VW occupies the first five positions after opening stage
The opening day’s stage in Portugal was won by local matador Carlos Sousa with his German co-driver Andreas Schulz in a Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 entered by Lagos Team. Giniel … Read More
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Dome is poised to enter the final two rounds of the American Le Mans Series this year, according to Endurance-Info. The Japanese LMP constructor has expressed interest to compete in … Read More
UPDATE #7 (GMM) Jacques Villeneuve's manager has dismissed as "ludicrous" newspaper reports that said the 1997 world champion had missed his chance to switch to NASCAR in 2007. Craig Pollock, … Read More
(GMM) Scott Speed and Vitantonio Liuzzi have expressed confidence that they will retain their Toro Rosso race seats in 2007. The Faenza based team is notably the last in formula … Read More
UPDATE NASCAR isn’t commenting beyond spokesman Jim Hunter’s statement Thursday that the Chase for the Nextel Cup will include more than 10 drivers this year. But Speedway Motorsports Inc. president … Read More
Mike Skinner will start testing next week in Daytona in his #5 Toyota Tundra Truck – then head right into the 2nd Nextel Cup test in the Bill Davis Racing … Read More
Word in the Champ Car Atlantic paddock is that the series is in for another banner year with upwards of 25 cars expected. The $2M carrot that goes to the … Read More
With the 13th best provisional scratch time of 1’29’22, American Robby Gordon recorded the best time for the Open category in this first special stage. Pending validation by the commissaries, … Read More
UPDATE #7 As we reported below, now Jimmy Vasser has confirmed that PKV Racing will continue to operate under that name in 2007, despite co-owner Dan Pettit having bought Carl … Read More
U.S. automaker giant General Motors Corp. sold more cars outside the United States than at home for the second year in a row in 2006, The Wall Street Journal reported … Read More
Courtesy of TVRacer.com Le Mans Classic Le Mans 4:00am-5:00am (R) SPEEDMichael Waltrip Racing: A New Era 10:00am-11:00am ESPN2Bodine Bobsled Challenge -NASCAR Drivers Lake Placid 2:00pm-4:00pm SPEEDDakar Rally Highlights Lisbon to … Read More
17-year old Georgia native John Wes Townley has signed a developmental driver contract with the Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Organization. Townley will continue his late model campaign in 2007 with backing … Read More
Former Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon told Sirius NASCAR Radio's Sirius Speedway that he expects to make a run at NASCAR one day, but not until he wins another 500, … Read More
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, OK in 2007 I know who is driving for which team in all the major racing series around the world, but what about Champ Car? … Read More
The American Le Mans Series' annual Sebring Winter Test begins Monday, January 22 and runs through Wednesday, January 24. Currently 16 teams have indicated they will participate: Autocon Motorsports, Lowe's … Read More
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A defending Rolex 24 At Daytona race winner was quick at Daytona Motor Speedway once again on Friday as No. 02 Target/TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus … Read More
(GMM) Mike Gascoyne says Spyker is likely to be his last destination in F1's pit lane. The technical chief, who joined the Silverstone based team late last year after being … Read More
(GMM) The boss of the Nurburgring has played down speculation that recent multi million dollar losses could spell an end to the German circuit's appearance on the F1 calendar. Managing … Read More
(GMM) Two more formula one teams have revealed dates for the launch of their cars for 2007. Williams' newly Toyota-powered FW29 will be unveiled at the Grove based team's English … Read More
The Portuguese government said it would work to ensure that the annual Dakar Rally continues to start from Portugal after 2008 when its current three-year agreement expires. "It is in … Read More
UPDATE More photos of the Camaro Convertible added below: 01/05/07 The Chevrolet Camaro concept was one of the stars of NAIAS 2006. For NAIAS 2007, Chevy unveils the convertible version … Read More