2002

Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series driver Jason Priestley underwent successful surgery on Wednesday at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis to repair fractures in his back and feet.

Kelley Racing team owner Tom Kelley and General Manager Jim Freudenberg today announced that Kelley Racing pledges 100% continued support for injured team members Jason Priestley and Bernie Hallisky.

Although Max Biaggi has stated that he will leave Yamaha at the end of this season, the Roman Emperor has yet to sign with a new team. His main options appear to be between the new Ducati team and a possible seat at West Honda Pons.

Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook make up the four-member country group known as Little Big Town and this hot new band will sing the National Anthem prior to Sunday's Pepsi 400 Presented by Farmer Jack NASCAR Winston Cup Series event at Michigan International Speed

MK Racing, selected by the Indy Racing League in May to be one of three manufacturers for the 2003-05 generation of chassis, will supply IRL cars under the name "Falcon Cars."

Marlboro Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves helped Toyota Racing Development fine-tune its 2003 Indy Racing League engine during testing Aug. 12-13 at Kentucky Speedway.

GNC Live Well Racing crew chief Gary Cogswell and car chief Bryan Smith might not click their heels three times to get there, but both agree, "There's no place like home."

The dramatic flooding causing devastation across Europe is giving the Formula One fraternity a cause for concern as the water level continues to rise in Budapest.

Hideki Noda will make his racing return to the IRL at Gateway International Raceway on August 25th. Rookie Noda will drive the No. 28 Nimo Eikoh/Indy Regency Racing G Force/Chevrolet/Firestone fielded by Indy Regency Racing.

"I couldn't be happier with the way things have gone lately. Team Player's has done a fantastic job at every level of the operation and the Reynard-Ford Cosworth package has been flawless.

Dario Franchitti holds the rights to the track qualifying mark at Road America with a time of 1:39.866 (145.924 mph) in 2000. In addition to his track record, Franchitti also scored a win on the monstrous 4.048-mile permanent road course in the 1998 event.

Robby McGehee will drive Treadway-Hubbard Racing's No.55 Atlas Van Lines/Sam Schmidt Motorsports Indy Car in next weekends Gateway Indy 250 in McGehee's hometown of St. Louis.

Formula One has just enjoyed its mid-season summer break with no races or testing for the past three weeks. Now fresh from their rest and relaxation everyone assembles in Hungary for the only Eastern European race on the calendar.

If you're a maths phobic, Sunday's Pepsi 400 at Michigan International Speedway may not be the race for you. Talk of downforce counts, drag coefficients and valance heights are joined by discussion of points standings, average finishing positions and lap times.

Ford boss Malcolm Wilson has indicated that his team may sacrifice the services of Colin McRae or Carlos Sainz in order to safeguard the development of the new Focus World Rally Car.

As the planning for the 2002 Rockingham 500 CART event, Britain's fastest ever motor race, moves into its final month, the date has already been set for the 2003 event at Rockingham Motor Speedway, near Corby in Northamptonshire.

Adrian Fernandez, who has been undergoing intensive physical therapy for injuries received in a multi-car crash at Vancouver, just over two weeks ago, will attempt to return to action at Road America this weekend.

With three rounds remaining, the 2002 FIM World Motocross Championships are starting to draw to a close with every point now more valuable than ever in the chase for final positions in the standings.

On Tuesday afternoon, Infiniti Pro Series driver Arie Luyendyk Jr escaped with bruising after a high speed testing crash at the Gateway International Raceway in St Louis in what has been a dark, yet lucky week for the Indy Racing League and its subsidiary Pro Series Championship.

Bernie Hallisky, one of two Kelley Racing crewmembers injured in a pitlane accident last weekend at the Kentucky Speedway, has had his condition upgraded from fair to good at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

Loris Capirossi has married his long-term girlfriend Ingrid Tence.

Panthers co-promoter Ian Jarvis has given last week's Speedway World Cup a massive thumbs-up. The East of England Showground hosted both the race-off and the final with plenty of superb action for the fans.

In the run-up to the Hungarian Grand Prix, the BMW Technology Office takes the wraps off an innovative Formula One product.

Any speculation that Heinz-Harald Frentzen might replace Sauber's Felipe Massa for the Hungarian Grand Prix, have been today been dismissed by the German himself.