Kimmel’s move to Ford was key
Frank Kimmel is one of the most, if not the most, successful ARCA RE/MAX drivers in the series’ history. He’s set a series record by capturing eight championships – all … Read More
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Frank Kimmel is one of the most, if not the most, successful ARCA RE/MAX drivers in the series’ history. He’s set a series record by capturing eight championships – all … Read More
UPDATE A reader writes, It is truly sad to see an institution like this go away. I can remember when you went to the first day of quailing at Indy … Read More
The Nextel Cup Series could use some time off in order to receive a major image makeover following a couple of ugly incidents over the past week on NASCAR's top … Read More
Perception is everything. Which is why Tony Stewart's comments last week that NASCAR is beginning to look like professional wrestling struck a responsive chord with stock car racing fans. Nextel … Read More
If anybody can handle last Sunday’s Talladega mess, it’s Grant Lynch, a transplanted Winston-Salem native who has been one of the France family’s go-to men since he left R.J. Reynolds … Read More
Joining both amateur and seasoned drivers, Chrysler Group’s Mopar® Performance Parts has entered a specially-prepared 2007 Dodge Charger SRT8 in the 2007 Cannonball One Lap of America Competition. A joint … Read More
Bernie Ecclestone has backed multiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi's decision last year to call off his switch to formula one. The F1 supremo, who chatted with the Italian rider on … Read More
Honda's 'elephant ears' addition to the front nose of its 2007 car is unlikely to resurface at the Spanish GP next week. The bizarre aerodynamic innovation – basically two sculpted … Read More
Coulthard sets new Barcelona lap record BMW scraps Friday driver strategy Alonso says home GP not special Four-way fight in '07 won't last – Alonso Updated Ferrari is 'new car' … Read More
The dispute between Navistar International Corp. and Ford Motor Co. ratcheted up Wednesday, as Navistar accused Ford of trying to develop its own diesel engine for pickup trucks and sought … Read More
Race Distance: 500 miles/804.67 km (200 laps on the 2.5-mile/4.023-km superspeedway oval). Television Broadcast: Live at noon EDT Sunday, May 27 on ABC. Firestone Firehawk Race Tires Supplied: 5,175 dry-condition … Read More
The 50th anniversary celebration continues at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with today’s announcement of the inaugural class of the “Legends of Laguna Seca," honoring five competitors who played significant roles … Read More
(All Times Local – Schedule Subject to Change) May 6: A.J. FOYT OPENING DAY PRESENTED BY THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR/ROOKIE ORIENTATION – $5 admission; 12 and under free9 a.m.-6 p.m., Public … Read More
PORTLAND – After a near washout on Wednesday, Champ Car teams concluded their testing today at Portland International Raceway with eight cars taking laps around the 1.969-mile circuit in the … Read More
Jimmy Kite has agreed to drive in this years' Indy 500 for the colorful, exciting and always entertaining PDM Racing, Inc. The car will be prepared in the home of … Read More
Michael Waltrip Racing and #44-Dale Jarrett’s crew chief Matt Borland have parted ways. “Dale Jarrett wasn’t happy, UPS wasn’t happy, and we had to do something immediately," Waltrip said. “Originally, … Read More
Scott Wimmer filed a lawsuit earlier this week against Bill Davis Racing, claiming he is owed $1.2 million in salary for the 2006 season because the team did not follow … Read More
Oxnard, CA – Due to rain, Pacific Coast Motorsports completed just one of their scheduled two days of testing at Portland International Raceway. Three of the four scheduled tests this … Read More
As part of its weeklong All-Star programming lineup leading up to the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge, SPEED will deliver a special episode of Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain. The 90-minute … Read More
Volvo Cars launches its online global hunt for a sunken treasure in conjunction with its partnership with Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise. A chest filled with $50,000 worth … Read More
General Motors Corp. said its first-quarter profit was $62 million, or 11 cents a share, compared with $602 million, or $1.06 a share, in the same period a year ago. … Read More
Luxury car maker BMW AG said Thursday its first-quarter profit dropped 38 percent as it spent more money on launching new models and because last year's figure included a one-time … Read More
The National Hot Rod Association announced Wednesday it will implement several new rules in its Top Fuel and Funny Car divisions to enhance safety in the wake of the death … Read More
Michigan International Speedway’s continued commitment to race fans took another important step with the approval of several capital improvement projects for the 2007 summer racing season. Although MIS has yearly … Read More
David Coulthard set a surprise fastest time for Red Bull on the final day of this week's Barcelona test. The Scot's 1m21.066s lap was a new record for the revised … Read More