Gilliland re-signed by RYR for 2008
David Gilliland said Friday that he’s signed a contract extension with Robert Yates Racing and will be back behind the wheel of the #38 Ford Fusion next season. “I’m really … Read More
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Menard’s father not involved in transaction
With rookie driver Paul Menard being a major beneficiary of the Dale Earnhardt Inc.-Ginn Racing merger, and his father, John, being a multi-billionaire, it would be easy to conclude that … Read More
Leffler Scores First NASCAR Busch win for Toyota
Jason Leffler drove Toyota to its first victory in the NASCAR Busch Series with a rousing run from seventh to first in the final 37 laps Saturday in the Kroger … Read More
GP2 steers Ecclestone towards another winner
Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One motor racing's billionaire boss, is on track to make another fortune, this time from GP2, the F1 feeder series. GP2 races are held during an F1 … Read More
Champ Car tweaks start for San Jose
Sunday in San Jose will be the sixth standing start attempt this season for Champ Car. Because of the relatively narrow main straight compared to previous tracks, Tony Cotman has … Read More
PCM Announces another new partnership
Pacific Coast Motorsports and driver Mario Dominguez are pleased to announce their partnership with Joseph J. Albanese Inc. Champ Car star Dominguez will carry the Joseph J. Albanese logos on … Read More
Bourdais still waiting on F1 call
UPDATE AutoRacing1.com has been told that Sebastien Bourdais knows he is going to F1 for sure next year and is just waiting for the team to make the announcement. 07/27/07 … Read More
Bomarito goes even faster to retain pole
Jonathan Bomarito (#23 Miracle Sealants/Konica Minolta/Dynacor) will start his 30th career Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda race from the pole position for the first … Read More
Champ Car welcomes One Millionth fan in San Jose
The Champ Car World Series honored its one millionth fan of the 2007 season at the San Jose Grand Prix at Redback Raceway today, an early milestone for the Series … Read More
San Jose: Hinchcliffe tops Atlantic Practice 2
Pos Driver Time Behind1 James Hinchcliffe 55.286 0.0002 Raphael Matos 55.377 0.0913 Ryan Lewis 55.389 0.1034 Carl Skerlong 55.392 0.1065 Franck Perera 55.450 0.1646 Jonathan Bomarito 55.484 0.1987 Robert Wickens … Read More
Kennard breaks his duck in torrential rain at Spa
Jonathan Kennard (#2 Raikkonen Robertson Racing) scored his first British F3 win in a race hit by a torrential downpour and ended under the safety car. Kennard leaves Spa with … Read More
Bird swoops on second race win
Sam Bird (#3 Carlin Motorsport) took his second win of the season, beating Jonathan Kennard (#2 Raikkonen Robertson Racing) and Stephen Jelley (#1 Raikkonen Robertson Racing) to the flag in … Read More
Tracy embraces his role as the villain
It was a simple baseball cap with a couple of sponsor logos. But definitely black. And that seemed appropriate as Tracy answered questions about his image as Champ Car's resident … Read More
San Jose Grand Prix still looking for big-name sponsor
[Editor's Note: As we have said on numerous occasions, Champ Car is not going to draw the hardcore fan base necessary to increase TV ratings and hence land new sponsors, … Read More
Menard Money helps DEI-Ginn Merger
[Editor's Note: By reading this story it sounds like all is not well in NASCAR land. Teams having to merge sounds like the rosy picture NASCAR is trying to paint … Read More
Hornaday wins truck race
Ron Hornaday earned his second career victory at O’Reilly Raceway Park, holding off a furious charge by Johnny Benson in a two-lap overtime dash to win Friday night’s rain-delayed Power … Read More
Walker ’surprised’ about ’08 Australian GP date
(GMM) Ron Walker, promoter of the Australian grand prix in Melbourne, admitted surprise when his race was reinstated in the top position on the formula one calendar for 2008. The … Read More
Yates Racing and Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing join forces
UPDATE Added logo for the new team below as well as photos from the event. 07/27/07 Robert Yates Racing (RYR) and Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing (NHLR) have entered into a letter of … Read More
Dennis broke ’trust’ agreement – Todt
(GMM) The hostility between F1's arch rivals Ferrari and McLaren stepped up another gear on Friday, following the controversial verdict of the FIA World Council. Maranello based Ferrari, enraged that … Read More
San Jose GP celebrates Champ Car Fan Favorite Awards
Champ Car World Series Fan Favorite Awards were presented Friday night at the San Jose Grand Prix at Redback Raceway, with memories both comical and poignant highlighting the ceremony. Ten … Read More
Rain delays truck race
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race is being delayed by rain Friday night at O'Reilly Raceway Park. The engines were scheduled to be fired at 8:11 p.m. EDT, but workers … Read More
Redback Networks Sponsors PCM driver Alex Figge
Pacific Coast Motorsports, competitors in the Champ Car World Series, is pleased to announce its partnership with Redback Networks Inc., an Ericsson company that makes video-centric routers for 75 percent … Read More
Underdogs Junqueira and Coyne opening eyes
Underdogs Bruno Junqueira and the Dale Coyne Racing team are slowly creeping up on the front of the Champ Car grid. After struggled for several races, the team has shown … Read More
Bridgestone to bring new softer ’Red’ tires to San Jose
UPDATE We confirmed with Bridgestone's Joe Barbieri in San Jose today that indeed this is the softest "red" tire they have ever supplied to Champ Car. The goal is to … Read More
Bomarito takes provisional Atlantic pole
American Jonathan Bomarito of Monterey, CA put his Miracle Sealants/PR-1 Motorsports racer on the provisional pole for Sunday’s 11th round of the Cooper Tires presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship … Read More