Vegas track should make for good racing
The course for the inaugural Vegas Grand Prix looked good on paper a few months ago, and it looks even better as construction nears completion for the April 6-8 event … Read More
An Inside Look at Motorsports
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – As a lifelong resident of Monaco, Corvette Racing's Olivier Beretta knows a little something about street races. A glittering jewel in the international racing scene, the … Read More
An interesting event will play out the first week of April at Binion's "Legendary Gambling Hall and World Famous Poker Room" in downtown Las Vegas. The "Poker Event at Vegas … Read More
Like many casinos these days, the Golden Nugget wants your e-mail address, and the casino has set up an elaborate online promotion to get it. Through Monday, anyone over 21 … Read More
LAS VEGAS – Well-known in racing competition around the world, Bridgestone Motorsport is now the official tire of the Vegas Grand Prix, which kicks off the 2007 Champ Car World … Read More
German sports car maker Porsche is boosting its stake in Volkswagen above 30 per cent to trigger a mandatory takeover offer. The Stuttgart-based car maker has exercised an option to … Read More
(GMM) Christijan Albers has admitted to struggling to adapt to Bridgestone's new control tire. The Dutch driver was considerably off the pace of his rookie teammate Adrian Sutil at the … Read More
Sunday's victory for Kyle Busch, No. 5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Impala SS, at Bristol Motor Speedway marks the 600th win for Chevrolet in NASCAR Nextel Cup Competition – a historical landmark that … Read More
After qualifying ninth on Friday in his new No. 66 Best Buy Chevrolet Impala SS, Green backed up his performance with a sixth-place finish in Sunday's 500-lap NASCAR NEXTEL Cup … Read More
Funeral services for NHRA driver Eric Medlen will be held Wednesday in Brownsburg, Ind., after a public viewing Tuesday night. Medlen, 33, died Friday at Shands at the University of … Read More
UPDATE Dodge will remain committed to the NASCAR Nextel Cup series regardless of whether Chrysler is sold, the director of Dodge motorsports said Sunday. "Yeah, there are some things going … Read More
When NASCAR debuted the Car of Tomorrow at Bristol Motor Speedway yesterday, Todd Nesbit, an avid NASCAR fan and assistant professor of economics at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, … Read More
Bristol Motor Speedway will have a new look when NASCAR fans return in the fall. To the delight of some drivers and crew chiefs, work on a new concrete surface … Read More
Question mark arises over Raikkonen's Malaysia-spec engineF1 champ's son targets world titleRenault start work on 'B' carAlonso slammed by own fan clubMcLaren confirms British GP sponsor dealBigger budget was missing … Read More
Champ Car drivers were out in force this weekend at Homestead looking for rides in the IRL and Grand-Am. We spotted Oriol Servia, Mario Dominguez and Nelson Philippe getting a … Read More
Formula One ticket sales are up 19 per cent compared to the same time last year – indicating a rising interest in the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, the Bahrain … Read More
Mechanic Ty Manseau was admitted to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami after being struck by an errant wheel during Friday morning’s Grand-Am practice. Manseau was seriously injured in 1999 at … Read More
John Henry, co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing, was to supposed to be the guest on SPEED's Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain tonight but Henry had to postpone his visit to … Read More
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has agreed to sell substantially all of its Engineered Products business for $1.475 billion. The buyer is EPD Inc., an entity sponsored by Carlyle Partners … Read More
UPDATE Here is a nice obituary on Petersen from the LA Times. 03/24/07 Robert E. Petersen, an entrepreneur who single-handedly created the largest special-interest publishing company in America, was instrumental … Read More