Ecclestone Considers US Return in F1 Calendar
20 Mar 2009, 13:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone admitted he is considering several venues for a potential 20-race calendar in Formula 1. While insisting he needs the teams' go-ahead to extend the F1 schedule in the near fut...
Tire-Chaser Suspended by NASCAR until April 22nd
11 Mar 2009, 11:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jimmy Watts' adventurous habits during the Kobalt Tools 500 last Sunday did not go unpunished by the NASCAR officials. As announced by series' official website, the crew member for the No ...
Pit Man Chasing a Tire Causes Caution in the Kobalt Tools 500
9 Mar 2009, 18:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lap 67 of the Kobalt Tools 500 on Sunday witnessed a very confusing caution. Well, at least the reason leading to it was, as it didn't involved any car incidents on track, but a “complex&...
Mark Martin Secures Pole for Kobalt Tools 500
7 Mar 2009, 16:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just when you thought you’re never gonna see Mark Martin lead a NASCAR field before Turn 1 of a Sprint race again, he pulled one of his last rabbits out of his hat and clinched the top spot in...
Montreal Secures 3-Year Deal with NASCAR
3 Mar 2009, 11:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Canadian fans might not see much Formula 1 action on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve any time soon, but they have been secured some quality NASCAR time for the upcoming 3 years. According to the Assoc...
Kyle Busch Loses Shelby 427 Pole Due to Engine Change
28 Feb 2009, 19:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kyle Busch has clinched pole position of the Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas this weekend, after scoring the best time of the qualifying session on Friday. And that wasn't the only good news of th...
DuPont Make Drastic Cuts of NASCAR Programme
26 Feb 2009, 11:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The longest driver-sponsor-owner streak in the history of NASCAR seems to be going through some hard times these days, as Jeff Gordon's primary sponsor of his No 24 Chevrolet DuPont has announc...
USF1 to Sponsor America's Young Talents
25 Feb 2009, 15:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / USF1 co-owner Ken Anderson revealed that part of the sponsorship for his and his partner Peter Windsor's team will go to racing programmes helping young talents on their way to F1 stardom. Ande...
USF1 to Take Fan-Friendly Approach
25 Feb 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The newly-based USF1 team seems eager to bring back that lost fan-loving spirit of Formula 1 when they'll debut in the series next year. Co-owners Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor revealed that t...
American Drivers Turn Down USF1 Role
24 Feb 2009, 08:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor are scheduled to unveil the all-new USF1 team later today. As information about the new team's potential drivers' lineup have not been disclosed, several rum...
Kyle Busch Makes NASCAR History, Wins 2 Races in the Same Day
23 Feb 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kyle Busch won the Stater Bros 300 Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday. However, this was not the biggest news of the weekend. The real piece of information is that the driver o...
NASCAR Hands Penalties to 3 N'Wide Teams and One Truck Driver
20 Feb 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Apart from the Sprint Cup crew member that failed a February 11 drug test and was served an indefinite suspension by NASCAR – Paul Chodora of Mayfield Motorsports' No 41 team – the ...
Crew Member Suspended by NASCAR
20 Feb 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR's revised substance abuse policy has made its first victim in the Sprint Cup Series. Following a drug test conducted after the Daytona 500 race last Sunday, Paul Chodora, a licensed crew...
Jeff Burton to Make "General Hospital" Appearance
18 Feb 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR driver Jeff Burton will appear on ABC's famous soap-opera General Hospital in the near future, as reported by the series' official site. He is scheduled to visit the set of the afor...
Tom Cruise Meets Keith Urban at Daytona
17 Feb 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / How would it be like to meet your ex-wife's current husband at the same event you take part at? Not very pleasant, we suppose... However, that's exactly what happened to actor Tom Cruis...
Matt Kenseth Clinched Maiden Daytona 500 Win
16 Feb 2009, 09:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / “Crying in the rain” is probably the best motto to describe what happened in NASCAR's famous Daytona 500 on Sunday. The Great Race officials decided to stop the race due to heavy ra...
Goodyear Starts the 2009 Season of Race-Weekend Interns
16 Feb 2009, 08:37 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / While their fellow colleagues were celebrating Valentines Day, two undergraduates from Mainland High School had the unique chance to be part of the Goodyear Racing and Diversity Program. The prog...
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Urges Daytona to Resurface Track
12 Feb 2009, 15:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Daytona International Speedway hadn't had its track resurfaced in more than three decades. That's a fact. And most NASCAR drivers feel that the it could really used a facelift in the n...
NASCAR Announce Top 35 Owners Points for 2009
9 Feb 2009, 13:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR has finally announced its new Top 35 in the Sprint Cup owners standings which will privilege the cars to make a certain appearance in the first 5 rounds of the 2009 season. It was no easy job...
Johnson Predicts the Unpredictable in 2009
6 Feb 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hoping to secure a 4th consecutive Sprint Cup title in 2009, Hendrick Motorsports' Jimmie Johnson reckons that nobody knows what to expect from the new season. Following the testing ban imposed...