NASCAR to drop NBC/TNT
Word has already been leaked to the staff at NBC and TNT not to expect to come back following the 2006 [NASCAR Nextel Cup] season. Yahoo Sports. [Editor's Note: Champ … Read More
An Inside Look at Motorsports
Word has already been leaked to the staff at NBC and TNT not to expect to come back following the 2006 [NASCAR Nextel Cup] season. Yahoo Sports. [Editor's Note: Champ … Read More
UPDATE Jack Roush confirmed on Sunday that Jamie McMurray, who is slated to move from Chip Ganassi Racing to Roush Racing in 2007, might wind up in the #97 Ford, … Read More
UPDATE #5 Kevin Harvick has been noticeably unhappy this season. And even Friday's unusual announcement by car owner Richard Childress that he and Harvick would be living up to their … Read More
UPDATE See also this related rumor. 09/15/05 Bill Davis hopes to improve that situation [one car team] by having his second [Cup] entry return to the tour full-time next year. … Read More
The Wood Brothers, #21 Ford with Ricky Rudd as the driver, are close to securing a final sponsor for next year. Motorcraft will return as a primary sponsor for a … Read More
Dale Earnhardt Jr is rumored to have purchased a building in the South Iredell Industrial Park in Mooresville, NC for Jr. Motorsports. The building used to be owned by a … Read More
UPDATE A reader adds, Dear AutoRacing1.com, I have to agree with your assessment that it makes far more sense to have a Champ Car/Busch doubleheader than a IRL/Busch doubleheader in … Read More
Sharpie will grace Kurt Busch's #97 Ford this weekend at New Hampshire, but there has been talk that the sponsor's parent company, Newell-Rubbermaid, could be interested in spending its money … Read More
UPDATE #5 This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact' with the press release put out today by Normand Legault's office – see Hot News page. The IRL will NOT be … Read More
There were rumors in the Nextel Cup garage at Richmond International Raceway that the field for the Chase for the Nextel Cup could grow from 10 to 12 next season. … Read More
UPDATE #4 Richie Gilmore, vice president of motorsports at Dale Earnhardt Inc., hinted Friday that Dale Earnhardt Jr. and crew chief Tony Eury Jr. could be reunited as soon as … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact.' Sterling Marlin confirmed yesterday that he will race the next two seasons for MB2 Motorsports as a teammate of Joe Nemechek. … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact.' Robbie Loomis doesn't know what he'll do next season, but he does know he'll do something other than serve as crew … Read More
It isn't much of a surprise, but it looks like Mark Martin's retirement from Nextel Cup Series is going to be postponed for a year. In the afterglow of a … Read More
Erin Crocker will run a full NASCAR Busch Series schedule in a No. 98 Dodge owned by Ray Evernham and backed by General Mills. Crocker, 24, is scheduled to make … Read More
A merger between RCR and Dale Earnhardt Inc. is rumored to be in the works. Although DEI vice president Richie Gilmore says the partnership will involve nothing more than promotional … Read More
Tim Brown, the former NFL star making the transition to NASCAR team owner, said he'll leave it up to Jack Roush as to whom to put behind the wheel of … Read More
Sean W. Holley, in partnership with The Wayans Brothers, has established STAR Motorsports, Inc. STAR is composed of a unique mix of experienced motorsports professionals, experienced sports and entertainment executives, … Read More
UPDATE Bourdais confirmed on Wind Tunnel Sunday night that he will race in Champ Car in 2006. 09/02/05 Bourdais won't rule out move to NASCAR: Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais, on his … Read More
Dodge teams have struggled with downforce-to-drag balance on the new Charger all year, but a new nose for 2006 could correct the problem. The design for the new nose has … Read More
Q: Looking long-term, have you and team owner Gene Haas begun discussing what your future plans are with Haas CNC Racing?Bliss: I talked with Joe Custer, our general manager [Tuesday] … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact.' See Hot News Story on Fernandez. 08/29/05 Televisa, the biggest broadcasting company in Mexico, is trying to get a Mexican driver to … Read More
When NASCAR dreamed up its innovative Nextel Cup playoff format last season, it seemed unlikely that both Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. would be outside the 10 drivers eligible … Read More
Jack Roush, the consummate professional that he is, says he does not want to steal drivers from other teams ahead of their contract termination like some team owners do. "I … Read More
UPDATE #2 See Jourdain story on Hot News page for his part-time schedule the rest of this year in Busch. 08/24/05 During today's media event at Homestead, Edsel Ford got … Read More