An Inside Look at Motorsports
James “Penny" Paniagua, who gave NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon his first taste of speed, died Saturday, a week after suffering a heart attack. “He was at home, surrounded by all … Read More
German police have seized a Ferrari belonging to the son of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, saying its exhaust was too noisy. Seif al-Arab, 25, who is registered as a … Read More
PitFit Training (PitFit) today announced winners of the 2008 PitFit Training Driver Memorial Scholarship. The winners are Kelsey Bauer (Karting), Kristine Daggett (Karting), Michael DeNino (Skip Barber), Kyle Hamilton (USAC), … Read More
Dongfeng Motor Corporation, one of China's largest auto makers, has developed technology to use a new type of ethanol as fuel in cars. The new technology could produce combustible gas, … Read More
The Indian unit of General Motors Corp. (GM) Tuesday said it posted a 68% rise in sales last year as demand for models such as the Chevrolet Spark minicar rose … Read More
Green Light Racing, which competes in NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series, has formed a joint venture with SS-Racing. The organizations will combine their resources and enter two teams for 2008 truck … Read More
Industry analysts predict a lackluster end to an already dismal year for automakers, likely the worst in nearly a decade. Holiday discounts failed to bring consumers out of their funk, … Read More
After we at AutoRacing1.com wrote numerous articles that the US automakers were missing the boat on diesel engines it is finally sinking in. Recently passed energy legislation that mandates 40 … Read More
(GMM) Two candidates for a 2008 race seat with Force India have rubbished suggestions that the job will be handed to the highest bidder. Recent media reports have indicated that … Read More
The following drivers are expected to participate in the first test session (Jan. 7-9): AJ Allmendinger (No. 84 Red Bull Toyota)Aric Almirola (No. 8 U.S. Army Chevrolet)Greg Biffle (No. 16 … Read More
John Doonan is the man who manages all of Mazda's professional motorsports involvements. And there is a lot of racing going on under his watch as Mazda prides itself as … Read More
We think everyone will be most impressed with this video of a fully working model of a Ferrari 312 PB. It gets better the more you watch. If this is … Read More
UPDATE "I had opportunities to be in Formula One next year, but I eliminated them because I do not want to be a third driver again," the French racer stated … Read More
The Nationwide (nee Busch) Series’ resident multinational is giving the Sprint (nee Nextel) Cup Series a shot next year. On a week-to-week basis, Aussie driver Marcos Ambrose will continue competing … Read More
Robby Gordon left Saturday to attempt to do what no other American racer has accomplished – capture an overall victory in the adventurous Dakar Rally – a 16-day treacherous 5,000 … Read More
A reader writes, Think of this approach. The perfect high-tech platform in auto racing is an open wheel car with a turbocharged V8. The thing that drew me to CART … Read More
Toyota Motorsport GmbH and Kingfisher Airlines. today announces the premature end of their relationship. Toyota Motorsport GmbH and Kingfisher Airlines have mutually agreed to end the contract as Official Partner … Read More
After a tough 2006 season with the TF106 a car that was compromised in terms of design because it had been designed too hurriedly following the late introduction of new … Read More
Racing in the Charlotte area is going straight in 2008. With three major NASCAR weekends plus dozens of other events scheduled once again for Lowe's Motor Speedway — which, in … Read More
Tony Stewart held off teammate Mike Fedorcak over the final 25 laps to capture Saturday's USAC midget feature, capping the Rumble in Fort Wayne at the Memorial Coliseum Expo Center. … Read More
Only in a sport where the eighth-fastest qualifier starts at the back of a 43-car field is something like this possible. We're talking about the transfer of owners points from … Read More
As General Motors Corp. begins the celebration of its 100th year this week, the automaker hopes to focus on the technological and business promise of its next century as much … Read More
