An Inside Look at Motorsports
After watching the talk on televised media, reading reactions around the country, reading comments here and elsewhere, I'm going to throw down the gauntlet. A warning to black athletes, coaches, … Read More
UPDATE Readers respond: To follow up on Mr. Steele's letter to Kevin Kalkhoven, as a European I have little interest in American drivers – however as a longtime Champ Car … Read More
Dover Motorsports Inc. says second-quarter revenues and income dropped sharply, primarily because of weather woes and lower revenues from NASCAR's new television package. For the quarter ended June 30 revenues … Read More
Tristan Gommendy will be able to take part in this weekend's San Jose Grand Prix after receiving clearance from Dr Terry Trammell on Tuesday. The PKV Racing driver, who crashed … Read More
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Wurz Williams-Toyota 1.19.962 86 2. Kubica BMW-Sauber 1.20.004 92 3. de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1.20.220 111 4. Barrichello Honda 1.20.250 86 5. Buemi Red … Read More
(GMM) Ron Dennis commented briefly in Paris on Thursday after his McLaren team escaped penalty in the spy scandal. The FIA's World Motor Sport Council actually found the Woking based … Read More
(GMM) F1's governing body on Thursday announced that McLaren will not be penalized following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris. A statement, however, revealed that the … Read More
UPDATE Ford Motor Co. reported a net profit of 31 cents per share, or $750 million, for the April-June period — a big improvement from the net loss of 17 … Read More
(GMM) Luca di Montezemolo on Thursday made it abundantly clear whose side he is on as McLaren faced the FIA's World Motor Sport Council on spy charges. As the emergency … Read More
Chrysler and Cerberus Capital Management won't be formally joined until at least next week, but it's already clear that their union won't begin with a relaxing honeymoon. Can it be … Read More
Ryan Newman’s future continues to be a question mark in the NASCAR garage, and it’s not clear if he will be back with car owner Roger Penske next season. IRL … Read More
Q. Jarno, we don't see too many races (Nurburgring) like that, do we? Jarno Trulli: No, thankfully! It was certainly a dramatic race. In situations like that, things can work … Read More
The farmer and the cowman should be friends, according to the lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers' musical Oklahoma. Their famous production was written decades before the ethanol boom, … Read More
Wurz not bothered about traction control ban Bernie crosses fingers ahead of spy hearing Vettel at Mugello but Speed keeps testing Spying 'not the McLaren way' – Ramirez Winkelhock resigned … Read More
[Editor's Note: If these allegations by Ferrari are true, the McLaren team had to benefit from the information from Ferrari and would explain why all of a sudden this year … Read More
Ferrari's lawyers have claimed that it is "likely" McLaren are leading the world championship only because their chief designer had access to the Italian team's secrets. In a document obtained … Read More
With ethanol production increasing, the price of corn – the fuel’s primary ingredient – has also risen. As a result, more people are now blaming ethanol for a rise in … Read More
Pacific Coast Motorsports is pleased to announce their associate partnership with the South Bay Plastering Contractors Association (SBPCA) for this weekend’s San Jose Grand Prix. In its 45th year of … Read More
Already looking ahead to 2008 and beyond, second-year Indy Pro Series team Michael Crawford Motorsports has signed 18-year-old karting standout Cole Mathewson to a development and testing program. The program … Read More
NASCAR officials announced today that two crew chiefs have been fined for violations found during the Busch Series race weekend at Gateway International Raceway. Doug Chouinard, crew chief of the … Read More
The Mercedes Car Group of DaimlerChrysler AG saw its pretax profit nearly double in the second quarter, the German-American automaker said today. The company said the Mercedes unit earned $1.65 … Read More
For the second day of our test sharing Mugello with Ferrari, Scott Speed took over driving duties from Tonio Liuzzi. Progress was interrupted by an electrical problem in the morning … Read More
Dale Earnhardt Inc., already one of the world's premier racing organizations, has become even stronger through a merger with Ginn Racing. Effective immediately, the team will feature the Chevrolets of … Read More
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.670 96 2. R.Schumacher Toyota 1:20.540 73 3. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:20.588 86 4. Kubica BMW-Sauber 1:20.709 104 5. Kovalainen Renault 1:20.881 104 … Read More
