An Inside Look at Motorsports
Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One's rights manager, gave advice to organizers of the A1 Grand Prix series, a potential rival to the most-watched motor sport. The first A1 race is at … Read More
The door is open. Will anyone representing the Champ Car World Series walk through? With Chevrolet and Toyota on their way out, there's not much good news for the IRL. … Read More
When Indy Racing League President and COO Brian Barnhart announced the 2006 IRL schedule at a luncheon meeting of the Madison Ave. Sports Car Driving and Chowder Society at Sardi’s … Read More
If statistics spoke for themselves, Christian Klien would be a dead-certainty to retain his Red Bull drive next to David Coulthard in 2006. The young Austrian, by the end of … Read More
He might be a bit bored at grands prix, but Vitantonio Liuzzi is just relieved that '06 will be his year in formula one. Red Bull's Italian driver, who had … Read More
UPDATE #2 AutoRacing1.com sources tell us again it's looking likely that 9 of 16 races will be on network TV in 2006, about six on CBS and about three on … Read More
Steve Johnson, Champ Car's new President – "We are in talks with several other teams, so I see that number [number of teams] growing, and growing rapidly. Speaking of growing, … Read More
New Champ Car President Steve Johnson said on today's media teleconference, "The '06 schedule was announced prior to my coming in. We'd love to have a more tight, compact schedule, … Read More
New Champ Car President Steve Johnson said on today's media teleconference that they are deep in talks with several major team and series sponsors and to stay tuned for some … Read More
New Champ Car President Steve Johnson said on today's media teleconference that they are looking to add a 16th race for next year and he specifically mentioned Philadelphia as a … Read More
While there have been rumors that a new Ontario oval race track capable of playing host to a top NASCAR event is on the drawing board, no concrete or pavement … Read More
Word has already been leaked to the staff at NBC and TNT not to expect to come back following the 2006 [NASCAR Nextel Cup] season. Yahoo Sports. [Editor's Note: Champ … Read More
Jenson Button's reported escape from his 2006 Williams contract may have cost as much as $36 million. An official announcement is due as early as Tuesday or Wednesday, but no … Read More
UPDATE Jack Roush confirmed on Sunday that Jamie McMurray, who is slated to move from Chip Ganassi Racing to Roush Racing in 2007, might wind up in the #97 Ford, … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. There will be a partial refund issued by California Speedway to RV owners because there will be no IRL race. 09/15/05 We … Read More
Although on TV they are not saying anything (Dan Wheldon proclaimed on SPEED News Sunday that Watkins Glen is better than Spa, imagine that!), word we are getting from the … Read More
'Autosport' claims that the latest Jenson Button saga is nearing an end after Williams reportedly agreed a $19m deal to let him stay at BAR. BAR, Frank Williams' team and … Read More
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1, I live in Las Vegas and as of Sunday evening I have not seen or heard any promotion for Saturday's Champ Car race. The only … Read More
UPDATE #5 Kevin Harvick has been noticeably unhappy this season. And even Friday's unusual announcement by car owner Richard Childress that he and Harvick would be living up to their … Read More
UPDATE See also this related rumor. 09/15/05 Bill Davis hopes to improve that situation [one car team] by having his second [Cup] entry return to the tour full-time next year. … Read More
The Wood Brothers, #21 Ford with Ricky Rudd as the driver, are close to securing a final sponsor for next year. Motorcraft will return as a primary sponsor for a … Read More
This Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article says that the IRL would have loved to have Champ Car's week-after-Indy Milwaukee Mile date but instead were forced to choose the road course at … Read More
Dale Earnhardt Jr is rumored to have purchased a building in the South Iredell Industrial Park in Mooresville, NC for Jr. Motorsports. The building used to be owned by a … Read More
UPDATE #2 It is now very unlikely that Toyota will debut its 'b' spec 2005 car at the Brazilian grand prix. The Cologne based team can blame the English rain. … Read More
