An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE According to what we hear Franchitti will be making around $10M per year with merchandise sales for 5 years for around $50M, not $30M as reported by the London … Read More
IndyCar hopes to boost the size of its fields beyond the current 18-20 car norm with a new prize structure. In an effort to help its smaller to mid-level teams … Read More
Ford Motor Co . said it expects to reduce U.S. dealerships by about 300 this year, 50 percent more than initially intended, under a plan to eliminate excess outlets. The … Read More
JACQUES VILLENUEVE, Bill Davis Racing: How has the test been going? “The test has been going great and it has been a lot of fun to get out there with … Read More
This Yahoo Sports article speculates that there is bad blood in the Target Chip Ganassi IndyCar team and that Wheldon wants an early exit from his contract to pursue the … Read More
This Yahoo Sports article says……..when [Chip] Ganassi was able to get Canadian Club as a sponsor to replace Coor's Light in the No. 40 Dodge driven by David Stremme, he … Read More
An interview with Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype contenders Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty, Scott Pruett and team owner Wayne Taylor, substituting for … Read More
UPDATE #4 The fifth episode of NASCAR in Primetime will be shown on Wednesday, September 12. The show will air at 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm ET on ABC. Please … Read More
UPDATE Updates shown in red below. 09/11/07 India signs F1 track deal in London Focus on racing, not money, Coulthard tells Hamilton Stewart slams witch hunt Schu – 'no regrets' … Read More
(GMM) Norbert Haug says he is confident that McLaren-Mercedes will escape significant sanction at this week's 'spy saga' hearing of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris. The paddock consensus … Read More
Dario Franchitti, 2007 IndyCar Series Champion, will be a guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson early Thursday morning, September 13. The show airs on CBS at 12:35 … Read More
UPDATE #3 Portland's open-wheel racing future still is under discussion. Champ Car cancelled two U.S. races this year and has indicated that the 2008 schedule will place more emphasis on … Read More
For all the advanced aerodynamics and driving skill, a Formula 1 car would go nowhere without an engine, so in the third part of Panasonic Toyota Racing’s Inside a Formula … Read More
UPDATE The late BILL FRANCE JR.Ten years ago, during an Autosport Awards dinner in London, I (Gordon Kirby) discussed the CART/IRL split, among many other things, with Bill France Jr. … Read More
The No. 11 FedEx Express Chevrolet team had a lot to celebrate at Richmond International Raceway. They finished 6th in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, locked in third place … Read More
Will the last IndyCar Series star on his way to NASCAR please turn out the lights and close the door. While the focus over the weekend at Chicagoland Speedway was … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact.' Team owner Mike Shank announced today that Champ Car championship contender Justin Wilson has signed on to race the No. 60 Michael … Read More
Travis Kvapil said many details are still not finalized. He's uncertain who will sponsor him, but said "it all sounds promising." He hasn't been promised he'll have a ride if … Read More
New Hampshire International Speedway's president, Bob Bahre, confirmed to FOX Sports today that he and Boston Red Sox owner John Henry have had discussions in the past month about the … Read More
If Logan Gomez and Alex Lloyd raced anything besides Indy Pro Series cars, their close finish at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 9 might have been ruled a dead heat. Gomez … Read More
UPDATE One part of this rumor is 'false.' There’s been a lot of speculation about Steve Horne getting back into racing as an IRL owner and there was a report … Read More
Sarah Fisher is looking into starting her own IRL team in 2008, which may be the only way the first female to score an Indy-car podium finish will have a … Read More
Audi of America plans to launch its first diesel and hybrid vehicles in the States, later this year. Both powerplants will be on the full-sized Q7 sport/utility. The SUV is … Read More
