Graham Rahal will race for RLR at 12 Hours of Sebring
HILLIARD, Ohio – Rahal Letterman Racing (RLR) announced today that Graham Rahal, the 18-year-old son of co-owner Bobby Rahal will drive for the team at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours … Read More
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NASCAR Mexico race draws 72K
UPDATE By comparison the announced attendance for last November's Champ Car race held in the rain was 104,422 on Sunday. 03/05/07 Officials said a total of 116,118 came to the … Read More
Corning to sponsor Twin 100s at The Glen
Corning Incorporated, the title sponsor of The Glen’s Indy Pro Series race since open-wheel racing returned in 2005, will double its pleasure this year by titling both races of the … Read More
Photomotive Merchandising Joins Champ Car
The Champ Car World Series today announces that it has entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with Photomotive Merchandising to sell photographs and posters of the teams and drivers starting … Read More
Three more drivers join Speedcar Series
A host of motorsport stars will be on hand for the first testing session of Speedcar Series this week. Former Formula One drivers Johnny Herbert, Gianni Morbidelli and Stefan Johansson, … Read More
Porsche net profits up
Luxury sports car maker Porsche AG confirmed Monday that net profit soared in the fiscal first half of 2007, boosted primarily by a gain from its stake in Volkswagen AG. … Read More
Premat joins Audi DTM team
AUDI AG tackles the forthcoming 2007 DTM season with proved teams and a rejuvenated driver line-up. Just like last year, the Audi factory teams Abt Sportsline, Phoenix and Rosberg and … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Heidfeld doubts title bid in 2007Heidfeld hopes Massa beats RaikkonenHeidfeld says beard not lucky charmHeidfeld is first to arrive in AustraliaSpyker aims to avoid last place – VallesToyota pre-season 'catastrophic' … Read More
Stoddart and Gore to kick off Surfers ticket sales
Three of the major Aussie players in world motorsport will headline the Ticket Launch for this year's Lexmark Indy 300. New Australian owner in the Champ Car World Series Paul … Read More
Quotes of the week
KEVIN KALKHOVEN, Champ Car World Series co-owner, PKV Racing team co-owner "I promise I will never go and speak to penguins for two months in winter ever again," explained adventurous … Read More
More downforce for 100% throttle Indy cars
UPDATE With word that the IRL is adding more downforce into the IndyCars this year to bring the artificial 'pack' racing back almost all the drivers are concerned. During a … Read More
Kawasaki team confident going into Qatar
After a long and intense period of pre-season testing in which Kawasaki riders, Randy de Puniet and Olivier Jacque, covered more than 7000 km aboard their Ninja ZX-RR machines, the … Read More
Mathis still looking for sponsor to run team
For the past two years, former NFL player Terance Mathis, has been working the telephones trying to find a sponsor for his Victory Motorsports. He brings star appeal to the … Read More
Another open wheel driver moves to NASCAR
Another talented young open wheel star, Jason Bowles, who was one of the original Champ Car Stars of Tomorrow in 2000, who along with AJ Allmendinger, Jonathan Bomarito and a … Read More
Champ Kelly takes race 2, overall Clipsal 500 win
V8 Supercar Champion Rick Kelly began his title defense in emphatic style in Adelaide yesterday when he won the season opener, the Clipsal 500. The 24-year-old from Mildura made it … Read More
Pruett Retains Rolex Series Points Lead
Memo Rojas qualified the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) Daytona Prototype third in his first-ever pairing with Scott Pruett Saturday, managed to make up some lost time in … Read More
Gurney outduels Papis for Rolex win in Mexico
Winning No. 99 Gainsco Pontiac of Gurney and Fogarty Mexico City, Mexico.– In a thrilling battle over the last 12 laps of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Mexico City … Read More
Engine woes in Mexico
At least six drivers will go to the rear of the field for the Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 because of engine changes. The high altitude of Mexico City (7,400 feet) can … Read More
Joe Alexander dies
A great old timer at the Brickyard who was always at the Speedway and knew everyone by name. (See related article) Joe F. Alexander 93, Speedway, Indiana, and formerly of … Read More
Pruett wins pole in Mexico
UPDATE A reader writes, What a farce! Imagine that….a random Mexican driver starts on the front row for the NASCAR race in Mexico….What a circus….I finally understand why some people … Read More
Pacific Raceways Planning $135 Million Renovation
Pacific Raceways is planning a major $135M upgrade to gain FIA certification, including a 2.25-mile road course capable of attracting NASCAR, IRL and Champ Car racing events. The track is … Read More
Fellows to focus on NASCAR
Ron Fellows, recently let go by the Corvette ALMS team, is stepping into a Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet for the Busch Series Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 this weekend at Autodromo Hermanos … Read More
Toyota family says number one doesn’t matter
Being the world's number one automaker doesn't matter unless the public is convinced of the business's quality, a member of Toyota Motor Corp's founding family says. Toyota is forecast this … Read More
Andretti, Kanaan expect to contend in 2007
In 2006, the only drivers other than the four from Team Penske and Target Chip Ganassi Racing to win were Andretti Green Racing's Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti. The duo … Read More
Gene thrills Aussie crowds
With just two weeks to go before the all important opening qualifying session of the 2007 Formula One season, Ferrari test driver, Marc Gene thrilled Australian fans today as he … Read More