SPEED Weekly Top 20 Driver Ranking
F1’s Fernando Alonso maintains top spot Clint Bowyer (15th) leads three Richard Childress Racing drivers in Top 20 8 new names in Top 20 Updated 6-6-07Pos. (LW) Driver (Series) Pts1. … Read More
Category: Hot News
Roush Fenway signs Colin Braun
Roush Fenway Racing announced today that they have signed 18-year old Colin Braun (pronounced brown) to their driver development program. Braun will be entered in select ARCA races in 2007, … Read More
PCM announces new sponsor
Oxnard, CA – Pacific Coast Motorsports is pleased to announce their partnership with Molecule Labs. Based in Benicia, California, The Molecule™ Technical Fabric Care System cleans, protects and refreshes Nomex® … Read More
HOF plans 2nd team in 2008
Hall of Fame Racing co-owner, Troy Aikman, said Tuesday on ESPN2's NASCAR Now, that the team plans to have a 2nd car in 2008 and that they need the 2nd … Read More
IRL attendance just as bad as Champ Car’s
UPDATE Attendance was announced as 31,858, though the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that the 40,000-capacity grandstands appeared half full. So despite Champ Car not racing in Milwaukee anymore, and the IRL … Read More
Bristol Set To Reopen After Surfacing
BRISTOL, Tenn. –As work continues on the new concrete surface at the Bristol Motor Speedway, plans are in place for NASCAR tests, as well as a series of late-model events … Read More
Hinchcliffe nips Matos in Putnam test
Sierra Sierra Enterprises continued to set the pace during a mid-season test at the Putnam Park Road Coarse in Indiana. The 1.8 mile, 10-turn road circuit was quickly mastered by … Read More
Wilson ready to get back to racing again
Justin is looking forward to racing again this weekend at Portland International Raceway in Oregon, after more than a month spent training, testing and helping to promote Champ Car's European … Read More
Team Australia eager for Portland challenge
Team Australia star Will Power will continue his battle with rival Sebastien Bourdais as the Champ Car World Series resumes with Round 4 at the Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix … Read More
Carlsbad man dies in Baja 500 truck accident
The competitor killed in a roll-over accident during a Baja California road race wasn't wearing a seat belt. Race officials said Tuesday that Chris Lokken was a rider in a … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Kimi too 'passive' for Ferrari – Andretti Rosberg under contract for 2008 – Williams FIA slams 'ban motor sport' article Switzerland lifts motor racing ban Watch us in America, says … Read More
Jimmie Johnson to be on Live with Regis and Kelly
Jimmie Johnson will be a guest on the Live with Regis and Kelly show on Thursday, June 7. The show airs at 9:00 am-10:00 am in most time zones. The … Read More
The first Motor Sport Academy in the world
Giancarlo Fisichella is delighted to announce today that, together with Enrico Zanarini and his management team, he is launching the Fisichella Motor Sport Academy – the first academy in the … Read More
Pirro confident about LeMans chances
Even before Sunday's Test Day for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Emanuele Pirro already knew what to expect from Peugeot. The eight-hour session ended with Peugeot posting the fastest … Read More
Philippe completes first V8 Supercar test
On Thursday 31st of May, Nelson Philippe completed his very first test in an Australian V8 Supercar in Queensland. Nelson drove for WPS Racing, owned by Craig Gore, and delivered … Read More
USGP schedule features more F1 track time
The United States Grand Prix, which starts at 1 p.m. (local time) Sunday, June 17, is the featured event of three days of nearly non-stop action at the Indianapolis Motor … Read More
Two companies propose kinetic energy system
Two British companies have made a deal which could help to cut the emissions of F1 cars. The two companies plan to use energy produced as a car brakes from … Read More
President Bush, others react to France death
President George W. Bush: "Laura and I are deeply saddened by the death of Bill France Jr. Bill was a legend in the world of NASCAR whose passion and vision … Read More
Quotes from The SPEED Report Bill France Jr.
John Cooper, former president of Daytona International Speedway and a France friend for 51 years, on multiple topics: On his management style – “You always knew where you stood with … Read More
Bill France Funeral
The funeral service for long-time leader and visionary Bill France has been scheduled for Thursday, June 7, at the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center, at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona … Read More
Nelson wins Crew Chief of the Race award
After a rained out race day resulting in yet again another rescheduled race, Penske Racing’s Mike Nelson, crew chief for the No. 12 Alltel Dodge team, had to wait three … Read More
Carmakers are poised to make deal on fuel rules
After more than 30 years of staunch opposition to federal oversight, the U.S. auto industry appears ready to argue for higher fuel economy standards to block tougher proposals that several … Read More
Toyota Tundra camshafts snapping
Out of a run of 30,000 5.7-liter V8 engines, Toyota has had reports of 20 camshafts snapping — a minuscule number in light of the total (0.06 percent, as a … Read More