An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE #2 This story, first broke by AutoRacing1.com, will soon go to 'fact.' The Mol Family and Vijay Mallya have formed a consortium that has made an offer to the … Read More
Colin Braun, driver of the No. 99 Roush Fenway Ford Fusion, made his ARCA RE/MAX Series debut on Friday night at Gateway International Raceway. Braun finished ninth after qualifying in … Read More
UPDATE Champ Car practice has begun at Assen and the sun is out. The track is still wet but it is drying. 09/01/07 Heavy rains were falling as we drove … Read More
Depending on where you live, speeding fines can range from the puny to the punitive. In July, Virginia began charging most speeders an additional $1,050 fine on top of its … Read More
Winners Will Travel To LeMans, Petit LeMans and Sebring The American LeMans Series has joined with partners AutoWeek, Michelin, Audi and Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores to launch the 2008 “American … Read More
The pole time by Ryan Briscoe at Belle Isle was a 1m13.3s lap on Friday in his ALMS LMP2 Porsche. Helio Castroneves turned a fast lap of 1m13.3s in his … Read More
A reader writes, I was at the Detroit Belle Isle track on Friday. Roger Penske has done a fine job sprucing the place up. I didn't recognize the place. It … Read More
If Ryan Briscoe felt any pressure Friday under the watchful eye of Roger Penske, he didn’t show it. The young Aussie captured his first pole in the American Le Mans … Read More
Gil de Ferran, who resigned as BAR Honda Formula One sports director in July, will be in town through the weekend to watch the inaugural Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented … Read More
After two years of planning and failure to receive enough corporate support, Phoenix has canceled its upcoming Champ Car race scheduled for Dec. 2, 2007. Event organizer Dale Jensen says … Read More
Kyle Busch confirmed that he has been told that Joe Gibbs Racing will race Toyotas next season. Busch, who will leave Hendrick Motorsports after this season to join JGR, said … Read More
Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves paced the opening day of preparations for the Detroit Indy Grand Prix Presented by Firestone at the Raceway at Belle Isle. Castroneves, who has won … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn has made it clear to team boss Flavio Briatore that he is not willing to spend a fortune … Read More
Apparently as much as the drivers all love the Assen track, they all say it will be near impossible to pass because it is too 'flowing.' It has been suggested … Read More
UPDATE #3 Doug Yates confirmed his team has been approached by a representative of Hendrick Motorsports about securing the #38 for Dale Earnhardt Jr. next year, but if Yates gets … Read More
McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa topped the times on the final day of F1 testing at Monza on Friday. His best lap of one minute 23.285 seconds was … Read More
Pos Driver Best Time Diff1 Dario Franchitti (27) 1:13.3447 …2 Helio Castroneves (3) 1:13.8656 0.52093 Tony Kanaan (11) 1:13.8676 0.52294 Scott Dixon (9) 1:14.1384 0.79375 Sam Hornish Jr (6) 1:14.5228 … Read More
UPDATE #2 A Forsyth Superior Court jury found James “Rupert" Sink, 39, guilty of assault inflicting serious injury in the beating of Maynard Peters. The incident happened Aug. 13, 2005, … Read More
Toyota said today it plans to sell 10.4 million vehicles globally in 2009, a sales target that would put the Japanese automaker ahead of a record set by world leader … Read More
The Misano circuit made a dramatic return to Grand Prix racing on Friday as the afternoon practice sessions for the San Marino Grand Prix were cancelled with parts of the … Read More
