An Inside Look at Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports added Indiana native Logan Gomez to its 2007 Indy Pro Series driver lineup Jan. 4, signing the 18-year-old to a one-year contract with an option for 2008. … Read More
Bill Davis Racing (BDR) announced today that Derrick Finley will serve as crew chief for the No. 36 OTC 360 team and driver Jeremy Mayfield. In addition, the team has … Read More
LAS VEGAS – Chris Blair, who has served as senior director of drag-racing and dirt-track operations at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the past five years, has been promoted to … Read More
CORONA, Calif. – Monster Energy and Robby Gordon Off-Road have entered into an agreement that will team Monster Energy with Gordon’s world-wide off-road racing efforts including the famed Dakar Rally … Read More
The two-car Krohn Racing Daytona Prototype team will utilize the opportunity to test this week in the annual Daytona Test Days on January 4-6, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway. Test … Read More
BAM Racing announced today that Mike Bliss will return as driver of the No. 49 WhatsOnline.com Dodge heading into the 2007 Nextel Cup Series season. In addition, the team is … Read More
ESPN is revving up its ad sales efforts as it returns to the NASCAR field this year. The cable sports giant has already signed Office Depot to a marketing partnership … Read More
SPEED and FOX Sports will offer team coverage of the 45th running of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona on Jan. 27-28, adding Sports Car racing to the growing list … Read More
The Grand Prix Masters series is gathering strength and pace with the announcement today of four new drivers, a new engine deal and a switch from Avon to Michelin tires. … Read More
After a new television package delivered record-setting exposure for its commercial partners in 2005, the Champ Car World Series spent much of its preseason planning for ways to increase its … Read More
Rumor has it that recently re-signed AGR driver Dario Franchitti will team with Bryan Herta and his brother, Marino Franchitti, for the Andretti-Green Acura Courage ALMS 2007 program for the … Read More
Ferrari's team chief Jean Todt and three-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb have been awarded the prestigious Legion d'Honneur, France's highest award. Todt, who had already been named Commandeur of … Read More
Mark Martin, who will run a limited Nextel Cup schedule for the first time since 1987, will once more run the Bud Shootout and the Daytona 500. Martin's Ginn Racing … Read More
#19-Elliott Sadler, #10-Scott Riggs and #55-Michael Waltrip were scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway on Wednesday, Jan 3rd and #21-Ken Schrader and #21-Jon Wood are scheduled to test there on … Read More
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will offer buyouts of as much as $40,000 to cut their work force by as many as 400 to reduce labor costs. The buyout offers … Read More
Toyota Motor Corp. is developing a fail-safe system for cars that detects drunken drivers and automatically shuts the vehicle down if sensors pick up signs of excessive alcohol consumption, a … Read More
UPDATE Further research tells us that the rumored street race would most probably be in place of Zolder. It is quite possible that Zolder is being used for only one … Read More
Ford Motor Co. held off Toyota Motor Corp. as the No. 2 U.S. vehicle seller in December despite a nearly 13 per cent sales drop compared with December of last … Read More
SANTA ANA, Calif. – For the first time since it started building 911 Cup race cars more than 15 years ago, Porsche Motorsports has built Cup cars to specific series … Read More
LAKEVILLE, Conn. The Skip Barber National has released its 2007 schedule, a seven-weekend, 14-race championship that opens mid-March at the Mobil 1 12-Hours of Sebring. Six of the seven National … Read More
Reigning NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and top-10 finishers Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne lead the group of 24 drivers scheduled for the opening test session … Read More
Bob Nardelli abruptly resigned Wednesday as chairman and chief executive of The Home Depot Inc. [Tony Stewart sponsor] after a six-year tenure that saw the world's largest home improvement store … Read More
