A special tribute to Benny Parsons to air
TNT NBA Thursday continues this Thurs., January 18 at 7pm/et with the NBA Tip-off Show presented by AutoTrader.com, where Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley will tip-off the evening's … Read More
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Toyota Over Spending to destroy USA auto giants?
One fear is that Toyota will spend its way to domination in the sport of NASCAR, raising costs for everybody and perhaps eventually running off an ailing domestic manufacturer. Officials … Read More
Wood to make Cup debut at Las Vegas
Jon Wood, third-generation driver for one of NASCAR’s most respected teams, will make his Nextel Cup debut for Team Ford Racing in March. He’ll get 10 starts in the famous … Read More
Sales of foreign auto giants soar in China
Foreign auto giants enjoyed booming sales in China last year while markets remained sluggish in the United States, Europe and Japan. The world's second largest automaker, Toyota, said on Wednesday … Read More
Jourdain, Servia, Gollin and Gidley team for Rolex 24
Doran Racing, the Lebanon, Ohio-based team that is always a favorite at the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, has assembled a star-studded driver roster for the 45th edition of … Read More
Mark Martin Daytona Testing Q and A
Mark Martin enters his first year with Ginn Racing at the helm of the No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet. Daytona testing provided Martin with his first opportunity to work with … Read More
A Lap of Daytona with Max Angelelli
Max Angelelli turned the quickest time earlier this month at Daytona International Speedway, during testing in preparation for the upcoming Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona. Angelelli who will share the … Read More
Luyendyk Jr joins Robertson Racing for Rolex 24
Arie Luyendyk Jr. Joins Robertson Racing, LLC for the prestigious 12 Hours of Sebring Arie Luyendyk Jr. will be testing over the next 8 days in preparation for his first … Read More
Randstad expands partnership with AT&T Williams
Randstad Holding nv is pleased to announce that it has entered into a three year sponsorship agreement with the AT&T Williams team. Following a successful partnership year in 2006, notably … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Kimi needs a Ferrari 'tank' – IllienAlonso plays down new car engine glitchSchu can race for Merc – F1's HaugAlonso vows bald head for title gloryBMW 'ready' to supply customer … Read More
Bourdais and Newman on Letterman
In case you missed Sebastien Bourdais and Paul Newman on David Letterman's Late Show Tuesday night, you can watch the 10 minute video clip here.
Struggling A1GP forced to drop race, or two
UPDATE As we predicted back on December 3rd, A1GP has cancelled their 2nd race (Brazil) today. We would not be surprised to see more get axed. 12/03/06 The A1GP Series … Read More
Noted Indianapolis 500 chief mechanic Oakes dies
INDIANAPOLIS – Danny Oakes, a champion midget car driver and chief mechanic for two Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year, died Jan. 13. Oakes was 95. Oakes was one of … Read More
A1GP drops Brazil race
The A1GP Brazil, due to run on 18 March 2007, has been withdrawn from the World Cup of Motorsport's 2006/07 season calendar following a delay in securing a local terrestrial … Read More
Service set for Benny Parsons
A memorial service for former NASCAR champion and TV commentator Benny Parsons will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Grace Covenant Church in Huntersville. Family, friends and members of the … Read More
Spyker announces ‘Exact’ deal
Exact Holding N.V. (Exact) announces it has signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with Spyker Formula 1 Team. In addition, both Spyker Cars N.V. (Spyker) and the Spyker F1 team will … Read More
Fisichella tops Wednesday testing at Jerez
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Fisichella Renault (B) 1:20.193 114 2. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:20.266 113 3. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:20.393 139 4. Kovalainen Renault (B) 1:20.617 43
Christian Bakkerud signs with David Price
Dane Christian Bakkerud has signed with DPR for the 2007 GP2 Series, and his team mate is expected to be announced shortly. The 22-year-old tested for the team in Valencia … Read More
Corvette returns to ALMS
Corvette Racing officials announced today that America's premier production sports car team intends to return to the American Le Mans Series in 2007 to defend its GT1 manufacturers, team and … Read More
Alonso pops his Mercedes engine
McLaren's first shakedown of the MP4/22 has not gone to plan with World Champion Fernando Alonso forced to park the car in the pitlane after it lost power during Wednesday's … Read More
First batch of ethanol shipped to IndyCar Series
UPDATE A reader writes, Dear Autoracing1, Reading an article about the delivery of a tanker of ethanol for the IRL along with claims that this will be the first race … Read More
Champ Car World Series retains marketing company
Looking to build on its worldwide presence after a 2006 season of strong growth, the Champ Car World Series has retained Next Marketing as its exclusive worldwide sales agency effective … Read More
More than 107,000 fans expected for Malaysia GP
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi last night launched the ninth edition of Malaysia’s Formula One race as fans worldwide eagerly await the start of the 2007 Formula One … Read More
Toyota moving forward with N.C. land purchase
Toyota Motorsports officials say the company will move forward with plans to buy 89 acres in Rowan County, N.C., northeast of Charlotte. Toyota plans to build a 30,000-35,000-square-foot facility that … Read More
Nielsen signs first NASCAR race team
Nielsen Sports™, a unit of VNU, and Wood Brothers/JTG Racing announced today a partnership in which they will utilize Nielsen’s Sponsorship Scorecard® to track advertising signage for their race team. … Read More