Davidson to land Aguri seat
UPDATE #2 (GMM) Anthony Davidson's father has all but confirmed reports that say the 27-year-old Briton could race for the Super Aguri team next year. "He wants to race," the … Read More
Wheldon still hoping for F1?
UPDATE (GMM) Dan Wheldon is the latest name to emerge on Spyker's short list for one of the last race seats on the 2007 F1 grid. The 2005 Indy 500 … Read More
Open Wheel Racing in North America dead …
UPDATE Another reader adds, In response to all of the talk about the Champ Car – IRL split and all of the resulting fallout, I think everybody is missing the … Read More
IRL to join ALMS at Mid-Ohio
UPDATE After breaking this story last week, this rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today – see Hot News page for story. This also means a race at Michigan Speedway looks … Read More
The NASCAR ’best driver’ fallacy
[Editor's Note: As we have stated on numerous occasions, NASCAR TV announcers pronounce every week to viewers that NASCAR drivers are the best drivers in the world. Nothing could be … Read More
McLaren, Honda, to land new sponsors
(GMM) A trio of important sponsors appear destined for next year's formula one grid. With Renault's $60 million per-year 'ING' title sponsorship to be unveiled in the coming weeks, it … Read More
Aussie Champ Car race to top F1 race
OFFICIAL: Indy has burned off Melbourne's Grand Prix as Australia's premier street racing event. (Indy is the name of Champ Car's Surfers Paradise race). The 18 per cent acceleration in … Read More
Briscoe could drive for RuSPORT in 2007
RuSPORT President Jeremy Dale hinted today that Ryan Briscoe's 2-race deal with the team in Surfers Paradise and Mexico City could turn into a full-time ride in 2007. "Every day … Read More
Pizzonia back to Champ Car
UPDATE #5 Rocketsports tells us that the Speedtv.com report was in error. Pizzonia is only signed for Australia right now. 10/10/06 Speedtv.com reports that Pizzonia will be back with Rocketsports … Read More
Paffett or Monteiro at Spyker
(GMM) Gary Paffett has emerged on Spyker's short list for the race seat alongside Christijan Albers in 2007. After earlier speculation that had linked him with the 2007 seat next … Read More
Noise could be an issue for IRL at Daytona
Robin Braig, Daytona International Speedway president, on IRL testing at his track. “As I sat up in race control when the first car went out on track and hearing that … Read More
Earnhardt fans out to harm Vickers
Lowe's Motor Speedway is beefing up security for driver Brian Vickers after angry race fans called the track to complain that Vickers wrecked Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson on … Read More
RuSPORT to choose Briscoe
UPDATE #2 We had already upgraded this rumor to 'fact' last week, but here is the official team announcement. 10/06/06 We can now upgrade this rumor to 'fact' as Briscoe … Read More
MB2 to Ford. Martin part owner?
UPDATE Bobby Ginn, majority owner of MB2 Motorsports, yesterday denied Internet reports that his team will switch from Chevrolet to Ford. The rumor came two days after MB2 signed Mark … Read More
Gordon insinuates Earnhardt has cheater motor
Jeff Gordon made it clear yesterday he's not happy with the bumping tactics of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Then, he challenged NASCAR officials to do something about it. "I don't know … Read More
RYR gets “the call”
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, Originally I failed to believe the conspiracy theorists about "The Call" in NASCAR, but now I am a firm believer that it happens a lot. … Read More
Reiser to become Roush GM?
Robbie Reiser, who has been #17-Matt Kenseth's crew chief since his debut in 1999, laughed over talk that he could become a general manager at Roush Racing. Not that he … Read More
Glock to test for BMW
BMW had been considering running Timo Glock as a test driver in races this year but the German driver injured his wrist in the final round of the GP2 Series … Read More
Familiar names/faces for ABC/ESPN
There will be several familiar faces to race fans when ESPN debuts its NASCAR coverage next season. Dr. Jerry Punch, NASCAR veteran Rusty Wallace and former NASCAR champion crew chief … Read More
Waltrip Racing announcement soon
Michael Waltrip said that he hopes to make an announcement soon concerning who will drive his team's No. 00 Nextel Cup car next season. David Reutimann is considered the leading … Read More
Alonso sees hope in rivals’ tires
(GMM) The last skerrick of hope for Renault's off-the-pace Fernando Alonso at Suzuka was the appearance of worrying blisters after qualifying on the Bridgestone tires of his rival, Michael Schumacher. … Read More
GM fallout: Reduced NASCAR effort
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement that Shell is replacing GM Goodwrench on the No. 29 Kevin Harvick car. 10/07/06 It's not only Ford that are … Read More
NASCAR to open up Toyota engine program
It may be impossible to buy a Toyota racing engine or parts to build one. NASCAR is looking for a way to open up Toyota's engine program so that it's … Read More
NASCAR to penalize more cheaters
NASCAR – the motto should be "Where cheaters come to win." At Talladega Friday NASCAR confiscated fuel vents from the cars of Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Jamie McMurray, Kirk Shelmerdine … Read More
Grand-Am team to Champ Car
UPDATE #2 Hearing that the Pacific Coast 2-car Champ Car team is fully funded for the next three years. Still no word of Gelles Racing's Champ Car team. 09/02/06 This … Read More