An Inside Look at Motorsports
Developers are working to turn 2,000 acres of barren Idaho desert land into a massive state-of-the-art racing facility called War Eagle Speedways, capable of accommodating NASCAR and IRL racing. Builders … Read More
(GMM) With Williams' Toyota deal now almost set in stone, some other pieces of the engine puzzle for 2007 are also falling into place. With Sir Frank's Oxfordshire based squad … Read More
UPDATE Kevin Kalkhoven told autosport.com: "This has been the problem since the news got out that we were in talks with Tony George. "Everyone has got impatient about when a … Read More
NASCAR is “trying to limit car owners to four teams by precisely pinning down business relationships between various stock-car teams," according to Mike Mulhern of the WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL. NASCAR may … Read More
"I believe the IRL is heading in the right direction," said Dr. Jerry Punch, who patrolled pit road Sunday in Watkins Glen. "I think NASCAR has done a good job … Read More
UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, If there were more than 12,000 people at the Milwaukee race on Sunday I'll kiss Tony George's shoes. Mary Adams, Green Bay, WI 06/05/06 … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. See Hot News page for press release. 06/05/06 Red Bull Racing is planning to announce that former Nextel Cup champion Bill Elliott … Read More
While the Milwaukee Champ Car race last weekend was lucky to have 12,000 people in attendance (do NOT believe the attendance figure published as it was a complete fabrication), Sebastien … Read More
Unless Kevin Harvick Inc. secures sponsorship, it is unlikely to field a full-time entry in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series entry next season, KHI co-owner Kevin Harvick said. "The truck … Read More
In a little-known codicil to the 2006 rules book, NASCAR executives are trying to limit car owners to four teams by precisely pinning down business relationships between various stock-car teams … Read More
UPDATE #2 Jay Frye, the general manager and part-owner of the MB2 team, said that much of the speculation about a DEI-MB2 merger is just that, speculation. "Everyone's got this … Read More
Bernie Ecclestone says he hopes Damon Hill’s rise to becoming the new president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club will pave the way to Silverstone remaining an integral part of … Read More
(GMM) The appointment of 1996 world champion Damon Hill could help Silverstone to secure its perpetually endangered grand prix, Bernie Ecclestone has said. The F1 supremo reckons he can deal … Read More
(GMM) Northern port city Hamburg is eyeing a spot on the formula one calendar, according to reports in Germany. RTL's sport.de claims that the city, located on the Elbe river, … Read More
We hear that Tonis Kasemets is trying to put deals together to complete the Champ Car season. Currently he is contracted to run 6 races with Rocketsports – starting with … Read More
UPDATE A reader writes, Just a few comments about the Montreal situation outlined in the "… and so it continues" rumor. First some facts: it was not Normand Legault who … Read More
We still expect a merger making this point moot, but this Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article says that the new Milwaukee Mile promoters would like to see a switch in the … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today with the Germain Racing announcement (see Hot News page). 05/31/06 Toyota might have more than three teams in its debut year in … Read More
UPDATE #10 From today's Journal de Montreal: The biggest conflict in the history of North American racing will soon be settled. As promoter Normand Legault was working to evict the … Read More
(GMM) McLaren could employ a Red Bull-like 'driver share' scheme in 2007, according to the latest rumor. Following the lead of Red Bull's arrangement last year with Christian Klien and … Read More
According to Gordon Kirby's latest column on his website, Honda money for driver salaries in the IRL will dry up at the end of this year and Dario Franchitti is … Read More
Toyota hopes to have its Camrys for next year submitted to NASCAR in the next week or two as it tries to get a jump on the approval process. The … Read More
Ricky Rudd spent part of Wednesday getting medical clearance so he can stand by for Tony Stewart this weekend at Dover and part of the day practicing with the Home … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. NASCAR announced today that NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet, has been fined, penalized points … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' as AutoRacing1.com has been able to confirm that Garfinkel has indeed left the team for the Arizona Diamondbacks. 05/31/06 The Indy grapevine says … Read More
