Longtime IMS employee dies
Roger Deppe, who Indianapolis Motor Speedway President and COO Joie Chitwood described as a "true part of what the Speedway is all about," died July 14 while driving to his … Read More
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Camara wins pole in Nashville
In SWE Race Car Parts Pole Qualifying for the Menards Infiniti Pro Series, Jaime Camara claimed the pole with a fast lap of 179.062 mph (26.1362 seconds) on the 1.33-mile … Read More
Pedro de la Rosa fastest at Jerez
Friday F1 test results at Jerez, Spain.1 . P. de la Rosa – McLaren Mercedes MP4- 20 – 1:16.919 (+ 0.000 ) – 66 laps 2 . N. Heidfeld – … Read More
NASCAR Chicago TV Rating
UPDATE #2 The Chicago Busch Series race had a final 2.6/6 share on NBC last Saturday afternoon. 07/12/05 NBC's coverage of Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race from Chicagoland Speedway delivered … Read More
Dominguez and Ranger crash
UPDATE Ranger sprained his wrist in the impact. X-rays later showed Ranger's hand to be bruised but otherwise fine. "I was very surprised to see him coming," Ranger, his left … Read More
BAR Honda Jerez test results
With eleven of the nineteen races already completed this season, B*A*R Honda are still hard at work evaluating new developments designed to further improve the B*A*R Honda 007 car. This … Read More
Seen in Edmonton – II
Spotted Memo Gidley also wearing a Global Broadcast shirt. He will be in the booth with Paul Page announcing Sunday's race [Gidley pictured right with Leonardo Maia (L) and Alex … Read More
HVM signs Bremer for 2006
HVM Racing announced today that they have extended their 2005 agreement with Ronnie Bremer for the Dane to Drive for the team in 2006. Bremer, 26, of Copenhagen, Denmark joined … Read More
Seen in Edmonton – I
Paul Page is in the Champ Car paddock this morning in Edmonton. He is working for Global, the big national Canadian network TV station…..A whole slew of Edmonton fans are … Read More
Champ Car Toronto TV Rating
UPDATE The 'final' rating for the Toronto Champ Car race on CBS last Sunday in the USA was a 1.0/3 share, which is the highest rated race for Champ Car … Read More
USGP ticket refund process
Michelin North America, Inc. and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) announced today the details of the ticket refund process for ticket holders to the 2005 Formula One United States Grand … Read More
Team Australia – Round 7 Preview
Team Australia heads to the second round of the July back-to-back Canadian double header in Edmonton this weekend confident of success at the newest venue in the Champ Car World … Read More
Long Beach race listed as possible terror target
The federal Homeland Security Department's list of 73 Los Angeles County sites that will get specialized terrorism protection left local officials puzzled Thursday because it includes some low-priority targets and … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
DC set for F1 bridge blastF1 scare in TurkeyVote for F1's '06 qual-formatAlbers to burn rubberLondon grand prix doubtedSchu shelves title talkF1's next step, regulationsFerrari fault is black, roundSpanish scorcherFull-stop … Read More
USA TV reminders for Saturday
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES – Qualifying New England 200 New Hampshire International Speedway 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. ET (Live) SPEEDNASCAR Live! New Hampshire International Speedway 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET (Live) SPEEDNASCAR NEXTEL … Read More
Mid-Ohio completes track improvements
The parent company of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course finished a slate of safety improvements in time for a major motorcycle event, it reported Thursday. The $450,000 project relocated two … Read More
Dalziel out, Bremer in for Edmonton
UPDATE #4 AutoRacing1.com spoke to HVM boss Keith Wiggins on the airplane ride up to Edmonton. Wiggins told AutoRacing1.com, "I still hold the contract with Ronnie. I am releasing him … Read More
90% of Edmonton seats sold
100% of the suites and about 90 per cent of the 43,000-seat grandstands are sold out, said Edmonton race general manager Greg Macdonald. Because of the width of the course, … Read More
Jeffrey Pollack Leaving NASCAR For Harrah’s
Harrah’s Entertainment has named JEFFREY POLLACK VP/Sports & Entertainment Marketing. Pollack, who founded The Daily, will be responsible for managing Harrah’s sports ventures, including the World Series of Poker, boxing … Read More
Paul Newman to race Silicon Valley CEO’s
The Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San José organizers along with Champ Car World Series team owner, race car driver, actor and philanthropist Paul Newman and Canary Fund founder Don … Read More
Bridgestone Alternate Tires in use this weekend
Bridgestone delivered 744 dry-condition ("slicks") and 304 wet-condition ("rains") Potenza race tires for use this weekend. All were produced at the Bridgestone Technical Center in Akron, Ohio. Per Champ Car … Read More
Gené leads testing at Paul Ricard
Thursday testing at Paul Ricard saw only Ferrari and Jordan in action.1. M. Gené – Ferrari – 1'13"297 – 88 laps2. N. Karthikeyan – Jordan Toyota – 1'15"011 – 101 … Read More
Roush no fan of Car of Tomorrow
Roush Racing team owner Jack Roush had some harsh comments for NASCAR's planned "car of the future" on Thursday. The car design, which is supposed to incorporate new safety innovations … Read More
Indy 500 TV ratings were solid in some key markets
The ABC Sports broadcast of the 89th Indianapolis 500 was popular with viewers in all demographic groups in major United States markets, according to new local ratings information released by … Read More
No merger, now what?
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, You published articles pushing for a unification of the IRL and Champ Car. Clearly it is not going to happen now. Can they survive apart? … Read More