THREE NATIONAL RECORDS SET AT MAPLE GROVE, MICKEY THOMPSON 6-SECOND CLUB FILLED:
Mohnton, Pa. moves at the speed of horse-drawn buggies – but local residents saw a totally different show of power when the elite drivers of the NHRA POWERade Series set three national records at Maple Grove Raceway, near Reading, Pa. In Pro Stock Motorcycle, [...]

It was almost dark by the time Michael Schumacher fulfilled his usual 4.30 appointment with the media today and in fact the meeting had to be cut short when torrential rain came down. Those same media had been very complimentary about the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro driver’s performance in Shanghai, describing it as one of his [...]

Mark Martin looks like he’ll split his time next season in a MB2 NEXTEL Cup ride with Regan Smith.

This week, IndyCar Series drivers Tony Kanaan and Helio Castroneves speak about Juan Pablo Montoya, who makes his stock car debut this week. Like Montoya, both drivers live in Miami and competed against the Columbian in Indy-style cars in 1999 and 2000.

Craig Pollock, manager for former F1 driver Jacques Villeneuve, denied a report from Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport that said Villeneuve signed with Roush Racing to race in NASCAR next year.
Pollock: “What’s been said is totally unfounded.” But Pollock said that talks were “ongoing that could land Villeneuve in NASCAR next year.”

The #66 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet will sport a special paint design this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. The Microsoft Windows Live logo will appear on the hood and quarter panels of the #66 entry, driven by Jeff Green, in Sunday’s Nextel Cup Series race.

Both Sterling Marlin and MB2 Motorsports have a history of success on NASCAR’s 2.5-mile superspeedways. But regardless of what history shows, Marlin and his No. 14 Waste Management team haven’t been able to find that success this season.

Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Takuma Sato, Jarno Trulli and Sakon Yamamoto are guests of today’s FIA press conference at Suzuka.
Q: Sakon, I’m sure it was a relief to finally finish your first Grand Prix last weekend; what’s been going wrong up until now?
Sakon YAMAMOTO: Well, it has certainly been difficult for me, and for everyone [...]

Spyker MF1 Team is pleased to announce the arrival of LeasePlan as an Official Sponsor for the 2007 Formula 1 World Championship and beyond. As part of the same 3-year partnership LeasePlan will also become an Official Supplier to the Spyker MF1 Team.

Football legend Pele (pictured right) will this month help to mark Michael Schumacher’s last ever Grand Prix, to be staged in Sao Paulo.