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
Zanardi for ’comeback’ award
(GMMf1NET) Former F1 and CART driver Alex Zanardi is the hot tip to win Laureus' Comeback of the Year award. The inspirational Italian returned from an horror 2001 shunt, which … Read More
Pantano now eyes GP2
UPDATE Giorgio Pantano told ItaliaRacing.net: "I'm doing this test with the British Super Nova team to get to know the car, and to understand if something interesting can come up … Read More
IPS to Montreal
UPDATE What’s with every sanctioning body and series looking for a race weekend in Montréal. Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve is a temporary track that otherwise has four bus stops for all walks … Read More
IRL to race in Montreal and Toronto
UPDATE #2 See this Hot News item whereby Normand Legault confirms there will not be more than two races per year on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. 03/08/05 This rumor is downgraded … Read More
BMW set for Grove split?
(GMMf1NET) If BMW buy Sauber, Sir Frank Williams' team may no longer be powered by the German carmaker. Despite the existence of a contract to 2009, speculation at Albert Park … Read More
Newman/Haas to announce new sponsor
UPDATE AutoRacing1.com has learned that the Newman/Haas team will announce their new sponsor lineup for Sebastien Bourdais and Bruno Junqueira later this week or early next week. One primary sponsor … Read More
SPEED Channel to offer simulcasting too
Not to be outdone by ESPN and ESPN2 with their simulcast of the IRL race from Homestead on Sunday,, and buoyed by record ratings in February, SPEED Channel plans for … Read More
Nextel Cup to Mexico in 2006, no IRL
UPDATE #2 This rumor is downgraded to 'speculation' because this race may stay a Busch series race. Managing director of NASCAR International Robbie Weiss, one of the driving forces behind … Read More
Vegas Race expected to Increase 5 percent
With the city racing to top last year's record-breaking year, the effort will get a huge boost when the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) drives through town … Read More
Champ Car to have two Pacific Rim swings
With Japan and China both being possible new additions to the 2006 Champ Car schedule AutoRacing1.com has learned that all four Pacific Rim races will not be done together. We … Read More
Gordon – Parrott fight
Some of the most heated action in the Telcel Motorola Mexico 200 took place before the race even started as Robby Gordon and Brad Parrott, the crew chief for Carl … Read More
Champ Car will still dwarf NASCAR in Mexico
UPDATE #2 The race was a boost for NASCAR's effort to build a new fan base in Mexico, where open-wheel racing has been dominant. Promoters said a healthy 94,229 people … Read More
Mexican to run more NASCAR races
Mexico City native Jorge Goeters may be back in the BUSCH series after a successful weekend in which he claimed the pole and led for the first 24 laps. His … Read More