCAR: Fontana
Kasey Kahne gets doused in victory lane Heathcote/AutoRacing1.com

EuroF3: Zandvoort
American Charlie Kimball enjoys his first win
PWS-Consultancy/AutoRacing1.com

EuroF3: Zandvoort
American Charlie Kimball motors by as Jonathan Summerton spins
PWS-Consultancy/AutoRacing1.com

Grand-Am: Toole
Race winners Oswaldo Negri and Mark Patterson
Grand-Am

ALMS: Mosport
Allan McNish and Renaldo Capello drove their Audi R10 to a close win
ALMS

Grand-Am: Toole
Race winners Oswaldo Negri and Mark Patterson
Grand-Am

NASCAR: Fontana
Jim Belushi and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Heathcote/AutoRacing1.com

NASCAR: Fontana
The start of the race before a huge crowd Heathcote/AutoRacing1.com

NASCAR: Fontana
Jimmie Johnson speeds away after pitstop Heathcote/AutoRacing1.com

9/10 F1: Monza
Kimi Raikkonen bows down to the king of F1, Michael Schumacher. Raikkonen will replace a retiring Schumacher in 2007
Ferrari

F1: Monza
Jean Todt and Michael Schumacher celebrate Schumacher's 90th F1 win, a record likely to stand forever.
Ferrari

NASCAR: Richmond
Kevin Harvick made a clean sweep in both the Busch and Cup races
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Richmond
Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards spin out after light contact
CIA Stock Photo

Indy Pro: Chicagoland
Jay Howard won the Indy Pro title in his first year for Sam Schmidt
IRL

Indy Car: Chicagoland
Roger Penske and Tim Cindric celebrate the team's first IRL title with driver Sam Hornish Jr.
IRL

MotoGP: Sepang
Valentino Rossi found himself on top of the victory podium again
MotoGP

GP2: Monza
Lewis Hamilton meets the press after winning the GP2 title.
GP2

NGP2: Monza
Giorgio Pantano won both GP2 races at Monza
GP2

9/17 NASCAR: Loudon
Mark Martin's Ford belches flame
Ford

F3: Salzburgring
Ho-Pin Tung celebrates the win that clinched him the 2006 title
German F3

F3: Mugello
Bruno Senna was brilliant in the wet, much like his deceased uncle, Ayrton Senna
British F3

NASCAR: Loudon
AJ Allmendinger had to switch to his white backup truck for the race and came from last to 13th
Toyota

NASCAR: Loudon
AJ Allmendinger's grin looks to say, "yeah I belong here."
Toyota

NASCAR: Loudon
It was a bad afternoon for Jimmie Johnson
Chevy

NASCAR: Loudon
Winner Harvick passes Jeff Gordon
Chevy

NASCAR: Loudon
Schrader and McMurray trade paint
Ford

MotoGP: Phillips Island
Valentino Rossi is cutting into Nicky Hayden's point lead.
MotoGP

9/24 NASCAR: Dover
Kasey Kahne's Dodge belches flame after being wrecked by Tony Stewart
CIA Stock Photo

Champ Car: Road America
Paul Tracy executes a perfect opposite lock 4-wheel drift
Adriano Manocchia

Champ Car: Road America
Andrew Ranger executes a wild opposite lock 4-wheel drift in pouring rain
Champ Car

NASCAR: Dover
Tony Stewart takes out himself and Kasey Kahne
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Dover
Jeff Burton makes the pass for the win on Matt Kenseth
CIA Stock Photo

LMES: Jarama, Spain
A Spyker goes off
Guenter Reinhold

Champ Car: Road America
Katherine Legge slides through the pea gravel during a wet practice
Adriano Manocchia

Champ Car: Road America
Roberto Moreno finishes his demo laps in the new Champ Car on Sunday
Mark Cipolloni

Champ Car: Road America
Simon Pagenaud of France holds his title-winning trophy
Team Australia

Champ Car: Road America
Mario Dominguez sports his new Pemex colors on his new Rocketsports ride
Adriano Manocchia

10/1 F1: Shanghai
Michael Schumacher is all smiles on the victory podium. The same cannot be said for the two Renault drivers he defeated.
Ferrari

F1: Shanghai
BMW rookie Robert Kubica spins out in front of the Red Bull cars
Red Bull

A1GP: Zandvoort
75,000 Dutch fans turned out on Sunday. The Dutch are fanatical race fans
A1GP

NASCAR: Kansas
Robby Gordon spins off of turn 4 while Michael Waltrip zooms past
CIA Stock Photo

A1GP: Zandvoort
A Dutch fan greets the Dutch driver to the delight of the others
A1GP

British F3: Thruxton
Buurman passes Bakkerud for the win on a wet track
Gary Parravani

F1: Shanghai
An opposite lock slide from Fernando Alonso
Renault

British F3: Thruxton
This Formula Ford accident sidelined both drivers
Gary Parravani

F1: Shanghai
Tire warmers are the norm in F1
Red Bull

10/8 NASCAR: Talladega
Race leaders Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson crash on last lap
CIA Stock Photo

F1: Japan
Christijan Albers sits in his destroyed race car after a tire blew at speed
Midland

F1: Japan
Race winner Fernando Alonso enjoys the moment
Renault

F1: Japan
Fernando Alonso and his Renault team enjoy an almost certain lock on the 2006 title
Renault

NASCAR: Talladega
Race leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets the thumbs up from his crew even though he was wrecked while leading on the last lap
CIA Stock Photo

V8 Supercars: Bathurst
Mark Porter died of his injuries suffered in a horrific crash on Friday
Ford

A1GP: Brno
Alex Yoong won both the sprint and feature race for the Malaysian team
A1GP

NASCAR: Talladega
Race winner Brian Vickers goes under Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Talladega
Mark Martin and Jack Roush announced they were parting ways after 2006
Ford

10/15 World Rally: Turkey
Ford Focus driver Marcus Gronholm gets up on two wheels
Ford

NASCAR: Lowe's
Winner Kasey Kahne celebrates
Dodge

NASCAR: Lowe's
Denny Hamlin gets turned round in 2nd lap 14-car melee
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Lowe's
2nd lap 14-car melee
CIA Stock Photo

World Rally: Turkey
Ford Focus driver Marcus Gronholm gets air
Ford

MotoGP: Portugal
Valentino Rossi, who finished 2nd, congratulates winner Tony Elias from Spain on his first victory. The battle between Rossi and Elias over the last lap was epic
MotoGP

NASCAR: Lowe's
Robby Gordon No. 7 spins as part of the 14-car pileup
Dodge

NASCAR: Lowe's
Ford motorsport boss Dan Davis welcomes Robby Gordon into the Ford fold.
Ford

NASCAR: Lowe's
It was all Dodges up front at the start of the Bank of America 500
Dodge

10/22 Champ Car: Australia
AJ Allmendinger pulls out of the pits with his fuel hose still engaged causing a fire
Champ Car

Champ Car: Australia
Paul Tracy slams into Will Power on pit lane after exciting his pits right in the path of Power
Champ Car

ALMS: Laguna Seca
The No. 88 spins
Bob Heathcote

ALMS: Laguna Seca
The Dyson Lola tries to go off-course to get around the leading Audi
Bob Heathcote

Champ Car: Australia
Australian Will Power celebrates pole for Team Australia
Mark Cipolloni

Champ Car: Australia
Paul Stoddart chats with Kevin Kalkhoven
Mark Cipolloni

Champ Car: Australia
Justin Wilson nurses his broken wrist
Mark Cipolloni

Champ Car: Australia
The Australian air force did their traditional fuel dump and burn overhead.
Mark Cipolloni

10/29 NASCAR: Atlanta
Kyle Busch spins while Brian Vickers sneaks by
CIA Stock Photo

MotoGP: Valencia
American Nicky Hayden, right, celebrates his World Championship
MotoGP

WRC: Australia
The winning Ford RS Spyder driven by Mikko Hirvonen
Ford

WoO: Las Vegas
Gary Lee Maier rolls it
David Allio

NHRA: Las Vegas
Tony Schumacher was the NHRA Powerade Top Fuel winner
David Allio

NASCAR: Memphis
Juan Montoya gets turned around
Dodge

WoO: Las Vegas
Craig Dollansky tore the left front off
David Allio

IROC: Atlanta
Tony Stewart celebrates his IROC title
CIA Stock Photo

NHRA: Las Vegas
Track mascot Pit Boss greets the winners of the 6th Annual AC-Delco Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (left-to-right) Tony Schumacher, Top Fuel; Andrew Hines, Pro Stock Motorcycle; Richie Stevens Jr, Pro Stock
David Allio

11/5 NASCAR: Texas
Reed Sorenson spins as Kurt Busch slips by
Dodge

NASCAR: Texas
Jeff Burton hit the wall and ruined his race
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Texas
Shane Huffman wrecks in the Busch race
TMS

NASCAR: Texas
Tony Stewart made it two in a row in Texas
Chevy

NASCAR: Texas
Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards wreck bringing out the final caution
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Texas
Terry Labonte and wife Kim before Terry steps into race car for final time
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Texas
Hero to Zero Juan Montoya pits after hitting wall
Dodge

NASCAR: Texas
Clint Bowyer pits his Truck race winning Chevy
Chevy

Palmer Audi: Snetterton
American Dane Cameron shocked the Europeans on Sunday taking a well deserved win
Team USA

11/12 Champ Car: Mexico
Sebastien Bourdais tosses a hat to the cheering throng of fans
Champ Car

NASCAR: Phoenix
Kevin Harvick celebrates his win
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Phoenix
Kenny Wallace hits the wall
CIA Stock Photo

Champ Car: Mexico City
A large crowd of over 104,000 turned out to watch the Champ Cars
Champ Car

Champ Car: Mexico City
The new Face of Champ Car Lauren Gardner
M. Cipolloni/AutoRacing1

Champ Car: Mexico City
Dan Clarke gets it sideways under braking into the chicane
Champ Car

NASCAR: Phoenix
Kevin Harvick takes off into lead at the green after the final red flag
CIA Stock Photo

A1GP: Beijing
Raphael Matos gets it sideways out of the pits
A1GP

A1GP: Beijing
Driver pose in front of the Forbidden City
A1GP

11/19 NASCAR: Homestead
Nextel Cup champion Jimmie Johnson lifts the Cup
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Homestead
Ryan Newman sends Montoya spinning
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Homestead
Juan Montoya's Dodge burns to the ground
CIA Stock Photo

Off-Road: Baja 1000
Baja 1000 truck class winners Robby Gordon and Andy McMillan
Robby Gordon Racing

F3: Macau
American Richard Antinucci (Left) almost pulled off the win at the famous season ending F3 race
Macau GP

World Rally: New Zealand
Winner Marcus Gronholm in his Ford Focus
Ford

NASCAR: Homestead
Matt Kenseth burns rubber, literally, after winning Busch race
Ford

NASCAR: Homestead
Joe Nemechek sends up sparks
CIA Stock Photo

NASCAR: Homestead
Kenseth nips Edwards in Busch race
Ford

11/26 A1GP: Sepang
Team Mexico driver Salvador Duran spins and......
A1GP

A1GP: Sepang
Team Mexico driver Salvador Duran ends up in the pea gravel after spinning
A1GP

F1: Surrey, UK
Lewis Hamilton shakes hands with Ron Dennis after landing McLaren F1 seat
McLaren

A1GP: Sepang
German driver Nico Hulkenberg, a protege of Willi Webber, who also managed Michael Schumacher, dominated the feature race in the rain for Team Germany
A1GP

F1: Valencia
Alex Zanardi was back behind the wheel of a specially modified BMW F1 car with hand controls
BMW

A1GP: Sepang
Champ Car bound Neel Jani locks a wheel under braking. In the dry he won the pole and the sprint race
A1GP

Formula BMW: Valencia
Motorsport boss for BMW, Mario Theissen, congratulates race winner Christian Vietoris of Germany
BMW

Formula BMW: Valencia
Eventual race winner Christian Vietoris leads at the start
BMW

Formula BMW: Valencia
Three cars spin
BMW

12/3 NASCAR: NY City
The NASCAR teams again descended on NY City to honor this year's top drivers at the Waldorf Astoria
Ford

Champ Car: China
History was made this week as the first Champ Car to ever turn laps in China was the DP01 at Zhuhai
ZIC

NASCAR: NY City
The NASCAR cars on the streets of Manhattan
Ford

World Rally: Wales
Mikko Hirvonen and navigator Jarmo Lehtinen get air
Ford

World Rally: Wales
Gronholm and his navigator Rautiainen
Ford

LA Auto Show
GM CEO Rick Wagoner and Golfer Tiger Woods introduced the new Buick Enclave
Autostock

LA Auto Show
Mazda Nagare Concept car
Autostock

LA Auto Show
Honda REMIX Concept car
Autostock

12/10 A1GP Indonesia
Double race winner Jonny Reid of New Zealand
A1GP

A1GP Indonesia
Sean McIntosh of Canada found his car a real handful with only three wheels
A1GP

A1GP Indonesia
Alex Yoong, Driver of A1Team Malaysia forces Jeroen Bleekemolen, Driver of A1Team Netherlands into the grass
A1GP

A1GP Indonesia
The feature race started in the wet
A1GP

A1GP Indonesia
This female TV pit reporter was better looking than the Grid Girls.
A1GP

Honda: Japan
Accord concept sketch. We dare Honda to build it
Honda

GM: Milford, MI
A sequence of photos showing a 2006 Buick Rainier flying off a ramp during rollover testing at the new General Motors rollover crash testing facility
GM

GM: Milford, MI
This Buick is about to have a very bad day
GM

GM: Milford, MI
GM's latest crash dummy
GM

12/17 Race of Champions: Paris
Matthias Ekstrom won the individual competition
ROC

Race of Champions: Paris
David Coulthard and his beautiful girlfriend Karen Minier
ROC

F1: Jerez
Champ Car champ Sebastien Bourdais gets seated in the Toro Rosso
Red Bull

F1: Jerez
Sebastien Bourdais pulls out of the Toro Rosso garage
Red Bull

F1: Jerez
Marco Andretti in his first ever F1 test
Honda

Race of Champions: Paris
The Drivers Meeting was held in the Locker Room
ROC

Race of Champions: Paris
A large crowd of 51,000 turned out on a wet night
ROC

Japan
One of many variations of the 2007 Honda Shadow
Honda

12/24 Champ Car: Indianapolis
Santa delivers Team Australia/Walker Racing their new 2007 Champ Car
Walker Racing

Formula Ford: Silverstone
Silverstone Sampler Day Cadets at the Ford test day
Ford

Champ Car: Indianapolis
Santa presents Champ Car President Steve Johnson with new cars
Walker Racing

Rocketsports Race Shop
Rocketsports owner Paul Gentilozzi tries on the new Panoz DP01 for size
Rocketsports

F1: Spyker Shop
Adrian Sutil was announced as Spyker's 2nd F1 driver for 2007
Spyker

NASCAR: Surfers Paradise
Marcos Ambrose will make his Nextel Cup debut in 2007
Team Australia

FIA Awards Ceremony
FIA World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm
Ford

Rocketsports Race Shop
Rocketsports engineers get a close look at new car
Rocketsports

Sweden
The Volvo XC60 concept car
Ford

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