Downtown Phoenix is getting back on the racing circuit.
The Phoenix City Council said “yes” late Tuesday to a request by Grand Prix Arizona Festival organizers Dale Jensen and Brad Yonover to hold Champ Car street races in the southeastern portion of the downtown beginning in November 2007.

Indy Racing League champion Sam Hornish says there is a possibility he will compete in some NASCAR races in 2007.

Building consistency across the spectrum of tracks on the circuit is what landed Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and the No. 8 team in contention for a championship, but that has made it all the more critical that the five-time Talladega Superspeedway winner maintain his status here as the track’s most successful active driver next weekend in [...]

Kanaan, Hornish Enjoy Trouble Free 1st Test Day With New Honda Engine
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 26, 2006) – A new era was unleashed Tuesday for IndyCar racing. The new Honda 3.5-liter V-8 racing engine made a successful debut on the 2.73-mile road course at Daytona International Speedway with two cars making a “trouble free” testing [...]

Hopes that Juan Pablo Montoya would begin his stock-car racing career at Kansas Speedway have apparently ended.

Panther Racing’s Vitor Meira turned the first official IndyCar Series lap at Daytona International Speedway as the series began a two-day compatibility test on the 10-turn, 2.73-mile road course.

The finish line is in sight for a proposed Indy-style street race that would send cars speeding as fast as 180 mph through the streets of downtown Phoenix.

SPEED is bringing back Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Back in the Day for another season, signing a deal with the Nextel Cup Series star’s production company, Hammerhead Entertainment, for another 13 episodes of the 30-minute homage to NASCAR races of the 1960s and ’70s.

The process of transforming Juan Pablo Montoya from a top-flight Formula One driver into a NASCAR regular began Monday as the South American driver participated in an ARCA test session at Talladega Superspeedway.

Kevin Harvick Inc. announced that Bobby Labonte will assume driving duties of the #77 Dollar General Stores Chevy at the remaining companion events for the 2006 season.