Canadians fastest in Canada
UPDATE Ticket sales have not been released, but general manager Martin Spalding said hospitality suites are sold out and the last of the grandstand seats were snapped up Friday. Only … Read More
Earnhardt’s car damaged after qualifying
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pole-winning car was involved in a minor collision with a track vehicle following post-qualifying inspection at Pocono Raceway Friday. Crew chief Tony Eury Jr. said that Earnhardt … Read More
Quote of the Week
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, I have a quote of the week for you that I picked up off a discussion forum: "When I grow up, I wanna be like … Read More
Angelelli and Magnussen win Montreal Grand-Am race
Max Angelelli and Jan Magnussen scored their second victory of the season in the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley of Wayne Taylor Racing at Friday’s Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series … Read More
Castroneves eyes move to NASCAR
In this interview IRL driver Helio Castroneves is considering a move from open wheel Indy Cars to NASCAR Cup or Busch, but not necessarily immediately. His teammate Sam Hornish Jr. … Read More
Chrysler acquisition complete, now privately owned
Chrysler officially made the break with former German partner Daimler on Friday, to become the first major, privately owned North American automobile manufacturer in more than 50 years. Under the … Read More
Summerton to make Indy Car debut
UPDATE On an unrelated topic, a lawsuit was filed in Pima County Court by Brooks Associates Racing against Summerton today for lack of payment ($4,000) for an accident in testing … Read More
ALMS and Champ Car combo at Road America
Elkhart Lake, WI – Fans of sports cars and open wheel racers will be thrilled with the Generac Power Weekend at Road America, August 9-12, 2007. For the first time … Read More
Hungary: Friday Press Conference
Participating: Flavio Briatore (Renault), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Colin Kolles (Spyker), Aguri Suzuki (Super Aguri). Q. A question to all of you: the 2008 calendar has been released; what are … Read More
Fogarty/Gurney win Grand-Am pole
Grand-Am Top Ten Daytona Prototype Montreal Qualifiers:1. Fogarty, Gurney, Pontiac Riley 1:35.0712. Angelelli, Magnussen, Pontiac Riley 1:35.2793. Szekeres, Carpentier, Pontiac Riley 1:35.8714 Braun, Jonsson, Pontiac Riley 1:36.2605. Frissell, Wilkins, Lexus … Read More
Hungary: Glock wins GP2 pole
Pos Driver Team Time Behind Laps 1. Timo Glock iSport International 1:27.566 15 2. Andreas Zuber iSport International 1:27.756 + 0.190 14 3. Lucas Di Grassi ART Grand Prix 1:28.349 … Read More
Heavy Busch cars tearing up Montreal surface
Track press officer Normand Prieur said Friday that NASCAR was concerned about the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve surface nearly coming apart in the hairpin in turns 10 and 11 where recent … Read More
NASCAR Allstate 400 TV Rating drops
UPDATE The NASCAR popularity plummet continues unabated now for almost two full years. ESPN earned a 4.9 final Nielsen rating and averaged 6.57 million viewers for its coverage of the … Read More
Renault to attend spy saga appeal, not taking sides
UPDATE (GMM) Flavio Briatore on Friday made it clear that he has not chosen a side in the Ferrari versus McLaren espionage scandal. Having said earlier today in Hungary that … Read More
Dennis suggests end to spy row exchange
Ron Dennis has called for an end to the tit-for-tat public row with Ferrari and its supporters amid the scandalous espionage saga. In yet another letter that has been also … Read More
Hungary: Alonso tops practice 2
Fernando Alonso topped Friday afternoon practice at the Hungaroring with a fast lap of 1:20.919 The Ferraris were only sixth and seventh, with Kimi Raikkonen ahead of Felipe Massa, who … Read More
Enge to set up car for Duno again
Tomas Enge will be at Michigan International Speedway to help IndyCar Series rookie Milka Duno set up her car in preparation for Sunday's Firestone Indy 400. The last time Enge … Read More
Tentative 2008 Sprint Cup Series
UPDATE The Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2008 will move a week earlier to March 2, the track announced Thursday. The move will eliminate the open … Read More
Modifications possible to Top-35 Qualifying Rule
UPDATE #3 Nextel Cup Series director John Darby on Friday said there would be no changes to the qualifying procedures this season of cars not in the top 35 of … Read More
Ralf laughs off Toro Rosso rumors
(GMM) Ralf Schumacher on Friday has probably brought to a halt lingering rumors that he might be headed to Toro Rosso in 2008. The German's initially disastrous season with Toyota … Read More
Hamilton’s mid-year dip continues in Hungary
(GMM) Two weeks on from his disastrous race at the Nurburgring, rookie championship leader Lewis Hamilton's mid-season dip continued in Hungary on Friday. Albeit only a few minutes before the … Read More
F1 spies should be punished – Briatore
(GMM) Even a few spots of Budapest rain for Friday afternoon practice failed to draw the paddock's attention away from the so-called 'spy' scandal, which looks set to overshadow yet … Read More
Weekend USA TV Reminders
UPDATE The full Sunday TV listings are now shown below. 08/02/07 Courtesy of TVRacer.comFridayNASCAR Nextel Cup Replay – Allstate Brickyard 400 High Definition 12:00am-2:30am (R) HDNetFormula 1 Practice Hungary 8:00am-9:30am … Read More
Pantano leads opening GP2 practice in Hungary
Pos Driver Team Time Behind Laps 1. Pantano Campos Grand Prix 1:28.992 10 2. Nakajima DAMS 1:29.197 + 0.205 14 3. Maldonado Trident Racing 1:29.293 + 0.301 12 4. Filippi … Read More