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Dysons look ahead to Legends Day at Indy

May 24, 2013 View comments

Chris and Rob Dyson will each drive a historic Indy car on Saturday at Indianapolis, as part of "Legends Day Honoring Parnelli Jones."
 

Menard extends Childress deal

May 24, 2013 View comments

Paul Menard has secured his Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup seat for the long term after family company and primary sponsor Menards agreed a new multi-year deal with the squad.
 

Dempsey wins astounding Lights race

May 24, 2013 View comments

Peter Dempsey took the win in an extraordinary four-wide finish to the Freedom 100 Indy Lights race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
 

Pagenaud quickest on Carb Day

May 24, 2013 View comments

Simon Pagenaud set the fastest time on Carb Day at Indianapolis as the cars made their final on-track appearance before Sunday's 500-mile race.
 

Fernandes: I held Caterham back

May 24, 2013 View comments

Tony Fernandes believes he held Caterham's Formula 1 progress back by trying to do too much himself, but now reckons the team's structure is sorted.
 

Cecotto suspended after Monaco crash

May 24, 2013 View comments

Johnny Cecotto Jr. has been barred from the rest of the Monaco GP2 weekend as a punishment for triggering the first-corner crash in Friday morning's feature race.
 

Renault: Tires a test for engine makers too

May 24, 2013 View comments

Formula 1 drivers are not alone in facing headaches due to high-degrading tires this year, because even the engine manufacturers are finding they need to work twice as hard, claims Renault's head of trackside engineering Remi Taffin.
 

Vergne pays tribute to Cevert

May 24, 2013 View comments

Jean-Eric Vergne is paying tribute to French Formula 1 legend Francois Cevert by carrying his helmet colors in the Monaco Grand Prix.
 

Caterham to retain Renault engines

May 24, 2013 View comments

Caterham has confirmed it will stick with Renault engines next season, as the French car manufacturer closes in on finalizing its 2014 Formula 1 supply plans.
 

Bird claims another Monaco win

May 24, 2013 View comments

Sam Bird won round seven of the GP2 Series in Monaco, his second victory of the season with the Russian Time team, but required a new rear wing to do so having been savaged in the chaotic initial start.
 

Prost: 2014 rules to put F1 drivers to the test

May 24, 2013 View comments

Formula 1 drivers are going to face as tough a challenge as the teams next year in adapting to the new technical regulations, reckons former champion Alain Prost.
 

Force India: Pirelli tweaks "should be tested first"

May 24, 2013 View comments

Force India believes Pirelli should hold fire on making a final decision over changes to its Formula 1 tires until after teams have tested the revised rubber at the Canadian Grand Prix.
 

Gutierrez: better qualifying form needed

May 24, 2013 View comments

Esteban Gutierrez believes he must improve his ability to pull out extra pace on qualifying laps.
 

Grand-Am boss gets Le Mans honor

May 24, 2013 View comments

Grand-Am boss Jim France Jr. will give the start at the Le Mans 24 Hours next month.
 

Factory Aston for Silverstone BES

May 24, 2013 View comments

Aston Martin Racing will field a full factory car in next weekend's British round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at Silverstone.
 

Karam gets first pole at Indianapolis

May 24, 2013 View comments

Sage Karam edged out Carlos Munoz to take his first career Indy Lights pole at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday.
 

R5 Ford Fiesta for Finland debut

May 24, 2013 View comments

M-Sport's Ford Fiesta R5 will make its World Rally Championship debut on Rally Finland at the end of July.
 

Monaco GP viewing party in L.A.

May 23, 2013 View comments

Coast restaurant at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., will hold a patio viewing party of the Monaco Grand Prix, starting at 4 a.m. on Sunday morning.
 

Kanaan lands new backing for Detroit races

May 23, 2013 View comments

HIPPINO.com has signed on to back the KV Racing-SH Racing entry of Tony Kanaan for the doubleheader at Belle Isle.
 

Button: McLaren better in Monaco

May 23, 2013 View comments

Jenson Button believes McLaren is in better shape for the Monaco Grand Prix, but that it needs to improve its qualifying pace to have a chance of taking advantage of that improvement.
 

Pirelli threatens to quit over contract

May 23, 2013 View comments

Pirelli has warned teams that it will pull out of Formula 1 at the end of the year unless it gets an answer soon on whether they want a fresh contract from 2014.
 

Raikkonen: Lotus can match Mercedes

May 23, 2013 View comments

Kimi Raikkonen believes Lotus has the pace to match the single-lap speed of rival Mercedes in Monaco following the first two practice sessions on Thursday.
 

Rosberg: Monaco speed merely a good start

May 23, 2013 View comments

Monaco pacesetter Nico Rosberg remains wary that Mercedes' Formula 1 rivals are yet to show their strongest hands in Monte Carlo.
 

Cecotto edges Evans for Monaco GP2 pole

May 23, 2013 View comments

Johnny Cecotto Jr. will start round seven of the GP2 Series in Monaco from pole position after topping his qualifying session for odd-numbered cars.
 

Red Bull admits single-lap pace a worry

May 23, 2013 View comments

Red Bull is not currently able to match the single-lap pace Mercedes showed in Monaco Grand Prix free practice, reckons Mark Webber.
 

Rosberg fastest again in second Monaco GP practice

May 23, 2013 View comments

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton proved that Mercedes' Formula 1 rivals are right to fear its Monaco pace as they went first and second in Thursday afternoon practice in Monte Carlo.
 

Force India opposing Pirelli alterations

May 23, 2013 View comments

Pirelli is facing resistance from Force India as it tries to get unanimous approval from Formula 1 teams for its tire modifications.
 

Vandoorne gets controversial penalty after topping FR3.5 practice

May 23, 2013 View comments

McLaren junior racer Stoffel Vandoorne has been given a five-place grid penalty for this weekend's Formula Renault 3.5 race in Monaco for crashing under yellow flags in free practice, in which he was fastest.
 

Renault: Honda will benefit from Mercedes work with McLaren

May 23, 2013 View comments

Honda's bid to hit the ground running when it returns to Formula 1 with McLaren in 2015 will be helped by the the team having a season with Mercedes' new V6 turbo, reckons rival Renault.
 

Rosberg tops first Monaco GP practice

May 23, 2013 View comments

Nico Rosberg narrowly led a close first free practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday morning.
 

V8 Supercars confident over Ford's future

May 23, 2013 View comments

V8 Supercars officials remain optimistic about Ford's long-term future in the series despite the company ending road car production in Australia.
 

IndyCar finalizes double-header rules

May 23, 2013 View comments

IndyCar has confirmed details of the race two qualifying procedure for the three double-header events on the 2013 schedule.
 

IMS offers digital Indy 500 program and yearbook

May 22, 2013 View comments

Digital editions of the 2013 Indianapolis 500 Official Program and 2012 Indianapolis 500 Official Yearbook are available for the first time, allowing fans to read the informative souvenir on their tablet or mobile device.
 

Webber: F1 needs a rethink

May 22, 2013 View comments

Mark Webber thinks Formula 1 needs to consider whether or not its quest to deliver entertainment has gone too far.
 

Vettel: Red Bull not lone tire critic

May 22, 2013 View comments

Sebastian Vettel insists that Red Bull is not alone in being unhappy about Pirelli's tires, and thinks it unfair his team are being singled out as whiners.
 

Alonso: Red Bull had it too easy

May 22, 2013 View comments

Fernando Alonso reckons Red Bull's criticism of the Pirelli Formula 1 tires is simply the result of it not being able to handle defeat well.
 

Hamilton: I could hold off field from pole

May 22, 2013 View comments

Lewis Hamilton says he will put everything into getting pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix to give Mercedes a chance of fending off its faster rivals for victory.
 

8Star Motorsports preps for Detroit at Sebring

May 22, 2013 View comments

8Star Motorsports conducted the first test of its No. 3 Corvette Daytona Prototype Tuesday at Sebring in preparation for the June 1 Grand-Am Rolex Series round at Belle Isle Park in Detroit.
 

Alonso tips Mercedes for Monaco win

May 22, 2013 View comments

Fernando Alonso has tipped Mercedes to be a strong contender for victory in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.
 

Bottas: Monaco will be hardest race

May 22, 2013 View comments

Valtteri Bottas expects the Monaco Grand Prix to be the toughest challenge of his Formula 1 rookie season with Williams.
 

Button wants freedom over F1 future

May 22, 2013 View comments

Jenson Button says he wants to keep a feeling of "freedom" over his Formula 1 future, despite McLaren's insistence that he is welcome to stay put until the end of his career.
 

Raikkonen: No hurry to decide future

May 22, 2013 View comments

Kimi Raikkonen says he is not at all surprised that his Formula 1 future is the subject of fervent speculation, but that will not make him hurry his decision over whether to stay at Lotus or move elsewhere.
 

Speed increases NASCAR program

May 22, 2013 View comments

Scott Speed is adding up to 10 further NASCAR Sprint Cup events to his schedule after his recent top-10 finish at Talladega secured extra backing for his Leavine Family Racing Ford Fusion.
 

McLaren expects '15 Honda exclusivity

May 22, 2013 View comments

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has confirmed that McLaren will have exclusive use of Honda Formula 1 engines in 2015 and that other teams may only race with the Japanese units "in due course."
 

Fry set to return for Monaco GP

May 22, 2013 View comments

Ferrari technical director Pat Fry will return to duty at the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend after recovering from appendicitis.
 

Perrinn launches customer LMP1

May 22, 2013 View comments

A British race engineering consultancy has completed the design of a LMP1 prototype to the new-for-2014 rulebook with which it aims to enter the Le Mans customer market.
 

Hamilton thrilled to follow grandfather

May 22, 2013 View comments

British sports car driver Archie Hamilton will achieve a lifetime's ambition by racing in the Le Mans 24 Hours in June, 60 years after his grandfather Duncan won the race with Jaguar.
 

Ecclestone: Tires force drivers to use their brains

May 22, 2013 View comments

Formula 1 commercial chief Bernie Ecclestone believes Pirelli's high-degradation tires mean drivers once again have to "use their brains" to win grands prix.
 

Kubica thrilled with rally form so far

May 22, 2013 View comments

Robert Kubica has admitted he is pleased with the rally-leading speed he has shown early in his new career.
 

Oddsmakers tip another Honda Indy 500 comeback

May 21, 2013 View comments

Scott Dixon listed as co-favorite with Marco Andretti to win Sunday's 97th Indianapolis 500.
 

IndyCar hands out fines for rule violations during Indy qualifying

May 21, 2013 View comments

Ryan Briscoe's Ganassi squad and two Rahal Letterman Lanigan cars ticketed.
 

Kyle Busch's Nationwide team visits NASCAR penalty box

May 21, 2013 View comments

Nose job on Kyle Busch's winning Toyota at Darlington earns fines, probation for Joe Gibbs Racing's squad.
 

Michael Annett cleared to return to NASCAR

May 21, 2013 View comments

Nationwide Series driver injured at Daytona gets go-ahead from medical officials to return this weekend at Charlotte.
 

Renezeder's streak continues as first-time winners shine at Lake Elsinore

May 21, 2013 View comments

The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series brought big fields and crowds to Southern California last weekend.
 

Hagan gets additional backing for NHRA events

May 21, 2013 View comments

Matt Hagan, who has one title in three championship-round appearances this year, will have backing from Rocky Brands outdoor gear at two additional events on his Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car.
 

Maldonado banking on Monaco expertise

May 21, 2013 View comments

Pastor Maldonado is hopeful his Monaco expertise will allow him to score the Williams team's first points of the season in Sunday's race.
 

McLaren: Perez showing expected form

May 21, 2013 View comments

Sergio Perez is starting to show the qualities that made McLaren want him to replace Lewis Hamilton, according to team boss Martin Whitmarsh.
 

McLaren: Honda a bedrock for success

May 21, 2013 View comments

McLaren's new deal with Honda will enshrine the team's place as one of the sport's biggest players, according to team principal Martin Whitmarsh.
 

Raikkonen: no surprise to be second

May 21, 2013 View comments

Kimi Raikkonen sees no reason to be surprised at his excellent start to the 2013 Formula 1 campaign.
 

Bleekemolen lands Le Mans seat

May 21, 2013 View comments

Dutch sports car ace Jeroen Bleekemolen will follow up on his victory in Nurburgring 24 Hours with a bid for class honors in the Le Mans 24 Hours in June, one of several late additions to the field.
 

Paffett says yellow-flag rules wrong

May 21, 2013 View comments

Gary Paffett believes the DTM's yellow-flag rules need a serious revision before the next round at Spielberg.
 

Canadian GP confirms "open house" date

May 20, 2013 View comments

The Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal has confirmed that it will again host an "open house" on Thursday, June 6, at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, ahead of the track's Formula 1 weekend.
 

Mercedes claims first Nurburgring win

May 20, 2013 View comments

Mercedes claimed its first Nurburgring 24 Hours victory in one of the most dramatic races in the history of the event.
 

IndyCar confirms post-Indy engine penalties

May 20, 2013 View comments

The entries for Dario Franchitti, Charlie Kimball, Josef Newgarden and Graham Rahal will incur 10-grid spot penalties for the first race of the IndyCar double-header June 1 because of unapproved engine changes at Indianapolis.
 

Bouchut to make 20th Le Mans start

May 20, 2013 View comments

Former Le Mans 24 Hours winner Christophe Bouchut will make his 20th start in the endurance classic with the Lotus LMP2 team this year.
 

Gray, Langdon, Coughlin take Kansas NHRA wins

May 20, 2013 View comments

Johnny Gray raced to his third victory of the season Sunday and moved back into the Funny Car points lead at the 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals.
 

Di Resta: High-deg racing "not boring" for drivers

May 20, 2013 View comments

Formula 1 is still as exciting in the cockpit this season as it has been in recent campaigns regardless of high tire wear, claims Paul di Resta.
 

Lowe to join Mercedes F1 team in June

May 20, 2013 View comments

Paddy Lowe has been given an early release by McLaren and will join Mercedes next month in a senior management role rather than waiting until 2014.
 

Mercedes: Tire ruling not an issue for us

May 20, 2013 View comments

Mercedes says there can be no grounds for disappointment over the reduced scope of Pirelli's Formula 1 tire revisions, despite having suffered with degradation more than most.
 

BMW disputes F1 return talk

May 20, 2013 View comments

BMW has dismissed suggestions that it is considering a Formula 1 return.
 

De Puniet confirms Suzuki MotoGP test

May 20, 2013 View comments

Randy de Puniet has confirmed he will test Suzuki's potential 2014 MotoGP challenger at Motegi.
 

Riders say Ducati flattered by conditions

May 20, 2013 View comments

Ducati riders Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden believe Ducati was flattered by the adverse conditions of Sunday's MotoGP race at Le Mans.
 

Circuit of The Americas calls V8 Supercars a hit

May 19, 2013 View comments

USGP venue reports 69,000 on hand for the first U.S. race weekend for the Australian-based series.
 

Jourdain misses the cut on Bump Day

May 19, 2013 View comments

Rahal Letterman Lanigan will be left with just its two full-time drivers Graham Rahal and James Jakes in the Indianapolis 500 after its third entry for Michel Jourdain Jr. was the surprise Bump Day casualty.
 

Whincup back on top in COTA V8 race four

May 19, 2013 View comments

Jamie Whincup responded to his race three defeat by winning the last race of V8 Supercars' inaugural Austin weekend.
 

Sofronas, Lee take Sunday Pirelli World Challenge GT and GTS wins in Austin

May 19, 2013 View comments

James Sofronas earned his third Pirelli World Challenge GT win of the 2013 season Sunday, taking the Cadillac Sports Car Challenge at Circuit of The Americas.
 

Coulthard defeats Triple 8 duo

May 19, 2013 View comments

Fabian Coulthard halted Jamie Whincup's winning streak by defeating the Triple 8 Holdens in race three of V8 Supercars' Austin weekend.
 

Sandberg wins in TC as Francis Jr. completes TCB sweep at COTA

May 19, 2013 View comments

Brett Sandberg and Ernie Francis Jr. scored wins in Round Three of the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car and Touring Car B-Spec championships at Circuit of The Americas Sunday
 

Pedrosa wins eventful Le Mans race

May 19, 2013 View comments

Dani Pedrosa dominated an eventful French Grand Prix to take over the top spot in the MotoGP championship standings.
 

Rockenfeller takes commanding DTM win

May 19, 2013 View comments

Mike Rockenfeller took his first DTM win for two years with a dominant display at Brands Hatch; fifth for Joey Hand.
 

Redding claims first Moto2 win

May 19, 2013 View comments

Scott Redding claimed his first Moto2 victory and the championship lead in a crash-filled, truncated race at Le Mans.
 

Johnson secures fourth All-Star win

May 19, 2013 View comments

Jimmie Johnson recovered from his qualifying mistakes to take the $1 million NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star race for a second straight year and the fourth time in his career.
 

McMurray dominates Showdown

May 18, 2013 View comments

Jamie McMurray and Ricky Stenhouse Jr, secured spots in the NASCAR All-Star race with first and second places in the Showdown qualifying heat.
 

John Force back on top in NHRA qualifying at Topeka

May 18, 2013 View comments

John Force ended a 19-race No. 1 qualifying slump by racing to a track record performance in Funny Car Saturday at the NHRA Kansas Nationals.
 

O'Connell, Aschenbach win Saturday Pirelli World Challenge GT, GTS at COTA

May 18, 2013 View comments

Johnny O'Connell led all the way to win Saturday's Pirelli World Challenge GT Cadillac Sports Car Challenge Round Four race at Circuit of the Americas. Lawson Aschenbach captured the GTS class win, holding off a charging Andy Lee at the finish.
 

Winchester and Francis Jr. double up in Pirelli World Challenge TC, TCB at COTA

May 18, 2013 View comments

Ryan Winchester and Ernie Francis Jr. opened the 2013 Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car and Touring Car B-Spec season with a pair of wins in class, respectively, Saturday at the Cadillac Sports Car Challenge weekend at Circuit of The Americas.
 

Carpenter claims Indy 500 pole

May 18, 2013 View comments

Ed Carpenter emerged as the surprise winner in the battle for pole position for the Indianapolis 500.
 

Whincup doubles up in V8 race two

May 18, 2013 View comments

Jamie Whincup reeled off another V8 Supercars victory in race two at Austin's Circuit of The Americas, as he and Craig Lowndes took Triple 8's second 1-2 of the day.
 

Sauber confident of more progress

May 18, 2013 View comments

Sauber is confident it has made progress with solving the rear-end instability problem that held it back early in the season.
 

Whincup wins first V8 race in America

May 18, 2013 View comments

Jamie Whincup fended off Triple 8 Holden teammate Craig Lowndes to win V8 Supercars' first American race at Circuit of The Americas.
 

Katherine Legge joins Schmidt Peterson squad for Indy

May 18, 2013 View comments

Former Dragon Racing driver will attempt to qualifying team's third entry.
 

Tomczyk loses Brands DTM pole

May 18, 2013 View comments

Martin Tomczyk has been stripped of his Brands Hatch DTM pole position after his BMW was found to be underweight during post-qualifying checks.
 

TDS wins Imola ELMS round

May 18, 2013 View comments

Reigning European Le Mans Series champions Mathias Beche and Pierre Thiriet claimed victory in the Imola 3 Hours for the TDS Racing squad.
 

Stippler gives Audi Nurburgring pole

May 18, 2013 View comments

Frank Stippler gave Audi pole position for the 2013 Nurburgring 24 Hours as he outpaced Pedro Lamy's Aston Martin in the top-40 qualifying shootout.
 

Power leads Penske 1-2 in Indy 500 pre-qualifying practice

May 18, 2013 View comments

Will Power fell just short of breaking the 230mph mark when he set the fastest time in Saturday morning's final practice session before Pole Day qualifying for the Indianapolis 500.
 

Lewis escapes injury in heavy F3 crash

May 18, 2013 View comments

American Michael Lewis has escaped largely unscathed from a big crash in Formula 3 European Championship qualifying at Brands Hatch on Friday.
 

Marquez takes second MotoGP pole

May 18, 2013 View comments

Marc Marquez claimed his second MotoGP pole in four starts as he converted his practice pace to the qualifying top spot at Le Mans.
 

Tomczyk takes his first BMW pole

May 18, 2013 View comments

Martin Tomczyk took his first DTM pole position for nearly two years after edging out Mike Rockenfeller in qualifying at Brands Hatch; Joey Hand fourth.
 

Lorenzo says missing pole no concern

May 18, 2013 View comments

MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo said missing out on the French Grand Prix pole to Marc Marquez was no concern as his whole focus was on ensuring his Yamaha did not fall off the pace in the race again.
 

Rossi admits qualifying pace a problem

May 18, 2013 View comments

Valentino Rossi conceded that he does not know how to match his main rivals for qualifying pace after ending up eighth on the grid at Le Mans.
 

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