JTG Daugherty to expand to 2-car team in 2013
JTG Daugherty Racing purchased some old cars from MWR to get started this season and will get its engines from Toyota Racing Development, but eventually plans to build its own … Read More
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Kentucky parking firm disputes Speedway’s numbers
Last year's traffic snarls The company hired to direct parking at Kentucky Speedway’s inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race last summer disputes track owner Bruton Smith’s recent assertion that hundreds … Read More
Logano has 2-year old dead lobster in closet
The lobster Logano won two years ago may be rotting in his closet The gospel according to "Twitter" has often fascinated me. In addition to the fact that it's a … Read More
Team GDT Signs Colombian Andres Mendez
Texas-based Team GDT has signed rising Colombian open-wheel driver Andrés Mendez to compete in the 2012 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear. Mendez is a 19 year-old Colombian racer who … Read More
NASCAR media darling gets guaranteed starting spot
UPDATE Go ahead and pencil Danica Patrick into the Daytona 500 starting lineup. Stewart Haas Racing has finalized an alliance with Tommy Baldwin Racing that guarantees Patrick a starting spot … Read More
Is Chevrolet set to race the Malibu in NASCAR?
No, we don't have a tacit admission from the party involved, Chevrolet, but we think you will find the circumstantial evidence rather compelling. It suggests that Chevy will race the … Read More
Heidfeld to race Lola-Toyota Le Mans car
Heidfeld's Renault burns last year in Barcelona F1 outcast Nick Heidfeld is rumored to race a Lola-Toyota in the legendary endurance races of Sebring, Spa and Le Mans, according to … Read More
Kentucky Speedway spends $10M to fix traffic, parking problems
Kentucky Speedway officials today "promised dramatic improvement" in regards to parking capacity and traffic flow at the track ahead of the June 30 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400. … Read More
Could Kyle Busch wind up driving for his own Cup team?
Kyle Busch UPDATE Kyle Busch will team with his brother Kurt at KBM this year in the Nationwide Series. "I was feeling pretty good about our ownership chances in Nationwide, … Read More
Q and A with Casey Stoner
Casey Stoner How was your Christmas break and your reception back at home in Australia?"It was pretty uneventful, just a nice quiet time with family and friends, and a chance … Read More
Star Mazda news tidbits
The Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear 2012 season finale will be held at Road Atlanta during the 15th Annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda, October 17 – 20. … Read More
USF2000 Champion Suvanto joins Team Pelfrey
Team Pelfrey announced the addition of 2011 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda champion Petri Suvanto to compete in the Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear. The team made … Read More
Team Stange Signs Lazaro Selgar for 2012 Star Mazda Season
Lazaro Selgar Team Stange Racing, LLC Announced today that it has signed Lazaro Selgar to contest the entire 2012 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear with the team. Lazaro Selgar … Read More
Fontana not as dangerous as Las Vegas for IndyCars
CART used to fill the Fontana grandstands up before Tony George split the sport and destroyed it. In the background is the grandstands just prior to starting of engines for … Read More
Ferrari and Mercedes working on Lotus-style braking system
Schumacher's Mercedes to also use anti-dive braking system UPDATE #2 (GMM) Mercedes is the next team working on a copy of Lotus' innovative 'braking ride-height correction' system ahead of the … Read More
Many NASCAR teams in worse sponsorship situation than when economy collapsed
Robin Pemberton, Vice President of Competition for NASCAR, Mike Helton, President of NASCAR and John Darby, Managing Director for NASCAR, address the media Getty Images for NASCAR UPDATE That number … Read More
Veach to Compete for 2012 Star Mazda Championship with Andretti Autosport
Andretti Autosport announced today it has signed Zach Veach to compete in the 2012 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear. Veach will drive the #77 Team Zakosi Data Backup car. … Read More
McDowell to announce Rolex 24, Sprint Cup plans
Michael McDowell Add Michael McDowell to the list of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers planning to moonlight in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The current entry list shows Jamie McMurray, … Read More
Eurointernational signs Wei Ron Tan
Wei Ron Tan Eurointernational is pleased to announce to have signed driver Wei Ron Tan for the 2012 Formula JK Racing Asia Series (FJKRAS – formerly known as both Formula … Read More
Star Mazda President off to Europe to seek best talent
In response to the growing international recognition of the Mazda Road to Indy – the official IndyCar driver development program that provides scholarship funding for the champions of each series … Read More
F1 teams may already have new Concorde deals
UPDATE #2 Do Ferrari and Red Bull already have a new deal? There have been some stories in recent days about how some of the top Formula 1 teams may … Read More
Joe Griffin Joins Atlantic Championship Series
Joe Griffin The Series for SCCA-legal Formula Atlantic race cars will be run in conjunction with the F2000 Championship Series and F1600 Formula F Championship Series, sanctioned by SCCA Pro … Read More
Another NASCAR team biting dust?
Sirius XM NASCAR Radio's Sirius Speedway with Dave Moody has learned that the #71 TRG Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team will not return in 2012. Sources close to the … Read More
Almirola to nab Petty #43 seat
UPDATE Aric Almirola This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with this announcement. Richard Petty Motorsports announced today that Aric Almirola will drive the legendary #43 Ford Fusion in NASCAR Sprint … Read More