Month: February 2010
Maassen returns with Cytosport
Muscle Milk Team Cytosport will again add German ace and Porsche expert Sascha Maassen to its American Le Mans Series driving squad for the major endurance races in 2010. Maassen, … Read More
Popular Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400 Hungness yearbooks on sale now
A wide variety of popular Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 yearbooks is available now at the IMS Online Store and IMS Hall of Fame Museum Gift Shop, giving fans an … Read More
Spinning the plummeting Daytona TV ratings
The one benefit of two lengthy track repair delays during last week's Daytona 500 was the unique opportunity for Fox to conduct interviews with an unprecedented 27 of the 43 … Read More
Bruton Smith sues Wayne Newton
Las Vegas Motor Speedway executive O. Bruton Smith is suing singer Wayne Newton, charging Newton is delinquent on a $3.35 million loan and seeking to foreclose on Newton’s Casa de … Read More
Q&A with Mark Webber
Mark Webber Whilst his Red Bull team mate, Sebastian Vettel, spent Wednesday and Thursday dodging rain showers at Jerez, Mark Webber enjoyed a much drier day of work in the … Read More
Record level of corporate involvement at Sebring
Sebring International Raceway has reached a record level of corporate participation for next month’s 58th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida. Hospitality, sponsorships, advertising … Read More
USF1 asks to miss first four races of 2010
(GMM) USF1 wants permission to miss the first four races of its debut season in 2010, team principal Ken Anderson has admitted. With the Charlotte based outfit having responded to … Read More
McMurray wins pole in California
Jamie McMurray CIA Stock Photo Jamie McMurray stayed hot Friday in California after winning the Daytona 500 by going out and taking the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series … Read More
Martin leads Chevy 1-8 sweep in Fontana practice
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 182.927 39.360 Leader 2 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 182.449 39.463 -0.103 3 42 Juan … Read More
Dalziel signs with Jaguar ALMS team
UPDATE Ryan Dalziel Ryan writes us to say, "I will in fact be racing in both series. I will be fulltime in ALMS with JaguarRSR and will compete in the … Read More
Lopez takes his money to Campos
Earlier this week, reports in Lopez's native Argentina claimed that USF1's attempted venture into Formula One had come to an end, culminating in team boss Peter Windsor informing Lopez that … Read More
HPD begins shipment of FF engines
Honda Performance Development recently began shipping 1.5-liter Honda Fit engines to racers planning to run the engine in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Formula F competition. Through its introduction … Read More
TV Rating for Daytona 500 continues to plummet
UPDATE The final TV rating for last Sunday's Daytona 500 on FOX was a 7.7, down 16.4% from last year's 9.2 final rating and down 24.6% from the 10.2 final … Read More
Carabante takes control of Campos team
Jose Carabante (GMM) The troubled Campos team on Friday took a solid step towards next month's Bahrain season opener. Although the original rumor also tipped the involvement of Volkswagen, it … Read More
Alonso feeling good about new Ferrari
Fernando Alonso It was a positive day today for the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, working, like the other ten F1 teams, at the third test session with the Formula 1 Championship … Read More
Bruton Smith to foreclose on Wayne Newton home
Las Vegas Motor Speedway executive O. Bruton Smith is suing singer Wayne Newton, charging Newton is delinquent on a $3.35 million loan and seeking to foreclose on Newton’s Casa de … Read More
Virgin Racing Selects UST Global as its IT Service
UST Global® today announced that it has been selected as Virgin Racing’s IT Services partner for the 2010 Formula One season. Virgin Racing is a new team for a new … Read More
Webber dominates Friday testing at Jerez
Mark Webber was back driving the RB6 and began the day on extreme wet tires, as conditions remained damp from overnight rain. He then switched to intermediate tires and by … Read More
Armaan Ebrahim returns to Formula Two
Armaan Ebrahim 20-year-old Indian driver Armaan Ebrahim has today (18/02) been unveiled as the first of 15 drivers to have signed up so far for the 2010 FIA Formula Two … Read More
Kelvin Snoeks signs up for Formula Two in 2010
Kelvin Snoeks 22-year-old Kelvin Snoeks is the latest name to be confirmed in the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship line-up. Snoeks joins F2 after competing in last season’s International Formula … Read More
Stefan car ‘ready’ for track debut – Stefanovic
(GMM) Stefan GP's 2010 car is ready to hit the track, boss Zoran Stefanovic announced on Friday. The Serbian entrepreneur, who is pushing to receive an official entry for this … Read More
Sato said no to Campos and USF1
(GMM) Takuma Sato said no to making a return to formula one this year with the struggling new teams Campos or USF1. The Japanese, who contested nearly 100 grands prix … Read More
After local floods, Jerez dry for Friday’s test
(GMM) Jerez has stayed dry so far for the penultimate day of this week's third test of the winter. After rain disrupted both Wednesday and Thursday at the southern Spanish … Read More
Indy fans can bid on VIP package
An exciting VIP experience to the 2010 Brickyard 400 is the highlight among items added recently to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway online auctions to raise funds for American Red Cross … Read More