An Inside Look at Motorsports
Rumor has it that American Townsend Bell will be named to replace Darren Manning who is no longer with the Target Chip Ganassi IRL team effective today. See Hot News … Read More
UPDATE #3 NASCAR officials continue to play coy about their north-of-the-border intentions, but the fact the biggest name on the circuit this year would take a rare day off (Johnson … Read More
In this Courier Mail article Australian Craig Gore says he wants to start a Formula Atlantic (currently Toyota Atlantic) team next year. Whether he does it with Walker Racing, whom … Read More
NASCAR has informed television networks that it may sell television rights to its Busch Series separately from its next Nextel Cup package, Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal reports. Dick Glover, … Read More
Honda Motor Co. has long maintained that it wouldn't develop a V8 production engine. But it now says it will develop a V10. Honda will install the powerful engine in … Read More
ESPN Star Sports (ESS), which holds the telecast rights to Formula 1 for all of Asia, has signed a deal that secures the broadcast rights for F1 for another five … Read More
According to an article in the Hungarian magazine Budapest Business Journal the 2005 Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix will receive Ft 2.65 billion (€10.7 million) of state funding, an Ft … Read More
Speaking of Pocono and its fans, there was another packed house of more than 100,000 for this race, just six weeks after the June date. For the foreseeable future, forget … Read More
And what might happen next at Gibbs' is uncertain. While Bobby Labonte insists he has no plans to leave Gibbs, that has not quieted the NASCAR garage, with the talk … Read More
Richard Childress said his three teams will return intact next season: "We're pretty much set on everything right now." All three drivers, Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick and Dave Blaney, will … Read More
Even though Harvick has strongly expressed the desire to someday run his own Nextel Cup team, it appears he's happy remaining under the RCR banner for the foreseeable future. Plus, … Read More
In an odd reverse re-run of 'Buttongate' 2004, English driver Jenson Button is the subject of another tug-of-war between BAR-Honda and Williams. This time, Frank Williams' team has the contractual … Read More
Tyler Epp, team manager for Chip Ganassi Racing, said Saturday the team will keep Reed Sorenson in the Busch Series in 2006 in the No. 41 Dodge. "He's 19 years … Read More
UPDATE #3 Tyler Epp, team manager for Chip Ganassi Racing, said Saturday regarding Casey Mears, driver of the No. 41 Dodge, "We want him to be part of our program … Read More
Williams are expected to announce a one-year deal with Cosworth for engine supply in 2006, Autosport-Atlas reports. The Grove-based team, who will lose engine partner BMW at the end of … Read More
UPDATE We are dropping this rumor to 'speculation.' Bernie Ecclestone responded with caution to the Sunday Telegraph's bombshell that Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa had made a $1bn bid to … Read More
UPDATE We are upgrading this rumor to 'strong.' Townsend Bell will return to Panther Racing for next week's race at Michigan in Enge's car, assuming Enge (broken back) is not … Read More
UPDATE #2 For the second consecutive year, team owner Chip Ganassi will hold a shaken driver out of the A.J. Foyt 225. Rookie Ryan Briscoe was so woozy after his … Read More
UPDATE Nick Heidfeld refuses to burn any bridges and talk about his future. "As I've said many times before, I'm not going to comment on that," he told Reuters after … Read More
UPDATE Speaking to Autosport-Atlas, Paul Stoddart claimed the only conversation he had had with Eddie Irvine about selling his team was at this year's Monaco Grand Prix – although further … Read More
Tony George said his staff is still assessing the merit of staging an F-1 race in 2006. He said he expects the sport's hard-core fans to return. George put that … Read More
Bill Long, the IRL's vice president of marketing, resigned his position. We had heard that Champ Car was talking to some people in the IRL. Was Long one of them? … Read More
UPDATE #3 This Indy Star article says that Wheldon is also talking to Champ Car team owners. Dan Wheldon is coy about his options, and it's unclear how many he … Read More
Michael Schumacher could be ousted as president of the grand prix drivers' association (GPDA), Sir Jackie Stewart has warned. The Scot, a leading advocate of F1 safety in the seventies, … Read More
