An Inside Look at Motorsports
Rumors has it that if Jimmy Vasser retires look for Alex Tagliani to possibly move from Team Australia to PKV Racing, opening the door for Team Australia to have two … Read More
UPDATE #4 Timo Glock stated on today's teleconference that he is looking for a team that can run in the top-5 consistently next year, be that Rocketsports or another team. … Read More
Rumor has it that Sarah Fisher and RCR will announce next week that they will part ways. After a horrible season in the lowly NASCAR Grand National West Series where … Read More
BAM Racing co-owners Beth Ann and Tony Morgenthau are uncertain who will drive the #49 Dodge next season after several major teams' negotiations intensified. BAM Racing co-owners Beth Ann and … Read More
Hot on the heels of Penske thumbing his nose at Toyota and switching to rival Honda in the IRL a year early for 2006 comes word that – Although Honda … Read More
With today's announcement that Aguri Suzuki will run the Honda 'B' F1 team, and the fact that he will be scrambling to make the grid in time for the 2006 … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement by the team. We have updated our 2006 F1 Silly Season page above. 10/31/05 Our sources in Europe tell … Read More
UPDATE #3 For the second time in three years, 1997 champion Jacques Villeneuve could be about to find himself without an F1 home. Although the French Canadian last year signed … Read More
UPDATE Hmm, another Villeneuve-bashing story eh? I'm sure JV doesn't have 20-20 vision – but then neither does anyone else in the paddock. I'd wager that purely because he wears … Read More
Add road racer and former Indy car driver Max Papis to the list of drivers looking to NASCAR for their future. The 2004 Grand Am Series co-champion has tested the … Read More
The teams expected to go Toyota in 2007 (yes, they are coming in both Busch and Cup in '07) have told the Japanese manufacturer "thanks, but no thanks" to having … Read More
Expect an announcement about the NASCAR Hall of Fame before the end of the year. We saw posters and billboards for the Hall of Fame plastered everywhere in the Charlotte … Read More
UPDATE #5 Honda's announcement (see Hot News page) that it will indeed supply Toyota's most successful team, Penske Racing, with engines in 2006 is certainly not going to make Toyota's … Read More
Roush Racing president Geoff Smith said Sunday morning that behind-the-scene activities during the next seven days likely will determine whether Jamie McMurray replaces Kurt Busch in the No. 97 Ford … Read More
UPDATE Third-place finishes in the past two Champ Car World Series races have convinced Jimmy Vasser he still can compete against drivers nearly half his age. Still to be answered … Read More
The NHRA this week will announce a five-year extension of its TV deal with ESPN2 through at least 2011, with a two-year option that could put the series on the … Read More
Softbank, Japan's biggest IT business, is rumored to be the funding behind the rumored Honda B team. The company is controlled by 48-year-old billionaire Masayoshi Son, who has been using … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'strong' today. Denny Hamlin will be named as the driver for the No. 11 Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing. Hamlin, who is fifth in … Read More
In other driver moves, Blaney is also under consideration for the ride with Beth Ann Morgenthau, replacing Ken Schrader, who is headed to the Wood brothers. Blaney and the Morgenthau … Read More
When Goodyear's exclusive contract with NASCAR runs out, apparently at the end of 2007, both Bridgestone and Michelin are expected to bid for the new deal. The end of the … Read More
Slugger Labbe and Evernham Motorsports parted ways after Labbe asked to be reassigned from his job as crew chief for Jeremy Mayfield at the end of the season. As of … Read More
There will be a press conference at Honda headquarters in Tokyo tomorrow announcing that Aguri Suzuki will enter a Honda second team in next year's Formula 1 World Championship. It … Read More
Former formula one team owner Eddie Jordan woke up with a smile on his face on Monday morning. The Irishman had traveled to Spain's Costa del Sol with countryman and … Read More
The following IRL drivers have been rumored on these pages to have no idea where they will be racing in 2006 and that was reaffirmed on SPEED News Sunday: Tomas … Read More
