Ford dealership closings to hit 300 this year
Ford Motor Co . said it expects to reduce U.S. dealerships by about 300 this year, 50 percent more than initially intended, under a plan to eliminate excess outlets. The … Read More
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Day 2 of COT testing for Villeneuve
JACQUES VILLENUEVE, Bill Davis Racing: How has the test been going? “The test has been going great and it has been a lot of fun to get out there with … Read More
NASCAR in Primetime to air on ABC
UPDATE #4 The fifth episode of NASCAR in Primetime will be shown on Wednesday, September 12. The show will air at 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm ET on ABC. Please … Read More
Interview with Grand-Am title contenders
An interview with Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype contenders Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty, Scott Pruett and team owner Wayne Taylor, substituting for … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
UPDATE Updates shown in red below. 09/11/07 India signs F1 track deal in London Focus on racing, not money, Coulthard tells Hamilton Stewart slams witch hunt Schu – 'no regrets' … Read More
Haug expects World Council exoneration
(GMM) Norbert Haug says he is confident that McLaren-Mercedes will escape significant sanction at this week's 'spy saga' hearing of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris. The paddock consensus … Read More
Dario Franchitti to be on Craig Ferguson show
Dario Franchitti, 2007 IndyCar Series Champion, will be a guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson early Thursday morning, September 13. The show airs on CBS at 12:35 … Read More
GM- Volt to be tested in ’08
General Motors will begin testing the revolutionary electric drive system in the Chevrolet Volt concept car on the road in vehicles next spring, company Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said at … Read More
Inside an F1 car
For all the advanced aerodynamics and driving skill, a Formula 1 car would go nowhere without an engine, so in the third part of Panasonic Toyota Racing’s Inside a Formula … Read More
Quotes of the Week
UPDATE The late BILL FRANCE JR.Ten years ago, during an Autosport Awards dinner in London, I (Gordon Kirby) discussed the CART/IRL split, among many other things, with Bill France Jr. … Read More
Ford wins Crew Chief of the Race award
The No. 11 FedEx Express Chevrolet team had a lot to celebrate at Richmond International Raceway. They finished 6th in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, locked in third place … Read More
Spirit of Daytona Launches new Grand-Am Rolex entry
The 2007 season of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve may be coming to an end, but this weekend’s SunChaser 1000k finale will mark … Read More
Will the last exiting IRL driver please turn out the lights
Will the last IndyCar Series star on his way to NASCAR please turn out the lights and close the door. While the focus over the weekend at Chicagoland Speedway was … Read More
The closest race – ever
If Logan Gomez and Alex Lloyd raced anything besides Indy Pro Series cars, their close finish at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 9 might have been ruled a dead heat. Gomez … Read More
Audi to bring hybrid-diesels to USA
Audi of America plans to launch its first diesel and hybrid vehicles in the States, later this year. Both powerplants will be on the full-sized Q7 sport/utility. The SUV is … Read More
IRL Detroit TV rating
UPDATE The final TV rating for the IRL's Detroit GP at Belle Isle on ABC two weekends ago was a 1.0/3 share. 09/05/07 The overnight TV rating for the IRL … Read More
Journalist admits Alonso-de la Rosa email fake
UPDATE (GMM) An Italian journalist on Monday said he has been unfairly treated by the media regarding his reportage of the alleged email exchange between Pedro de la Rosa and … Read More
Super Aguri adds new sponsor
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM welcomes Nexsan Technologies as an Official Team Supplier with immediate effect. Nexsan Technologies will supply the team with secure data archiving solutions both at the team’s … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Williams plays down spy scandal Alonso dismisses finish-line antics Probably no Indian driver for Spyker in '08 Ferrari title over, Italy admits New Spy saga to cost F1 – Williams … Read More
F1 in movie theaters
Last Sunday’s Formula 1 Grand Prix from Monza was broadcast in selected cinemas across the UK, presented by SportVision Media. The high definition race coverage, which uses used Dolby 5.1 … Read More
Driver parity to remain at Ferrari, McLaren
(GMM) Ferrari boss Jean Todt has dismissed speculation that the Italian team might now impose a 'number one' driver for the remaining races of 2007. With Felipe Massa retiring from … Read More
Hunter-Reay wins IRL ROY
With today’s result in the PEAK Antifreeze Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway, Rahal Letterman Racing’s Ryan Hunter-Reay clinched the Bombardier Learjet Rookie-of-the-Year Award, driving the #17 Ethanol Dallara/Honda/Firestone. Hunter-Reay sets … Read More
Danica Patrick chokes again
The IRL's biggest star, Danica Patrick who hasn't won a race yet, finished the year Sunday at Chicagoland just the way she started it in Homestead back in March – … Read More
Julianne Hough gets ride of lifetime
Julianne Hough (far left), who will partner with two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves on the upcoming season of "Dancing With The Stars" is at Chicagoland Speedway today to watch … Read More
Danica the teacher
PEAK Antifreeze to offer racing fans the chance to win driving lessons from Danica Patrick at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. PEAK, IndyCar, and IMS have teamed up with IndyCar … Read More