Westboro “Baptist Church” to protest the 500
Less than a month after the death of its founder, Westboro Baptist Church has announced plans to continue picketing — and the Indianapolis 500 is on the agenda. Fred Phelps … Read More
Month: April 2014
WC Vision Announces Make-Up Race Will Be Held at Miller Motorsports Park
WC Vision announced today that the Pirelli World Challenge St. Petersburg GT/GT-A/GTS race will be made up during the series' final 2014 race weekend at Miller Motorsports Park, September 12-13. … Read More
IMSA Statement On Appointment Of Marco Mattiacci To Ferrari Formula 1 Post
Marco Mattiacci "On behalf of everyone at the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), I’d like to congratulate Marco Mattiacci on being chosen as the new principal of the Ferrari Formula … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Tuesday (Update)
UPDATE Updates shown in red below. 04/15/14 Red Bull and Ricciardo lose appeal Drivers threaten to strike over unpaid wages F1 move 'impossible' for Danica Patrick – Haas US sanctions … Read More
Big crowds brought big business to LB Merchants
The crowds were five deep in some places on Sunday Mike Conway, who won the Verizon IndyCar Series Race at Sunday’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, wasn’t the only … Read More
Retired legends Dario Franchitti, A.J. Foyt recall their love of driving
AJ Foyt wished he was 40 years younger No one likes being forced to retire, no matter the sport. Dario Franchitti of Scotland is no different, but he has seemingly … Read More
Video: Long Beach post-race recap
The RACER Channel's Robin Miller leads a roundtable discussion of the 2014 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach with JR Hildebrand, teammate to race winner Mike Conway, and RACER Editor … Read More
Montezemolo plucks Marco Mattiacci from the USA to run Ferrari F1
Mario Mattiacci There are a lot of stories today about Marco Mattiacci, the new head of Ferrari Gestione Sportiva, who is replacing Stefano Domenicali. He grew up in Rome and … Read More
Haas F1 team to use Dallara Chassis
NASCAR team boss Gene Haas is eying a tie-up with renowned single-seater constructor Dallara to build a car for his entry into the 2015 Formula 1 world championship. "We're not … Read More
Montreal to renew F1 deal for 10 year
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre today said that the F1 Canadian Grand Prix at Gilles-Villeneuve will continue to be held in the city for “another decade under an agreement to be … Read More
Haas wants to beat the Europeans at their own game
According to our feature article by Pete McCole, Gene Haas is not sure if they will be ready to race in 2015, but his goal is to someday beat the … Read More
Formula E eyes city night races
The success of F1 night races, most recently in Bahrain, could influence future decisions on Formula E host cities. While Agag said that there are no immediate plans for a … Read More
Formula E to add another North American City
Electric racing series Formula E is in talks with two North American cities to replace Rio de Janeiro on the calendar of its inaugural season. However, Formula E CEO Alejandro … Read More
Texas test up next for IndyCar drivers, teams
As a rookie in the Verizon IndyCar Series, Jack Hawksworth knows that he has to learn a lot on the fly. The 23-year-old Englishman will get his newest lessons when … Read More
Gene Haas Announces F1 Team
Guenter Steiner (L) and Gene Haas announcing Haas Formula. Photo courtesy of AR1's Pete McCole Pete McCole/AR1.com Championship-winning NASCAR owner Gene Haas announced today his newly-formed Haas Racing Developments will … Read More
IndyCar Modifies Indianapolis 500 Schedule, Qualifying Format
More tweaks to Indy 500 qualifying. INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, April 14, 2014) — INDYCAR announced today an addition to the practice schedule and further definition of the qualification format for next … Read More
Wilson believes Dixon cost him a shot at victory
Justin Wilson had the Boy Scouts of America Honda in 2nd place, when he tangled with Scott Dixon. (Editor's note: Animosity was in the air yesterday at Long Beach. As … Read More
Darlington Raceway’s New Marketing Campaign To Focus On Track’s History
Darlington Raceway on Saturday announced a marketing campaign that will "highlight its history going forward into next year's Bojangles' Southern 500 weekend," according to Lou Bezjak of the Florence MORNING … Read More
Domenicali says he left for the good of Ferrari
On our rumors page we reported that Stefano Domenicali was axed. He was told to resign. He says he has resigned from his role as head of Ferrari's Formula One … Read More
Jenson Button to drive… Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has announced that Formula One driver Jenson Button will drive the marque's range of motor cars during the 2014 Formula One season. Button has selected a number of the … Read More
Bob Bell to leave Mercedes
UPDATE The big question is where Bob will turn up next… Bell (56) is a doctor of aeronautical engineering, who started in racing in 1982 at McLaren where he worked … Read More
Big Crowds On Hand This Weekend For 40th Grand Prix Of Long Beach
Early attendance estimates for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend were "sitting close to 180,000" yesterday. Grand Prix Association of Long Beach President & CEO Jim Michaelian said … Read More
Overheard in Long Beach – Sunday (3rd Update)
UPDATE #3 AR1.com spoke to Long Beach race boss Jim Michaelian after the race Sunday and he said there was a good chance the final head count for the weekend … Read More
Grand Prix of Long Beach: There were many winners besides Mike Conway
The grandstands were full, the racing good and the standing start fabulous. May IndyCar never do another rolling start again. Yes, Mike Conway took the checkered flag Sunday afternoon at … Read More