An Inside Look at Motorsports
Veteran motorsports executive Chris Schwartz is joining the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as vice president of marketing, IMS President Joie Chitwood announced Nov. 14. Schwartz, who joins IMS after a distinguished … Read More
With no traction control, meaning skill is now required in F1 again, Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher continued to steal the show at Barcelona, where he finished on top of … Read More
Updated 11-14-07Pos. (LW) Driver (Series) Pts1. (1) Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR) 8.9552. (2) Kimi Raikkonen (F1)* 8.4993. (4) Sebastien Bourdais (CCWS)* 8.1834. (3) Jeff Gordon (NASCAR) 8.0685. (5) Dario Franchitti (IRL)* … Read More
Robert McCormick Holbert, one of the first Porsche dealers in the country and a prominent Porsche race driver in the 1950’s and 1960’s, died in his native Warrington, Penn., on … Read More
NASCAR might have to change its name to the Google Cup Series before long. We knew there would be a good deal of debris from the news last week that … Read More
(GMM) Renault technical director Bob Bell says it is "obvious" that teams including McLaren will begin the 2008 season with an advantage over their rivals. Coinciding with the traction control … Read More
After stealing the show on Tuesday, Michael Schumacher topped the time sheets once again as testing broke for lunch on Wednesday at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. Not only did the … Read More
UPDATE Updates shown in red below. 11/14/07 Ecclestone threatens to quit over McLaren appeal Schu won't test at Jerez says Ferrari Sutil would 'love' McLaren seat Honda to build on … Read More
Barely two months after the announcement that next season's MotoGP curtain raiser in Qatar would be run under floodlights, subject to approval from the Riders' Safety Commission, a successful test … Read More
Chrysler is thinking big with its first entry into the hybrid market place. The automaker is using the Los Angeles auto show to launch hybrid powertrain versions of the Dodge … Read More
Ford Motor Co. chief executive Alan Mulally says Ford doesn't need a partnership with another automaker as it works to expand globally and turn around its struggling operations. "Any kind … Read More
NASCAR ends its season Sunday with ratings down again this year. And while it has fan interest beyond its Southern base, it's still an also-ran in big cities outside the … Read More
With a win by Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Impala SS, at Phoenix last weekend, Team Chevy surpassed its season win record of 25 victories set in 1958. … Read More
The #25 Chevrolet will make its final start for Hendrick Motorsports Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Hendrick Motorsports first entered the #25 Chevy in the 1986 Daytona 500 with Tim Richmond … Read More
NASCAR penalized Roush Fenway Racing driver Matt Kenseth 25 Busch Series points and fined crew chief Drew Blickensderfer $10,000 for having the right rear quarterpanel too high in postrace inspection … Read More
Luis Diaz and Adrian Fernandez In preparation for its second season in the American Le Mans Series, Lowe’s Fernandez Racing today confirmed its move to the Acura ARX-01b chassis next … Read More
Here are the links to track Robby Gordon throughout the Baja 1000. Today he rolled off the start line 4th. Starting position is determined by a drawing… for once, luck … Read More
UPDATE After their dynamite performances last night, Helio and Julianne have advanced to the semifinals next Monday night, November 19. The show will air at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC. … Read More
New Livery New Logo With a new interim burgundy red and white livery, Force India made its F1 debut today as the team participated in its maiden test session at … Read More
Michael Ammermuller Reigning A1GP World Cup of Motorsport champion A1 Team Germany has announced the identity of the new driver who will race in Malaysia – Michael Ammermuller. The 21-year-old … Read More
