An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact.' Sources close to Toyota have confirmed that the Japanese automaker will not field a NASCAR Busch or Nextel Cup series car in … Read More
Scott Speed is set to become the first American driver employed full-time by a Formula 1 team since Michael Andretti’s 1993 stint with McLaren, when Red Bull Racing announces him … Read More
Young Daniel DiLeo did a super job in Road America last weekend finishing third in his one-off Toyota Atlantic race and we ran into him here in Montreal. He tells … Read More
Should Sebastien Bourdais win his second title this year, it is thought that Formula One's teams will no longer be able to ignore his credentials and he will head back … Read More
Bobby Allison wants to start a pension fund for retired NASCAR drivers. At 67, he should be the poster boy. There is no greater driver in greater need. Just this … Read More
The Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix presented by Argent Mortgage, which makes its much-anticipated debut at the Glen on Sept. 25, will move to a new date in 2006. Indy … Read More
A reader asks, Dear AutoRacing1.com, How come the rumored F1 race in Cape Town won't be called the South African GP, clearly Cape Town is in South Africa? Jim Dolan, … Read More
Rumor has it that on Wed., Aug. 31, Chicagoland Speedway and a Chicago-based company will make a major announcement about the Sept. 11 Indy Racing League race. IRL IndyCar Series … Read More
Remember the days when Champ Cars made over 900 HP and had traction control? Add those two items to today's Champ Car and might they sit on the pole for … Read More
Did you know that Ameriquest is the retail side of Argent, a huge IRL sponsor, that is now getting involved in NASCAR (See Hot News item). It's going to be … Read More
Honda has dominated the IRL the past two seasons and clinched its second-straight manufacturer's title in Sunday's Honda Indy 225 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. But while Robert Clarke, the … Read More
The Rotterdam newspaper Het Algmene Dagblad this morning reported that a Dutch group is looking to buy a share of the Minardi team from Paul Stoddart. There were, it seems, … Read More
On Monday of this week Bruno Junqueira was examined in Indianapolis by Dr Terry Trammell who told him his rehabilitation is coming along better than expected and he will be … Read More
More reunification talk from the IRL camp in this The Gazette article published in the San Jose Mercury News. All the talk is coming from the IRL side in this … Read More
Just when they wanted to expand to two cars, according to ESPN's SportsCenter/Mike Massaro, Eddie Wood of the Wood Brothers team is seeking sponsorship for two teams next season. If … Read More
Did we mention that the Marlboro Team Penske drivers were running a Champ Car equipped with IRL wings at a recent Mid-Ohio test……which wasn't called a test because it wasn't … Read More
Rick Weidinger's A1 Team USA is still to announce its full plans for the coming season but the team has now listed three drivers who will be involved in the … Read More
Petty Enterprises may have more to worry about than replacing Georgia-Pacific as sponsor of Kyle Petty's #45. Word is that Dodge may have played out its history hand in backing … Read More
Although a radical change to next year's qualifying format is now unlikely, the existing single-lap-per-driver layout is likely to get a crucial tweak. McLaren boss Ron Dennis says every team … Read More
Michelin boss Pierre Dupasquier is confident that the four right rear failures suffered by Williams during the Turkish Grand Prix, two with Mark Webber’s car and two with Nick Heidfeld, … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' now. Coming off his first win at Denver, P2 in qualifying at Road America, Wirth was poised to continue his podium streak this … Read More
Pedro De la Rosa has accused Renault of using illegal 'team orders' to help Formula One title leader Fernando Alonso take second place in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix. A Renault … Read More
