Ken Schrader to run No. 21 Wood Brothers car
Ken Schrader has joined the Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Team. He’ll drive the famed #21 Ford Fusion during the 2006 Nextel Cup season. The car will be sponsored by the newest … Read More
Some teams to switch back to Intrepid
UPDATE #2 Don Miller, President of Penske Racing South told Claire B. Lang XM Satellite NASCAR Radio that: "We wanted to run ( an 04 Dodge) one earlier in the … Read More
Texas Motor Speedway ticket sales strong
Fewer than 10,000 individual seats remain for the first Nextel Cup race of 2006 at Texas Motor Speedway, the Samsung/RadioShack 500 on April 9. "Typically, we always have a big … Read More
V8 Supercar’s Ambrose to drive for Wood Brothers
Wood Brothers Racing is in an expansion mode. The move to a new 129,000-square-foot shop began this week and will be completed by December 1, owner Eddie Wood says. Crew … Read More
GM headed toward bankruptcy
UPDATE If Delphi Corp.'s unionized workers go on strike, not only would General Motors Corp.'s plants start slowing down in just 48 hours, but the giant automaker could see one … Read More
USA TV reminders for Saturday
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES – QualifyingFord 300Homestead-Miami Speedway11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET (Live) SPEEDNASCAR NEXTEL CUP – QualifyingFord 400Homestead-Miami Speedway1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET (Live) SPEEDNASCAR NEXTEL CUP'NASCAR Live!'Homestead-Miami Speedway3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET … Read More
GPMA now has a website
The breakaway Grand Prix Manufacturers Association (GPMA) now has an official website. Announced in May 2005, the GPMA (Grand Prix Manufacturers Association) is an interest group representing the car manufacturers … Read More
Busch admits ’argumentative’ behavior, apologizes, and moves on
UPDATE #2 A repentant Kurt Busch says he regrets becoming "argumentative" with an officer during a traffic stop last week in Phoenix, but insists that alcohol played no part in … Read More
Fisichella Seeking a car to suit his style
To the outside world, Giancarlo Fisichella's season might seem something of a paradox. Driving a world championship winning car, he finished fifth in the championship; driving for a team with … Read More
The progress of the Renault V8
Rob, the winter is traditionally the period during which development happens behind firmly closed doors. How is the RS26 V8 project progressing? "The entire team at Viry is focused on … Read More
Duval takes pole in Macau
Frenchman Loic Duval lived up to high pre-event expectations by taking pole position for Saturday’s Macau Grand Prix Qualification Race in a spectacular second qualifying session. The ASM driver overcame … Read More
German talking to PKV Racing
We hear that German Champ Car Rookie Of The Year, Timo Glock, is talking to several teams about next year, one of which is supposedly PKV Racing. We hear that … Read More
Invention to sweep F1
A computer design student from New Zealand has been invited to England to demonstrate an invention that could change the face of formula one liveries. Kai Teng Lim's innovation is … Read More
Ford, GM playing with fire
UPDATE #2 DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group said Thursday it will give two years of free gas to customers who buy a 2005 or 2006 vehicle before Jan. 3, following announcements … Read More
Yates and Baldwin expected to start Cup team
Doug Yates, son of Robert Yates Racing Owner Robert Yates and leader of Team Ford Racing’s NASCAR Nextel Cup engine program, and Tommy Baldwin, who served as Kasey Kahne’s crew … Read More
Karthikeyan to pay $5M to be test driver
UPDATE #2 The folly of F1 is such that Karthikeyan will pay $5 million to be a test driver in F1 next year after being a regular driver this year. … Read More
Bourdais faster than Raikkonen, Alonso
"I think Sebastien Bourdais is the fastest man on the planet," the Spaniard said in an interview with the official ChampCar.ws site. “I'm not going to say he's the best … Read More
Could Porsche entry kill ALMS?
Porsche's entry into the LMP2 class of ALMS (with Honda rumored to be close behind) could ultimately doom the series says Grand-Am President Roger Edmondson. "If you look at ALMS … Read More
Dallara, Midland, to split
Midland, and Italian racing car constructor Dallara, will probably split at the end of 2005. Giampaolo Dallara's company, until June, was hard at work on the 2006 'MF1 Racing' racer, … Read More
Newey may work on Toro Rosso car
The little team formerly known as 'Minardi' could be about to make a significant step up the grand prix grid next year. Now called 'Squadra Toro Rosso', the Faenza based … Read More
Ralf to be own manager
Ralf Schumacher will not seek a replacement for his fired long-time manager Willi Weber. It is reported in the German press that the 30-year-old Toyota driver will handle his own … Read More