In the aftermath of the controversial finish Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, Lowe’s Motor Speedway Chairman Bruton Smith has assigned extra security for driver Brian Vickers during this week’s Bank of America 500 activities at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Monday, the speedway ticket office was inundated with calls from race fans angry about the finish in which Vickers [...]

NASCAR tested its “Car of Tomorrow” at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday in anticipation of its restrictor-plate debut next season, but not all the drivers were happy with the process or the results.

In Daytona last February, bump-drafting got so out of hand in the preliminary events that reigning Cup champion Tony Stewart warned someone could be killed if NASCAR didn’t reign it in.
The sanctioning body heeded Stewart’s warning, saying it would start policing bump-drafting, particularly in the turns.
Gordon said the bump-drafting was again out of control on [...]

There’s a new car on the track and NASCAR legend Bill Elliott is behind the wheel. Elliott will be driving the Victory Junction Gang #83 Dodge at the Bank of America 500 at Lowes Motor Speedway from October 12-14. Running the #83 entry is Team Red Bull, which is entering its first of three 2006 [...]

RuSPORT announced today that Australian driver Ryan Briscoe will pilot the No. 10 RuSPORT Champ Car in the final two races of the 2006 Champ Car season, in Surfer’s Paradise, Australia on Oct. 22 and Mexico City on Nov. 12. Briscoe replaces RuSPORT driver Cristiano da Matta, who was injured during a testing session [...]

The 34th season of Atlantic racing will feature a new series sponsor, two new exciting race venues and a world-class stage for the top rising stars of open-wheel racing. Champ Car Atlantic series officials proudly unveiled the 2007 series schedule today, revealing an interesting 12-race blend of some of the top road and street course [...]

Do you feel any different about Sunday’s race at Talladega now that you’ve had time to let it sink in?
“The frustrating part is the loss of points. It sure would’ve been nice to walk out of there with top-five points rather than top-25 points and to be able to

The Italian press on Monday paid tribute to ‘captain’ Michael Schumacher, after the retiring German’s last title attack went up in smoke on lap 37 at Suzuka.

NASCAR plans to bring eight sets of restrictor plates, and some could have holes as big as 1-inch in diameter (the current holes are 57/64-inch in diameter), when teams test the “car of tomorrow” Monday (Today) at Talladega Superspeedway.

F1’s eleven teams have now signed an in-season ‘gentleman’s’ test agreement for the 2007 season.
The 30,000 kilometre per-team limit, signed by every Grand Prix competitor at Suzuka, signals yet another reduction in private track testing after the voluntary restricted days agreements of 2005 and ‘06.