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Sonoma Raceway President Steve Page to Retire at Year-end
After nearly three decades at the helm of Northern California’s premier motorsports facility, Sonoma Raceway President and General Manager Steve Page announced today that he will retire at the end … Read More
Cook Out locks in naming rights for Southern 500
Darlington Raceway (Darlington) and Cook Out expand their existing partnership to include the entitlement of the famed Southern 500® on Sunday, Sept. 6. The 2020 opening NASCAR Cup Series Playoff … Read More
IndyCar Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Preview
The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Weekend is a pair of IndyCar Series races held at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. The event was first held as a CART series … Read More
Anthoine Hubert: A Tribute
One year on as we return to Spa for the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix, F1 honors the memory of Anthoine Hubert. Supremely talented. Humble. Fun-loving. Anthoine Hubert was a brilliant … Read More
Honda Unveils 2020 Civic Type R IndyCar Pace Car
Honda today unveiled the new 2020 Honda Civic Type R Pace Car, which will lead the NTT INDYCAR SERIES field to the green flag for this weekend’s Bommarito Automotive Group … Read More
Wehrlein gets first test in the Porsche 99X Formula E car
Pascal Wehrlein (DE – Above) has completed his first kilometers behind the wheel of the Porsche 99X Electric. The new regular driver for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team … Read More
Spy photos of the new Mercedes SL Roadster test mule
The next generation of the legendary SL Roadster is going back to its roots, which lay in motorsport back in 1952. Mercedes-AMG, as the performance and sports car brand of … Read More
McLaren Senna Breaks Four Major Us Track Performance Test Records
The McLaren Senna has completed a historic ‘clean sweep’ by breaking four production-car lap records in the hands of major US automotive publications. The Senna was designed, engineered and developed … Read More
Ecclestone still welcome at Russian GP – promoter
(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone is still welcome at the Russian GP, organizers of the Sochi race have announced. The former F1 supremo was recently scolded by the sport’s new owners after … Read More
Ferrari expected to drop ‘pink Mercedes’ appeal
(GMM) Ferrari is expected to follow Renault’s lead in withdrawing its appeal over the ‘pink Mercedes’ affair. Although it had prompted the saga by protesting the legality of Racing Point’s … Read More
Sochi plays down F1 teams’ corona concerns
(GMM) Organizers of the Russian GP have hit back at concerns raised about the return of spectators to the Formula 1 circuits. Sochi was the first to announce that fans … Read More
Dutch GP nervous about 2021 ‘ghost race’
(GMM) Dutch GP organizers are not ruling out asking for a later race date on the 2021 calendar. Contractually, the race at Zandvoort – whose return to F1 was cancelled … Read More
Ocon happy with Renault’s engine performance
(GMM) Esteban Ocon says Renault is happy with the performance of its 2020 engine. Having ended Red Bull’s difficult relationship with the French outfit at the end of 2018, Dr … Read More
McLaren pulling out of pro cycling
(GMM) McLaren is pulling out of the Tour de France. Last weekend, Fernando Alonso finished just 21st in the Indy 500, having failed even to qualify in a similarly McLaren-branded … Read More
Schumacher manager Weber suffers a stroke
(GMM) Michael Schumacher’s former manager is recovering from a stroke. Until the seven time world champion’s less successful return to Formula 1 in 2010, Willi Weber guided Schumacher’s motor racing … Read More
Wolff: New Concorde Agreement the biggest transition the sport ‘has ever seen’
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the finalized Concorde Agreement represents the “biggest transition F1 has ever seen” as new rules aim to reduce costs and level the playing field in … Read More
Alexander Capital, L.P. Continues Sponsorship of Dale Coyne INDYCAR Team Through 2021
New York, NY (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Alexander Capital L.P. (“Alexander Capital” or the “Firm”), a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm, has confirmed its sponsorship of BYRD Racing through the … Read More
DragonSpeed Teams Up with Racing Engineering to Navigate Pandemic
The US-based DragonSpeed sportscar and Indycar team has joined forces with Spain’s Racing Engineering to support its European racing operations for the rest of the 2020 season. With DragonSpeed’s programs … Read More
Naming rights partner announced for Supercars second Townsville event
The second event of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Townsville double-header will be known as the Robson Civil Projects Townsville SuperSprint, with a naming rights partner signing on today. Robson … Read More
F1 Belgium GP Preview
Introduction Formula One usually travels to Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix after a period of rest and respite but in 2020 matters are of course a little different. There … Read More
Spire NASCAR team Ownership appoints Key Executives
Spire Holdings is pleased to announce two key executive-level appointments to the organization’s Cornelius, N.C., headquarters. William “Bill” Anthony (shown above), a veteran sports, entertainment and transactional jurist returns to … Read More
Spire Motorsports looking for two full-time drivers for 2021
Everything is on the line for Spire Motorsports owners Jeff Dickerson and TJ Puchyr. “We have to [make a profit],” Dickerson said. “We have to eat. Hendrick Motorsports’ old mantra … Read More
Cole Custer says NASCAR Next Gen car almost ready
Cole Custer soaked in his first experience with NASCAR’s Next Gen model for the 2022 Cup Series in a two-day test held Monday and Tuesday at Dover International Speedway. “Right … Read More
NASCAR President Steve Phelps named to Board of Directors
NASCAR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim France today announced a key addition to the highest level of NASCAR’s leadership team, appointing NASCAR President Steve Phelps to the Board of … Read More