New Acura Sports Car Teams Prepared For Sebring
SEBRING, Fla. – Friday's limited on-track activities and heavy rains plagued the final day of practice for Saturday's 55th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring but the Acura teams were … Read More
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Vegas Grand Prix announces all-star lineup
Vegas Grand Prix organizers announced today that the entertainment lineup for the Vegas Grand Prix Friday Night Street Party on April 6 will include hit country duo Big & Rich … Read More
Gordon loses another Cup sponsor
Robby Gordon has lost his second primary sponsor for his Nextel Cup team in as many weeks. Gordon had obtained a partial sponsorship, including this weekend’s race at Atlanta, from … Read More
Mobil 1 extends Sebring sponsorship
Exxon/Mobil and Sebring International Raceway jointly announced today Mobil 1 is continuing as the title sponsor of America's premier sports car race through 2010, extending one of the longest running … Read More
Aussie race draws 72.5K on Friday
A crowd of 72,500 saw Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen keep Ferrari ahead of the chasing pack as the world’s elite drivers took to the track on day two of … Read More
Michigan race picks up title sponsor
One of the largest banks headquartered in the state of Michigan will take center stage at Michigan International Speedway on June 17 for the running of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup … Read More
Rain delaying track activities at Atlanta
Rain has delayed the start of track activities Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Practice for the Craftsman Truck Series was scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. EDT, but the track … Read More
Red Bull four weeks behind – Webber
(GMM) Red Bull's Christian Horner and Mark Webber agree that the Austrian owned squad is as much as four weeks behind its rivals. "Yep," Australian Webber gloomily confirmed in the … Read More
Bernhard lucks into LMP2 class pole
The Sascha Maassen/Ryan Briscoe/Emmanuel Collard Porsche RS Spyder (pictured right), prepared by Penske Motorsports, went fast enough to grab the class pole, but that lap was disallowed as Maassen was … Read More
Super Aguri team signs Russian sponsor
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM is pleased to welcome SS United Group Oil & Gas Company Limited as a major team sponsor. SS United Group Oil & Gas Company Limited (SUG) … Read More
GM to return to huge financial losses
General Motors Corp. said it would offer no-interest loans for a period of three years and $1,000 cash rebates on many 2006 and 2007 model-year vehicles. The automaker's new Silverado … Read More
Primetime ESPN2 telecast to kick off 2007 IndyCar Season
The longstanding and historic relationship between the IndyCar Series and ESPN continues in 2007 with ESPN2's live primetime telecast of March 24 event from Homestead-Miami Speedway. ESPN is in its … Read More
Ethanol activation centered around IndyCar Series partnership
While the IndyCar Series and its teams tune up their Honda engines for a new era of motorsports — the introduction of 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol — the Ethanol Promotion … Read More
IRL to bolster staff
The Indy Racing League seems to be expanding, especially with three new races this season and interest from international sites regarding future events. But it isn't growing to the level … Read More
NASCAR Announces Expanded Grand National TV Coverage
NASCAR today announced an expanded and comprehensive television broadcast package for 2007 with the NASCAR Grand National Division, which includes the Busch East Series and West Series. The television package … Read More
Andretti gets some 100% throttle test time
IRL team owner Michael Andretti spent Wednesday testing one of his Andretti Green Racing Dallara/Hondas on the 2-mile California Speedway. Andretti, who finished third in last year's Indianapolis 500, plans … Read More
Sister squads embarrass Japanese giants
(GMM) Japanese giants Toyota and Honda endured an embarrassing day at Albert Park on Friday as the first official action of the 2007 formula one season kicked off. All four … Read More
Renault can aim for top in ’07 – Briatore
(GMM) Team boss Flavio Briatore on Friday said he was "content" with Renault's position despite both cars breaking down at Albert Park with fuel pressure problems. Rookie Heikki Kovalainen was … Read More
Slow Ilmor MotoGP team suspends participation
Mario Illien has announced that his MotoGP team will not be attending the next round of the series although engine development work will continue while the team tries to track … Read More
Friday: F1 News in Brief – 3
Kimi Raikkonen in Melbourne arguably only failed to beat teammate Felipe Massa's fastest Friday time after an incident late in the afternoon session. The Finn, four tenths slower than Brazilian … Read More
Melbourne Friday: Massa leads Ferrari 1-2
Felipe Massa led a Ferrari one-two in the second practice session in Melbourne Friday afternoon. Like he did the entire off-season, Massa was faster than his much heralded Ferrari teammate … Read More
Steelback getting positive feedback
Steelback President and CEO Frank D'Angelo says the attention he's getting is overwhelming after it was announced his company is the new sponsor of the Champ Car Toronto Grand Prix. … Read More
Friday: F1 News in Brief – 2
Williams to 'survive', boss says News briefs from Melbourne: Friday 2 Williams to 'survive', boss says (GMM) Sir Frank Williams, one of the last true independents in formula one, has … Read More
Friday: F1 News in Brief – 1
Schu flies to Frankfurt as F1 flies without him Button writes off title before first race BMW plays down Friday practice disadvantage BMW boast '90 per cent' reliability News briefs … Read More