Donoso beats Andretti in Star Mazda
Pablo Donoso, of Santiago, Chile, went wire-to-wire in his Cristal Beer/Andersen Walko Racing Mazda to record his first series victory in Round Six of the Star Mazda Championship presented by … Read More
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Seen in Edmonton – IV (Even bigger attendance)
The official announced attendance for Saturday in Edmonton was 66,250, despite the heavy all-morning rain and cool temperatures. This combined with Friday's attendance of 55,722 gives a today so far … Read More
Bourdais frustrated
Champ Car point leader Sebastien Bourdais was frustrated, or livid depending on how you want to characterize it, after stepping out of the car today after final qualifying in Edmonton. … Read More
Audi fastest Saturday morning in Sonoma
For the second day in a row, the No. 2 Champion Racing Audi R8 of Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro posted the fastest time in Saturday morning's practice session, a … Read More
The rain has stopped in Edmonton
The rain has stopped and the Champ Cars are on track for a 30 min. practice in Edmonton, to be followed 10 min. later by final qualifying. The grandstands are … Read More
Champ Car activities delayed
Rain and standing water have forced postponement of all Champ Car on-track activities in Edmonton until this afternoon. The skies have brightened and the rain is less intense now. The … Read More
Patrick signs deal with Old World Industries
Revving up its marketing and promotional engines, Old World Industries of Northbrook, Illinois, has today announced a multi-year agreement with IndyCar Series sensation Danica Patrick. Patrick, the 2005 Indianapolis 500 … Read More
Is 77 an omen?
Matt Lucas, No. 77 Penske-Jasper Racing's team engineer, and his wife Jessie welcomed their daughter to the family on Friday, July 15 at 8:52 P.M., EDT. Piper Joy Lucas weighed … Read More
Seen in Edmonton – IV
Mandy Fang and her friend, Vicky Gao, both 20 and both from Beijing, China are attending the Edmonton GP Champ Car race with friends from Calgary, Canada. It's their first … Read More
USA TV reminders for Sunday
NASCAR This Morning New Hampshire International Speedway 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET (Live) SPEEDINDY RACING LEAGUE 'IndyCar Series: The Fast Life' Scott Sharp, Tony Kanaan, AJ Foyt IV 12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. … Read More
Tornado hits Atlanta Motor Speedway
UPDATE #2 Nearly one week after receiving a direct hit from an F2 tornado, Atlanta Motor Speedway president and general manager Ed Clark offered his assurance that this fall's NASCAR … Read More
Kansas says IRL finish was staged
UPDATE More talk about the staged finish at the Kansas IRL race two weeks ago in today's Indy Star newspaper. How Tony Kanaan and Dan Wheldon drove in the closing … Read More
Toyota V8 won’t be much slower
Olivier Panis gave the Toyota V8 its first shakedown runs at Jerez this week and got to within 3 seconds of the current V10 engine. With further development it will … Read More
Patrick shrugs off critics
"I think that everyone is entitled to their own opinion," Danica Patrick said this week during this week's IRL media teleconference. "By all means, there's nothing that I want to … Read More
Edmonton race could be wet
UPDATE It's Saturday morning in Edmonton and there is a steady rain falling. The race track is completely wet, and will probably remain so throughout the day if the weather … Read More
Gentilozzi wins 29th Trans-Am pole
Paul Gentilozzi further cemented his legendary Trans-Am status Friday, winning his 29th career Trans-Am pole Friday for Saturday’s Festival City 100 at the Grand Prix of Edmonton. In front of … Read More
Pirro and Biela top practice at Infineon
The No. 2 Champion Racing Audi R8 of Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela posted the fastest time Friday during a sanctioned test day for the American Le Mans Series in … Read More
Polesitter Scheckter does not like Nashville
"To be honest, I didn't like this track too much, until a couple of minutes ago when they said I was on pole. It's a funny sort of track, and … Read More
Gordon says Crew Chief is not changing
WHAT IS YOUR SITUATION WITH YOUR CREW CHIEF, ROBBIE LOOMIS? "As long as Robbie wants to be the crew chief, he's going to be the crew chief. He's a great … Read More
Toyota Atlantic officials clarify blocking rule
After last weekend's black flag on Katherine Legge for blocking to defend her position in the Toronto race, Toyota Atlantic officials laid down the law to the drivers this weekend … Read More
Kasemets nips Legge for provisional Atlantic pole
It wasn’t a lot of ground to make up, but every single point counts in a tight title race and Tonis Kasemets (#6 Flexovit Abrasives/MK ind./TMI/Redline Oil) was happy to … Read More
BoSPOKER sponsors No. 37 car
R&J Racing, which has made 12 of 18 races this season with driver Kevin Lepage despite being funded at a much lower level than much of its competition, got good … Read More
Seen in Edmonton – III (Big Attendance)
UPDATE The track has announced that Friday's attendance in Edmonton was 55,722. 07/15/05 A large crowd turned out Friday in Edmonton to watch Champ Car practice and qualifying in overcast … Read More
DEI and Waltrip part ways
UPDATE NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Michael Waltrip will discuss today's announcement that he will not be returning to DEI for the 2006 season tonight on SPEED Channel's Trackside (7 … Read More
Rain washes out IRL qualifying
Rain showers and the forecast of thunderstorms conspired to wash out Marlboro Pole Qualifying for the Firestone Indy 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. The starting grid was based on combined practice … Read More