An Inside Look at Motorsports
A 33-year-old race car driver died in a crash involving his brother and several cars at the Thompson Motor Speedway. John Blewett III of Howell, N.J., died Thursday night after … Read More
UPDATE The full Saturday and Sunday TV listings are now shown below. 08/16/07 Courtesy of TVRacer.comFridayNASCAR Live! Michigan 11:00am-11:30am (L) SPEEDNASCAR Nextel Cup Practice Michigan 11:30am-1:00pm (L) SPEEDNASCAR Busch Practice … Read More
UPDATE A meeting between GM and its four NASCAR teams — Dale Earnhardt Inc., Richard Childress Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports — has been canceled because Richard Childress … Read More
The new Chevy R07 engine is again being run here at MIS for this weekend's Nextel Cup race. Rumor has it that some of the Chevy teams now have 40 … Read More
UPDATE #2 Final USA TV ratings from this weekend's races. While the preliminary overnight ratings showed ALMS trouncing Champ Car, the final numbers show them tied. Since they share much … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS – Since the beginning of the 2007 Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda season, Cooper Tire’s first season as exclusive tire supplier to Champ … Read More
After a 26-day summer break from MotoGP action the first two one-hour sessions of free practice for the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic took place on Friday at the … Read More
(GMM) A possible savoir of the Spyker team has a familiar ring to it — Midland's Alex Shnaider. The Russian-Canadian billionaire sold the Silverstone based team to Spyker last year, … Read More
While Dutch supporters have had a race winner to follow in Robert Doornbos in 2007, Belgian fans could soon enjoy similar success after Jan Heylen recorded a strong result in … Read More
Dutch Champ Car star Robert Doornbos is set to entertain his local fans when he hits the streets of Rotterdam aboard a 2006 Champ Car at the Bavaria City Racing … Read More
UPDATE We have had even more feedback emails on this article – you can read them here. 08/16/07 We have had many reader comments on our latest feature article. This … Read More
It's a myth perpetuated by the biased F1 media that Champ Car Champions have not done well in F1. In fact they have done reasonably well as this SPEEDTV.com article … Read More
A classic Ferrari once owned by actor Steve McQueen sold for US$2.31 million at auction. An anonymous car collector who placed a bid by phone bought the 1963 Ferrari Berlinetta … Read More
During the summer five week testing break Vodafone McLaren Mercedes test driver Gary Paffett spent some time at the McLaren Technology Centre. Taking a break from his simulation work Gary … Read More
Even before Wall Street's latest stomach-churning ride, automakers in Detroit were bracing for a tough year. By June, vehicle sales were on track to end the year at a nine-year … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. A matter of days after the west London football club denied the story, it now appears certain that Renault boss Flavio Briatore … Read More
(GMM) The International Court of Appeal will hear McLaren's appeal against docked championship points on September 19, governing body the FIA announced on Friday. The Paris hearing is set to … Read More
An association of U.S.-based racing sanctioning bodies is asking to get involved in the Kentucky Speedway antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. The Automobile Competition Committee for the … Read More
The National Stock Car Racing Commission heard and considered the appeal of Fitz Motorsports. The appeal concerned three penalties issued by NASCAR following post-race inspection on August 4, 2007 for … Read More
MotoGP rider Loris Capirossi announced Thursday that he will leave Ducati at the end of this season and join Suzuki. The Italian driver signed a one-year contract with Suzuki, with … Read More
Chevrolet has unveiled the latest member of its SS family: the 2008 HHR SS. The four-door vehicle was specifically developed by the GM Performance Division, a team of engineers and … Read More
Rusty Wallace said as he watched the overflow crowd stand and cheer as Dario Franchitti edged teammate Marco Andretti by 0.0681 of a second to win the inaugural IndyCar Series … Read More
