Gordon moves Hummer into top-10
With its 589 km special, stage eight proved to be the longest special yet in the 2007 Dakar Rally. It was the first special where the competitors faced the serious … Read More
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Latest F1 news in brief
Ferrari reveal 'F2007' in ItalySchu engineer to work with Raikkonen in 2007Raikkonen vows to learn ItalianSchu can test F1 car for Ferrari – TodtAguri Suzuki to test own F1 carNewey … Read More
Prodrive to reveal F1 ‘partner team’ soon
(GMM) The identity of Prodrive's chassis and engine partner for 2008 will be revealed "within the next three months", the boss of formula one's new twelfth team has said. David … Read More
VW driver de Villiers expands lead
On the 29th Dakar Rally’s longest special stage with a length of 589 kilometres Volkswagen further expanded its lead: The factory pairing Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zitzewitz (South Africa/Germany), pictured … Read More
Surprise Driver Takes Podium Finish in Chili Bowl
Tulsa, OK -The surprise of the A Main feature in the 21st Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals was the ARCA RE/MAX and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Justin Allgaier. … Read More
New Blackjack Club at LVMS
There’s a new club in Las Vegas. This new Las Vegas Motor Speedway club doesn’t have a dance floor, disco ball or DJ booth; but it has unlimited food and … Read More
XM Satellite Radio to sponsor the IRL season opener
XM Satellite Radio will be the sponsor of the IndyCar Series season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Drivers in the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 will take the green flag at … Read More
New Ferrari called ‘F2007’
(GMM) Ferrari's new formula one car will be called the 'F2007'. Ahead of the presentation of the car at Maranello, it emerged that the Italian squad will revert to the … Read More
Zolder Photos
With a Champ Car race a Zolder, Belgium expected to be announced on Tuesday, these photos taken during reconstruction work done last year should give you a general flavor of … Read More
80% of Vegas GP seats sold
It's safe to say that the smoothest roads in Southern Nevada can be found encircling the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Public Works Department has … Read More
BMW to also launch online
Similar to the online launch of the new Toyota TF107, the BMW SauberF1 team have revealed that they will also unveil their 2007 F1 car to the world via an … Read More
ESPN gaga over NASCAR
How committed is ESPN to NASCAR? Jed Drake, an ESPN senior vice president, knew Thursday that it was "37 days and counting to the Busch Race at Daytona." Then, for … Read More
Stewart savors 2nd Chili Bowl crown
Tony Stewart grabbed the lead early and drove to victory in the O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals main event Saturday night at the Tulsa Expo Raceway. The triumph gave Stewart … Read More
BMW is Chinese millionaires’ favorite brand
Beijing — BMW is Chinese millionaires' favorite luxury brand, according to a survey conducted by a company owned by Rubert Hoogewerf. Hoogewerf, known as "Hurun" in China for his list … Read More
Wealth is spreading in China
Wang Zhongjun is loaded and happy to flaunt it. He wears Prada shoes, Versace jackets, and a Piaget watch. He smokes Cohiba cigars from Cuba. He drives a white Mercedes-Benz … Read More
Settlement reached in Hendrick lawsuit
Attorneys for Linda Turner have informed U.S. District Court in North Carolina that she has reached a settlement in her wrongful death lawsuit against Hendrick Motorsports and its pilots stemming … Read More
Bodine to conduct special Q and A session on COT
Brett Bodine, NASCAR's Director of Cost Research, will give race fans a behind the scenes look at NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow with a special Question and Answer session at Daytona … Read More
Doomed racer
This Oakland Tribune article about Bob Sweikert and all the open wheel drivers that were killed in the 1950's is a good read. It was a dangerous sport back then … Read More
Volkswagen duo: teamwork is key
As the front runner in the overall classification Volkswagen factory driver Giniel de Villiers from South Africa and his German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz have a good starting base for … Read More
Nissen: “A lot’s been achieved, but nothing won”
Volkswagen is outperforming itself in the Dakar Rally with the Race Touareg: Last year’s runner-up Giniel de Villiers (South Africa) and his German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz are leading the … Read More
Richards hopes to reveal partner
David Richards hopes that Prodrive will be able to reveal the identity of the partner team with which it will enter Formula 1 in 2008 “within the next three months". … Read More
Stewart qualifies for Chili Bowl
Tony Stewart placed second in the main feature Friday night to qualify for a slot in the 50-lap championship feature of the O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals tonight in the … Read More
Vatican denounces Paris-Dakar race as irresponsible
The Vatican newspaper on Wednesday strongly condemned the Dakar Rally as a bloody, irresponsible, violent and cynical attempt to impose questionable Western tastes on the developing world. An editorial in … Read More
Wallace to run all three races at Daytona
Mike Wallace says that he will be attempting the "Daytona Triple" in the NASCAR 2007 season opening events February in Florida. Wallace will drive the #46 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Chevy sponsored … Read More
Germain team to scale back Cup plans
Driver Todd Bodine says that the Germain Racing team he drove to the 2006 Craftsman Truck Series title is scaling back its Nextel Cup plans for this year. The team … Read More