Michael Schumacher, 37, continues to add to his amazing range of Formula One records. Schumacher won the French Grand Prix for the eighth time, making him the first driver ever to win a country’s Grand Prix eight times. He also added to his overall victory record, which now stands at 88, and his overall [...]

Today’s IRL headlines
1. President lauds IndyCar Series’ use of ethanol
2. Bussell trades shots with tennis stars

3. Simmons to brew IRL Lager at Miller Brewery
4. Yount, Rice form friendship
5. Foyt plans to be at namesake race:
1. President lauds IndyCar Series’ use of ethanol: President George W. Bush praised the IndyCar Series for its leadership in bringing [...]

Sam Hornish Jr. figures he’ll just have to win the 91st Indianapolis 500 to continue his conversation with President George W. Bush.
Hornish, known for his quick wit and rarely at a loss for words, found himself temporarily awestruck when the president greeted the Marlboro Team Penske contingent in the President’s Conference Room in the Eisenhower [...]

Elliott Sadler has until Saturday to tell Robert Yates whether he plans to drive the No. 38 M&M’s Ford next year. With Dale Jarrett leaving at the end of the year, Yates might have to fill two seats.
Two drivers reportedly on Yates’ short list are Ward Burton and Stephen Leicht, who has made tremendous gains [...]

Preparations for the fifth annual Grand Prix of Denver sponsored by Bridgestone commenced this morning with the placement of the cornerstone barrier at Turn 4 by General Manager Rob Johnson and the Grand Prix staff. The Grand Prix of Denver’s 1.65-mile street track is created for the event on August 11-13, 2006 and is one [...]

Renault is pulling out all the stops to ensure that either Fernando Alonso or Kimi Raikkonen resides a blue and yellow F1 car next year. Complimenting renewed speculation that Flavio Briatore is trying to woo McLaren’s Finn, was a story at Magny Cours that the Renault principal also made enquiries as to whether Alonso’s [...]

Morgan Lucas, 22, driver of the Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster in the NHRA POWERade Series, will add driving a second race car to his weekend plans at the final two stops of the famed NHRA Western Swing.
At the Schuck’s Auto Supply NHRA Nationals at Pacific Raceways near Seattle and the FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals at [...]

NASCAR is riding to the rescue of the Staten Island Little League, after venerable Hy Turkin Field was torn up from home plate to the outfield in a sickening episode of vehicular vandalism earlier this week.
Michael Printup of International Speedway Corp., which seeks to build an 80,000-seat racetrack in Bloomfield, arranged a corporate donation of [...]

Spa Francorchamps looks certain to return to the Formula One calendar next year, according to local reports.
It is understood that an official announcement is due in the coming days, after the Walloon government confirmed at the weekend that the circuit would be renovated in time for 2007.
De Standaard publication writes that 60 million euro will [...]

Michael returned home on Sunday evening after a race that had gone particularly well. He will relax after a demanding weekend and before the upcoming tests: “To be honest, I did not think things would go as they did”, declared the seven-time world champion today.
His eighth win at the Grand Prix of France had put [...]