IRL goes under lights for season opener
Homestead-Miami Speedway president Curtis Gray announced today that the track will kick off the IndyCar® Series season for the sixth consecutive year on March 24, 2007. And for the first … Read More
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Nationwide news blitz follows Legge crash
On Sunday, viewers sat transfixed as they saw the video of Champ Car World Series rookie Katherine Legge’s (#20 Bell Micro Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) violent-looking crash at the Champ Car Grand Prix … Read More
GM Statement on alliance discussions
General Motors, Renault and Nissan today said that a meeting was held between Carlos Ghosn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Renault, SAS and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Rick … Read More
2007 Atlantic champion to again earn $2M
INDIANAPOLIS – There was no price that could be put on the smile that adorned the face of French racer Simon Pagenaud (#15 Team Australia/Location U/Cons. Gen. Vienne) after he … Read More
More Seats Added To Homestead-Miami
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Homestead-Miami Speedway will construct temporary grandstand seating near turn four for the NASCAR Ford Championship Weekend at the track Nov. 17-19. Tickets went on sale Saturday for … Read More
Carrio fastest in Unofficial Practice
Braselton, Georgia. After a three week hiatus the drivers of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear have taken to the Road Atlanta circuit as practice begins for Round Eleven, … Read More
NASCAR signs deal with ESPN International
ESPN International will be the exclusive international sales agent for all US motor racing series NASCAR’s event programming. The deal is part of ESPN’s recently signed eight-year contract for NASCAR … Read More
IRL cars run on 100% Ethanol for first time
A new era was unleashed Tuesday for IndyCar racing. The new Honda 3.5-liter V-8 racing engine made a successful debut on the 2.73-mile road course at Daytona International Speedway with … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
De la Rosa 'can't wait' for Chinese GPRed Bull confirm Ammermuller for two racesTurkey to appeal $5m FIA fine – reportsNurburgring to host only German F1 race in 2007Kimi quiet … Read More
Verstappen will not race in front of home fans
A1 Team Netherlands and Jos Verstappen had already agreed on most of the details for the upcoming A1GP season, but yesterday evening Huub Rothengatter, Jan Lammers and Bruce Holmes, A1GP … Read More
Live from Phoenix – race approved
UPDATE #3 Downtown Phoenix is getting back on the racing circuit. The Phoenix City Council said "yes" late Tuesday to a request by Grand Prix Arizona Festival organizers Dale Jensen … Read More
ARCA Driver Jumps Through Foe’s Windshield
A wild fight broke out during a stock-car race in which a driver took a running leap and jumped with both feet through the plastic windshield of another car. One … Read More
Indy Car’s first day of Daytona testing
Panther Racing's Vitor Meira turned the first official IndyCar Series lap at Daytona International Speedway as the series began a two-day compatibility test on the 10-turn, 2.73-mile road course. Meira … Read More
Record purse for Lowe’s race
Lowe's Motor Speedway officials have announced that NASCAR drivers will be competing for more than $6 million in prize money during the Oct. 13 race weekend at the track. The … Read More
Legge to appear on Early Show
UPDATE #3 Two links for those who want to see Legge's interviews this morning:http://tinyurl.com/s6unohttp://tinyurl.com/nje5z 09/26/06 Katherine gave excellent interviews on The Early Show and Today Show this morning. As you … Read More
Superbikes return to Mid-Ohio
The AMA Superbike Championship returns to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the second time in 2006 to crown its champion at the inaugural AMA Superbike Shootout, Sept. 29 – Oct. … Read More
Champ Car, ISC reach compromise in Phoenix
The finish line is in sight for a proposed Indy-style street race that would send cars speeding as fast as 180 mph through the streets of downtown Phoenix. A last-minute … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
UPDATE Klien would consider works test seatAlonso never considered Ferrari switchSchu signs new sponsor for $23m 09/26/06 Schu warns media off 'R'-wordSchu denies team switch rumorsAmmermuller set for Red Bull … Read More
BOA and Lowe’s to honor champions
Bank of America and Lowe's Motor Speedway (LMS) today announced their plans to honor past champions from this marquee event on the NASCAR schedule prior to the Bank of America … Read More
NASCAR Dover TV rating
NASCAR TV ratings continued to tumble this past weekend where the live broadcast from Dover on TNT garnered a 2.7 overnight rating, down 7% from last year's 2.9 overnight rating.
Montoya’s first stock car test
UPDATE Montoya was 6th fastest in his stock car debut against a pretty lightweight field: Driver Time Speed 1 Mark Mitchell 51.000 187.768 2 Mario Gosselin 51.070 187.507 3 Cale … Read More
Who’s Hot – Kansas
• Jeff Gordon has scored two top-five finishes in the first two races in The Chase, the only driver to do so.• Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth and Denny … Read More
Road America replay
Reminder that the Grand Prix of Road America Champ Car race will be replayed on Wednesday, September 27 at 12:00 pm-2:30 pm ET on SPEED.
IRL cars to run ‘parachutes’ at Daytona
This Indy Star article talks about how Daytona was too dangerous for Indy Cars because of the transition between the turns and the straights. Ordinarily, Indy cars could reach 230 … Read More
F1’s Jani confirms Champ Car move
(GMM) Neel Jani will shortly be confirmed as a full time runner in the Champ Car category for 2007, following Christian Klien's decision to turn down the drive and focus … Read More