An Inside Look at Motorsports
Sonny Hutchins, one of the best stock-car drivers in Richmond history and a member of the famed "Strawberry Hill Mod Squad," died this morning. He was 76. Hutchins raced for … Read More
Car owner Cal Wells still isn't revealing his plans for 2006, but he said that tentative plans to do some deal next season with Doug and Robert Yates didn't get … Read More
Richard Boyle, the rear tire changer on Scott Riggs' #10 Chevy of MB2 Motorsports , escaped serious injury when he was struck by Ricky Rudd's #21 Ford during a pit … Read More
Reed Sorenson, who finished 28th in the 400, was waiting to board one of the helicopters just prior to the crash. "I was the next one in line to go," … Read More
UPDATE On track this morning will be:Chanoch NissanyKatherine LeggeJuan CaceresDavide Rigon 11/21/05 The Minardi F1 Team today commenced the final test of its 21-year history, at the Autodromo Vallelunga, near … Read More
UPDATE #3 Johnny Campiglia went to cosmetology school and got a job as a hairdresser before deciding to make a major career change. ''He wanted to do something different,'' said … Read More
Vitantonio Liuzzi has admitted that Squadra Toro Rosso, the renamed Minardi team, is his likely 2006 home. But the Italian, who raced just four times for Red Bull's senior team … Read More
MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has vowed to take his time in deciding whether to switch from two wheels to formula one. The colorful Italian, who finished an impressive second at … Read More
F1 teams' voluntary 30-day test agreement will be scrapped if Ferrari do not come to the party. BAR-Honda principal Nick Fry warned that the Italian team, which refused to sign … Read More
UPDATE Ameriquest Mortgage Company, one of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders, announced today a landmark partnership with Roush Racing to serve as the team’s primary sponsor of four of its … Read More
The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup pole winners who thereby qualify and will compete in the 2006 Bud Shootout at Daytona in February: Car No. Driver Sponsor Make TBA Michael Waltrip … Read More
As he celebrated winning the NEXTEL Cup on Nov. 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Tony Stewart couldn't forget the dream victory that helped propel him to his second NASCAR season title. … Read More
Fans interested in watching A1 Grand Prix races in the USA, and who have DirecTV, can subscribe to channel 615, Setanta Sports, for around $10/month. The telecasts are 3-hours, and … Read More
General Motors Corp., the world’s largest automaker and the biggest publicly traded company in Michigan, on Monday said that it would close 12 facilities and eliminate at least 30,000 jobs … Read More
NASCAR driver Tony Stewart finished 15th in yesterday’s season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, securing his second Nextel Cup title in the past four years. Today, The Home Depot, primary … Read More
Third day of testing this week for Ferrari, working again at the Sakhir circuit, in Bahrain. Luca Badoer and Marc Gene, worked on defining the best set-up for the cars … Read More
With Michael Schumacher dominating Formula One for a number of years, worldwide F1 television ratings have fallen or been stagnant. However, 2006 saw a ratings increase with the performances of … Read More
Kyle Busch in the #5 Kelloggs Chevy clinched the 2005 Raybesto Rookie of Year at Homestead, beating out #77-Travis Kvapil, who was the only other full-time rookie driver. Busch racked … Read More
Former NFL star Tim Brown still is trying to put together a Nextel Cup team for 2006, but the team probably will not be full-time until 2007. Still to be … Read More
Roush Racing President Geoff Smith said Sunday that the team has re-signed all of five of its crew chiefs for 2006, although it has some unfilled crew vacancies remaining. Roush … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Dave Blaney will drive the #22 for Bill Davis Racing next season, replacing Scott Wimmer. Blaney says a decision has not been … Read More
NASCAR may consider a separate point system for the 10 drivers in the Chase for the Championship. The sanctioning body wants to reduce the penalty for a bad finish to … Read More
