Sam Hornish Jr. claimed the Marlboro Pole Award for the June 10 Bombardier Learjet 500k at Texas Motor Speedway.
The reigning Indianapolis 500 winner posted a lap of 24.5197 seconds, 213.624 mph, in the No. 6 Marlboro Team Penske Honda-powered Dallara. Hornish’s time was .0041 of a second faster than reigning IndyCar® Series champion Dan Wheldon, [...]

Brian Vickers asked for and received permission from Hendrick Motorsports to look for a new ride, and Casey Mears was in line to replace him Thursday after informing car owner Chip Ganassi he won’t be returning next year.
Mears’ decision comes after weeks of his steadfast claims that he wanted to extend his contract with Ganassi [...]

Ralf Schumacher (Toyota):
“You can’t really talk about the British Grand Prix without mentioning the weather. Indeed, the fact that we are racing at Silverstone in June - a month earlier than its traditional July date - means that it is an important factor in our preparations. The team will spend more time than usual [...]

F1-Live is reporting that Briton David Coulthard could be set for a surprise move to Ferrari next year after hinting he had begun discussions at Silverstone here Thursday.
Coulthard, 35, looked to be on his way out of Formula One at the end of the season after joining Red Bull Racing and enduring [...]

Champ Car World Series driver Mario Dominguez of the Forsythe Championship Racing team has been penalized seven (7) championship points after being found in violation of Champ Car Rule 6.27 in last weekend’s Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 in Milwaukee.
Champ Car Race Operations found Dominguez in violation of Rule 6.27, which concerns avoidable contact. [...]