IRP sells naming rights
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, which was confirmed as the official name of the multipurpose facility at a news conference Wednesday, is … Read More
Category: Track News
Teamsters trying to finish off Kentucky Speedway
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, I happened to read Friday's Daytona Beach News Journal's business section and saw where the teamsters are trying to have all NASCAR races stopped at … Read More
Massive new Speedway project planned
Developers are working to turn 2,000 acres of barren Idaho desert land into a massive state-of-the-art racing facility called War Eagle Speedways, capable of accommodating NASCAR and IRL racing. Builders … Read More
Penske: Racing should return to Detroit
Roger Penske received countless kudos for his leadership of the Super Bowl XL committee that pulled off a fabulous week of bowl-related activities, not to mention the big game. Earlier … Read More
Spanish GP a sellout
Renault's Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso will be cheered on by his biggest home crowd yet at next week's Spanish Grand Prix, promoters said. The Circuit de Catalunya said … Read More
Talladega repaving begins
Talladega Superspeedway is conducting a different type of race these days, trying to get a repaving project completed in time for the UAW-Ford 500 weekend in October. The project began … Read More
Race Fans Can “Drive The Mileâ€� This Sunday
Auto racing fans who have watched the likes of Rusty Wallace, Alan Kulwicki, Al and Bobby Unser, A.J. Foyt and countless other driving heroes from the grandstands at The Milwaukee … Read More
Indy Speedway for sale?
UPDATE #2 According to the Wall Street Journal, four members of the NASCAR-owning France family, sold 2,204,000 shares of ISC stock for more than $105 million. Bill France, his brother … Read More
F1 unlikely for new A1-Ring
(GMMf1NET) Even though the demolished 'A1-Ring' is to be restored, the return of formula one to Austria has been deemed 'unrealistic' by the project's chief player. However, Ernst Wustinger told … Read More
10-story condos to overlook LVMS
SMI is expected to announce on March 10 that it “plans to build two 10-story condominium towers that will overlook the second turn" of Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Clark County … Read More
California Speedway to make changes?
The race was largely a parade in front of what appeared to be many empty seats, and track President Gillian Zucker said afterward that changes could be made to the … Read More
Turkish GP to be sold
UPDATE #2 (GMMf1NET) Turkey's formula one circuit, which staged its inaugural grand prix last year, is for sale, the Chamber of Commerce in Istanbul says. Confirming the speculation of earlier … Read More
Bank of America and ISC to announce 5-year deal
Rumor has it that Bank of America today will announce it has entered a five-year, multi-track sponsorship agreement with Int’l Speedway Corp. (ISC). Beginning this season, BofA will serve as … Read More
A new cloud over British GP?
UPDATE St Modwen's senior executive director, Richard Froggatt, has told the Northampton News that the deal will not jeopardize the future of the BRDC. "I can understand why some people … Read More
St Modwen wins Silverstone deal?
According to the magazine Property Week, St Modwen Properties PLC has won the deal to develop Silverstone in partnership with the British Racing Drivers' Club. The Birmingham-based property company, which … Read More
LVMS to double banking
Las Vegas Motor Speedway has devoted previous on-site construction projects to enhancing the fans' experience. But after hosting a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race in March, the speedway's focus is … Read More
Bank of America to ink big NASCAR deal
Bank of America will “soon expand its NASCAR portfolio with a wide-ranging sponsorship deal at most or all of" Int’l Speedway Corp.’s (ISC) 12 owned or operated tracks, according to … Read More
Mid-Ohio 2006 schedule
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course today announced its seven-race 2006 schedule, which features two new events and more of the world-class racing action fans have come to expect from America' s … Read More
Mosley visits Goldenport
Max Mosley, FIA President, visited Beijing's Goldenport International Circuit on the afternoon of September 23rd. He met with Mr. Shi Tianshu, chairman of FASC and Mr. Ye Mingqing, CEO of … Read More
Homestead to add seats
Given today's Cup race has been a sellout for a good number of weeks, our sources inside ISC tell us that they will add at least 6,000 seats to the … Read More
Texas Motor Speedway ticket sales strong
Fewer than 10,000 individual seats remain for the first Nextel Cup race of 2006 at Texas Motor Speedway, the Samsung/RadioShack 500 on April 9. "Typically, we always have a big … Read More
California Speedway expected to announce $10 M upgrade
UPDATE #2 This rumor is now fact – see Hot News page for press release from the speedway. 11/14/05 The 23.8-acre midway will incorporate 12 acres that are currently the … Read More
California Speedway expansion planned
UPDATE California Speedway has admitted to the announcement, but says it is postponed until later in the fall. 10/12/05 Rumor has it that California Speedway will announce a multi-million dollar … Read More
Pikes Peak track to be sold?
Absent from the Indy Racing League's 2006 schedule is a race at Pikes Peak International Raceway, one of the sanctioning body's longest-tenured tracks, which the IRL said is close to … Read More