2002

Dunlop Tyres have announced an agreement with McGrath Racing Inc that will see the legendary Jeremy McGrath return to the British brand for the 2003 and 2004 racing seasons.

The curtain comes down on the 2002 speedway season tomorrow night (Wednesday) at the Norfolk Arena when the Silver Machine Knights take on the Belle Vue Maun Motors Aces.

Dale Earnhardt Jr, scored his seventh NASCAR Winston Cup victory in 105 races, and the 10th victory for Chevrolet in 2002 with a fine display of brute power and good fuel consumption last Sunday at the Talladega Superspeedway.

There's a celebration going on at General Nutrition Centres (GNC Live Well) retail stores, and NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) driver Hank Parker Jr. is proud to join the festivities.

Lucky Strike BAR Honda driver Jacques Villeneuve describes a lap of Suzuka, venue for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix:

The first significant move in the 2003 F3000 driver market was completed today [Monday], with confirmation that Coloni Motorsport has signed Zsolt Baumgartner to race one of its two entries next season.

It was an unforgettably emotional day for the West Honda Pons team at Motegi, as Alex Barros scored a spectacular victory on his debut with the Honda RCV, after a thrilling duel with World Champion Valentino Rossi which was decided right on the finish line.

Proton Team KR riders Nobuatsu Aoki and Jeremy McWilliams finished ninth and tenth in yesterday's Pacific GP, after battling for the full race distance.

Daijiro Kato retired from the Pacific Grand Prix after his machine suffered a mechanical problem on lap seven of the Pacific Grand Prix, finally pulling him out on lap nine.

Paul Cooper has won the 2002 British Open Motocross championship for the CAS Honda team. The South African went into the final round at Polesworth, near Birmingham, with a handy points lead over Carl Nunn, then finished off the day with 4-4-5 results, enough to clinch his crown.

"Considering all the obstacles, the time frame, logistical issues, political, legal issues as you are all aware of, we feel great about this event. Our expectations were met. Very happy about the weather, even though we had a little rain yesterday. It turned out to be a terrific event.

Full results from Sunday's EA Sports 500 at the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway, round 30 of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

Toni Elias took a thrilling first 250cc victory on the very last corner of today's Pacific Grand Prix, after a tense late race battle with Marco Melandri and spectacular wild card Yuki Takahashi - who proved he's a star of the future by finishing on the podium in his first ever 250 GP.

MotoGP:

Ford Rallye Sport drivers Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya finished fourth on the Rally New Zealand today to preserve the team's record of scoring points on every round of the FIA World Rally Championship this season.

Team Rahal, a franchise member of CART, and Norwalk Furniture Corporation, have announced a partnership for Norwalk Furniture to be a major associate sponsor for the Team Rahal racing programs in 2003.

Alex Barros produced a stunning ride on his RCV debut to defeat World Champion Valentino Rossi by 1.6secs in a straight all-out fight, on equal machinery, that went right to the flag in today's Pacific Grand Prix.

Panasonic Toyota Racing driver Mika Salo talks about the forthcoming Japanese Grand Prix, his final race with the team and a lot, lot more:

Following the FIA's decision yesterday to quash Coloni Motorsports appeal made against both Arden cars in Monza, the Banbury based team have been confirmed as 2002 F3000 Team Champions.

Kawasaki rider Akira Yanagawa bounced back from a high-speed crash in today's final qualifying session for tomorrow's Pacific GP - and went straight out to cut almost half a second off his previous best time, on his spare machine.

2002 DTM, Qualifying, Hockenheim, round 10:

Complete Happy Hour practice session results for Sunday's EA Sports 500 at the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway.

Complete Saturday afternoon qualifying times for Sunday's Grand Prix Americas in Bayfront Park, Miami, round 16 of the 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series. Final qualifying held in wet conditions - all grid times set in Friday's session.

Ben Bostrom will move back to America in the next few days after three years racing in Europe for Ducati - and has been saying his "emotional" goodbyes' to the team and his fans before heading stateside.