The wait for NHRA drag racing to return to Virginia Motorsports Park will extend another week as a relentless rain has forced a one-week postponement of the inaugural Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals.

Rumors have been circulating for weeks that Jacques Villeneuve, a former F1 champion is ready to give stock cars a try. The Villeneuve story heated up with news that the Canadian driver has been in contact with Roush Racing. Asked if the 35-year-old Villeneuve could be in a Roush entry in 2007, team owner Jack [...]

Apparently the drivers in the NHRA POWERade Series couldn’t wait for the Countdown to the Championship playoff-format that was announced at the U.S. Nationals and will debut in 2007.

“I haven’t have this much fun in a race for a long time. I’m not saying F-1 is bad or anything. I think it’s great racing as well. The cars are unbelievable, but I haven’t had this much fun in a long time. I passed probably 40 cars today easily. It’s outrageous.”
“It was good. Initially [...]

Pos No. Driver Make Time Speed +Time -Speed
1 38 David Gilliland Ford 49.95 191.712 0.000 0.000
2 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 50.001 191.516 0.051 0.196
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet [...]

Shell Oil Company announced the brand’s return to NASCAR today through a multi-year primary sponsorship of Richard Childress Racing (RCR). Through the sponsorship both Shell and Pennzoil brands will be featured on the #29 Chevy to be driven by Kevin Harvick in the 2007 Nextel Cup series. Shell will also be the associate sponsor on [...]

NASCAR will issue restrictor plates with smaller holes for the rest of the UAW-Ford 500 weekend as teams scrambled Saturday morning to get their cars ready for qualifying.

Briatore: “Massa is the kind of guy. He is a kid. He is a little kid. Little in every sense”
Renault team chief Flavio Briatore on Saturday rekindled more controversy today at Suzuka when he criticised the FIA again for favouring Ferrari. The Italian, who has suggested that races and the championship itself are fixed [...]

Team Red Bull will make its racing debut next weekend with Bill Elliott (pictured right) at the wheel and its research and development manager Randy Cox serving as crew chief at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

F1 press conference with the top three qualifiers of the Japanese Grand Prix-Felipe Massa (pictured right), Michael Schumacher & Ralf Schumacher: