Honda nose sprouts ‘ears’ at Spanish test
(GMM) Embattled Honda has taken a leaf out of McLaren's book in a bid to produce a quicker car for the upcoming Spanish grand prix. The crisis-ridden team sent Christian … Read More
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Nextel Cup drivers in all-star race for charity
Nextel Cup drivers will take to the dirt June 6 at southwest Ohio’s Eldora Speedway in the Nextel Prelude to the Dream exhibition race. The event, which will raise money … Read More
NASCAR Drivers in ‘Big Break’ on The Golf Channel
NASCAR’s finest will kick off a new season of shows when stars from the world of sports and Hollywood will take on the most popular challenges from The Golf Channel … Read More
Slim profit expected at GM
Analysts expect General Motors Corp. to report today that it made a slight profit in the first three months of the year, helped by aggressive restructuring efforts and production adjustments … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
McLaren unlikely to race radical wing More rain likely for last day in Spain McLaren forks out to 'inspire staff' Vettel not guaranteed BMW seat in 2008 Mateschitz rejects Red … Read More
Gommendy only driver to test Wednesday
Tristan Gommendy (#22 Pay By Touch-MegaSpiera Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone) was the only driver to brave the rainy weather at Portland International Raceway, running about 30 laps in the wet conditions. "Even though … Read More
Matt Kenseth show car stolen
One of Roush Fenway Racing's show cars, adorned like Kenseth's Nextel Cup Series No. 17 Ford, was stolen from a Hampton Inn parking lot between 5 and 5:45 a.m. Wednesday … Read More
Biela replaces Kristensen
Audi factory driver Frank Biela makes a comeback in the DTM this coming weekend: The 1991 DTM Champion and four-time Le Mans winner jumps, at short notice, into Tom Kristensen’s … Read More
NASCAR drivers fined
NASCAR announced today that Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Chevrolet and Jamie McMurray, driver of the #26 Ford, have been fined $25,000 each and placed on probation until Oct. … Read More
Cosworth makes big improvement
Champ Car's Tony Cotman tells AutoRacing1.com that "the standing starts are working much better in Portland testing than they were at Laguna Seca. Cosworth has done a great job." We … Read More
Video: Leaving kids in car dangerous
Leaving a child inside a car, even for a short period of time, may often prove fatal. In the past nine years, an estimated 320 children have died due to … Read More
SPEED Weekly Top 20 Driver Ranking
Updated 5-2-07Pos. (LW) Driver (Series) Pts 1. (2) Jeff Gordon (NASCAR) 9.3502. (1) Sebastien Bourdais (CCWS) 8.9823. (9) Dan Wheldon (IRL) 8.3174. (6) Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR) 7.9375. (3) Matt Kenseth … Read More
Talladega track bans 14 fans for life
UPDATE If Talladega Superspeedway president Grant Lynch has his way, the 14 fans he banned from ever again having the opportunity to purchase a race ticket at his speedway won't … Read More
Bourdais appears unaware of standing start software changes
In this Portland Oregonian article Sebastien Bourdais doesn't think that the new Champ Car is ready for standing starts. He fails to say that by the end of the test … Read More
Kudos for new Road Atlanta surface
The new racing surface at Road Atlanta has received favorable reviews from American Le Mans Series teams. Both Rahal Letterman Racing and Tafel Racing tested their Porsche GT2 entries at … Read More
St. Pete extends IRL deal for 2 years
ST. PETERSBURG – IndyCar racing will stay in town for at least two more years. The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is returning to downtown St. Petersburg through 2009, … Read More
Unser Jr., Foyt to team up
Al Unser Jr. will tote six Indianapolis 500 driving victories and a lot more history when the No. 50 ABC Supply Co. entry makes its qualifications attempt for the 91st … Read More
McCumbee and Andretti Named To Fill In For Petty
Level Cross, N.C. – Petty Enterprises announces that Chad McCumbee and John Andretti will drive the #45 Marathon/Wells Fargo/Tire Kingdom Dodge this summer. The duo will be filling the seat … Read More
Ferrari/Shell TV ad
We think you will find this Shell TV ad done using the Ferrari F1 team it sponsors, a perfect example of how a sponsor can activate the sponsorship program and … Read More
Kenny Brack to be on David Letterman show
Kenny Brack will be a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman on Thursday night, May 3. Kenny will be sitting in with the band. The show airs at … Read More
Barcelona: Wed.: Massa maintains Ferrari advantage
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:21.506 103 2. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:21.804 95 3. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:22.309 107 4. Kovalainen Renault (B) 1:22.378 121 … Read More
It’s a Baby Girl for Andrea and Ryan Pemberton
Andrea Pemberton, wife of Ginn Racing crew chief Ryan Pemberton, gave birth Tuesday (May 1) to daughter Britton Ladera at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville, N.C. Britton weighed … Read More
Crash makes Williams abandon test
(GMM) Williams has abandoned the remainder of the Barcelona test after Nico Rosberg destroyed the sole FW29 chassis on Wednesday. Most teams will continue running at the Catalan circuit also … Read More
SPEED sets lineup for coverage of All-Star Challenge
Speed will deliver a full week of special All-Star programming in support of the network's inaugural exclusive broadcast of the Nextel All-Star Challenge on May 19 at 7 p.m. ET. … Read More
Kansas attendance
Attendance for last Sunday's IndyCar race at Kansas Speedway was estimated to be 40 to 45K out of 80K seats. Over half the motorhomes that were present Saturday for the … Read More