Fernandez to run against own team
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. See story on Hot News page. 03/21/05 This rumor is upgraded to 'strong.' Look for Mo Nunn Racing to announce a … Read More
Category: IndyCar
Internal unrest at Andretti Green
Had Dan Wheldon known his teammate was trying to pass him, Dario Franchitti might have had a better shot at beating Hornish. Wheldon, on the verge of being lapped by … Read More
Photos doctored?
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, Just been looking at ‘Racer Magazine’ (Mar 2005). I was looking at the picture on page 52 of an IRL race somewhere or other and … Read More
IRL won’t race in Montreal
UPDATE #2 This Toronto Sun article is basically a retraction of their previous story saying the IRL would race in Montreal. 03/10/05 Montreal Molson Indy promoter Normand Legault denied yesterday … Read More
IPS to Montreal
UPDATE What’s with every sanctioning body and series looking for a race weekend in Montréal. Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve is a temporary track that otherwise has four bus stops for all walks … Read More
IRL to race in Montreal and Toronto
UPDATE #2 See this Hot News item whereby Normand Legault confirms there will not be more than two races per year on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. 03/08/05 This rumor is downgraded … Read More
Nextel Cup to Mexico in 2006, no IRL
UPDATE #2 This rumor is downgraded to 'speculation' because this race may stay a Busch series race. Managing director of NASCAR International Robbie Weiss, one of the driving forces behind … Read More
IRL to get paid millions in XM Radio deal
UPDATE #3 Another writes, I find it VERY hard to believe that very many people would listen to an IRL race over XM radio. Not that many watch it on … Read More
Champ Car Canadian TV deal close
UPDATE See Hot News page for F1 TV news article making that part of this rumor 'fact.' 02/27/05 For Champ Car fans out there, this is the scoop: TSN is … Read More
Jeff Bucknum to drive for Dreyer and Reinbold
The late Ronnie Bucknum will forever be linked with Honda's motorsports family since he drove the company's first Formula One car in 1964 and then drove the last Honda chassis/engine … Read More
IRL dead count
UPDATE #2 Kenny Brack won’t be making his comeback at the Brickyard with Morris Nunn’s team this year. “We were working on a sponsor to run together but it’s not … Read More
Gordon to skip Indy 500
Robby Gordon will not enter this year's Indianapolis 500 unless he's driving somebody else's race cars. Gordon, who has competed in the 500 ten times says his commitment is to … Read More
Mexican drivers to look to NASCAR now
In a recent NASCAR.com interview Adrian Fernandez was asked the following question:Do you see young Mexican drivers looking to NASCAR instead of Champ Car or the IRL? I think they … Read More
Honda eyes Grand-Am, then NASCAR
With rumors rampant that Honda might drop out of the IRL, word on the street is that they may follow Toyota (Lexus) to the France family's Grand-Am series before they … Read More
No commercial breaks possible for desperate IRL
This Times Dispatch article says, Wow, here's a novel idea: split-screen auto racing, allowing viewers to see continuous coverage of the action during all national commercial breaks. Don't get your … Read More
Champ Car maneuvers against Indy 500
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' Champ Car isn't going to keep any of its teams from competing at this year's Indianapolis 500 according to Tony Cotman, the new … Read More
Panther Racing to announce new sponsor
Panther Racing, the IRL IndyCar® Series’ only Chevrolet-powered team, on Thursday will announce the new primary sponsor for the No. 2 Chevrolet-powered Dallara. The sponsor will also be an associate … Read More
No Indy double?
A handful of NASCAR drivers took notice when the start of the Indianapolis 500 was moved back an hour, making it almost impossible for them to compete at the Brickyard … Read More
IRL finds replacement for Chevy
UPDATE #3 AutoRacing1.com has learned that any new IRL engine supplier won't be badging a Cosworth engine, so if there is any truth to this rumor, they will have to … Read More
Road courses wearing on Hornish
UPDATE Sam Hornish Jr. participated in Wednesday’s test sessions wearing a brace on his right hand, the result of a tendonitis in his thumb. “It doesn’t hurt anymore," Hornish said. … Read More
Fernandez might drive Busch car
UPDATE #2 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Adrian Fernandez will run for Hendrick Motorsports in the Busch Series race in Mexico City, and only for this race. His … Read More
Tony George to start IPS team too
Rumor has it that Tony George will not only start an IndyCar team just for his stepson Ed Carpenter (no one else will run him), but he will also announce … Read More
ISC/IRL rumor
UPDATE #4 This week's National Speed Sport News reports – The United States Auto Club, which celebrates its Golden Anniversary this season, will experience unprecedented expansion of its premier racing … Read More
Rumors from Montreal
According to an article in La Presse written by Réjean Tremblay, Normand Legault, principal of the Grand Prix du Canada, is taking over from Alan Labrosse to whom he had … Read More