The Jim Russell Racing School sets the mark higher

  by Mark J. Cipolloni
So you think you have what it takes to be a race car driver, do you?  Well if you do, I suggest you cut right to the chase and enroll in the all new Jim Russell Racing Drivers School at Infineon Raceway.  Start with the 2-day School of Racing class and then advance to the 3-day Advanced School of Racing.

Spa: Friday Quotes

  Formula 1
Fernando Alonso (1st, 1:48.454): "We were able to make some good progress today with the set-up of the car, but the track conditions did not allow us to complete our programme. This is not too significant because the situation is the same for all the teams and we still have the final practice session tomorrow morning to prepare for qualifying, so I'm not too concerned."

Spa: Friday Press Conference

  Formula 1
Ross BRAWN (Honda),
Stefano DOMENICALI (Ferrari),
John HOWETT (Toyota),
Martin WHITMARSH (McLaren Mercedes).

IndyCar champion to be crowned this weekend

  IndyCar
The race for the 2008 IndyCar Series championship will come down to two of the league's top heavyweights at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend: Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves.  After 16 races and 2,660 laps of intense competition, the 2003 IndyCar Series Champion and 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner Dixon leads two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Castroneves by 30 points (606 to 576) entering the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 – the final points-paying race of the season.

Hartanto Victorious at Thunder Hill USTCC

  by Ali Arsham
Andrie Hartanto driving the RedZone Performance/CT Engineering Acura TSX scored his first win at the Nitto Tires United States Touring Car Championship (USTCC) race at Thunderhill Raceway.  Hartanto marked the fifth different winner to visit victory lane in five USTCC races this season.

Spa: Thursday Press Conference

  Formula 1
Kazuki Nakajima, Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Nick Heidfeld attended Thursday's F1 press conference in Belgium.

Observations from Fontana

  by David Grayson
While NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series teams are very busy preparing for the countdown to the Chase For The Championship at Richmond this weekend, I decided that it would be fun to take a final look at the NASCAR Pepsi 500 weekend at the Auto Club Speedway and tell you who and what earned a HOORAH and how some things made the WAZZ UP list.

Q&A with Dixon, Franchitti, Matos and Antinucci

  IndyCar
IndyCar Series points leader Scott Dixon, 2007 series champion Dario Franchitti and Firestone Indy Lights championship contenders Raphael Matos and Richard Antinucci were guests on today’s Indy Racing League teleconference.

Scenes from Detroit - Sunday

  by Mark Scheuern

Scenes from New Jersey - Sunday

  David Cipolloni

Johnson Boss Of Pepsi 500

  Sprint Cup
Forget the rivalry between Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards.  In Sunday’s Pepsi 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway, there was only one car that counted, the No. 48 Chevrolet driven by Jimmie Johnson.  Johnson led 228 of 250 laps and held off a late-race challenge from Greg Biffle.

Detroit: Justin Wilson runs away from Castroneves

  by Tim Wohlford
Helio Castroneves drove hard, raced smart, and even blocked to protect his lead, but nothing could prevent Justin Wilson from winning the 2008 Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle.  Helio finished second, followed by Tony Kanaan and Oriol Servia.  Points leader Scott Dixon finished fifth, but failed to clinch the points championship. Wilson noted that the win was the biggest of his career to date. Post-Race Press Conference