Meeting to be held in support of Phoenix race
The Phoenix City Council has called a special meeting on Tuesday, September 26 to decide whether the proposed Champ Car street race will be held in 2007. The special meeting … Read More
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Andretti Green Racing Reorganizes Executive Team
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Andretti Green Racing, the winningest team in Indy Racing League history, announced today it has restructured its executive management in response to the recent growth of the … Read More
The IndyCar® Series will return to Japan in 2007.
The fifth Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi will be held on Saturday, April 21, bringing the confirmed number of races to 12. "We look forward to our return … Read More
NASCAR announces ’07 testing schedule
NASCAR has set its 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series testing schedule that includes seven different venues that will provide the teams an opportunity to prepare for the various track layouts … Read More
SPEED re-signs Earnhardt
SPEED is bringing back Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Back in the Day for another season, signing a deal with the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series star’s production company, Hammerhead Entertainment, for another … Read More
Petit LeMans factoids
· The 2006 Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda CX-7 is the ninth annual 1,000-mile/10-hour race at historic Road Atlanta. The first Petit Le Mans in 1998 provided the foundation … Read More
Honda Unveils ‘Super-Clean’ Diesel Engine
TOCHIGI, Japan — Honda Motor Co. says it has developed the first diesel passenger car engine capable of meeting California's tough 2009 air-quality standards, one that produces almost none of … Read More
No Chinese debut for Hamilton
(GMM) After Lewis Hamilton's maiden test and speculation linking him with a Chinese debut, McLaren has nonetheless confirmed that Pedro de la Rosa will remain in the race seat in … Read More
Alesi slapped with fine
For an unnecessary braking maneuver on the main straight at Barcelona Sunday, Jean Alesi (stern AMG-Mercedes) was given a penalty by the stewards of the meeting. For the strong and … Read More
Stewart buys into track
Recently, provisions were made to welcome Stewart as a fourth partner in Paducah International Raceway along with Ken Schrader, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Bob Sargent. This expansion will only benefit … Read More
Quotes of the Week
CRISTIANO DA MATTA, RuSPORT, Champ Car driver“I would like to give thanks for everything to everybody who is watching this right now. I give good luck to everybody. I appreciate … Read More
More problems for ISC
It looks like more trouble for the France family's International Speedway Corp. in its New York Speedway plans. The ISC has reportedly lost its state permits to haul fill dirt … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Zanardi, Senna, Hakkinen, VettelLauda tips Schu for final crownHonda to race 2007 engine in JapanAlonso stands by 'emotional' outburstsKubica revs up BeijingHakk says Schu will come backDe la Rosa admits … Read More
Negri and Patterson Score First Victory
Patterson and Negri celebrate winGrand-Am TOOELE, Utah – In a breathtaking final hour of racing in the season-ending Discount Tire Sunchaser at Miller Motorsports Park, Oswaldo Negri Jr. held off … Read More
Pizzonia mulls Champ Car for 2007
With regard to this weekend's Champ Car race in Montreal, Antonio Pizzonia told autosport.com: "For now this is just a one race agreement, but seriously I would love to do … Read More
USA TV reminders for Friday
Courtesy of TVRacer.com NASCAR Live! Michigan 2:00pm-3:00pm (L) SPEEDNASCAR Nextel Cup Qualifying Michigan 3:00pm-5:00pm (L) SPEEDARCA RE/MAX Michigan 5:00pm-7:00pm (L) SPEEDTrackside Michigan 7:00pm-8:00pm (L) SPEEDNASCAR Nextel Cup Qualifying Michigan 9:00pm-11:00pm … Read More
Weekly NASCAR cheater report
Two NASCAR Busch Series crew chiefs have been fined by NASCAR as a result of rule violations during last Saturday’s race at Watkins Glen International. Todd Brewer, crew chief for … Read More
Argent, Rahal sue photographer
UPDATE Further analysis of the lawsuit reveals that it doesn’t appear that Rahal and Argent are claiming ownership at all. It looks like they are claiming they are not responsible … Read More
Gibernau forced out of Czech GP
Gibernau has not fully recovered from the Catalunya crash Ducati rider Sete Gibernau has been forced to miss this weekend's Czech MotoGP in Brno because he has still not recovered … Read More
Ticket sales up 13% at Milwaukee Mile
The new promoters of The Milwaukee Mile, led by Chairman Craig Stoehr and President & CEO Andy Randall, have seen an increase in race fans attending auto races at America’s … Read More
2007 TMS schedule announced
Pro Cuts Weekend (TMS Dirt Track) March 1: Practice, 7 p.m. March 2: SUPR Late Models and Modified heats, 5:30 p.m. March 3: SUPR Late Models and Modified heats and … Read More
Da Matta’s Condition Improving slowly
LOVELAND, Colo. – Champ Car World Series driver Cristiano da Matta (#10 RuSPORT Ford-Cosworth / Lola / Bridgestone) has not yet fully regained consciousness, but his condition continues to improve … Read More
Kentucky race’s future in doubt
UPDATE #2 Let's face facts. Nextel Cup isn't coming [to Kentucky Speedway]. It never was. Now many of the fans who bought personal seat licenses and season tickets in hopes … Read More
SPEED Weekly Top 20 Driver Rankings
Updated 8-16-06Pos. (LW) Driver (Series) Pts1. (4) Kevin Harvick (NASCAR) 8.1142. (11) A.J. Allmendinger (CCWS) 7.9793. (5) Kyle Busch (NASCAR) 7.3364. (NR) Sam Hornish, Jr. (IRL) 7.2535. (1) Sebastien Bourdais … Read More