An Inside Look at Motorsports
When Dale Earnhardt Jr. cracked the tab on that first AMP Energy drink Wednesday in Dallas, traditional retail stores such as Wal-Mart and K-Mart gobbled up 160,000 t-shirts. Gold mine. … Read More
UPDATE #2 Announced by the IRL – Each IndyCar Series event will be televised nationally in high definition by ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC starting in 2008. Will Champ Car be … Read More
Dieter Gass, Chief Engineer Race and Test of Toyota, talks about the return of Fuji Speedway to the Formula One calendar for the first time in 30 years. He indicates … Read More
UPDATE The full Saturday and Sunday TV listings are now shown below. 09/20/07 Courtesy of TVRacer.com FridayNASCAR Live! Dover11:00am-12:30pm (L) SPEEDGo or Go Home Dover1:00pm-1:30pm (L) SPEEDNASCAR Busch Practice Dover1:30pm-3:00pm … Read More
UPDATE A reader writes, While all these drivers from CCWS, IRL and F1 are going over to NASCAR, are the fans following them? I think not by looking at the … Read More
UPDATE Updates shown in Red below. 09/21/07 Speed set to launch NASCAR career Spy emails 'not big deal' – Montoya Spyker agree to F1 team sale Wurz agrees to silence … Read More
Construction of new ethanol plants in Illinois has stalled, a sign that the ethanol boom that's fueled a Farm Belt renaissance has peaked. Falling ethanol prices, combined with rising costs … Read More
Sep.21 (GMM) Jean Todt has once again fended off speculation that he is preparing to step down as Ferrari's F1 boss. It was rumored recently that the Frenchman's relationship with … Read More
The following outlines Counsel for McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton, Mark Phillips QC pleas at the recent World Motorsport Council hearing to allow the drivers to keep their points and race … Read More
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, Looks like now and again next season there will be more Indy 500 winners in NASCAR than the IRL. So much for Anton's Vision! If … Read More
Buttonwillow, Calif. – Patrick Barrett and Joel Miller enjoyed a new highlight in their burgeoning careers on Tuesday when they each tested a US RaceTronics Atlantic car at Buttonwillow Raceway. … Read More
UPDATE In his latest SPEEDTV.com article Robin Miller (who had his hard card media credential pulled in 2007) hammers Champ Car once again for dumping Ryan Dalziel and Oriol Servia … Read More
With all the recent news about open wheel racers making the move to NASCAR, Tracy once again set the record straight that he has no plans to leave Champ Car … Read More
In an interview with news agency the Associated Press, former McLaren F1 driver Juan Montoya said: "Fernando is a nice guy, but he was the No. 1 at Renault and … Read More
Michael Waltrip Motorsports figures to pay big for its struggles this season. Already, it appears two primary sponsors on the team's No. 00 car of David Reutimann (Burger King and … Read More
Former Indonesian Formula 3 champion Moreno Soeprapto is the latest racer to confirm his participation in the first-ever Speedcar Series. The 25-year-old, known as 'Reno', made his racing debut at … Read More
Another management shakeup is underway in Dearborn this morning, with Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally promoting two members of his senior leadership team and announcing the retirement of a … Read More
UPDATE #6 Our integrity has been questioned regarding whether our report of the Hustler Strip Club sponsorship decals on the No. 8 Champ Car prior to being shipped to Europe … Read More
Tony Eury Jr. will leave Dale Earnhardt Inc. for Hendrick Motorsports earlier than expected, team officials confirmed on Thursday. Eury, who has been Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car or crew chief … Read More
Dale Earnhardt Jr. likely will run seven Busch Series races next season. Which races he runs in the #5 car is still to be determined, said his sister Kelley Earnhardt … Read More
