SONOMA, Calif. — Three-time and reigning NHRA Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson posted the quickest pass in history — a 6.631 at 207.82 mph — to lead all qualifiers at the 19th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals.
Another three-time world champion, Top Fuel’s Tony Schumacher, held onto the lead in his category, as did Robert Hight [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (July 29, 2006) – The newly-revamped street course that winds through the center of San Jose has been vastly improved over last year, with the repairs and changes yielding times yesterday that were nearly five full seconds quicker than those of a year ago. Times fell even lower in today’s final round [...]

BROOKLYN, Mich., Saturday, July 29, 2006 – Helio Castroneves claimed his second consecutive Marlboro Pole Award, claiming the top starting position for the July 30 Firestone Indy 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Castroneves, who won the pole at Milwaukee last weekend, posted a lap of 33.2138 seconds, 216.777 mph, in the No. 3 Marlboro Team Penske [...]

Practice Session 2 Results
Michigan International Speedway
July 29, 2006
Firestone Indy 400
1 6 Hornish Jr, Sam D/H/F 33.3155 216.116 17 20
2 3 Castroneves, Helio D/H/F 33.3260 216.048 19 22
3 4 Meira, Vitor D/H/F 33.3387 215.965 17 19
4 9 Dixon, Scott D/H/F 33.3791 215.704 21 23
5 10 Wheldon, Dan D/H/F 33.5195 214.800 13 14
6 11 Kanaan, Tony D/H/F [...]

Renault boss Flavio Briatore has admitted to disappointment with title leader Fernando Alonso’s seventh place in qualifying at Hockenheim. The Spaniard has been consistently one second per lap slower than championship protagonist Michael Schumacher in Germany, and was even beaten by team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella as a distinct slump in form emerges.
“A lot will depend [...]

Practice Session 1 Results
Michigan International Speedway
July 29, 2006
Firestone Indy 400
1 3 Castroneves, Helio D/H/F 33.3964 215.592 10 48
2 10 Wheldon, Dan D/H/F 33.4594 215.186 44 48
3 6 Hornish Jr, Sam D/H/F 33.4805 215.051 29 42
4 8 Sharp, Scott D/H/F 33.5287 214.741 35 4
5 9 Dixon, Scott D/H/F 33.5362 214.693 7 49
6 7 Herta, Bryan D/H/F [...]

HOCKENHEIM, Germany (AP) - Michael Schumacher has an unexpected rival blocking his way to victory in what could be the final home race of his unparalleled career. With all eyes on Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, the two drivers battling for the title, Kimi Raikkonen stole the show and will start from the pole position [...]

INDIANAPOLIS (July 29, 2006) – The Future of Racing was unveiled to the public Friday night as the Panoz DP01 Champ Car made its debut to the racing community.
The DP01 will serve as the exclusive chassis of the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford in 2007, becoming the first American-built chassis [...]