Wealth is spreading in China
Wang Zhongjun is loaded and happy to flaunt it. He wears Prada shoes, Versace jackets, and a Piaget watch. He smokes Cohiba cigars from Cuba. He drives a white Mercedes-Benz … Read More
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Settlement reached in Hendrick lawsuit
Attorneys for Linda Turner have informed U.S. District Court in North Carolina that she has reached a settlement in her wrongful death lawsuit against Hendrick Motorsports and its pilots stemming … Read More
Bodine to conduct special Q and A session on COT
Brett Bodine, NASCAR's Director of Cost Research, will give race fans a behind the scenes look at NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow with a special Question and Answer session at Daytona … Read More
Doomed racer
This Oakland Tribune article about Bob Sweikert and all the open wheel drivers that were killed in the 1950's is a good read. It was a dangerous sport back then … Read More
Volkswagen duo: teamwork is key
As the front runner in the overall classification Volkswagen factory driver Giniel de Villiers from South Africa and his German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz have a good starting base for … Read More
Nissen: “A lot’s been achieved, but nothing won”
Volkswagen is outperforming itself in the Dakar Rally with the Race Touareg: Last year’s runner-up Giniel de Villiers (South Africa) and his German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz are leading the … Read More
Richards hopes to reveal partner
David Richards hopes that Prodrive will be able to reveal the identity of the partner team with which it will enter Formula 1 in 2008 “within the next three months". … Read More
Stewart qualifies for Chili Bowl
Tony Stewart placed second in the main feature Friday night to qualify for a slot in the 50-lap championship feature of the O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals tonight in the … Read More
Vatican denounces Paris-Dakar race as irresponsible
The Vatican newspaper on Wednesday strongly condemned the Dakar Rally as a bloody, irresponsible, violent and cynical attempt to impose questionable Western tastes on the developing world. An editorial in … Read More
Wallace to run all three races at Daytona
Mike Wallace says that he will be attempting the "Daytona Triple" in the NASCAR 2007 season opening events February in Florida. Wallace will drive the #46 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Chevy sponsored … Read More
Germain team to scale back Cup plans
Driver Todd Bodine says that the Germain Racing team he drove to the 2006 Craftsman Truck Series title is scaling back its Nextel Cup plans for this year. The team … Read More
Big plans for Assen circuit
Up until last year the Assen TT Circuit was one of the longer tracks in Europe at 3.75-miles. However, for the 2006 season management opted for a shorter track. A … Read More
USA TV reminders for Sunday
Courtesy of TVRacer.com A1GP Beijing, China 3:00am-5:00am (R) SPEEDMichael Waltrip Racing: A New Era 10:00am-11:00am11:00am-12:00pm12:00pm-1:00pm1:00pm-2:00pmAll replays? ESPN2AMA Supercross Phoenix 12:30pm-1:30pm (1/13/07) CBSDakar Rally Highlights Lisbon to Dakar 3:00pm-3:30pm VersusTwo Roads … Read More
Ferrari Challenge Returns to VIR in 2007
Alton, Va. – VIRginia International Raceway is pleased to announce that the very popular Ferrari Challenge Series, along with the Shell Historic Challenge, has been added to VIR’s calendar of … Read More
Volkswagen driver de Villiers ahead of Sainz
Volkswagen maintains its one-two lead but a change at the top of the leader board before the rest day makes the 29th Dakar Rally even more thrilling: Giniel de Villiers/Dirk … Read More
Peterson/White Lightening complete lineup
After winning two American Le Mans Series GT2 Driver Championships, Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing has made a significant move towards a third consecutive title in 2007. Team owner Michael Petersen … Read More
GM to boost spending by $1B
Banking on a new product assault to drive up sales, General Motors Corp. will increase capital spending by up to $1 billion this year, officials told investors on Thursday. GM … Read More
Roush Announces Schedule For Biffle and Kluever
This season Greg Biffle and Todd Kluever will share the driving duties of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Busch Series. Biffle will compete in 19 races, … Read More
Aaron Fike to drive No. 1 Toyota in truck series
Red Horse Racing officials say that the team plans to race the No. 1 Toyota with driver Aaron Fike full time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this season. Fike, … Read More
Martin starting 2007 NASCAR season in No. 01 Chevy
Mark Martin will drive the No. 01 Chevrolet in the Budweiser Shootout this February, the first time in 19 years he has driven a car other than the No. 6 … Read More
Porsche Power for Dyson in 2007 Rolex Series
In a furthering strengthening of the relationship between Porsche and Dyson Racing, the team's Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series effort will be running Porsche's Daytona Prototype 3.8 liter engine … Read More
Toyota to wait on new contract for Ralf
(GMM) Toyota says it is in no rush to extend Ralf Schumacher's expiring contract. The German's three year deal runs out at the end of 2007, but team president John … Read More
Cheever refuses to be IRL announcer
Eddie Cheever Jr. has turned down another opportunity to join the IRL's TV broadcasting crew. With his team focused on sports car racing and the Indy Pro Series, Cheever hopes … Read More
Joyce Julius: Motorsport TV highlights for 2006
The Unique Top Team Sponsor of Year Award goes to… the casual-dining restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday, the financial backer of Alex Job Racing’s entries in the 2006 Grand American Rolex … Read More
2006 Nextel Cup Series Top-10 Team Sponsors
Sponsor Driver Total Exp. Value* Team-Related Non Team-Related 1) Budweiser D. Earnhardt, Jr. $183.1 68.8% 31.2% 2) Lowe's J. Johnson $143.6 90.2% 9.8% 3) Cingular Wrls. J. Burton $116.6 71.8% … Read More