NASCAR racing Dale Earnhardt Jr says he is enjoying his new life as a Hendrick Motorsports driver, having started his preparation for the Daytona 500 by topping practice at the 2.5-mile oval on Tuesday.

A year ago Earnhardt was making headlines due to his strained relationship with his stepmother and Dale Earnhardt Inc team owner Teresa Earnhardt, but twelve months later he... Read More

Auto racing looks like Sam Hornish Jr will finally be announced this weekend as the third driver for Penske Racing in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup, making official his anticipated full-time switch to NASCAR racing.

The former Indy Racing and Indy 500 champion will leave Penske's IRL squad to focus on his Sprint Cup career, driving the No. 77 Mobil 1 Dodge and joining former... Read More

Auto racing one of the British government's senior members of the House of Lords has taken a leave of absence from politics -- to go racing in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).

Lord Drayson, who was serving as Minister of State for Defense Procurement and Defense Minister in the House of Lords, resigned his political post today. The Aston University graduate with a PhD in... Read More

Reports in the British media suggest former double Formula 1 World Driver Champion Fernando Alonso and Renault F1 team are close to finalising a $20m-a-year (£9.6m) deal that would see Alonso return to the French team.

Until now the major sticking point over an agreement between the two parties had been Renault boss Flavio Briatore's wish to tie the Spaniard down to a... Read More

Two more open wheel drivers to compete at Phoenix NASCAR races Canadian Champ Car driver Patrick Carpentier will attempt to make the race during Friday qualifying in the No. 10 Gillett Evernham Dodge.

Indy Racing's Dario Franchitti will contest the final two races of the NASCAR Busch Series schedule, Chip Ganassi Racing announced on Wednesday.

The 2007 Indy Racing Series... Read More

Auto racing former Formula 1 driver Jacques Villeneuve will attempt to make his second NASCAR Nextel Cup Series start on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway, driving the No. 27 Bill Davis Racing Toyota.

The Canadian will have to make the field on time during Friday qualifying as his car is not in the top-35 in the owner points. Last month he qualified sixth for his Cup... Read More

Auto racing the German Formula 1 legend had previously made a cautious MotoGP debut on a 990cc Ducati during a secret test at Mugello in October of 2005, but the now retired F1ace picked a much more public 'press and guest' day for his second appearance - and didn't disappoint.

Just one day after the season-ending Valencian Grand Prix, Schumacher took to the same twisty... Read More

Auto racing Michael Schumacher is to come out of retirement to test for Ferrari in the Formula 1group test at Catalunya next week.

The seven-time champion, who retired as a driver from the sport at the end of the 2006 season, will be taking part in his first test session since leaving auto sports – although he has spent time at the wheel of the title-winning F2007 for some... Read More

NASCAR Racing If Sam Hornish stays true to form, trusting team owner Roger Penske to all but make career decisions for him, the three-time Indy Racing League champion will be announced on Saturday night in Phoenix as the new third driver for Penske's Nextel Cup team. Though Penske said Sunday a final decision would be made in next few days, he smiled, adding, "My... Read More

Motorsports fans the world over will be able to bid for two Red Bull Racing F1 cars next March as the Wings For Life Foundation puts up a bevvy of motorsport exotica, topped by the two RBR cars driven by David Coulthard and Mark Webber at the 2007 British Grand Prix.

Each car was covered in 30,000 pictures of race fans who made a donation through the foundation's website... Read More

Auto Racing the latest twist in the saga surrounding the future of race car driver Fernando Alonso linked the double Formula 1 World Champion with a move to Red Bull Racing – in tandem with former Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn.

While Renault has long been mooted as the most likely home for the 26-year-old next season, in the wake of his divorce with McLaren last... Read More

Sports car racing Miller Motorsports Park, in partnership with Ford Racing, is pleased to announce a new professional auto racing series that will provide competitors an affordable way to go sports car racing with a V8-powered, rear-wheel-drive car.

The Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires will be an eight-round series utilizing the... Read More

Auto racing Nissan motorsports will race the GT-R in the GT500 class of the SUPER GT sports car racing series in Japan for 2008. Nissans racing arm NISMO built the car and is testing at Suzuka. The widened body, massive rear wing, and heavily vented hood make it that much meaner looking than the street version. Now if we could just get Nissan North America to race one... Read More

Sports Car Racing, Jeff Altenburg captures his first World Challenge Driver’s Championship after a race that look like his team mate had it in hand. Jeff hit trouble on the crowded opening lap, clipping a curb in Turn Six, causing a flat tire. A yellow came out and Jeff hit the pits and re-entered in 18^th.

Jeff start to carve his way though the... Read More

Motorsports the Bad Boy Vette's new livery for the C6R in its final race of the ALMS sports car racing season with great anticipation. The finished product was finally revealed last night at a pre-race party in Monterey hosted by BBV. The new graphics look downright menacing, with the "Take No Prisoners" skull featured prominently on the hood and sides. Both C6Rs sports car will hit the auto racing track at Laguna Seca today for practice sessions,

With NASCAR stock car racing in the middle of their championship chase, sports car racing enters it's final race this weekend.

The ALMS auto sports racing heads west this weekend to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the final round of what has been a terrific season of racing. Although debate rages as to whether Penske is really competing in the spirit... Read More

Motorsports Lewis Hamilton must forget about winning Sunday's title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix auto race and concentrate on taking the bigger prize of the Formula One championship.

Hamilton, a 22-year-old auto racing sensation in his rookie season, leads Spanish teammate and double world champion Fernando Alonso by four points with Ferrari's Kimi... Read More

Villeneuve will get to start his new NASCAR Cup career soon than later, his latest test at Talladega and his performance at the Las Vegas truck race Bill Davis Racing has decided to move up his cup start. He will try to qualify for the Talladega race next weekend.

"It's perfect. I'm really happy that NASCAR has given me its approval so quickly, and... Read More