Is the IRL ’Circling the Drain’?
From the Indy Star:Question: The new schedule for the IRL is depressing. It looks like the IRL is slowly circling the drain. Hasn't the IRL just become a feeder series … Read More
Sato and Davidson to drive for Honda ‘B’ team
Anthony Davidson and Takuma Sato will probably be the drivers for the new Honda 'B' team next year. "Anthony has got a good chance," said Honda's Nick Fry. "He has … Read More
20-race F1 calendar ‘possible’
Toyota F1 president John Howett believes it is 'possible' that the grand prix calendar will feature an exhausting twenty races for the 2006 season. At a world council meeting in … Read More
Grand-Am undecided about Mexico in 2006
A couple of weeks ago, we announced 12 weekends of the 14 that we plan to hold. I mentioned to our teams and the people in the paddock that we … Read More
Trans-Am at Long Beach
Trans-Am will be the 6th race on the Long Beach weekend card if there is a Trans-Am next year. The five known events are Champ Car, Atlantics, Drifting, Toyota Pro … Read More
Reutimann may run Cup race at Charlotte
Darrell Waltrip's Truck Series driver, #17-David Reutimann will test a Michael Waltrip-owned Nextel Cup car at Atlanta today, and if all goes well, Reutimann will try to qualify it for … Read More
Grand-Am may team with Champ Car at LB
UPDATE #4 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement. A 2006 return with Champ Car to Mexico City is still under discussion. Check out AutoRacing1.com's Home page for … Read More
Kenseth renegotiating with Roush
Matt Kenseth was busy testing last week at Kansas and Charlotte, and while his immediate concern was working on his Busch setups, the 2003 Cup champion and his fellow Roush … Read More
NASCAR eyes Mexican series
Similar to its purchase of CASCAR in Canada, NASCAR is looking to monopolize stock car racing on the entire North American continent. Rumor has it that talks are ongoing with … Read More
New Porsche to smoke ALMS field
The debut of Porsche’s all-new LMP2 car was postponed from the Petit Le Mans due to concerns about the stamina of its chassis. There are no concerns about its speed, … Read More
Liuzzi, Speed, for ’06 seats
Red Bull will not fund a 'Friday' driver for its newly acquired Minardi team in 2006, owner Dietrich Mateschitz has revealed. But he told Italian magazine Autosprint that Swiss youngster … Read More
Champ Car still eyes Asia
Don't think for one minute that Champ Car has given up on Asia and the Pacific Rim just because the South Korea race was cancelled for the second year in … Read More
NASCAR to suspend another cheater
UPDATE #2 This cheater has been suspended even longer. See Hot News page for the details. 10/01/05 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact.' Crew chief Todd Berrier was suspended for … Read More
Was Bernie involved in Montreal shenanigans?
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1,com, I had an English friend I was chatting with yesterday who told me that Bernie Ecclestone was in on the Montreal thing. He said that … Read More
Timo Glock to A1GP
UPDATE We now are getting more details from Germany. The plan is to run Timo Glock in free practice at EuroSpeedway, but still Timo Scheider would do the race (things … Read More
Grand-Am team to move to ALMS
Our sources tell us that a team currently in the Grand-Am series will soon announce they are leaving to go to ALMS and run in the LMP1 category. No work … Read More
Honda and Vodafone?
The rumor in Formula 1 circles is that Honda is on the verge of signing a sponsorship deal with Vodafone for 2007. The British mobile operator has been sponsoring Ferrari … Read More
Sato out of F1 ride, eyes A1GP
UPDATE #3 Rumor has it that Sato may accept a ride in the A1GP series starting with the Portugal race. This does not mean he is out of a F1 … Read More
Next Finn with eye on F1
With the GP2 title lost to Nico Rosberg, Finland's Heikki Kovalainen is now resetting his focus towards formula one. The 23-year-old, who is a member of Renault's young driver program, … Read More
Honda to take 100% ownership of BAR
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. See hot news page for the full story. 01/18/05 Honda could take100 percent ownership of the BAR F1 team at the end … Read More
Football team eyes Burton
UPDATE The team is petitioning NASCAR for #98, and Tony Raines appears to be the top candidate to fill the driver's seat. Sporting News 09/30/05 Bill Saunders, managing partner for … Read More
Penske and Toyota’s 8 Cup teams
UPDATE #3 We are upgrading this rumor to 'strong.' Toyota will support eight Nextel Cup teams when its cars make their debuts in 2007, but none of them is likely … Read More
NASCAR to stop “slam” drafting
Elliott Sadler blamed Jimmie Johnson for starting a seven-car wreck on lap 20 of Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway, saying it was too early in the race for Johnson to … Read More
Honda going NASCAR racing
UPDATE We are bumping this rumor up to 'strong' now. Honda, long-rumored to be interested in NASCAR Nextel Cup racing, is now trying to hire NASCAR engine builders for its … Read More
Bahrain to get ’06 opener
Bahrain will almost certainly host the first grand prix of next year. With regular kick-starter Melbourne keen to avoid a clash with the Commonwealth Games, it is revealed that March … Read More