RuSport driver Cristiano DaMatta has been involved in a major testing accident at Road America today and has been airlifted to a local hospital. His condition is unknown at this time.
A source has indicated that his car struck a deer but this has not been confirmed.
Press release from RuSport:

ELKHART LAKE, Wisc., Aug. 3, [...]

Today was the first of 2 days of testing at Road America for Champ Car:
Pos, Driver, #, Team, Lap, Time, Leader
1 S. Bourdais 1 Newman/Haas Racing 1:45.257
2 B. Junqueira 2 Newman/Haas Racing 1:45.340 0.083
3 J. Wilson 9 RuSPORT 1:45.365 0.108
4 K. Legge 20 PKV Racing 1:46.249 0.992
5 O. Servia 6 PKV Racing 1:46.353 1.096
6 A. [...]

INDIANAPOLIS (August 3, 2006) – As is the case with a number of the more successful Champ Car World Series drivers, Alex Tagliani (#15 Aussie Vineyards Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) made his way to Champ Car after a number of successful campaigns in the series’ Atlantic Championship. Much of his success came on the [...]

Fernando Alonso:
“I don’t think we will see a repeat of what happened in Germany. Personally, I am calm and I know the team has been working hard to understand what happened. The tyres in Hungary are very different to what we need in Germany, and Michelin have reacted to the problems as well. People are [...]

The following are NASCAR Nextel Cup driver quotes before the start of this weekend’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard:
Tony Stewart:
“Everybody has a part at Indianapolis because the track is a good combination of raw horsepower and mechanical balance. Every aspect of the team plays a bigger part at Indy versus when we go to Martinsville [...]

NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt, Jr., will surprise sister Kelley Earnhardt Elledge with a new custom Chevrolet Tahoe SS in the SPEED reality series, “Payback” on Aug. 9 at 10 p.m. ET.
Kelley, who handles much of Earnhardt Jr.’s personal business dealings, is the often overlooked hero behind the driver’s successful marketing, licensing and promotional machine. Bud [...]

Findlay , Ohio — Marathon Petroleum Company LLC ( Marathon ) today announced that the company’s sponsorship in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series is being moved to a new race team. The new sponsorship will begin with the Allstate 400 race at the Brickyard in Indianapolis .
“ Marathon is proud to move our sponsorship to [...]

Abingdon, VA (August 3, 2006) Morgan-McClure President Larry McClure announced today that the # 4 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS will be sporting the familiar red LUCAS decal on the hood for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard this weekend. “We have a good relationship with all the folks at Lucas Oil and are proud to [...]

After finishing a distant fifth one week ago in Germany, championship leader Fernando Alonso told reporters in Hungary on Thursday that he expects Renault to ’struggle’ once again. The 25-year-old title leader sounded bullish in an earlier official team release, but in the Hungaroring paddock turned pessimistic as he predicted a ‘difficult’ run against [...]

After denying reports that Michael Schumacher has decided to quit Formula One, his manager Willi Weber says it is ‘50-50′ that the 37-year-old German will race in 2007. Weber, 63, has already publicised his personal ‘advice’ to Ferrari’s Schumacher that he should call it a day if he lands his eighth title.
”Not many sportsmen [...]