| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  | Paul Pittman's first NHRA Pro Stock event did not go exactly like he planned it, as his car rolled midway into the run before hitting the wall not once, not twice, but three times. The action came during the opening round of eliminations at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway near Denver on Sunday. Pittman, who walked away from the crash, lost to eventual event-winner Allen... |
|  | | Kia will introduce the next Forte sedan in 2013, and we have pictures, straight from the office in Korea. The sedan sports a wider and lower version of...
|  | | The redesigned 2013 SRT Viper will be sold at about one in five Chrysler Group dealerships, says Ralph Gilles, head of the high-performance SRT brand. To qualify for the sports car, dealerships will have to train staff, buy ...
|  | | It's a great job, if you like the work. Performance engineer Kevin Zelenka gets paid to drive in what he calls the "nonlinear zone"--a marginal-grip region of time and space where he keeps a car tracing lines he wants it to follow, despite a lack of full friction under the tires. His office sits at ...
|  | | NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: The 2012 Hyundai Veloster is a nice, somewhat niche addition to the Hyundai lineup. I like its looks inside and out, and it's reasonably fun and tight to scoot around town in. The appearance ...
|  | | The range-topping 2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed is the fastest production model ever from Crewe, England. Barely. Capable of 205 mph (with a little rounding) it noses out the Continental Supersports by less than 1 mph. Still, it is the fastest, and it's a formidable entry set to face off...
|  | | Including Sunday's Nationwide race at Chicagoland Speedway, extreme-sports icon Travis Pastrana has now driven in six NASCAR races, and although he has yet ...
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|  | | German Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso, runner-up Sebastian Vettel and third-place finisher Jenson Button met the media in Hockenheim, Germany, following the German GP on Sunday. Following the press conference, Vettel was penalized 20 seconds and moved from second to fifth in the final standings....
|  | | Two-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion Jason Meyers plans to return to competition, competing in both the Knoxville 360 Nationals, Aug. 2-4, and the 52nd-annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals, Aug. 8-11. Meyers will drive the No. 21 owned by Tom Tarlton.Meyers won the World of Outlaws...
|  | | IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard believes the series has shown this season that it has some of the best drivers in the world, and an American winning the championship would be an added bonus."I think that it's very important that IndyCar has the best drivers in the world," Bernard said Sunday. "That's...
|  | | Lewis Hamilton's Formula One German Grand Prix was ruined by a puncture he picked up after driving through debris left by a first-lap accident. Hamilton had to drive a full lap back to the pits with a rear puncture and dropped well down the order. Despite aero damage, he showed some good speed, but ...
|  | | Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel was dropped from second place to fifth place in the German Grand Prix results after receiving a 20-second penalty on Sunday at Hockenheim.Vettel was deemed to have left the track and gained an advantage while passing Jenson Button for second place in the closing...
|  | | The FIA stewards have decided not to take any action against Red Bull Racing over its engine mapping.FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer had noted an engine-map irregularity related to off-throttle blowing of the diffuser, which is now illegal in Formula One racing.A technical report from Bauer said:...
|  | | Fernando Alonso's German Grand Prix win has allowed the Spaniard to extend his championship lead over Mark Webber to 34 points.However, Alonso remains cautious about his title prospects, given that Ferrari has yet to definitively prove it has the fastest car in dry conditions.“I think before...
|  | | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing continued its dominance at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, winning on Sunday for the third straight year at the track in the fifth round of the American Le Mans Series. Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr brought home the win in the No. 6 Honda Performance Development ARX-03a by...
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