Five days ago, Kasey Kahne had written off his chances in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. But even before his pole-winning performance Friday at Kansas Speedway, his confidence was back.

Kansas City company FOX Collision Center will sponsor the #92 Front Row Motorsports Chevy [entered as the #34 which will get the owners points] driven by Chad Blount at Kansas Speedway, for the Banquet 400.

Chris Andrews, who started the year as the team director of the #19 Evernham Motorsports Dodge, is no longer being referred to as a co-team director. Andrews had been listed with Josh Browne for several weeks as “co-directors” (the Evernham word for crew chief) for the team, but the listing was changed on the Elliott [...]

Four IRL IndyCar Series drivers, including two Indianapolis 500 winners and two series champions, will participate in a Firestone tire test Monday, Oct. 2 and Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The IndyCar® Series will headline automobile racing’s return to Detroit in 2007. Series officials joined city leaders and IndyCar Series championship-winning car owner Roger Penske to announce the addition of the Detroit Grand Prix to the 2007 schedule.

Mike Bliss is hoping to claim $1.15 million in salary, and possibly more in damages, in a dispute with Haas CNC Racing scheduled for trial Oct. 2 in North Carolina Superior Court in Charlotte, according to a story in NASCAR Scene.

In a career spanning four decades, Terry Labonte has reached a multitude of milestones. Sunday’s event at Kansas Speedway will mark yet another, as he makes his 1,000th career start in NASCAR- and IROC-sanctioned competition combined.

P. No Driver Team - Engine Tyres Times Ave/Gaps
1. 35 WURZ Williams Cosworth B 1′35″539 205.399 Km/h
2. 38 VETTEL [...]

Mercedes’ Norbert Haug has rejected suggestions that McLaren is not likely to hire Pedro de la Rosa for the 2007 season because he is Spanish.

Fernando Alonso’s manager has confirmed reports that the world champion was in Shanghai voted to become one of three new Grand Prix Drivers’ Association Directors for 2007.