Big 3 market share falls to under 50%
Foreign rivals outsold domestic automakers for the first time in history in July, a grim milestone that came as the entire U.S. auto industry was battered by its worst sales … Read More
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Ganassi to shut down Montoya’s Busch team
Juan Pablo Montoya will race in his final Busch Series event next week at Watkins Glen, then the team will stop competing. Chip Ganassi Racing officials said Wednesday the No. … Read More
Female diversity stalled in NASCAR
It wasn’t that long ago – barely two years – that Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet seemed to be trying to be the first Detroit car manufacturer to get a female … Read More
NASCAR’s next frontier: Latin America
NASCAR has reached a deal with Mexico based Licensing & Promotions Latin America to be its exclusive licensing agent for consumer products throughout Latin America. "Ultimately it's about exposing NASCAR … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Dennis slams Ferrari as saga enters third month Berger fails to back beleaguered Liuzzi Kimi admits title chances fading Brawn admits rival team talks likely Dennis slams Ferrari as saga … Read More
Women’s Scholarship Named for O’Connor
The Champ Car World Series, in collaboration with Lyn St. James, announced this past week, at the Women in the Winner’s Circle luncheon, the start of the Champ Car Vicki … Read More
Did Penske stick his foot in his mouth again?
On numerous occasions over the last five years Roger Penske has put his foot in his mouth by predicted there will be one Indy Car style series in the USA … Read More
Indy Speedway to reduce seats
Construction noise at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has drowned out the fact that the Indianapolis 500 will have fewer seats to offer in the future. The remake of the facility’s road … Read More
McLaren press release on Spygate
Following a thoroughly misleading press campaign by Ferrari and pressure from the Automobile Club D’ Italia, the FIA has asked the FIA International Court of Appeal to consider the unanimous … Read More
NASCAR, ATT continue court battle
NASCAR and AT&T go back to court this week, at odds over the paint scheme on Jeff Burton's No. 31 Chevrolet. But the larger issue of exclusivity in the wireless … Read More
January Preseason Thunder testing dates at DIS
Testing dates for the historic 50th running of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 17, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway have been finalized. The first wave of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series … Read More
Unser Sr. to be Grand Marshal
Open wheel racing legend Al Unser Sr. will be the grand marshal for the Firestone Indy 400 on Sunday, Aug. 5 at Michigan International Speedway. Unser Sr., the two-time open … Read More
Construction underway on MotoGP road course at IMS
Construction on the new, 2.601-mile road course to be used for the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP motorcycle race has started at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. IMS officials plan to … Read More
NASCAR fines Biffle
In response to a NASCAR penalty issued late yesterday for failing to fulfill his post-race media obligations this past Saturday night, following the NASCAR Busch Series race at O'Reilly Raceway … Read More
Tost denies grabbing Speed by neck
Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost has denied grabbing Scott Speed by the neck after Speed claims he was punched in the back by Tost and then grabbed by the … Read More
Martinez joins Racing Engineering
The Racing Engineering team will have an all-Spanish line-up from the Hungary race after announcing Marcos Martinez will replace Ernesto Viso. Martinez will be the fifth driver at Racing Engineering … Read More
Hunter-Reay vs. Duno for ROY
Despite just joining the IRL Ryan Hunter-Reay has a carrot of his own to chase despite making his IndyCar debut just one race ago. His seventh-place debut thrust him in … Read More
Lienhard and Theys to drive Maserati
Three of the most successful men in American sports car racing have entered a Maserati MC12 in the American Le Mans Series’ next race, the Generac 500 at Road America … Read More
Former F1 champ takes driving lessons
Former triple Formula One motor racing champion Nelson Piquet has been sent to driving awareness school – for repeated speeding and parking offences. The Brazilian lost his license after racking … Read More
Brawn denies Stepney’s ’breakaway’ claims
UPDATE (GMM) Ross Brawn, presently on 'sabbatical' following a long stint as Ferrari technical director, on Wednesday denied that he had planned to defect the Italian team to join a … Read More
SPEED Weekly Top 20 Driver Ranking
Montoya first to crack SPEED Weekly Top 20 in two different series (F1, NASCAR) Champ Car drivers Doornbos, Neel make first appearances in Top 20 Updated 8-1-07Pos. (LW) Driver (Series) … Read More
Punters ‘deserting’ Hamilton – bookmaker
(GMM) British punters have gone cold on championship leader and rookie sensation Lewis Hamilton ahead of the Hungarian grand prix. Following the McLaren driver's disastrous Nurburgring race two weeks ago, … Read More
Meira debuts innovative driving suit
When OMP Racing introduced the conceptually new Monoposto suit at the 2006 PRI Show, many wondered if the product was really going into production or if it was just a … Read More