An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE #2 The TV rating for the actual Michigan race, which was moved to ESPN2 and delayed, was a dreadful 0.2/0.6 share. 08/04/06 The final rating for ABC’s Sunday rainout … Read More
Around 25,000 people lined the streets of Manchester in the UK Monday as six A1GP race cars roared around the city centre, reaching speeds of up to 70mph. A1 Teams … Read More
American Express customers can redeem 50,000 points for a free race weekend for the Chicagoland race (details). This special package includes: 2 Roundtrip tickets on AirTran Airways 2 Nights at … Read More
(GMM) Midland-owned team 'MF1 Racing' has rejected suggestions that it last week broke formula one's August ban on testing. With test driver Adrian Sutil at the wheel, the Silverstone-based squad … Read More
(GMM) With his Red Bull racer on Tuesday morning in the usually quiet town of Den Oever, Robert Doornbos clocked up an impressive 326kph on the famous 'De Afsluitdijk' highway … Read More
UPDATE #4 Elliott Sadler cleaned out his locker Monday at Robert Yates Racing, clearing the way for David Gilliland to take over the #38 M&M's Ford. Gilliland, 30, will make … Read More
Ford Motor Co. plans to extend its North American restructuring to its retail network by consolidating dealerships in 18 major markets. The move comes as Ford's declining U.S. market share … Read More
Paul Tracy will learn today whether he will be suspended for a late-race crash that knocked him and Sebastien Bourdais out of the Denver Grand Prix, or handed some other … Read More
Conducted by MF1 Racing's press office. Q. For the last few races, you and Christijan have been contenders for the top 16 in qualifying, and you made it through again … Read More
(GMM) Scottish veteran David Coulthard says he has no plans to quit F1. The 35-year-old, who has already signed a new contract to keep racing for Red Bull in 2007, … Read More
(GMM) Tire performance in the remaining five grands prix of 2006 will settle the outcome of the F1 world championship. That is the insistence of former triple title winner Niki … Read More
(GMM) Bruno Senna has played down renewed speculation that he could soon be at the wheel of a 'Toro Rosso' formula one racer. The 22-year-old, who is the nephew of … Read More
SPEED will deliver an additional 30 minutes of pre-race coverage as part of the network’s live and exclusive coverage of the NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Series for seven of the season’s … Read More
JR Motorsports announced today that Robby Gordon will drive the No. 88 Navy Accelerate Your Life Chevrolet Monte Carlo for the NASCAR Busch Series events at Michigan International Speedway and … Read More
Braselton, Ga. – After six consecutive championships in the American Le Mans Series' LMP1 class, another might seem "old hat" for Audi. That is far from the case as the … Read More
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Rutherford has been named grand marshal of the Aug. 27 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway. Rutherford, who handles special projects for the … Read More
Following a 12th-place finish in the Meijer Indy 300, officials with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing confirmed that Sarah Fisher will drive the No. 5 Honda-powered Dallara in the Peak Antifreeze … Read More
UPDATE "The GPMA respects Toyota's decision to leave the GPMA and wishes to thank Toyota for the support and dedication it has shown to the other manufacturers and the sport. … Read More
BMW North America announced it will end its 12-year relationship with Tom Milner’s Prototype Technology Group team at the close of the American Le Mans Series season. It is the … Read More
After a Sprint Car driver was killed over the weekend at Knoxville comes word a 2nd Sprint Car driver was killed as well – both by crashing into an oval … Read More
(GMM) Renault has backed away from reports that the Enstone-based team might appeal the outcome of this month's ruling on the legality of 'mass damper' systems. In a statement announcing … Read More
We quizzed the top-3 finishers in Sunday's Champ Car Atlantic race, Graham Rahal, Raphael Matos and Simon Pagenaud if they prefer standing starts over rolling starts now that they have … Read More
With 100% throttle driving, the same engines, the same chassis and the same tires, the IRL formula produces artificially close racing. That results in a lot of accidents (open wheel … Read More
