An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE On-again, off-again reports of Toyota's future plans continue to pop up here and there. Toyota officials continue to leave their NASCAR plans open-ended, saying they are committed to running … Read More
UPDATE #2 IRL driver A.J. Foyt IV said he plans to meet with NASCAR team owner Ray Evernham this week with hopes of finalizing a deal to run in the … Read More
UPDATE #4 Brandon Mudd of 590 the Fan, KFNS, (www.kfns.com), spoke to #41-Casey Mears, who was in the St. Louis area yesterday for a Victory Junction Gang Camp function at … Read More
Narain Karthikeyan reckons Formula One is on a fast road to India. Jordan's rookie, and the first Indian to ever tackle grands prix, told The Pioneer in Delhi that a … Read More
UPDATE Another reader agrees, Philadelphia would be a great place for a mid to late May race. Maybe the week before Indy (while no cars are being bumped). Spring weather … Read More
Obviously, Darren Manning is the scapegoat for the freefall and disaster that has become Target/Chip Ganassi Racing in the IRL. With nearly $3 million worth of wrecked equipment, Ganassi sacked … Read More
Marco Andretti ran his first laps in an Indy car on Tuesday at Michigan. He is expected to move up to the Indy Cars in 2006. He will make his … Read More
The carmakers' breakaway alliance has not ruled out taking a radical approach to boosting the appeal of F1-style racing. Ron Dennis, recently appointed as a sort of teams' spokesman for … Read More
As the A1 Grand Prix racks up international teams and sets the course for what's considered the world cup of motor sport, the circuit's announcement of a race through the … Read More
UPDATE Eddie Wood, co-owner of the Wood Brothers team, says that the team is looking to expand to a two-car team. "We're exploring that right now, but I don't see … Read More
Rumor has it that Brian Simo will drive the #4 Lucas Oil / Morgan McClure Chevy at Watkins Glen in place of regular driver Mike Wallace, who is driving Darrell … Read More
According to this ThatsRacin article, NASCAR is likely to renew its agreement with NBC for 2007 and beyond. Right now, Glover said, it appears that the structure of the new … Read More
A BBC story has a quote by former F-1 driver, Johnny Herbert which says: The 41-year-old has returned to Formula One to become Jordan's new sporting relations manager and is … Read More
UPDATE The new A1GP series could land its first star signing if Team Brazil is able to confirm reigning Indy Racing League champion Tony Kanaan as its driver. The Andretti … Read More
According to the German publication "Autor Motor & Sport", Williams and Red Bull are about to join the Bridgestone camp next year, with Toyota positively looking to this direction. At … Read More
Portland has moved a step closer to cementing its place on the 2006 Champ Car schedule. Joe Chrnelich, the series' executive vice president for development, met Tuesday with new Parks … Read More
UPDATE Indy-car star Paul Tracy, after years of skepticism about cars with fenders, is finally going to put his foot down in a NASCAR stocker. Tracy and car owner Richard … Read More
Sebastien Bourdais talks about the Champ Cars flying through the air over the railroad tracks in San Jose Sunday, and says a F1 car would have made one pass and … Read More
The cost of defending the anti-trust and restraint of trade suit filed last month by Kentucky Speedway against privately held NASCAR and publicly held International Speedway Corp. over the granting … Read More
Banging those concrete walls in an Indy Car, regardless of the SAFER Barrier is bad for ones health, both physical and mental. There are a litany of IRL drivers that … Read More
UPDATE #2 The Ford Fusion has been unveiled and the new 2006 Chevy Monte Carlo will be unveiled this Thursday at the Indy Motor Speedway. This rumor is now 'fact.' … Read More
Excerpts from a Q and A with BAR Honda's Nick Fry.Q: BAT sells a lot of cigarettes in Brazil… “Yes, and he’s also a friend of Gil’s, so no doubt … Read More
UPDATE #5 Open wheel star Paul Tracy will test August 8-9 at Michigan International Speedway in Richard Childress Racing’s (RCR) No. 33 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Chevrolet in preparation for … Read More
UPDATE Another reader writes, Should the SJ track be moved? I say no, the railroad tracks were the coolest part of the race. "Holy shit" is an understatement for what … Read More
