Latest F1 news in brief – Friday
UPDATE Updates shown in red below. 02/01/13 Razia (L), Dillmann and Valsecchi (R) on the GP2 podium last year in Bahrain Happy Razia says Marussia race seat 'a dream' Ecclestone … Read More
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Class acts at the 2013 Rolex 24 at Daytona
The winning Ganassi No. 01 Riley BMW The 51st Rolex 24 At Daytona justified the race’s reputation as one of motor sport’s truly great endurance competitions. In the final hours … Read More
No more Cup races for Bill Elliott?
Although it's been a quarter of a century, Bill Elliott remembers his first short track win at Bristol Motor Speedway like it was yesterday. In a recent interview, Elliott talked … Read More
Ganassi 01 BMW wins Rolex 24, Pruett ties Haywood
Montoya brings the No. 01 Ganassi BMW home to victory Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates was clearly the team to beat throughout the 51st running of the Rolex 24 … Read More
Rolex 24 at Daytona Preview
The start With sunset just before 18:00 and sunrise close to 07:15 the following day at this time of year in Florida, night is a serious component of the Rolex … Read More
Five NASCAR drivers in final year of their contract
EGR owner Chip Ganassi would neither confirm nor deny that both Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya are in the final years of their contracts. RPM drivers Marcos Ambrose and … Read More
Will ROY battle end Patrick’s affair with Stenhouse?
UPDATE #3 Stenhouse (L) and Patrick (R) now confirmed lovers, and competitors Danica Patrick's personal life is no longer a secret — she's dating a fellow driver. Patrick revealed to … Read More
Pruett puts Ganassi BMW on pole for Rolex 24
Scott Pruett Scott Pruett’s drive for a record-tying fifth overall victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona could not have a better start. The five-time Daytona Prototype champion in the … Read More
Road America and Road Atlanta to get Sprint Cup races?
Rumors coming out of this week's NASCAR media tour say to expect NASCAR to give serious consideration to adding more road races to the schedule, because the participating manufacturers let … Read More
Budweiser and Jimmy Johns to follow Harvick to SHR
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. NASCAR team owner Richard Childress confirmed what driver Kevin Harvick would not since November 2012. Harvick will leave Childress, where he … Read More
Pit-crew competition may not be held in 2013
Sprint shifted its sponsorship of the pit-crew competition during all-star week to the Daytona event to give it sponsorship of both non-points Cup events, the Sprint Unlimited and the Budweiser … Read More
RCR to drop Chevy for Dodge?
UPDATE Don't look for NASCAR to add a new manufacturer anytime soon. Vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said during Friday's "Gen 6" test at Charlotte Motor Speedway that he … Read More
Risi Ferrari returns to American Le Mans Series
Risi Ferrari in 2011 North America’s most successful Ferrari GT team, Risi Competizione, is returning to competition after a hiatus in 2012. The Houston, Texas-based team will enter one Ferrari … Read More
Austin Dillon to move up to Cup in 2014, running #3?
It's almost a given that Austin Dillon will be NASCAR's 2014 Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year. He'll run another full Nationwide Series schedule this year before moving up to … Read More
Daytona 500 to be a Demolition Derby?
Dale Jr. caused a big wreck in testing Getty Images for NASCAR Huge 25-car pileups, such as the one on the final lap at Talladega Superspeedway last October, might be … Read More
Ludicrous NASCAR Bump-Drafting over
There were few complaints and even less direct involvement from NASCAR officials. By all accounts this week’s Sprint Cup Series test at Daytona International was a resounding success – well … Read More
Kyle Busch re-signed by JGR back in December
Kyle Busch Kyle Busch has re-signed a long-term extension with Joe Gibbs Racing, removing one of the biggest names from the Sprint Cup Series' impending free-agent market. Two officials with … Read More
Allmendinger still may end up in IndyCars in 2013
UPDATE AJ Allmendinger tried to close the book on 2012 by going to bed early on New Years Eve and not celebrating the end of the year. But it was … Read More
GM, Ford gave NASCAR an earful
And you can add the manufacturers to the list of those concerned as well. The powers that be in NASCAR – Brian France, Lesa France & Mike Helton – make … Read More
NASCAR looking to marginalize IndyCar and F1 on NBC
UPDATE The Motor Racing Network (MRN) recently revealed that the NBC Sports Channel, formerly known as Versus, is looking for a piece of NASCAR action to possibly knock out ESPN/ABC … Read More
New M1 Racing team signs Acosta as its first driver
Paul Mata, who served as team manager for Team GDT in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear for six years, has formed M1 Racing to compete in the 2013 … Read More
Ferrari’s Montezemolo sounds off
Luca di Montezemolo sounds off The Formula 1 year just ended has, to put it diplomatically, thrown up several topics for discussion and Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo did not … Read More
Daly to test with Foyt, but his heart is in F1
UPDATE #2 All of a sudden, Conor Daly's future is coming together. The Noblesville driver said Thursday he expects to sign for next year with a strong team in Europe's … Read More
Two-Car Audi Effort For Rolex 24, and probably Sebring
Audi R8 in Rolex 24 Audi Factory drivers from the WEC and the DTM are playing a role in AUDI AG’s customer sport program. In the 24-hour race at Daytona … Read More
Sorting out the NASCAR Silly Season
The NASCAR offseason usually means one thing – more shuffling than a game of cards. This year is no different with high-profile drivers moving their team shop addresses to another … Read More