Archive for August 14th, 2006

Following a 12th-place finish in the Meijer Indy 300, officials with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing confirmed that Sarah Fisher will drive the No. 5 Honda-powered Dallara in the Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 10.

Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Rutherford has been named grand marshal of the Aug. 27 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway.

While it’s not yet official that Jeremy Mayfield will drive for Bill Davis Racing next year, Michael Waltrip said the driver won’t be part of his three-car program in 2007.

Busch series driver David Gilliland will replace Elliott Sadler as the driver of the #38 M&M’s Ford for Robert Yates Racing, beginning next Sunday in the GFS Marketplace 400 in Brooklyn, Mich., ESPN’s Mike Massaro reports.

David Starr looks you square in the eyes and says: He has not been offered a ride with Robert Yates Racing for next season nor has he talked to anyone at RYR.

Former F1 driver John Watson is not sure that Hungarian grand prix winner Jenson Button has the ‘fire’ to win a world title.

Dr Mark Gillan, formerly of Jaguar, will re-launch his Formula One career next year by joining Toyota.