RuSPORT driver making slow, steady progress in intensive care in Wisconsin
LOVELAND, Colo., Aug. 7, 2006, 7:00 pm EDT – The condition of Champ Car World Series driver Cristiano da Matta (#10 RuSPORT Ford-Cosworth / Lola / Bridgestone) continues to improve as he recovers from a serious head injury at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, [...]

The Will Ferrell NASCAR send-up “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” easily lapped the competition over the weekend, topping the box office with more than $47 million in ticket sales.
The comedy from Sony Pictures was the biggest-ever opening for Ferrell in a starring role.
The top 3 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through [...]

Mayfield May Drive Second Entry in 2007 for Team
Dave Blaney will be back in the Caterpillar Inc. car for the 2007, team owner Bill Davis said Sunday morning.
“(Caterpillar director of racing operations) Greg Towles has indicated to us all along that Dave Blaney has done a good job in the car and done a good [...]

About 250 people were treated for heat-related illnesses during Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, said Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesman Ron Green. That compares with 225 people who were treated in May during the Indy 500 when temperatures were unseasonably hot.
The National Weather Service said Sunday’s high was the same was it was that [...]

Roush Racing and Ford officials say they are re-evaluating their plans in the face of a) the Toyota challenge, b) the debacle at Robert Yates Racing, and c) the failure of some young recruits to pan out, thus leaving holes open at Yates’s and, possibly, Roush’s.
Sources say Roush and/or Ford have offered Mark Martin $8m [...]

Dodge Motorsports has lost two of its top executives in the past month, but the automobile manufacturer still intends to be a big player in NASCAR.
“Our commitment to NASCAR remains very strong,” Dodge official Mike Accavitti said before Sunday’s race. “The only thing that’s changed is some people have retired, but that happens when you’ve [...]

Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat has reported that Kimi Raikkonen will move to Ferrari in 2007, inspiring Renault boss Flavio Briatore to sign Heikki Kovalainen.
The paper quoted Kovalainen, the Enstone-based team’s current test driver, as rejecting the story, but interestingly he also did not deny speculation about his impending Grand Prix debut.
”I have not signed anything,” [...]

Red Bull Racing has confirmed today that David Coulthard will continue to drive for the team in 2007 and that his team-mate will be Mark Webber.
Christian Horner
“I’m very pleased to be able to confirm our driver line up for next year. David has continued to lead the team well and demonstrate the form he showed [...]

Jacques Villeneuve will not be racing with the BMW Sauber F1 Team for the remainder of the 2006 F1 season. Following discussions last week, Jacques Villeneuve and the BMW Sauber F1 Team agreed to terminate their current contract with immediate effect five races ahead of schedule.
BMW Motorsport Director - Mario Theissen:
“Jacques has performed well [...]