ESPN names Said and Compton
NASCAR drivers Boris Said and Stacy Compton and popular urban radio host Doug Banks have joined the experienced team of hosts, analysts and reporters for NASCAR’s return to ESPN’s multimedia … Read More
Borja Garcia signs for Durango
The Spaniard Borja Garcia will drive for Durango in the GP2 2007 Championship. The 24 year old has much experience in the racing world. In the 2006 season he classified … Read More
Rolex 24 to mainstream Grand-Am
Last weekend's Rolex 24 At Daytona may have been "the one." The sportscar endurance race at Daytona International Speedway carried so much momentum, between quality of participant and its first … Read More
Bahrain Grand Prix extended till 2013, but miffed
UPDATE Bahrain has extended its contract to host Formula 1 racing, possibly until 2019. The country was the first to embrace the sport and has enjoyed an exclusive deal to … Read More
Ford Contracts With Penske
Ford Motor Co. has contracted with Penske Logistics to provide material planning and handling services at a Ford plant in England, Penske announced Monday. The auto plant in Southampton makes … Read More
Phillip Island MotoGP Test – Day 1
The second three-day MotoGP test of 2007 began well for the Repsol Honda Team at Phillip Island today with both riders improving their lap times from the race here last … Read More
Schu’s new role ‘strange’ – Webber
(GMM) Red Bull's Mark Webber has hinted that he would not put up with a Schumacher-style of "suffocation" if he was Kimi Raikkonen. The Australian racer expressed surprise that Raikkonen … Read More
F2007 evidence of tire favoritism?
(GMM) New media speculation has arisen questioning sole tire supplier Bridgestone's insistence that all formula one teams will be treated fairly in 2007. The Cologne based publication 'Express' observes that … Read More
Ron Dennis to buy Prodrive?
(GMM) McLaren team principal and chairman Ron Dennis could be shaping up to buy into David Richards' new Prodrive F1 team, according to reports in the German press. The Cologne … Read More
FIA to impose tire strategy rule
(GMM) F1's governing body plans to impose an alternative to the abandoned 'red tire rule' for the 2007 season. The British magazine Autosport reports that, as a complement to the … Read More
Montoya received Audi offer for 2007
(GMM) Juan Pablo Montoya has revealed that he received an offer from Audi to continue his racing career in Europe in 2007. The German carmaker, with a foray in Le … Read More
Doornbos pulls out of Toro Rosso race
(GMM) Robert Doornbos has counted himself out of the running for one of the vacant race drives at Toro Rosso. The Dutchman was reportedly in contention for a pay-driver ride … Read More
Valencia to host first new-car showdown
(GMM) Leading F1 teams' newly-launched cars for 2007 will go head-to-head from Tuesday as the sport gathers for its first major test of the year. Although key runners have been … Read More
Kahne tops PM testing in Vegas
Rank car# driver Make Time Speed (mph) 1 9B Kasey Kahne Dodge 29.239 184.685 2 07A Clint Bowyer Chevy 29.292 184.351 3 99A Carl Edwards Ford 29.315 184.206 4 18B … Read More
DIRECTV picks first 5 NASCAR drivers
DirecTV today announced that NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart and Michael Waltrip will be the first five drivers for the debut of … Read More
Motorsports This Week on ESPN2
NASCAR NOW DEBUT ONE WEEK AWAYNASCAR Now, ESPN’s first-ever daily news show totally dedicated to NASCAR, will debut Monday, Feb. 5, at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The half-hour show … Read More
How Toyota will destroy Ford, Chevy and Dodge
This Jacksonville Times-Union article pretty much spells out how Toyota has set up their operation in NASCAR to ensure that they will eventually destroy the Chevy, Ford and Dodge teams … Read More
MTV catches up with Paul Tracy
After a few weeks of consecutive collisions and track-side scuffles, MTV will catch up with this lead-footed race car driver in La Belle Province. Under the scrutiny of the French … Read More
Budweiser Shootout 2007 By The Numbers
It's only 11 days until the first NASCAR Nextel Cup event of the year: The Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. Here are some interesting facts about this year’s event. 0Zero: David … Read More
Prodrive hit out at Williams
David Richards, the chairman of Prodrive, has hit back at Frank Williams' assertion that chassis sharing and the use of so-called "customer cars" has not yet been agreed for the … Read More
Katherine Legge I’m no crash test dummy
When Bernie Ecclestone answered a telephone call from someone identifying herself as Katherine Legge, the godfather of Formula 1 responded with instant recognition. "Oh, the lady who crashed an F1 … Read More
Q and A with Renault’s Tim Densham
Q. Tim, what has been the design philosophy of the new R27 chassis? Tim Densham – Renault Chief Designer: R27 is our second-generation V8 car, following on from last year's … Read More
Riggs lead morning testing in Vegas
Scott Riggs led the first test session Monday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, turning a lap of 183.511 mph in his Valvoline Evernham Racing No. 10 Dodge. Tony Stewart was … Read More
Andretti honored at EMPA convention
Marco Andretti, the 2006 IndyCar Series Bombardier Rookie of the Year, was honored with the T. Wayne Robertson Newsmaker of the Year Award Jan. 27 at the annual Eastern Motorsports … Read More
Productive Sebring Open Test for Conquest Racing
It was a productive open test for the Mi-Jack Conquest Racing Atlantic Team this past weekend in Sebring, Florida as Matt Lee and Patrick Hogan completed over 200 trouble-free laps … Read More