Champ Car eyes surprise venue
UPDATE AutoRacing1.com has learned that Champ Car is negotiating for a race in the Middle East, thought to be either Dubai or Qatar (Possible Middle East venues – Map), and … Read More
Changes coming at RCR
Expect Richard Childress to make more changes to his RCR team before the start of the 2005 season. An announcement the last week of October at Atlanta should clarify the … Read More
International TV coming together for Champ Car
Progress continues to be made on the 2005 Champ Car international TV deals. We have heard bits and pieces. For example, we hear that races will be shown live in … Read More
Kelley Racing to fold, Delphi to Panther
UPDATE #4 This SPEED TV article has a few new quotes from team owner Tom Kelley. Bottom line – the only way Tom Kelley will still be involved in the … Read More
Danica Patrick to replace Vitor Meira
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' Meira re-signed with Rahal Letterman on Sunday morning according to Robin Miller. 10/17/04 Rumors from Texas this weekend suggest that Danica Patrick will … Read More
Two new drivers for Cheever in 2005?
Eddie Cheever confirmed today in Texas that he will run two, and possibly three cars in 2005, but that he has not re-signed either Ed Carpenter or Alex Barron yet. … Read More
A Dubai F1 team emerges
UPDATE We are bumping this rumor up to 'fact' today based on this interview with a team spokesperson. [Excerpts] Pitpass contacted Grand Prix Investments (GPI). We began by asking why … Read More
Brundle eyes possible LeMans return
Martin Brundle, who won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2000 with Jaguar, says he would again like to contest the 2005 24 Hours of LeMans event next season. "I … Read More
Luis Diaz to the IRL?
This NASCAR.com interview says (excerpts):Claire: Talk about the driver development program.Felix Sabates: Well, right now we got three drivers under contract, and we'll probably have one more.Claire: You will have … Read More
Did Hornish cheat his way to all of his IRL wins?
Both of Panther Racing's cars — driven by Tomas Scheckter and Townsend Bell — were sent to the rear of today's 21-car field for using unapproved rear wings in qualifying. … Read More
Concerns raised over new rumors of ‘flexi-wings’
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today with word from the Texas paddock that a number of teams have been caught cheating with flexible wings. 09/29/04 This week's Autosport … Read More
IRL to sponsor karting series
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. See Hot News for the official announcement. 10/14/04 At 3:30 p.m. Saturday, the Indy Racing League will make a special announcement. … Read More
NASCAR snatches another Champ Car sponsor?
We predicted that once Champ Car let NASCAR into Mexico they would eventually pluck the Champ Car paddock dry of all Mexican sponsors. It has begun. Corona is already onboard … Read More
Access Motorsports to run 2 cars in Texas
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. Access Motorsports only entered one car at Texas for Mark Taylor. 10/02/04 Rumor has it that Access Motorsports will run two cars … Read More
Villeneuve out – rumor
(GMM) Formula One insiders are considering the possibility that Jacques Villeneuve will not race a Renault in Brazil. The French-Canadian was disappointed to the point of embarrassment with his form … Read More
Williams to target Newey
UPDATE Rumors are increasing that Adrian Newey has already been in talks with Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head and it seems more and more likely that he will end … Read More
Montagny may save day for Jordan
The Jordan F1 team lost their engines for 2005 when Ford decided to pull out of F1. The team then tried to buy customer engines from Toyota but that deal … Read More
Mark Martin to retire
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' based on today's official announcement. 10/13/04 It's expected that on Thursday Mark Martin will announce his retirement from Nextel Cup racing after the … Read More
Boris Said to drop Grand-Am in favor of Nextel Cup
Boris Said will be leaving a long-standing association with Tom Milner's Prototype Technology Group, which fields two BMW M3s in the Grand American Rolex Series, to drive with MB2's NASCAR … Read More
Tony Stewart in hot water again
UPDATE #2 NASCAR has elected not to penalize Tony Stewart or Mike Bliss in connection with a confrontation between the two that followed last weekend's Busch Series race at Kansas … Read More
GP2 schedule to be released
Organizers of the new GP2 series are expected to release the 2005 calendar within the next two weeks. The calendar will feature ten rounds, all of them supporting Formula One … Read More
Coors and Molson to merge, but Miller may bid to buy Molson
UPDATE Canada's Competition Bureau said Wednesday it has no objection to the proposal to merge brewers Molson Inc. of Montreal and Adolph Coors Co. of Golden, Colo. A spokesman said … Read More