Rahal: Panoz faster than Lola
ANGLETON, Texas – The second of three open tests in preparation for the 2007 Champ Car World Series season concluded today at the 2.38-mile road course at MSR Houston. McDonald’s … Read More
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Doornbos endures eventful day
With yesterday’s wet weather having cleared the area overnight and a pleasant, if windy, day in prospect, the Champ Car teams present at the Houston MSR road course for the … Read More
Will Power blisters MSR Houston track
ANGLETON, Texas – The next generation of Champ Car World Series stars stepped to the head of the line on a breezy Texas Tuesday, showing their heels to a veteran … Read More
Roush team reacts to suspension
Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 team’s 11th-place qualifying effort for next Sunday’s Daytona 500 was disqualified by NASCAR on Sunday after officials found one of the wheel wells on … Read More
France promises stronger penalties for cheaters
NASCAR Chairman Brian France promised harsh penalties for cheating teams from qualifying Sunday. "It's our job is to escalate penalties – you're going to see it today," France said. "It … Read More
Michael Andretti to return to driver’s seat in May
Michael Andretti knew he couldn't leave the driver's seat at the Indianapolis 500. Not after last year. Andretti finished third in 2006 Indianapolis 500, watching his son Marco place second … Read More
Pagenaud signs with Team Australia
Indianapolis, IN – After what was noted as an extremely successful first season for Frenchman Simon Pagenaud, the reigning 2006 Champ Car Atlantic champion makes the move up to Champ … Read More
Day 1: Yamaha team 1-2 in Qatar
With perfect weather conditions (21 degrees and without wind) the Yamaha Team made a good start in Qatar today, running 1-2, as the official three-day MotoGP test got under way. … Read More
Richard Childress inducted
NASCAR champion team owner Richard Childress was inducted into the Rotary Club of Oceanside Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame last night in ceremonies at The Shores Resort and Spa … Read More
Day 2: Will Power tops morning test times in Houston
Pos Time Behind Laps Driver Car/Team 1 71.223 0.000 52 Power 5 Team Australia 2 71.518 0.295 49 Rahal 2 Newman/Haas 3 71.730 0.507 49 Jani 21 PKV 4 71.847 … Read More
Ferrari team 1-2 in Barcelona testing Tuesday
Second day of testing this week for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, working again today at the Catalunya Circuit, near Barcelona. Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen continued with the development program on … Read More
LMES field now towers over ALMS
We recall when the European version of the American LeMans Series was suffering from small fields while ALMS had large car counts. Now with Grand-Am undermining sports car racing in … Read More
Wraps come off new Toro Rosso car
Scuderia Toro Rosso took the wraps off its contentious 2007 car in Barcelona on Tuesday. Tonio Liuzzi, who has been re-signed as one of the team’s race drivers for this … Read More
Houston testing update
UPDATE Bruno Junqueira has replaced Andreas Wirth in one of Dale Coyne's cars. Katherine Legge was carried out on the back of one of the Champ Car safety workers (pictured … Read More
The State of NASCAR in 2007 to be aired on SPEED
The State of NASCAR in 2007 press conference will be broadcast live on Tuesday at 1:00 pm-2:00 pm EST on SPEED. NASCAR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian France will … Read More
Hyundai Chairman to appeal sentence
The chairman of South Korea's Hyundai Motor filed an appeal against last week's three-year jail sentence, a company official at the world's No.6 automaker said on Monday. "Lawyers of the … Read More
NASCAR cheater awarded contract extension
Only in NASCAR does it pay handsomely to cheat – his No. 17 car was caught cheating for Daytona 500 qualifying and it is expected he will be suspended. After … Read More
Three Hours of Prime Time NASCAR Shows
ESPN2 will air three hours of NASCAR-related programming in prime time Wednesday night, including two season preview shows and a movie about one of NASCAR’s greatest drivers. A pair of … Read More
Bridgestone improves F1 tires
"We have changed the working range of the tire to make the temperature range in which the tire operates wider," explained Kees van de Grint, head of track engineering for … Read More
Spyker team renews with TAG
Spyker Formula One Team has renewed its contract with Technology Advancement Group, Inc (TAG) for a further FIA Formula One World Championship season. TAG will continue to provide the team … Read More
Monteiro eyes non-F1 race seat in 2007
Tiago Monteiro announced today that he will not take up any of the offers he has received from F1 teams for 2007 and instead aims to keep race-sharp by securing … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Honda preparing to reveal new F1 liveryBMW may win races in 2007 – BergerSTR to confirm Liuzzi, Speed on Tuesday'Alarm bells' for Ferrari – headlineSepang targets higher GP attendance in … Read More
$50m Fiat deal to re-fire Rossi rumors
Valentino Rossi will be sponsored by Ferrari's parent company in MotoGP this year, but the Italian denies that it means he might still switch to F1. The publication Motorcycle News … Read More
Seen in Houston – II
UPDATE Afternoon photos have been added to our Monday test photos page. 02/13/07 Mario Dominguez showed up in the afternoon in street clothes. There were three spins in the morning … Read More