An Inside Look at Motorsports
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi last night launched the ninth edition of Malaysia’s Formula One race as fans worldwide eagerly await the start of the 2007 Formula One … Read More
Toyota Motorsports officials say the company will move forward with plans to buy 89 acres in Rowan County, N.C., northeast of Charlotte. Toyota plans to build a 30,000-35,000-square-foot facility that … Read More
Nielsen Sports™, a unit of VNU, and Wood Brothers/JTG Racing announced today a partnership in which they will utilize Nielsen’s Sponsorship Scorecard® to track advertising signage for their race team. … Read More
General Motors Corp. said today that it sold 9.09 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2006, down 0.9% from 9.17 million one year earlier. Toyota Motor Corp. has said that … Read More
UPDATE Vickers is slotted to test the #84 Toyota on Wednesday as Allmendinger will be truck testing down in Homestead, FL that day. To make up for the schedule conflict, … Read More
ESPN is unveiling the first phase of its multimedia marketing campaign for NASCAR on ESPN, announced by Katie Lacey, senior vice president, marketing. Created by Wieden+Kennedy New York, the campaign … Read More
Audi, Volkswagen AG's premium brand, is shelving the understated approach that serves it so well in Europe and plans to adopt a bolder and brasher marketing message for American audiences. … Read More
NASCAR is hoping ESPN’s return to the sport will jump-start sagging TV ratings, and the network is revving up its efforts with an aggressive brand campaign that debuted this week. … Read More
Ashley Force, daughter of Funny Car superstar John Force, will compete in the 2007 NHRA season in a fourth nitro Funny Car, alongside her dad, Eric Medlen and Robert Hight. … Read More
UPDATE (GMM) The Chinese grand prix will go ahead in October despite the Shanghai circuit general manager's implication in a major corruption scandal, an official says. Last October, Yu Zhifei … Read More
Troubled debut for Fisi's new RenaultTrouble-free start for new BMWMalaysian PM plays down Sepang fearsSchu can't cope with NASCAR – MontoyaKimi has a "weak side" – SauberWilliams drop 'F1' from … Read More
Spyker Formula 1 Team has signed a multi-year technology and marketing deal with Medion AG. Medion, from Essen, Germany will become a partner of Spyker F1. The Medion logos will … Read More
The Lexmark Indy 300 on the Gold Coast will follow two new European races on the Champ Car World Series 2007 calendar, it was announced this morning. The Champ Car … Read More
Ryan Newman was fastest during Tuesday's NASCAR Nextel Cup preseason testing after topping the afternoon drafting session at Daytona International Speedway. Newman and his No. 12A Penske Dodge turned a … Read More
UPDATE “The passing of Benny Parsons is a phenomenal loss, not only for the sport of NASCAR, but for the Turner Sports family as well. Benny was one of the … Read More
FedEx Express and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes announced yesterday their long term partnership agreement. This will see FedEx Express to be the team’s official logistics partner and also bring the World’s … Read More
Buttonwillow, CA – US RaceTronics (USRT) continued its pre-season Champ Car Atlantic Championship testing schedule last week at the MSR Houston track. Both USRT drivers David Garza and Carl Skerlong … Read More
Rank car# driver manu time speed laps run 1 42 Juan Montoya Dodge 48.761 184.574 11 2 40 David Stremme Dodge 48.786 184.479 15 3 38B David Gilliland Ford 48.803 … Read More
At today's announcement for the two Champ Car races in Holland and Belgium, race promoter Bart Rietbergen stated that many temporary bleacher grandstands would be erected for the Champ Car … Read More
