McLaren ends test early
McLaren brought an early end to their Jerez test by electing not to take to the track on Friday. The British squad, who had run world champion Fernando Alonso, Pedro … Read More
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Actor Nicolas Cage grand marshal for Daytona 500
Nicolas Cage, the star of the upcoming action-adventure Ghost Rider from Columbia Pictures, in theaters everywhere on February 16th, has been named Grand Marshal of the 49th annual Daytona 500, … Read More
Stewart calls new Nextel car junk
Two-time Cup champion Tony Stewart is one of several drivers who have been openly critical of the new Car of Tomorrow Nextel Cup cars. On his radio show Tuesday on … Read More
Conquest Atlantic team ready for Sebring test
The first open test of the season for the 2007 Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda gets underway tomorrow at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, … Read More
MIS alters post-race traffic patterns
In a continuing commitment to improve the fan experience at Michigan International Speedway, track officials, together with the Michigan Department of Transportation and surrounding townships, have made changes to the … Read More
Massa crashes new Ferrari
The Ferrari team continued to be hampered by bad weather in testing at the Vallelunga circuit in Italy after Felipe Massa crashed the new F2007 this morning in the F2007 … Read More
Doornbos to continue Red Bull test role
Robert Doornbos will continue as Red Bull Racing’s third driver for 2007, despite a late bid to take one of the still unconfirmed seats at Toro Rosso for next season. … Read More
USA TV reminders for Saturday and Sunday
Courtesy of TVRacer.com SaturdayA1GP Indonesia 3:00am-5:00am (R) SPEEDRolex Sports Car Series Rolex 24 at Daytona 1:00pm-2:30pm (L) -Start FOXRolex Sports Car Series Rolex 24 at Daytona 2:30pm-6:00pm (L) -Part 1 … Read More
Hakkinen renews DTM contract for 2007
Former Formula One world champion Mika Hakkinen of Finland has renewed his German Touring Car (DTM) series deal with Mercedes for the 2007 season, the carmaker said on Friday. Hakkinen … Read More
Evernham looking for a Sugar Daddy
Ray Evernham, owner of Evernham Motorsports [#9,#10,#19] is looking for a financial partner to help keep up with rising costs, and he believes other owners will follow suit if they … Read More
Automakers’ struggles affecting NASCAR
This AP article talks about the rising costs in NASCAR, partially brought on by Toyota's entry, and partially brought on by the introduction of the COT, and the fact that … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Fry rejects criticism after new Honda faultMassa stops, Kimi spins at VallelungaHamilton not hurt in major test shuntFerrari sponsor has back-up for Marlboro ploySwiss to scrap F1 television coverageRenault run … Read More
Ethanol’s fallacy further exposed
UPDATE In this article energy experts expose Ethanol for the fallacy that it is, calling it costly and energy inefficient. 01/05/07 If ethanol gets too popular you may not be … Read More
IRL well represented in Rolex 24 Hour race
UPDATE We have been informed that none of the Andretti Green drivers on the list below were permitted to race in the Rolex 24 due to their ALMS/Acura commitments. 01/25/07 … Read More
Gurney demolishes Grand-Am record
The fabled Gurney name was driven into the Daytona International Speedway record books again this afternoon, as Alex Gurney won the pole Saturday’s Rolex Sports Car Series Rolex 24 At … Read More
Bourdais 2nd quick at Sebring
Inclement weather delayed the beginning of Newman/Haas Racing’s third and final day of testing at the 1.669 mile Sebring International Raceway today but the team got back to work after … Read More
Texas Motor Speedway fixing ’the bump’
UPDATE Texas Motor Speedway will conclude a special track renovation process today that is expected to help alleviate a dip that has formed between Turns 1 and 2 on the … Read More
Buschemeyer joins Serra Sierra
Minden, Nevada – David Buschemeyer will round out the Sierra Sierra Enterprises engineering team in the upcoming 2007 Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda. Buschemeyer … Read More
Rolex 24 by the numbers
On January 27, 2007 GAINSCO #99 drivers Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and Jimmy Vasser will begin one of racing’s most challenging tests the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Raceway. This … Read More
Help Wanted: Trainer
PitFit Training, the leader in motorsports human performance, is seeking an energetic and ambitious personal trainer to assist with the numerous aspects of our company. With increases growth in the … Read More
Danielsson finally awarded 2006 crown
Comtec Racing's Alx Danielsson has finally been awarded the 2006 World Series by Renault drivers' title some three months after the championship finished unresolved, after Draco Multiracing's appeal against a … Read More
Said to run 12 NASCAR races in 2007
Boris Said says he will run at least seven Nextel Cup races for his No Fear Racing team and plans to drive five Busch Series events for Evernham Motorsports. "The … Read More
Massa tops Ferrari testing again
Felipe Massa set the pace for the third day in a row as rain again hit Ferrari’s opening test of 2007 at Vallelunga in Italy. The 25-year-old Brazilian managed 86 … Read More
Wet testing at Sebring
Showers slowed testing at Sebring Thursday morning with only 8 cars setting time. Neel Jani was fastest, 0.177s ahead of Justin Wilson. Pos Driver # Team Lap Time Leader1 N. … Read More