2002

With rain forcing an early end to the Wednesday afternoon qualifying session for the EAS/GNC Live Well 300 only five cars managed to qualify. The remainder of the 48 drivers will qualify today to get one of the 43 starting spots.

The Lexus IS200 model that brought variety to the Touring Class of last year's BTCC will be back on the track in 2002.

As the Formula 1 fraternity heads full throttle towards the start of the 2002 season, the Grand Prix Party, held last night at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of Professor Sid Watkins' charity, the Brain and Spine Foundation, proved a welcome night's diversion for some of the best known names in F1.

Chris Patterson is the co-diver to Gwyndaf Evans in the GSE Motorsport MG ZR that is taking on the challenge of the Junior World Rally Championship.

With the CART season finally getting underway in earnest with the annual 'Sneak Preview' at Laguna Seca, new series CEO Chris Pook took time out to answer questions from journalists on his vision for future seasons, the current state of affairs and the role of the media in CART racing.

Renault F1 boss Flavio Briatore talks about the team's driver pairing - Jenson Button and Jarno Trulli; his plans for 2002 and a lot more: Q: How do you rate your race driver pairing?

The 555 Subaru World Rally Team recently completed a four-day tarmac test in Spain to try out a number of new components and settings on the Subaru Impreza WRC.

Patrick Faure talks about why Renault is returning to F1 as a constructor; what the team hopes to achieve and a lot more: Q: As Chairman and CEO of Renault F1, is it a dream come true to return to Formula 1 as a constructor?

Skip Barber LLC has announced the appointment of David McHugh to the position of Senior Vice President of Operations.

A statue of Dale Earnhardt was unveiled in front of Daytona USA last week to honour the seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion. Ford drivers Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton and Rusty Wallace spoke about their feelings for Earnhardt and what he still means to the sport.

Established open-wheel team Roquin Motorsports will field two cars in the 2002 Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series, the first confirmed multi-car effort for the new development series.

Newman/Haas Racing driver Cristiano da Matta (#6 Havoline Toyota/Lola) retained his unofficial title of "King of Testing" as CART Sneak Preview concluded from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Last September when the ambitious plans to resurrect Wimbledon Speedway were first made public, no one was prouder than the newly appointed Captain for the 2002 season, Chris Hunt.

Ken Schrader, driver of the No. 36 Pontiac Grand Prix talks about his fourth place finish at the Bud Shootout; drafting and a lot more: Q: Tell us about your race... How was the No. 36 Ponitac Grand Prix?

Following yesterday's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, which was won by Home Depot Pontiac driver Tony Stewart for the second year in a row, NASCAR allowed the Ford teams an aerodynamic advantage.

Alex Zanardi never was a quitter and, following his horrific accident at the Lausitzring last year, the Italian is using those same powers of determination to improve his quality of life.

Tony Stewart won the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona for the second straight year, beating Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon to the finish in the 70-lap all-star race.

In a press conference held today at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Herzog Motorsports and baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, announced a newly formed joint ownership agreement of the No. 92 NASCAR Busch Series race team.

Oxford rider Andrew Appleton has won the New Zealand Solo Championship at Kihikihi. Appleton claimed the title after a walkover run-off against Nathan Murray, who was excluded after lifting and losing control of his bike out of the start.

Bruce Wood, director of Cosworth's CART Champ Car program, was on hand for the opening of CART Spring Preview testing at Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca on Saturday.

The 2002 NASCAR Busch season marks Jason Keller's fourth full season driving for ppc Racing, and as the highest returning points finisher from last year, expectations are high for the No. 57 Albertsons team.

Arden International has confirmed that Bj?rn Wirdheim will partner Tomas Enge in this years FIA International F3000 Championship, replacing team favourite Viktor Maslov in the Anglo-Russian team's line-up.

Valentino Rossi was in scintillating form on the final day of the HRC RC211V test session at Sepang today [Sunday], as Honda continued its preparations for the forthcoming four-stroke grand prix season.

In addition to the locking down a long-term Champcar technical package, the CART Franchise Board also approved several rules and resolutions that are designed to enhance the racing competition in the 2002 FedEx Championship Series.