Ranger getting close to Champ Car seat
UPDATE #5 Quotes from ChampCar.ws which indicate Ranger probably did sign with Mi-Jack Conquest racing – Eric Bachelart was very impressed with what he saw from Ranger in California last … Read More
First Chinese F1 driver
UPDATE #3 Autosport Magazine reports essentially what we stated last week – Minardi is on the verge of signing Formula BMW Asia Champion Marchy Lee Yin-Kin as its third driver … Read More
Champ Car speculation
UPDATE This Toronto Star article speculates further – Initial reports had Tagliani being placed with HVM Racing, formerly Herdez Competition, but the team's managing director Keith Wiggins told the Star … Read More
Button could lose 10 positions
Jenson Button could be docked 10 places on the grid at Sunday's Formula One Malaysia Grand Prix if BAR opt to race with new engines. BAR believe a loophole in … Read More
To unify F1, Mosley may have to go
Paul Stoddart has hailed Bernie Ecclestone as the only man who can stave off a potential defection of teams from the series in 2008 but also warned him to beware … Read More
Team Owners Want Sirius Money
NASCAR's new multimillion-dollar contract with satellite radio provider Sirius has Nextel Cup car owners asking one big question – Where's the money going? Teams get 25% of the TV revenue, … Read More
Brazilian soccer star to head A1 GP team
Real Madrid soccer star and Brazilian World Cup hero Ronaldo is going to run his own team in the new A1 Grand Prix series, which will kick off in September. … Read More
Mexico wants more time
UPDATE The local 'Diario de Yucatan' newspaper said organizers have requested a 1-month extension to their allegedly approved October '06 debut — a later-than-usual season finale. The newspaper reported that … Read More
NBC, TNT Plan to Continue Joint Venture
NBC and Turner Sports will continue to pursue NASCAR television rights in a joint venture, Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal reports. Media writer Andy Bernstein says NBC will not bring … Read More
Goodyear and Michelin to vie for NASCAR tires
UPDATE Goodyear and NASCAR officials already have met on extending their exclusive tire supply contract even though the agreement doesn’t expire until after the 2007 season, according to Goodyear’s top … Read More
Sadler close to signing contract extension
Elliott Sadler is finalizing a three-year contract extension with Robert Yates Racing (RYR) and his team sponsor, M&Ms, ThatsRacin.com reports. Last season, Sadler had two wins and finished ninth in … Read More
Bruton Smith wants 2nd Cup race for Vegas
Bruton Smith had a field day yesterday celebrating his sellout crowd of some 156,000 here, which contrasted sharply with the mediocre crowd of 70,000 two weeks ago at California Speedway, … Read More
Mexico to announce A1 team
Rumor has it the Mexicans will announce details of their A1 GP Team Mexico at an event in Mexico City. It is not yet clear who will be behind the … Read More
Fittipaldi to resurrect Champ Car team
UPDATE #2 This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' AutoRacing1.com has learned that Emerson will not have a Champ Car team in 2005, but is on track for 2006. 01/31/05 AutoRacing1.com … Read More
NASCAR ponders more races outside USA borders
This Winston-Salem Journal article says (key excerpts), Robbie Weiss, NASCAR's multi-lingual internationalist, is suddenly one of the most sought-after stock-car racing executives on the tour. The latest men seeking his … Read More
NASCAR, Champ Car and other rumors
UPDATE NASCAR Chief Operating Officer George Pyne said March 6 a decision about the sanctioning body's plans in Canada probably will be made within the next three months and that … Read More
NASCAR to Franchise?
Last winter, some of the larger teams approached NASCAR with the idea of becoming franchises within the organization. As it stands now, teams are independent operators that have no financial … Read More
Coyne will run two cars in 2005
UPDATE #2 Dear AutoRacing1, The guy Champ Car should be looking at if they want a Chinese driver is Ho-Pin Tung (http://www.hopintung.com/). Although I believe he was born and raised … Read More
New Chevy Monte Carlo for 2006?
UPDATE Dodge unveiled the Charger this season as its Nextel Cup entry. Now, Ford and Chevrolet are planning to introduce new models in the near future. "The teams have to … Read More
Photos doctored?
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, Just been looking at ‘Racer Magazine’ (Mar 2005). I was looking at the picture on page 52 of an IRL race somewhere or other and … Read More
Another Division of NASCAR in China?
NASCAR went to Japan in 1996-98 for exhibition races. Helton said it was not an "experiment." He said NASCAR went there all along with the thought it was a temporary … Read More
IRL won’t race in Montreal
UPDATE #2 This Toronto Sun article is basically a retraction of their previous story saying the IRL would race in Montreal. 03/10/05 Montreal Molson Indy promoter Normand Legault denied yesterday … Read More
Dutch grand prix?
(GMMf1NET) A Dutch grand prix, not staged since 1985 at Zandvoort, could return to the Formula One calendar. It is understood that August's F1 street demo in Rotterdam is actually … Read More
Mexico behind NASCAR event with big $$$$
UPDATE If this report is true coupled with the fact that all Mexican sponsors have left open wheel racing (Champ Car and IRL) indicates a major behind-the-scenes power play by … Read More
Cosworth could lose F1 market
Despite now producing a competitive engine in F1, Cosworth can soon, after 40 years, find itself out of F1. All the smaller teams are trying to align with a major … Read More