Blaney puts Camry on pole
NASCAR history has been made today at the California Speedway as Dave Blaney gave Toyota its first ever pole in the Toyota Camry. Blaney, driver of the #10 ABF U-Pack … Read More
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Melandri and Rossi on top at Jerez Saturday
The official MotoGP test at Jerez continued today with Marco Melandri and Valentino Rossi setting the pace as they work towards the opening race of the 2007 season. Riding the … Read More
McLaren Mercedes 1-2 in Bahrain
Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton led the way for McLaren Mercedes as the first three day test at the Bahrain circuit came to an end. Alonso set a best lap … Read More
Speed tests Toro Rosso in Bahrain
(GMM) As another dry day of Bahrain testing kicked off on Saturday, F1's only American Scott Speed sparked rumors of his imminent confirmation as Toro Rosso's second race driver for … Read More
Halliday fastest in 3rd Durban qualifying segment
POS DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP_FIRST1 Matt HALLIDAY NEW ZEALAND 1:17.731 –2 Nico HÃœLKENBERG GERMANY 1:17.884 +0.1533 Loic DUVAL FRANCE 1:17.919 +0.1884 Neel JANI SWITZERLAND 1:17.962 +0.2315 Tomas ENGE CZECH REPUBLIC … Read More
Halliday fastest in 2nd Durban qualifying segment
POS DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP_FIRST1 Matt HALLIDAY NEW ZEALAND 1:18.181 –2 Nico HÃœLKENBERG GERMANY 1:18.430 +0.2493 Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN NETHERLANDS 1:18.443 +0.2624 Neel JANI SWITZERLAND 1:18.502 +0.3215 Jonathan SUMMERTON USA 1:18.779 … Read More
Hulkenberg fastest in first Durban qualifying segment
POS DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP_FIRST1 Nico HÃœLKENBERG GERMANY 1:18.241 –2 Neel JANI SWITZERLAND 1:18.278 +0.0373 Ananda MIKOLA INDONESIA 1:18.451 +0.2104 Loic DUVAL FRANCE 1:18.620 +0.3795 Adrian ZAUGG SOUTH AFRICA 1:18.667 … Read More
Another Toyota driver 0 for 2
Jeremy Mayfield stepped out of his Bill Davis Racing Toyota after qualifying Friday and said his team did the best it could at California Speedway. It needed to do better. … Read More
ESPN, Fox, Turner work together
ESPN has struck a cooperative agreement with NASCAR's other broadcast partners, Fox and Turner, to share camera crews as a cost-saving measure. "It's for the common good," said Jed Drake, … Read More
Hulkenberg fastest in final Durban practice
Germany's Nico Hulkenberg easily outdistanced his nearest competitor to lead the final practice session at Durban Saturday. Loic Duval, who led all the sessions Friday for Team France, was 2nd … Read More
Allmendinger too slow to qualify again
In qualifying for the Auto Club 500, David Reutimann, driving a Toyota owned by Michael Waltrip, was the final car among those needing to get in on speed and ran … Read More
Rahal Letterman GT2 program off to fast start
Rahal Letterman Racing's American Le Mans Series GT2 program is off and running. The Hilliard, Ohio-based team spent Monday and Wednesday at Sebring in the first test for its Porsche … Read More
Junior ‘absolutely’ intends to stay with DEI
So when Junior says he "absolutely" plans on staying at Dale Earnhardt Inc., and continuing to drive the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet, believe him. "We're working towards a solution," Earnhardt … Read More
Alonso ties the knot
Spain's double champion Fernando Alonso married Spanish singer Raquel del Rosario back in November, Spanish media reported Friday. The couple wed on November 17 in the town of Limanes in … Read More
Porsche rule out F1 foray
(GMM) Porsche has ruled out entering formula one in the near future. Denying that recent infrastructure developments were in preparation for a grand prix foray, the German sports car manufacturer's … Read More
Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix hotels filling up
Several of Bahrain's hotels are already fully booked for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix to be held on April 13-15. Some hoteliers say they were fully booked as early … Read More
Edwards wins truck pole
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPEED TIME1 50 Carl Edwards Ford 176.354 40.8272 5 Mike Skinner Toyota 176.082 40.8903 36 Tyler Walker* Toyota 176.078 40.8914 21 Mark Martin Ford 176.043 40.8995 … Read More
NASCAR slams two more cheaters
NASCAR announced today that one NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series crew member has been fined and suspended and two crew chiefs penalized due to rule violations leading up to and during … Read More
Yates talks about unleaded fuel
This weekend’s Cup race will be the first run with unleaded fuel. Doug Yates, who oversees Roush-Yates engines, says plenty of homework by the engine builders went into getting ready … Read More
Ferrari woes
Ferrari's Felipe Massa was an early trackside casualty on Friday morning as day two of the marathon Bahrain test got underway. The Brazilian was observed checking out the problem, believed … Read More
Jerez day 1 test times
The MotoGP teams began the final pre-season test at Jerez today ahead of the eagerly awaited 2007 MotoGP Championship which begins with the Grand Prix of Qatar in two weekend’s … Read More
WOW re-signs with Team Australia
Team Australia has announced that Brisbane-based WOW Sight & Sound Superstores has joined it as a partner in both its Australian and International motorsport programs. As part of the new … Read More
NASCAR TV ratings continue to fall
UPDATE The overnight rating of 10.1 rating/20 share held up as the final rating for the Daytona 500, down 11% from 2006. The pre-race show came in at 6.9/16 share … Read More
Better than Turn 4 at Daytona
This tunnel in Russia is the longest in-city tunnel of Europe. There is a river running over it and water leaks at some points. When the temperature reaches minus 38 … Read More
French team fastest in Durban practice
Durban, South Africa – Having flown overnight from a GP2 test at the Paul Ricard track in the South of France, A1 Team South Africa’s main driver, Adrian Zaugg made … Read More