Trivia Question on Daytona repaving
UPDATE John G. Callanan is the winner of the Trivia question. Kyle Petty won the ARCA 300 race on the Sunday prior to the Daytona 500 that year and was … Read More
Month: December 2010
Cosworth congratulates Sir Frank Williams
Sir Frank Williams Cosworth would like to extend its congratulations to Sir Frank Williams who was presented with the Helen Rollason Award at the BBC’s prestigious Sports Personality of the … Read More
Roush Fenway Racing Names Steve Newmark President
Roush Fenway Racing has announced that Steve Newmark has been named president of its multi-car racing organization. Newmark will succeed Geoff Smith in the position; Smith is retiring at the … Read More
Kumho Tire Introduces Revolutionary iPhone/iPad app
Kumho Tire USA, one of the leading tire manufacturers in the world, announces the launch of "Kumho Tire Drive" – an All New, free racing game for video game and … Read More
F1 delivers big TV ratings in 2010
One of the most exciting seasons in Formula One history proved to be a ratings success for free-to-air broadcasters in Europe’s five biggest television markets, according to analysis by SportBusiness … Read More
Daytona repaving preserves track’s competitiveness
One of the most stress-inducing undertakings in racing is a track repaving project. If you do it right, it can really cause your stock to rise with fans and drivers … Read More
Level 5 Enters Two Cars, All-Star Lineup in Rolex 24
Level 5 Motorsports owner / driver Scott Tucker announced today that the team will once again field two entries in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the season-opening event for the … Read More
Mazdaspeed, ModSpace team up for 2011 season
Mazdaspeed Motorsports on Friday said it is teaming up with ModSpace for the 2011 racing season. Official details of the partnership have not been released. But Mazdaspeed and ModSpace will … Read More
Whitmarsh to stay on as FOTA boss
Martin Whitmarsh McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh is set to remain in place as chairman of the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) for 2011, AUTOSPORT reports, with a formal announcement … Read More
Di Grassi wins, but IndyCar hopeful shines in Massa’s kart event
UPDATE AR1.com customers who are using our iPhone app can watch the spectacular passes Bia makes to win in our video section, available from the iPhone app home page. The … Read More
2015 Russia GP postponement possible
UPDATE Organizers of the upcoming Russian Grand Prix are confident that they will be able to host their first race as planned in 2014, despite being unadvised as to the … Read More
Patrick’s attempt at NASCAR panned by drivers
Danica Patrick Kyle Petty, who is now retired, had this to say about Danica Patrick. "She's not Dario Franchitti and she's not Tony Stewart. She's not really shown over there … Read More
Alonso feels new F1 rules will lead to better races
Fernando Alonso "Obviously every year normally Formula 1 changes rules to make it more spectacular, to have more overtaking maneuvers and to have a better show," said Alonso in an … Read More
Piquet and son set for tax evasion scandal
Nelson Piquet Jr. (GMM) Hot on the heels of 'crashgate', a new scandal involving Nelson Piquet and his son is set to emerge. The Brazilian news weekly Veja reports that … Read More
Sport could survive without F1 name – Montezemolo
(GMM) Luca di Montezemolo thinks formula one could survive without its famous name. The sport's chief executive Bernie Ecclestone dismissed as "complete nonsense" the Ferrari president's latest threat of a … Read More
Alonso and Massa will start 2011 as equals
(PVM) Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has confirmed that both Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa will start the 2011 Formula 1 season on equal footing despite speculation that Alonso was … Read More
Ferrari Driver Academy open to all for a fee
(PVM) The once exclusive Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA), which rewarded promising young racing drivers on merit, is going commercial and will now be open to all young aspiring race drivers … Read More
Virgin Racing happy to keep Glock for 2011
Timo Glock Marussia Virgin Racing boss John Booth has revealed that he had no doubt that Timo Glock would sign again for the team, while indicating that discussions are underway … Read More
Tesla buyers lining up
Tesla Model S Tesla says more than 3,000 would-be buyers have plunked down $5,000 reservation fees to get in line for its next model, the all-electric Model S. The first … Read More
Webber: #1 on car won’t make Vettel faster
Mark Webber feels confident that he will be given an equal chance to compete with newly crowned Formula 1 champion, his Red Bull Racing team mate Sebastian Vettel in 2011 … Read More
Ron Dennis in bitter attack on Ecclestone
Bernie the book McLaren executive chairman Ron Dennis has accused Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone of stealing the sport from the teams in Susan Watkins’ biography entitled “Bernie". Watkins spent … Read More
Tax-cut legislation includes benefits for NASCAR track owners
A host of industries, from Caribbean distilleries to Hollywood producers, would gain billions in tax breaks and other subsidies under compromise tax-cut legislation now moving its way through Congress. The … Read More
Kvapil back to the Truck Series?
NASCAR Insiders are hearing that Mike Skinner has been let go from Randy Moss Motorsports. This ends a two year relationship. Supposedly Travis Kvapil is the likely replacement for Skinner … Read More
Di Grassi wins first battle of Massa’s race in Brazil
The start of Heat 1 Lucas di Grassi drove a superb race to grab the heat 1 of the International Challenge of Go-Kart Champs on Saturday night at Arena Sapiens … Read More
IndyCar at Milwaukee and Road America to alternate seasons?
Before CART IndyCar was destroyed Road America drew big crowds IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard stated on this week's IndyCar Inside Track podcast that a lot of fans are asking for … Read More