An Inside Look at Motorsports
We hear that the impact of GM's recent layoffs likely won't affect Corvette Racing's ALMS program, which has won the last five GT1 team championships and three of the last … Read More
IRL IndyCar Series veteran Tomas Enge posted his first podium finish in the World Cup of Motorsports, finishing third in feature event at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. "The podium … Read More
IRL IndyCar Series Bombardier Rookie of the Year Danica Patrick is one of three women drivers who have signed on to become Hostess "Race Divas" under a new sponsorship agreement … Read More
UPDATE The young British driver was caught out by the cold conditions on the first run, her car spinning and brushing a concrete wall at the side of the track. … Read More
The day after General Motors Corp. announced it would slash 30,000 jobs and stop production at 12 plants, Ford Motor Co. Chairman and CEO Bill Ford delivered an impassioned manifesto … Read More
NASCAR has announced that Bryant Frazier, crew chief for the No. 64 Dodge driven by Mike Wallace in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been fined $2,500 for rule violations that … Read More
The following presents average Nielsen ratings for each network airing races during the ’05 IRL season, as well as race-by-race ratings, with comparisons to ’04. It appears Danica Patrick did … Read More
The NASCAR Channel, oops we mean SPEED, is adding a one-hour NASCAR Champions Week special Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. ET. Hosted by John Roberts and Shannon Spake, the special … Read More
Fourth and final day of testing this week for Ferrari, the Italian team working at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain. Under clear skies and a temperature varying between 28-33°C (track … Read More
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1, What will the future hold for NASCAR if GM and Ford's marketshare continues to be eroded by the Asian automakers, (Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, … Read More
UAW officials from Chrysler Group plants across the country will meet in Dearborn today and Tuesday to discuss whether the union should give Chrysler the same health care concessions that … Read More
Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to release 2006 sales targets next month that, if realized, would push it past General Motors Corp. as the world's largest automaker, according to a … Read More
Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella has had his driving license confiscated for speeding just six days after appealing to Italian teenagers not to engage in street racing. Fisichella was stopped … Read More
HDNet will give U.S. racing fans an exclusive front-row seat December 3 as NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon and X-Games champ Travis Pastrana compete in the 2005 Race of Champions – … Read More
Known upcoming F1 test dates by team Renault Barcelona : November 30 to December 2Jerez: December 7 to 9Jerez: December 14 to 16 Ferrari Jerez: December 7 to 16 Toyota … Read More
SBC, which closed its merger with AT&T on Friday [Nov 18th], plans to sell Cingular Wireless under the fabled AT&T name, Ed Whitacre, the chairman and CEO of the combined … Read More
When NASCAR failed to recognize the career accomplishments of Ricky Rudd during what might have been his final drivers meeting, his crew chief, Michael McSwain, came to the rescue. During … Read More
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
