Tomas Enge injury update
UPDATE Tomas Enge (a native of the Czech Republic living in Monaco) will undergo surgery to repair his broken left elbow on Friday, April 6. The Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing … Read More
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CDW Gears Up for New Season with No. 9 car
VERNON HILLS, Ill. – CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a leading provider of technology products to business, government and education, and primary sponsor of the No. 9 CDW/RSPORTS car driven by Justin … Read More
Champ Car races to be broadcast in China
The Champ Car World Series will kick off a historic 2007 season this weekend in Las Vegas, one that will see America’s top open-wheel racing series become the first U.S. … Read More
Polestar announces 2-car Atlantic lineup
CHARDON, Ohio – A returning series star and a seasoned professional racer highlight the 2007 driver lineup for Polestar Racing Group in the Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic … Read More
ISC profits plunge almost 20%
International Speedway Corp. today reported lower revenue and earnings for its first fiscal quarter that ended Feb. 28, with officials citing lower television rights fees. Total revenues for the first … Read More
Renault series cancels Turkish event
The World Series by Renault has cancelled the proposed round at Istanbul Park. Initially planned for 23-24 June, the fourth round of the year now looks likely to be held … Read More
Top Ten TUMS Moments From Martinsville
The sixth stop of the 2007 season at Martinsville Speedway once again had the stars of the Nextel Cup Series experiencing several indigestion-causing incidents, from failing to make the race … Read More
George’s destruction of open wheel racing
Just how much damage has Tony George's decision to create the IRL caused open wheel racing in the USA? Consider this – Through 1995 CART had elevated the sport to … Read More
GM’s sales climb 25% in China
General Motors Corp. and its joint venture partners said Tuesday their combined sales in China jumped 25 percent in the first quarter, a boon for the U.S. automaker struggling to … Read More
Toyota NASCAR mechanic murdered
Team Red Bull started their day with a moment of silence for mechanic Jimmy Sprinkle, 44, who was gunned down outside his farm in Love, N.C. Sprinkle had been with … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Renault unlikely to win in '07 – Fisichella Cool Kimi calms optimism before Sepang De la Rosa – I started too late Ageing Sepang tough on tires – Alonso Renault … Read More
ISC strikes out again in Washington
International Speedway Corp. has given up the fight to build a NASCAR track in Kitsap County. ISC officials said they became aware of proposed modifications to their bill in the … Read More
Said confirmed for Sonoma NASCAR race
Road-course specialist Boris Said will compete in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Nextel Cup event at Infineon Raceway, June 22-24. This will mark Said’s eighth consecutive NASCAR Cup effort on … Read More
Team Australia begins championship chase
Team Australia drivers Will Power and Simon Pagenaud begin their championship charge in the 2007 Champ Car World Series on the streets of Las Vegas in Nevada, United States this … Read More
Halliday signs with Conquest Racing
[Editor's Note: So much for this report from a European newspaper that said Halliday will also be racing in Porsche Supercup, unless he does both, and hence will be a … Read More
Oliver Gavin to race in Europe
Corvette Racing’s Oliver Gavin will make his debut in the European-based Le Mans Series later this year with the French Luc Alphand Aventures team. It will be the first time … Read More
‘Speedy Dan’ Clarke flush with sponsorship for Vegas
Dan Clarke returns to Champ Car competition this weekend, taking his place in Minardi Team USA for the first of sixteen rounds in this premier race series which will visit … Read More
Chinese buy Ford subsidiary
Ford Motor Co. agreed to sell a driveshaft manufacturing business to a U.S. affiliate of a Chinese company, Bloomberg News reported today. The business, with about 1,200 employees, is being … Read More
Ford heirs worry of plummeting wealth
The value of the Ford family's stake in its namesake, ailing automaker has dropped by half since 2001, and worried heirs have been talking with investment banks about their options, … Read More
Formula 1600 returns at Canadian GP support race
Race fans attending the Grand Prix of Canada on June 8, 9 and 10 will once again enjoy the action-packed Formula 1600 series as Jacques Dulac, President of Formula Tour … Read More
Atlantic Championship Announces ’07 ESPN2 Television deal
One of the world’s top developmental racing series is coming home to the Worldwide Leader in Sports. The Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda will … Read More
Rice’s finishes 10th despite broken suspension
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing's Buddy Rice was disappointed to finish 10th at St. Petersburg. Then he learned he had raced much of the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg with … Read More
Carl Skerlong – Chasing The Dream
It would be fair to say that Mukilteo, Washington, population 19,648, doesn’t yet boast a reputation for churning out world-class professional racing drivers. The ‘yet’ is something 18-year-old Carl Skerlong … Read More
Jimmie Johnson on Live with Regis and Kelly
If you missed Jimmie Johnson's guest appearance on the Live with Regis and Kelly show recently, a replay will be shown on Tuesday, April 3. The show airs at 9:00 … Read More
Bridgestone confirms ‘white groove’ marking
(GMM) F1 tire supplier Bridgestone has confirmed expectations that it will change the method for visibly differentiating the two compounds of tires for the Malaysian grand prix and beyond. After … Read More