Penske to have the ‘unfair advantage’ in 2015?
Could it be that Tony Kanaan and others will spend lots of 2015 looking up at Will Power, Juan Pablo Montoya and the Rest of Team Penske? There's been a … Read More
Author: Brian Carroccio
Indy Media Day notes
AutoRacing1 reporter Tim Wohlford hard at work during INDYCAR Media Day Marco Andretti caught himself "sounding like a team owner." Well, this is his 10th Indy season coming up, and … Read More
Karam to run for Ganassi at St. Pete
Sage Karam INDIANAPOLIS (February 17, 2015) – Chip Ganassi Racing Teams (CGRT) announced today that development driver Sage Karam will join the team’s Verizon IndyCar Series lineup in the No. … Read More
INDYCAR Media Day (Update)
UPDATE Jim Campbell (L) and Mark Berube from Chevy A few highlights so far from IndyCar Media Day. Jim Campbell, Chevrolet vice president of motorsports • Aero kits have 123 … Read More
Budget to run Indy in 2015
Has even the budget for an Indy one-off become cost prohibitive? From early morning discussions at IndyCar Media Day, AutoRacing1 is hearing that the budget for a 'one-off' Indianapolis 500 … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Tuesday
Ferrari's vision for F1 F1 Commission to consider future on Tuesday Vettel like 'carbon copy' of Schumacher – Arrivabene Mercedes to decide token strategy before Melbourne F1 should 'respect' Alonso's … Read More
Pro Mazda: Latif joins World Speed Motorsports
(February 16th, 2015 Sonoma, CA) World Speed Motorsports announced today that Alessandro Latif will be joining their squad for the 2015 season. Latif is a young, but very experienced racer … Read More
Jakes to SPM
James Jakes From IndyCar.com — Schmidt Peterson Motorsports personnel will have to be specific when addressing their Verizon IndyCar Series drivers. Maybe "JJ" and "JH"? James Jakes will join James … Read More
Budweiser Duel pit stall selections
Below, are the pit assignments for Thursday’s Budweiser Duel at Daytona races. The drivers selected their pit stall numbers after yesterday’s qualifying session. Coors Light pole winner Jeff Gordon opted … Read More
NASCAR: no plans to fines drivers for comments about qualifying
An interview with Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's chief racing development officer and executive vice president, some Q&A's about Sunday's qualifying for the Daytona 500: STEVE O'DONNELL: I wanted to make a … Read More
Busch with new girlfriend at Daytona
Ashley Van Metre Kurt Busch has a new girlfriend, moving on in his personal life even as legal issues stemming from a dispute with his ex Patricia Driscoll. Busch posed … Read More
Earnhardt and Hamlin fail post qualifying inspection
The cars of 2014 Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Denny Hamlin both failed post-qualifying inspections for today's Coors Light Daytona 500 Qualifying. The #88 Nationwide Chevrolet of Earnhardt … Read More
Toyota Daytona qualifying quote board
Denny Hamlin was the fastest Toyota driver in today's qualifying session DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs RacingQualified: 3rd Did the qualifying work out as you … Read More
Gordon wins Daytona 500 pole
Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon has won pole position for the 2015 Daytona 500. With a lap of 201.293 miles per hour, Gordon's #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet edged out … Read More
Toyota Sprint Unlimited quote board
Matt Kenseth scores another win at Daytona MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs RacingFinishing Position: 1st How does it feel to kick off Daytona with a … Read More
Daytona 500 Qualifying Groups
Group 1: # Driver 2 Brad Keselowski 3 Austin Dillon 4 Kevin Harvick 6 Trevor Bayne 9 Sam Hornish Jr. 10 Danica Patrick 11 Denny Hamlin 13 Casey Mears 14 … Read More
Patrick concerned about Daytona qualifying
Danica Patrick admits qualifying for the Daytona 500 is no guarantee (Editor's note: Numerous drivers have admitted they are concerned about qualifying for this year's Daytona 500, given the removal … Read More
Vautier lands WEC ride
Tristan Vautier From Autosport — Former IndyCar racer and 2012 Indy Lights champion Tristan Vautier will race for the Team SARD Morand LMP2 squad in the opening two rounds of … Read More
Pabst signs Eidson for Winterfest
Oconomowoc, Wis. – As Pabst Racing finalizes their prep for the season, they release their latest news. Second year Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda driver Jake Eidson will … Read More
Bourdais and Vasser test Champ Cars at NOLA (Update)
UPDATE Gotta love this quote from Scot Elkins, who headed up the DP-01 project for Champ Car: "The DP-01 was the highlight of my career. And those who say it … Read More
Stern goes back-to-back: wins Race 2 of MD Varsity Karting League
The MD Varsity Karting League had its second race Tuesday evening (Jessup, MD — Tuesday, February 10) Race 2 of the 2015 Maryland Varsity Karting League played out a lot … Read More
Pigot talks Formula E with AR1’s Brian Carroccio
Dragon Racing's Oriol Servia leads into turn 1 at the start of the Putrajaya ePrix The world's first all-electric racing series is now four races old, after last month's Buenos … Read More
Andretti bows out of Miami ePrix
Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport IndyCar driver Marco Andretti will not compete in next month's Miami ePrix, as originally planned. Andretti ran for the team last month in Buenos Aires, finishing … Read More
Gilliland withdraws from Sprint Unlimited
David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports has confirmed that David Gilliland will not compete in Saturday evening's Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway. The withdrawal Gilliland, who qualified for the Sprint … Read More
NASCAR announces new roles for Helton and Dewar
NASCAR, and NASCAR's Chief Operating Officer, Brent Dewar, has been named to the NASCAR Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mike Helton, NASCAR's president since 2000, has served the company in … Read More