Magny Cours confirmed for 2008
2007 French GP podium The FIA World Council met on 24th October and confirmed the 2008 F1 World Championship calendar. The French Grand Prix will take place on the Magny-Cours … Read More
Category: Track News
Groundbreaking scheduled for Portland track
UPDATE Editor's Note: The Winston Salem Journal article author titled it 'Groundbreaking scheduled for Portland track.' Gardner's project is actually located in Boardman, which is a city of 2,800 in … Read More
Dover earnings off
Dover Motorsports Inc. officials say the expected decrease in NASCAR television revenues were to blame as the company reported lower revenues for the financial quarter that ended Sept. 30. The … Read More
New motorsports center at former airport in Montreal
Car track layout A motorsports centre that includes a 3.8-kilometre race track is to be constructed on a former Mirabel airport site north of Montreal, the builders announced Wednesday. The … Read More
Miller Motorsports Park — Safety Upgrades, Repaving Underway
The racing season at Miller Motorsports Park may be over, but that doesn’t mean activity at the track has slowed down at all. The state-of-the-art facility is busy making improvements … Read More
NASCAR prepares to fight Kentucky Speedway lawsuit
The Kentucky Speedway’s antitrust lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in March, but lawyers representing NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. soon will try to convince a federal judge that … Read More
Abu Dhabi GP preview
Abu Dhabi 2009 is the year earmarked to herald the birth of a new era in Formula One™. A 2,550 hectare natural island in Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the … Read More
June 2008 Dover tickets on sale now
Tickets are now on sale for the May 30 – June 1, 2008 NASCAR tripleheader race weekend at the Monster Mile. Next year will mark Dover International Speedway's 40th season … Read More
MIS Drives Economy Forward
Michigan International Speedway has an economic impact greater than the Super Bowl, with its marquee NASCAR events raking in $400 million a year, according to an economic study released today. … Read More
Silverstone unveils new plans
Silverstone yesterday unveiled the £30m redevelopment plan it hopes will secure its place on the formula one calendar and appease Bernie Ecclestone, the formula one commercial rights holder. The current … Read More
Melvyn Record joins Mazda Raceway
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca CEO/General Manager Gill Campbell announced today that Melvyn Record has joined the staff as Vice President Marketing and Sales, to direct the overall marketing efforts for … Read More
Le Mans 2008 a landmark calendar
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest is hard at work preparing the 2008 season with what promises to be an exceptional action-packed programme. Note the dates: 29th & 30th MARCH FRENCH … Read More
Kentucky Speedway explored sale to ISC
Before it sued NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. in 2005 for allegedly monopolizing big-time racing, Kentucky Speedway apparently discussed a possible sale of its Gallatin County track. But ISC was … Read More
Silverstone set to unveil plans
Silverstone is set to unveil its development plans and invite residents from nearby neighborhoods to comment on the proposals in a public hearing. The plans include a motor sport technology … Read More
No lights for Martinsville
Clay Campbell, president of Martinsville Speedway, questions if adding lights makes business sense, because his track's race dates are typically in early April (it will be late March next year) … Read More
MIS improvements slated for 2008
With Michigan International Speedway celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2008, the Irish Hills track has begun construction on several capital improvement projects that will strengthen the speedway’s on-going commitment to … Read More
Rockingham track to be auctioned Oct. 2
UPDATE #2 Andy Hillenburg, a former racer who owns a driving school, submitted the winning bid of $4 million for the North Carolina Speedway when it went on the auction … Read More
Bruton threatens City Council to leave Concord
This WSOC Charlotte article says — Bruton Smith, owner of Speedway Motorsports, Inc., said Tuesday that if Concord does not work with him on a controversial drag strip, he’ll take … Read More
City might stop Bruton’s plans
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. While pledging loyalty to auto racing, Concord City Council members voted unanimously Monday to halt construction on a drag strip that's being … Read More
Derek Daly to design race tracks
Derek Daly announced in Indianapolis today that he has recently launched a new race track design partnership with Paxton Waters, a nationally known race track facility architect and planner. Under … Read More
North Wilkesboro to be bought?
This weekend 11 years ago, the NASCAR now Nextel Cup, next year Sprint Cup Winston Cup Series visited North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina for the last time. The then … Read More
Pocono Raceway to Enter New Era in Ticketing
The Pocono Raceway, the two-and-a-half-mile super speedway in Long Pond, PA, has selected New Era Tickets, the full-service ticketing subsidiary of Comcast-Spectacor, as their full-service ticketing system and marketing partner … Read More
Why Chicagoland added lights
Chicagoland Speedway has installed lights for the ’08 season, when the track will host the July 11 Busch Series and July 12 Sprint Cup races at night. The track will … Read More
Kentucky might buy Loudon, move Cup date
Kentucky Speedway officials are interested in buying New Hampshire International Speedway and moving one of the track's two Nextel Cup dates to the Bluegrass state. Jerry Carroll, the chairman of … Read More