Rider dies in Dakar Rally
The organizers of the Dakar were this morning informed of the death of South African Elmer Symons, rider number 107, during the 4th stage. At the age of 29, Elmer … Read More
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Sainz increases Dakar lead
Volkswagen maintains its triple lead on the fourth day of the Dakar Rally: Factory driver Carlos Sainz expanded his advantage at the top by 53 seconds to 1.55 minutes on … Read More
Graham Rahal confirmed for Daytona 24
Graham Rahal will join Shane Lewis and Randy Ruhlman in the No.3 Southard Motorsports/Preformed Line Products Lexus Riley for the 2007 Rolex 24 at Daytona later this month. The 18-year-old … Read More
Rahal names Kelleners and Milner
Drivers Ralf Kelleners and Tom Milner are set to pilot Rahal Letterman's Porsche in the famed team's initial effort in the American Le Mans Series for the 2007 GT2 class. … Read More
IROC postpones season
The International Race of Champions (IROC) officials announced today a delay in the start of the 2007 season due to not having a title sponsor in place. The traditional IROC … Read More
Bahrain company buys into McLaren
The Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company a wholly owned company of the Kingdom of Bahrain announced today that it had entered into an agreement, by way of a strategic investment, to … Read More
Vickers doesn’t expect Toyota to struggle
Brian Vickers says that while he does expect Toyota to go through growing pains in the manufacturer's first season at the Nextel Cup level, he doesn't expect Camry teams to … Read More
Dodge selects Avenger decals for ‘car of tomorrow’ races
Chrysler Group officials announced today that the Dodge Avenger will compete in NASCAR Nextel Cup "car of tomorrow" races in 2007. The Dodge Charger will remain the manufacturer's entry in … Read More
Star Mazda added to Toronto lineup
Toronto, Ontario – The Grand Prix of Toronto is proud to ring in the New Year by announcing the addition of the Star Mazda Championship to its 2007 race schedule. … Read More
SPEED Has Record Year in 2006
SPEED opened 2006 celebrating its 10th Anniversary, and wrapped it up with a fourth consecutive year of viewership growth and the highest Prime and Total Day ratings in network history. … Read More
Condor signs Junior Strous for ’07 Atlantic season
UPDATE AutoRacing1.com has learned that Junior Strous has broken the Champ Car Atlantic lap record at Buttonwillow in recent testing and appears to be a possible future star in the … Read More
Mitsubishi not returning to World Rally
Mitsubishi will not return to the FIA World Rally Championship in any capacity this season. According to reports by www.rally.gr Mitsubishi Japan have refused to allow the 'wannabe outfit', which … Read More
Orders for new Champ Car presages expansion in 2007 Season
As many have anticipated, the introduction of the first new car to the Champ Car World Series in seven seasons has given the series an infusion of excitement as teams … Read More
Danica to appear in Super Bowl ads
GoDaddy.com®, known for its successful Super Bowl® commercial campaigns, announces a diverse cast of characters for this year’s big spot. GoDaddy.com CEO and Founder Bob Parsons confirmed Danica Patrick will … Read More
Cadillac takes wraps off of new CTS
Cadillac opened the next chapter of its ongoing 21 st century comeback story, as the 2008 CTS Sedan made its world premiere at the North American International Auto Show in … Read More
Cropped Alonso has seat fitting at McLaren
(GMM) Fernando Alonso sported a new cropped haircut as he visited Woking on Monday for his first official visit to McLaren. Although the back to back world champion reportedly also … Read More
China is coming and why Detroit should be worried
If turnabout is fair play, the Motor City players pouring billions into the booming Chinese market should get set for metal from the Middle Kingdom. In an auto show press … Read More
All eyes on Toyota
Neither Toyota Motor Corp.'s chairman nor its CEO attended the Detroit auto show, but if their absence was an effort to downplay the Japanese automaker's growing presence in the U.S. … Read More
Allmendinger, Whitt, not approved to race yet
Roush Racing's David Ragan, whom owner Jack Roush named as Mark Martin's replacement this Nextel Cup season in the #6 AAA Ford, has been approved to compete in the Nextel … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
FIA reveals F1 commission for carmakersSchu won't be missed for long – TheissenFerrari racers to be 'rivals' in '07 – TodtSchu to be Raikkonen mentor – Jean TodtKimi question marks … Read More
Sainz has taken the lead of the Dakar Rally
The Spaniard and his French co-driver Michel Périn took second place in the Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 on the third stage in Morocco from Nador to Er Rachidia. The Race … Read More
Johnson healed and ready to race
Reigning NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Daytona 500 champion Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) arrived at Daytona in good shape and in good spirits. Johnson injured his wrist in … Read More
NASCAR community remembers Bobby Hamilton
Although teams and drivers were focused on testing Monday, the garage area also was filled with thoughts of long-time NASCAR competitor Bobby Hamilton, who passed away Sunday after battling cancer. … Read More
New team for Nemechek
Joe Nemechek (No. 13 Ginn Racing Chevrolet) arrived at Daytona to begin his 15th season in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. His team has no points in the owners’ standings, … Read More