Edwards opens Sepang test on top
Four teams and seven riders were on track today in Malaysia, for MotoGP’s second visit to Sepang of 2007. The teams absent from last week’s Australian excursion all continued their … Read More
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70 Cars Entered In Daytona ARCA Race
As of today, the number of entries for the ARCA 200 at Daytona International Speedway stands at 70, after swelling to 72 before last Friday’s postmark deadline. This of course … Read More
Hyundai’s hard road
UPDATE The head of Hyundai Motor was sentenced to three years in jail for embezzling funds from the world's No. 6 auto maker, dealing another blow to a company battling … Read More
Historic Donington Park track sold
Donington Park Leisure Limited, operators of Britain's most historic motor racing and event venue, Donington Park, has today been sold by Live Nation (formerly Clear Channel Group) to the newly … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Heidfeld drives on frozen lakeBernie rules out Dubai grand prixBernie wants 20 races on future calendarAbu Dhabi news not bad – BahrainKarthikeyan eyes Le Mans startRB3 gives Red Bull no … Read More
USA TV reminders for Mon-Wed
Courtesy of TVRacer.com MondayWind Tunnel with Dave Despain -Chris Economaki8:00am-9:00am (R) SPEEDNASCAR Now 6:30pm-7:00pm ESPN2NASCAR Preseason Thunder 7:00pm-7:30pm SPEED TuesdayNASCAR Drivers: Non-Stop 5:30pm-6:30pm ESPN2NASCAR Now 6:30pm-7:00pm ESPN2NASCAR Preseason Thunder7:00pm-7:30pm SPEEDCrash … Read More
Quotes of the week
MARK WEBBER, F1 driver, Red Bull"It's like having your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend there. Kimi must go 'what the f***?' It must feel so strange to have the teacher's pet standing … Read More
Ambrose looking forward to road course test
Australian Marcos Ambrose will drive a NASCAR on a road course circuit for the first time when he undertakes a test day in the #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion at … Read More
F1 BMW car does ice runs
Zurich/St. Moritz, Even the good weather made an appearance at the premiere hosted by Credit Suisse: Under sunny skies, BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld delighted a record crowd … Read More
10,000 jobs may be cut at Chrysler
Up to 10,000 Chrysler Group employees could lose their jobs, and at least three plants appear vulnerable to closure under the company's long-awaited cost-savings plan that is to be made … Read More
Lowe’s to upgrade grandstands
UPDATE "This track is constantly evolving and each change is designed to make it more user friendly for our fans, competitors and employees," said Bruton Smith, founder and chairman of … Read More
Desperate men say desperate things
Darren Manning says he is quite impressed with one of the worse teams in Indy Car Racing – AJ Foyt Enterprises. Of course they now employ the former CART driver … Read More
Abu Dhabi gets F1 race in 7-year deal
UPDATE Related interview with HE Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the Chairman of Abu Dhabi’s Executive Affairs Authority. 02/03/07 (GMM) Formula One Management on Saturday morning confirmed that Abu Dhabi will host … Read More
Ho-Pin Tung gives China first ever podium finish
In a champion’s style Ho-Pin Tung made everything work in today’s A1GP race in Sydney, Australia. He ensured a 3rd place in the Feature Race with a breathtaking maneuver in … Read More
Michael says F1 should copy Champ Car rule
Williams technical director Sam Michael says that F1 should copy Champ Car's red-tire rule requiring cars to use two tire compounds in the course of each race and the softer … Read More
NASCAR renews with Goodyear
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and NASCAR today jointly announced they have signed an extended agreement for Goodyear to continue as the exclusive tire used in NASCAR’s top three … Read More
Ford GT to race at LeMans in ’08
A Ford GT should be on the grid for the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2008. Doran sports car team boss Kevin Doran said the new GT2 contender he is … Read More
Conquest to run 1, maybe 2 cars in 2007
Robin Miller wrote an article on SPEEDTV.com saying that Eric Bachelart had found a sponsor and would run one Champ Car in 2007 so we phoned Eric today to find … Read More
Larry Foyt to run in Daytona Truck Race
Former Nextel Cup driver, Larry Foyt, Silestone USA and Key Motorsports have announced a partnership that will enter Foyt in the 2007 season-opening Truck Series race at Daytona. The Silestone … Read More
Toyota makes NASCAR old timers boil
Who knew a Toyota Camry could cause such controversy? America’s favorite family car has the NASCAR Nation all revved up in a heady debate over globalization. When the green flag … Read More
Super Aguri stake claim on van der Garde
UPDATE Van der Garde's website is interesting considering Super Aguri's claim that they hold the rights to him. 02/02/07 (GMM) Super Aguri issued a statement on Friday staking its claim … Read More
More bad news for Ford
It seems everything Ford touches these days is a disaster. Mazda is the only piece of Ford (they only own 33.4% of Mazda) that is doing well. More bad news … Read More
FOX and SPEED at Daytona w/Schedule
UPDATE SPEED released this revised schedule: Thursday, Feb. 8• Daytona Media Day coverage (6 p.m. ET)• Best of the Budweiser Shootout (7 p.m. ET)• Budweiser Shootout Drawing (8 p.m. ET)• … Read More
Tire Kingdom again backs Petty
Tire Kingdom, the largest independent tire and automotive services retailer in the United States, will once again serve as a primary sponsor on the #45 Petty Enterprises Dodge driven by … Read More