Salvador Duran, of Mexico, from left, Juan Pablo Montoya of Colombia and Scott Pruett show off their new wristwatches after winning the Rolex 24 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Although there were some unscripted hurdles from the beginning, the TruSpeed Motorsports team of Charles Morgan, Rob Morgan, Timo Bernhard, and B.J. Zacharias finished eighth overall in the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the Grand American Road Racing Association Rolex Series. Early problems with oil venting from the transmission and a balky powerplant took the […]

Daytona Beach, Fla. — Three racers with wins from SCCA Club events to the Rolex 24 At Daytona, a racing official, a sanctioning body owner and a noted car designer-turned-photojournalist have been offered membership into the Road Racing Drivers Club.
RRDC President Bobby Rahal announced that RRDC members have voted to invite Vic Elford, Janet Guthrie, […]

X-RAID TEAM REACHES DAKAR FINISH WITH AL-ATTIYAH LEADING THE WAY IN SIXTH POSITION
* Harsh speeding penalties cost X-Raid victory in the diesel category
* Germany’s Kleinschmidt finishes in 15th position in her BMW X3CC
* Monterde and Nobre prove reliability of BMW X5 on African classic
DAKAR, Sénégal — Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and French co-driver Alain Guehennec […]

Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah of Qatar and co-driver Alain Guehennec of France steer their BMW X3 during the seventh stage of the Dakar rally between Zouerat and Atar, Mauritania, Friday, Jan.

Following back-to-back FIA World Touring Car Championship Driver and Manufacturer titles in 2005 and 2006, BMW is pleased that the 320si WTCC saloon, which propelled Britain’s Andy Priaulx to double world champion status, is now set to challenge for honours in the 2007 British Touring Car Championship under the banner of Team RAC run by […]

When the 187 participants in the car class, including Volkswagen factory drivers Mark Miller, Giniel de Villiers, Ari Vatanen and Carlos Sainz, set off from Lisbon on the near 8000 kilometre journey to the Senegalese capital Dakar, they must prepare themselves for several changes made to the route and regulations. The 64-page regulations for the […]

The Mi-Jack Conquest Racing Atlantic team is well aware that it will be hard to top this season’s nine consecutive podium finishes. But to help it continue its on-track success, the team announced Dec. 14 that it has signed its first driver for the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic season, Matt Lee of Syosset, N.Y., the […]

Panasonic Toyota Racing concluded its three-day test at Jerez with a trouble-free run in changing, and challenging, conditions in Spain. The morning started with a torrential downpour which soaked the circuit and made driving nearly impossible. But Toyota Young Driver Programme member Kamui Kobayashi showed no fear and followed Ralf Schumacher out of the garage, […]

Craig Pollock says a published report that Jacques Villeneuve has signed a deal to race NASCAR next year is completely false.
“You’re the only one from around the world to contact me to confirm or deny this story,” Pollock, Villeneuve’s long-time manager and close friend, said Wednesday when contacted by the Montreal Gazette. “What I can […]