If everything goes according to plan, an era ended Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The Sharpie 500 won by Matt Kenseth is scheduled to be the final one there using current Nextel Cup cars. Bristol’s March 25 race next year is to be the first using the sport’s “car of tomorrow.”

IndyCar Series rookies Marco Andretti, Jeff Simmons and Marty Roth will join Sarah Fisher for a one-day test at Chicagoland Speedway on Aug. 31.

Late Monday evening, former NASCAR champion and ESPN/ABC Sports lead auto racing analyst, Rusty Wallace and his wife, Patti, were involved in a major auto accident while returning from the weekend’s IndyCar Series event and a taping of the NASCAR Angels television show in California.

The talk after Sunday’s Indy Racing League show here at Infineon Raceway was as much about Bryan Herta’s suspicious spin than Marco Andretti’s brilliant drive.

Formula One teams were in action at Monza today, testing for the first time since the summer break.

In light of recent rumors regarding the status of his operation, Larry McClure, President and Team Manager of Morgan-McClure Motorsports, Inc. announced Monday that his familiar #4 team will compete full time in the Nextel Cup Series in 2007.

Spa Returns as San Marino & Europe are off
Following a fax vote by the World Motor Sport Council, the FIA today announced the Formula One calendar for next year.

Team racer Nico Rosberg has responded to speculation that countryman and current GP2 driver Timo Glock could join him at the Williams-Toyota squad in 2007 as a test driver.

Earth Biofuels, Inc. (OTCBB: EBOF) today announced that legendary NASCAR-driver Rusty Wallace has joined the company’s Advisory Board and will also act as a spokesperson for the company. Mr. Wallace joins fellow advisory board member Julia Roberts and Board of Directors members country music legend Willie Nelson and actor Morgan Freeman in promoting the use [...]

Christian Klien has turned down Red Bull’s offer of a funded seat in the American Champ Car category for season 2007.