IRL news tidbits
1. Pennzoil backs Lazier at Nashville: 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier will drive the familiar yellow of Pennzoil for Panther Racing during the Firestone Indy 200 at Nashville Superspeedway … Read More
Red Bull drivers say Nashville difficult
"Nashville is the only concrete track we run during the season, so it’s really different than the other tracks we run on in terms of handling and tire life. The … Read More
FIA Michelin statement
"Following receipt of a dossier of new evidence relating to events at the 2005 United States Grand Prix submitted to the FIA by BAR, McLaren, Renault, Sauber, Toyota and Williams, … Read More
Q and A with Honda racing boss
Honda's Head of Worldwide Automobile Racing and F1 Project Leader, Takeo Kiuchi, talks about his rise to the top of Honda's F1 program, engineering for Prost and Senna, and looks … Read More
Another productive day in Jerez for McLaren
Team McLaren Mercedes completed a productive second day of a three day test at the Circuito de Jerez in southern Spain with drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Alex Wurz continuing … Read More
Massa uninjured in crash
Team Sauber Petronas continued its three-day test at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez today. Felipe Massa covered 39 laps in chassis C24-05 to set a best time of 1:16.843s. Tomorrow … Read More
Milwaukee SPEEDFEST on July 20th
The stars of the Indianapolis 500 are coming to West Bend! The 2nd Annual “SPEEDFEST" will be roaring into West Bend this Wednesday July 20, at Stocky’s Fast Track indoor … Read More
Speedway sues NASCAR
Kentucky Speedway hopes to force its way onto the coveted NASCAR Nextel Cup Series circuit through an anti-trust lawsuit filed in federal court in Covington Wednesday. The Sparta, Ky., race … Read More
Ky. Speedway Track demands $400M and a 2006 Nextel Cup race
Kentucky Speedway's owners are seeking more than $400 million in damages and a 2006 Nextel Cup race in a lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday against NASCAR and International Speedway … Read More
‘Guilty’ teams to be cleared
F1's political war moved a step towards cease-fire on Thursday when the FIA senate agreed to overturn Michelin teams' 'guilty' verdict for the Indy no-show. McLaren boss Ron Dennis, representing … Read More
NASCAR and ISC hit with yet another antitrust lawsuit
UPDATE This could turn into a real slugfest. Stan Chesley, the lawyer for Kentucky Speedway is no slouch. He is a nationally known (and locally revered or reviled depending on … Read More
Sperafico still in HVM seat, looks forward to Edmonton
“The Canadian races are some of the best on the schedule, they always have a great atmosphere and lot of support from the fans. I am sure Edmonton will be … Read More
Fisher in Childress development program
Thanks to Danicamania, the Indy Racing League is gaining valuable fans in its quest to slow down the NASCAR machine. There is little hope in stopping it. Danica Patrick has … Read More
Dalziel back to sports cars
Ryan Dalziel returns to sports car competition this weekend competing in the ‘Infineon Technologies Grand Prix of Sonoma', round five of the 2005 ALMS. Teamed once again with Alex Figge, … Read More
IRL continues sex-theme based marketing
UPDATE The IRL is not aware of an upcoming Danica Patrick spread in Maxim. The League does have a contest offer for the Fontana race that is a Maxim promotion. … Read More
Schumacher would destroy Button
Last week the Daily Mirror reported that Ferrari were talking with Button about the possibility of him replacing Rubens Barrichello next season – a rumor that Ferrari boss Jean Todt … Read More
Hutchens II passes safety test
Safety Solutions announced the new Hutchens II which has passed the NASCAR mandated SFI 38.1 Specification. NASCAR officials were present and set-up the testing done at Delphi. The official request … Read More
Rotterdam eyes F1 race
The Dutch port of Rotterdam will take one step closer to its dream of hosting the Formula One circus when Christijan Albers takes to the streets in his Minardi next … Read More
Montoya fast despite engine woes
The West McLaren Mercedes team began a three day test at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain on Wednesday, with Juan Pablo, Kimi and Alex sharing the week's testing duties. … Read More
Panis debuts Toyota V8
Olivier Panis managing just 22 laps before suffering a pressure loss in the new Toyota V8 engine. "It is just so different," Panis told Autosport-Atlas at the end of the … Read More
Forsythe could fire pit crew
"It was a ridiculous error on the part of our crew, running Paul out of fuel in Toronto," Gerald Forsythe told the Edmonton Journal. "That's so embarrassing (and) totally uncalled … Read More
Speedway to offer “no smoking” section
Lowe's Motor Speedway is kicking the tobacco habit. The racetrack in Concord says today it will offer a no smoking, alcohol-free family section at its October 15th Nextel Cup race. … Read More
Atlantic Series Hot Topics for Edmonton
It’s Good To Be Back: This weekend marks the first time that the Atlantic series will compete at Finning International Speedway in Edmonton. It’s not the first time that the … Read More