Track record time for Negri in Mexico City
Oswaldo Negri got the Mexico City round of the 2007 Rolex Sports Car Series season off to a quick start as he clicked off a 1:22.554-second lap in practice on … Read More
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Jensen Motorsport to unveil new sponsor
Jensen MotorSport is excited to announce its new branding for the 2007 Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda season. The veteran Atlantic team is changing … Read More
Firestone continues to evolve track plans
Firestone Al Speyer, motorsports executive director for Firestone Racing, said compound or construction of the Firestone Firehawk racing radials will be different from 2006 for at least eight of the … Read More
NASCAR plans post-race COT inspection
NASCAR Nextel Cup Director John Darby told reporters Thursday that NASCAR plans to take cars from each "car of tomorrow" race back to the Research and Development Center for further … Read More
Rahal enjoys sportscar test time
Graham Rahal's schedule continues to keep him busy and this month not only has he enjoyed a return to the new Panoz DP01 Champ Car with Newman/Haas Racing, he's also … Read More
Rain shortens COT test
NASCAR officials concluded the test of the Nextel Cup "car of tomorrow" at Bristol Motor Speedway shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday because of rain at the facility. Cup teams testing … Read More
Bomarito returns to Atlantics
Following a strong finish to the 2006 Atlantic season, PR1 Motorsports announced today that it will compete in the 2007 Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by … Read More
IndyPro team eyes Indy 500 effort
On yesterday's IRL media conference Indy Pro driver Robbie Pecorari hinted that his Team KMA team may have a go at the indy 500. "Hopefully we'll be able to put … Read More
Todt to stay with Ferrari until he retires
Ferrari have been given a shot in the arm after CEO Jean Todt revealed that he has committed his future to the Maranello-based outfit. The Frenchman, who joined Ferrari in … Read More
Bahrain final day: Massa again fastest
Pos Driver Car Time Laps 1. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:29.989 45 2. Kovalainen Renault (B) 1:30.384 61 3. Fisichella Renault (B) 1:30.498 64 4. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:30.534 77 5. … Read More
Kid Rock to headline Miller Lite Carb Day Concert
Rock icon Kid Rock will be the headline act for the Miller Lite Carb Day Concert on Friday, May 25 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Miller Brewing Company and IMS … Read More
IRL adds mufflers to reduce obnoxious engine noise
IndyCar Series officials heard the comments. Now the cars whipping past fans in grandstands at 220 mph will be easier on their ears. A slight modification to the exhaust manifolds … Read More
Porsche rules out LeMans effort until rules changed
Porsche's motorsport director Harmut Kristen says his company will not contest the 24 Hours of LeMans race until there is better parity between gasoline and diesel powered cars. The Porsche … Read More
Acura ALMS special to air
Acura's first step into prototype competition in the American Le Mans Series' LMP2 class will be the subject of an hour-long feature on SPEED that debuts at 8 p.m. ET … Read More
Despite huge losses, Ford awards CEO huge bonus
Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday its board of directors approved a $6 million stock option bonus — $1 million more than was previously promised — for new CEO Alan Mulally. … Read More
Andretti rules out F1
Marco Andretti tells Autosport.com that F1 will have to wait at least two years and that he will stay in the IRL and try to win the Indy 500. "Right … Read More
USA TV reminders for Friday
Courtesy of TVRacer.com Porsche Super Cup 2:00pm-2:30pm -Rounds 1 & 22:30pm-3:00pm -Rounds 3 & 43:00pm-3:30pm -Rounds 5 & 63:30pm-4:00pm -Rounds 7 & 84:00pm-4:30pm -Rounds 9 & 104:30pm-5:00pm -Rounds 11 & … Read More
Johnson leads night session
Hendrick Motorsports' Jimmie Johnson led the final session of the "car of tomorrow" Nextel Cup test at Bristol Motor Speedway Wednesday. Ward Burton, meanwhile, crashed his Morgan-McClure Chevrolet in the … Read More
Latest F1 News in Brief
Spectator Alonso to test again on ThursdayFW29 not good enough for podium – WurzDoornbos to be 'reserve' in AustraliaRalf rejects retirement talkBMW 'copy' McLaren innovation – newspaperF1 among sports that … Read More
COT cars get high marks at Bristol test
With engines revving and crew members scurrying in the garage, Wednesday’s first day of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series testing at Bristol Motor Speedway looked typical rather than ground-breaking. All photos … Read More
Vegas track expects better traffic flow
Las Vegas Motor Speedway's ever-improving vehicle flow for its March 9-11 NASCAR Weekend should be even better for this year's event, according to LVMS officials. Over the past few years, … Read More
Japanese brands dominate top-10
If there’s an eternal optimist still floating around the offices of Detroit’s automakers, it might be wise to keep them away from Consumer Reports’ latest overview of the best and … Read More
Atlanta to pay out record purse
Atlanta Motor Speedway officials have announced a record purse of $6,609,084 for its three NASCAR national series races March 16-18. Nextel Cup drivers will battle for a purse of $4,957,097 … Read More
Rosberg fastest in Spain
Williams' Nico Rosberg was fastest for the second straight day in testing at the Barcelona circuit, where the British squad and Spyker are testing by themselves, not able to determine … Read More