Elkhart Lake, Wis. (August 3, 2006) – For the second day in a row, Sebastien Bourdais (#1 McDonald’s Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) topped the speed charts at the 4.048-mile Road America as the Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford wrapped up testing today. Bourdais lapped the scenic road course in 1:42.185 (142.612 mph) running [...]

F1 Stewards at the Hungaroring have thrown the book at championship leader Fernando Alonso following incidents during practice on Friday. The Spaniard will have two seconds added to his lap times in each of the three sections of knockout qualifying on Saturday, which could leave his Renault car stranded down the grid on a circuit [...]

Pos, No., Driver, Make, Time, Speed, Lap#, #Laps -Fastest -Next 1 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 49.440 182.039 1 5 2 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 49.452 181.995 1 3 -0.012 -0.012 3 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 49.674 181.181 3 3 -0.234 -0.222 4 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 49.697 181.097 1 3 -0.257 -0.023 5 21 Ken [...]

Wilkes County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution yesterday asking the N.C. Department of Transportation to name a 5-mile section of U.S. 421 in honor of racing legend Benny Parsons. Parsons is building a home in the Wilkes County community of Parsonville, where he grew up. He plans to live in the county and open a [...]

Today’s IRL headlines: 1. Formula car champions to receive Indy Pro Series test 2. Drivers ready for off week 3. Dixon joins Ganassi Grand Am team for season finale 4. Indy Pro Series drivers test Chicago 1. Formula car champions to receive Indy Pro Series test: As part of its goal to mold future drivers [...]

LOVELAND, Colo., Aug. 4, 2006, 3:20 pm EDT – Champ Car World Series driver Cristiano da Matta (#10 RuSPORT Ford-Cosworth / Lola / Bridgestone) is continuing to recover at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, Wisc. Da Matta collided with a deer that had run onto the track near Turn Six at Road America in [...]

MIAMI – With an announcement scheduled for Friday regarding the formation of a new NASCAR team, the ever-growing Nextel Cup series is raising concerns in the garage. The addition of this new team, seven Toyota teams, a Dale Earnhardt Inc. expansion by at least one car next season and several vacant rides for 2007, could [...]

P., No, Driver, Team – Engine, Tyres, Times, Ave/Gaps 1. 6 MASSA Ferrari B 1’21″778 192.859 Km/h 2. 1 ALONSO Renault M 1’23″097 + 0’01″319 3. 2 FISICHELLA Renault M 1’23″189 + 0’01″411 4. 37 DOORNBOS RedBull Ferrari M 1’23″195 + 0’01″417 5. 36 DAVIDSON Honda M 1’23″498 + 0’01″720 6. 7 R.SCHUMACHER Toyota B [...]

P., No, Driver, Team – Engine, Tyres, Times, Ave/Gaps 1. 3 RAIKKONEN McLaren Mercedes M 1’21″624 193.223 Km/h 2. 36 DAVIDSON Honda M 1’22″396 + 0’00″772 3. 5 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari B 1’22″499 + 0’00″875 4. 4 DE LA ROSA McLaren Mercedes M 1’22″730 + 0’01″106 5. 35 WURZ Williams Cosworth B 1’22″941 + 0’01″317 6. [...]

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced Aug. 3 that IndyCar Series veteran Sarah Fisher will drive the No. 5 Honda-powered Dallara in the Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Secret at Kentucky Speedway on Aug. 13. “It’s very exciting to have Sarah back in the car at Kentucky Speedway,” said team co-owner Dennis Reinbold. “We [...]