An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE NBC might be interested in selling the final year of its NASCAR Nextel Cup contract (2006) to TV partner Turner (TNT), according to television sources. That could be seen … Read More
UPDATE #2 “PKV and I are still talking and we are not too far apart," said da Matta at Mexico City. “But the Andretti-Green offer is a serious one. For … Read More
UPDATE We hear the changes that will be announced for San Jose involve no track reconfiguration changes, just widening, smoothing out the railroad tracks, building more bridges and grandstands and … Read More
Hot on the heels of our recent article on the Team Australia concept comes word that an effort is underway to create a team Mexico Champ Car team with two … Read More
Word is that Hunter-Reay could get the 3rd Forsythe Racing entry for 2006. The team confirmed to AutoRacing1.com that they still have enough cars to field 3 entries in 2006. … Read More
UPDATE AutoRacing1.com sources tell us that Chip Ganassi, along with NASCAR's Bill France Jr., Brian France, Jim France, and the top Grand-Am brass were at the dinner with people like … Read More
UPDATE We heard this morning that Clooney is not able to make the event. 11/05/05 AutoRacing1.com has learned that movie star George Clooney will be at the track Sunday for … Read More
Champ Car co-owner Gerald Forsythe told AutoRacing1.com today in Mexico City, "We have some exciting new events to announce this fall, including a possible new race in the USA I … Read More
Hot on the heels of Adrian Fernandez team partner Aguri Suzuki announcing he is off to F1 to run the Honda B team next year comes word that NASCAR wants … Read More
With Chevy already gone from the IRL and Toyota presumably out if Ganassi also did a deal with Honda, comes rumors that Honda will have to ramp up and supply … Read More
UPDATE #4 Expect to see #97-Kurt Busch and #42-Jamie McMurray be released from their respective contracts with Jack Roush and Chip Ganassi in short order. That’s the word from Roush, … Read More
Roush Racing’s Matt Kenseth, who recently lost his spotter and car chief (Jeff Vandermoss left to take a crew chief gig at Ganassi #40 team) NOT his crew chief (Robbie … Read More
Despite the Grand Prix Masters press release showing Emerson Fittipaldi as one of the 14 confirmed drivers in next weekend's opening race in South Africa, as of Tuesday in Las … Read More
We spotted Cristiano da Matta's agent Fernando Paiva meeting with CTE-HVM boss Keith Wiggins in Mexico City and speculation is that da Matta won't be back with PKV Racing next … Read More
UPDATE The schedule has been released and it's only 4 on CBS, not 5, and 8 races on SPEED, not 7. The last four races are on SPEED, not a … Read More
We ran into American Phil Giebler here in Mexico City. He tells AutoRacing1.com that he is definitely trying to land a full-time Atlantic ride for 2006 and perhaps even a … Read More
AutoRacing1.com has learned that Forsythe has six Lolas for three drivers in 2006. We hear that if the team decides to stick with two drivers next year they will be … Read More
AutoRacing1.com has learned that at least four companies are bidding to supply the new Champ Car transmission contract – Hewland, Ricardo, X-Trac and Mecachrome. The fact that Mecachrome is bidding … Read More
AutoRacing1.com sources say that there is a lot of interest worldwide in the Champ Car reality show Race Car Driver. Look for an announcement in coming weeks for a big … Read More
Ford today will announce that it has renewed its NASCAR weekend title sponsorship at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS) through 2014. Ford will retain title sponsorship for the Craftsman Truck, Busch and … Read More
