Archive for November 1st, 2006

NASCAR announced Wednesday that Robby Gordon has been fined and issued two point-standing penalties, for rule infractions during this past Sunday’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event at Atlanta.

Heading (excuse the pun) into this weekend’s Dickies 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway, Team Red Bull is partnering with the New York Red Bulls Major League Soccer team to roll out a soccer-themed paint scheme for the No. 84 race car. With his keen eyes, New York Red Bulls goalkeeper and [...]

Members of two-time IndyCar Series championship-winning team Andretti Green Racing will host “The Andretti Green Racing Hour” exclusively on XM Satellite Radio beginning in February 2007.

International Speedway Corporation (Nasdaq: ISCA)(OTC Bulletin Board: ISCB) (”ISC”) today announced it has entered into a purchase agreement with Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation to indirectly acquire an additional 37.5 percent interest in Raceway Associates, LLC (”Raceway Associates”), owner and operator of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. The purchase price for the [...]

Burton also shares his thoughts on last week’s ‘roll bar’ debris controversy
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to this week’s NASCAR teleconference in advance of Sunday’s Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. This is the eighth race in the 2006 chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. The last 10 races of the season that determine the [...]

David Ragan has received NASCAR’s approval to run at Nextel Cup tracks 1.5-miles and less and will attempt to qualify the #60 No Fear Racing Ford [sponsored by Pennzoil] Friday for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Rubens Barrichello, while effectively blaming the Japanese marque for his mediocre season, has vowed to push for ‘change’ at Honda in 2007.

Alex Zanardi has backed Michael Schumacher’s decision to quit Formula One.
The 40-year-old Italian, who shared a Grand Prix track with Schumacher in the nineties before heading to Champ Car, reckons the great German called it quits while he was ’still on top of his game’.

Fernando Alonso made a farewell visit to his team-mates in Viry-Châtillon on Monday.
After visiting his team-mates in Enstone last week, the double world champion was in Viry yesterday to thank the 250 members of the team’s factory one final time.

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced the hiring of Fernandez Racing’s engineers Tuesday, the latest sign that Adrian Fernandez’s Indianapolis-based team might not return to the Indy Racing League next season.