An Inside Look at Motorsports
The Daytona Prototype field again saw only the taillights of the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac-powered Riley, as Jon Fogarty captured the pole position in record-shattering fashion this afternoon … Read More
Rain has hit the Iowa Speedway but not before Ganassi Racing teammates Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon turned the fastest laps in opening day practice for Sunday's first-ever Indy Car … Read More
Claiming that Sprint Nextel is trying to increase the value of its NASCAR series sponsorship by "booting" AT&T from the sport, AT&T filed its answer to NASCAR and Sprint Nextel's … Read More
Qualifying Friday for the Iowa 100 Indy Pro Series event on the 0.875-mile Iowa Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver and speed: 1. (27) Wade Cunningham, 161.306 … Read More
SONOMA, Calif. — Nextel Cup Series points leader Jeff Gordon and defending series champion Jimmie Johnson, both of the Hendrick Motorsports stable, have failed inspection at Infineon Raceway. The cars … Read More
Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda points leader Raphael Matos (#6 ProWorks) extended his lead by an additional point and guaranteed himself a front-row starting … Read More
While AJ Allmendinger won the pole at Cleveland last year at a record time of 56.283s, for some reason the track record for Cleveland is listed as 56.4s. It will … Read More
For the second consecutive Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda race weekend, James Hinchcliffe (#9 NOCO/ProWorks) topped the time charts in the first practice session … Read More
It was a wet start to the British Grand Prix MotoGP on Friday as both one-hour free practice sessions were held in wet conditions at Donington Park. Casey Stoner was … Read More
Championship point leader Sebastien Bourdais, who is gunning for his 4th staight title, got his weekend off to the right start with a lap of 57.663s to top opening practice … Read More
UPDATE The final USA TV Rating for the USGP last weekend on FOX was a 0.9/3 share. 06/18/07 The USA overnight TV rating of the USGP Sunday on FOX was … Read More
Having watched a multibillion-dollar buying spree sweep through the broadcast sector, John Levy is betting his cable sports channel, Champ Car Canadian TV broadcaster The Score (except for the Canadian … Read More
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT), and Champ Car are pleased to announce that, less than halfway through the 2007 Champ Car World Series season, provisions have been met … Read More
(GMM) Ferrari has commenced legal action against its veteran technician Nigel Stepney, a spokesman for the Maranello based team confirmed on Friday. The details have not been divulged, but team … Read More
(GMM) Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has joined team boss Jean Todt in denying interest in signing McLaren's disgruntled Fernando Alonso. "With all due respect to Alonso, we are content … Read More
It's been a tough year so far but after being 7th fastest in testing at Road America this week, Champ Car rookie Alex Figge feels more confident going into this … Read More
The Panoz chassis introduced this season by Champ Car offers immediate satisfaction, added comfort and long-range possibilities. "The biggest thing, from a fan standpoint, is the way the car looks," … Read More
For Darlington Raceway President Chris Browning, about the only thing better than seeing Nextel Cup cars and NASCAR haulers at the track is watching cranes and construction trucks work on … Read More
Each car receives three sets (12 tires) for the open test on Friday, June 22, in addition to seven sets (28 tires) for the race weekend, for a total of … Read More
The British government has said that there will be no funding to help the British Grand Prix, despite renewed threats from Bernie Ecclestone that the race could be axed (which … Read More
UPDATE The full Sunday listing of race related TV programs is now included below. 06/21/07 Courtesy of TVRacer.comFridayNASCAR Nextel Cup Citizens Bank 400 Replay-High Definition Michigan 12:00am-2:30am (R) HDNetNASCAR Craftsman … Read More
Fifty years ago the rumble of engines first resonated through the hills of Lime Rock Park for an audience of 6,600 that included famed television journalist Walter Cronkite. Lime Rock … Read More
Casey Stoner showed in Catalunya that he has the mettle to be MotoGP world champion, but while his stamp may be all over the 2007 title, Valentino Rossi is not … Read More
Super Aguri have revealed that despite their best effort, Takuma Sato will incur a ten-place penalty at the French Grand Prix next month. The Japanese driver was penalized after race … Read More
UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, I smell a rat. Tires sitting by themselves not near anything catch on fire all by themselves? I think not. I suspect ISC hired … Read More
