Dario Franchitti draws first blood in Chicago
Dario Franchitti JOLIET, IL – Dario Franchitti will have a head start of a few feet in his attempt to wrap up the IndyCar Series championship. The points leader secured … Read More
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UPDATE #3 (GMM) A McLaren spokeswoman late on Saturday finally confirmed that key team members are under investigation by authorities in the northern Italian region Modena. We reported shortly after … Read More
The top 12 and those who missed out but made the top-20:1 Jeff Gordon 3849 2 Tony Stewart 3537 3 Denny Hamlin 3490 4 Jimmie Johnson 3439 5 Matt Kenseth … Read More
ESPN’s broadcast of last Sunday night’s Cup race at California Speedway received a 4.3 national rating, down 15.7 percent from last season's 5.1 rating. Last Saturday’s broadcast of the Busch … Read More
At a press conference earlier today, Playa Del Racing announced a multi-year contract with Ethos forEARTH Corporation and Al Unser III for an Indy Pro Series program for 2007. Ethos … Read More
Qualifying Saturday for the Chicagoland 100 Indy Pro Series event on the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver and speed: 1. (7) Alex Lloyd, Dallara, … Read More
Motorists who use a hand-held mobile phone or fiddle with a satellite-navigation system while driving could be jailed for up to two years. Prosecutors have said they could be charged … Read More
Pos Driver Time Diff Speed1 Helio Castroneves (3) 25.3087 … 216.2102 Scott Dixon (9) 25.3523 0.0436 215.8383 Dario Franchitti (27) 25.3602 0.0515 215.7714 Tony Kanaan (11) 25.4133 0.1046 215.3205 Marco … Read More
One of the top executives in the General Motors racing operation said the automaker will attempt to sign Tony Stewart to a contract with another Chevrolet team after his current … Read More
(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has refused to comment on the latest developments in F1's intensifying spy saga. With Italian police at Monza reportedly serving McLaren chiefs with prosecution notices, and the … Read More
(GMM) Kimi Raikkonen had to use Ferrari's spare car for qualifying at Monza following his high speed practice shunt earlier on Saturday. The Finn will not be penalized ten grid … Read More
(GMM) Michael Schumacher surprised observers at Monza on Saturday by arriving at the circuit a couple of hours ahead of qualifying. The retired seven time world champion took up his … Read More
UPDATE #4 A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, You have a great site and I am glad to see you covering the other series better. Great job on breaking this before … Read More
Fantastic Racing and Kyalami Race Track are proud to announce their partnership with the ‘F1 in Schools’ challenge. ‘F1 in Schools’ provides the chance for South African schoolchildren to actually … Read More
Joe Gibbs Racing, which will move from Chevrolet to Toyota next season, will not be allowed in any Chevrolet meetings the rest of this year that focus on 2008, according … Read More
What was Champ Car team owner Paul Newman doing in the hospitality area on Sunday morning of the Detroit GP Indy Car race last weekend? Newman has been an outspoken … Read More
(GMM) Flavio Briatore has rejected rumors that he tipped off the FIA about McLaren drivers' possession of evidence about the espionage scandal. While it is believed that Fernando Alonso and … Read More
Fernando Alonso (pictured right) topped McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton to lead practice No. 3 at Monza Saturday morning. The session interrupted by an enormous accident for Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, which … Read More
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio — A special grand opening ceremony in Calumet Park, Ill., on Sept. 21, will mark the opening of Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corp.’s (SWAFC) 200th company-owned automotive finishes … Read More
Q) Will the Owner Points for the #5 and #25 stay in place where they are in 2008?A) Rick Hendrick: "Yes, they'll stay like they are. Casey will move over … Read More