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Oct 12
Lowe’s Fernandez Racing’s Luis Diaz and Corvette Racing’s Doug Fehan were the big winners Sunday
They received highly sought after awards voted on by fans of the American Le Mans Series. Diaz, reigning LMP2 champion, received the Most Popular Driver Award while Fehan, Corvette Racing program manager, won his second straight From the Fans award.
Oct 12
“I am not looking for work, but it is something that could interest me”
Alain Prost is still not ruling out a move to Renault as a full-time replacement for the ousted and banned team boss Flavio Briatore. Earlier speculation linking the former quadruple world champion and ex team owner with Briatore’s role ended when Bob Bell was named as the new Renault principal.
Oct 12
Outgoing FIA president Max Mosley has promised to include some explosive revelations in his personal memoirs
The 69-year-old Briton, who will step down in charge of F1′s governing body at the end of next week, told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that some top lawyers are likely to be put to work when the book is published.
Oct 12
He becomes youngest Atlantic Champion in Series history on tiebreaker
John Edwards picked up his fourth Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda victory of the season and leapfrogged both Jonathan Summerton and Simona De Silvestro to become the youngest champion in the 36-year history of the series with a dominating performance at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday afternoon.
Oct 12
Glock’s back injury ‘will heal’ – doctor
Jarno Trulli has admitted he could imagine switching to the new Malaysian-owned team Lotus F1. The Italian veteran, unlikely to retain his seat at Toyota beyond this season according to team president John Howett, has already been linked with a move to Lotus.
Oct 12
Edwards wins and Summerton comes in second
In a spine-tingling performance by Newman Wachs Racing teammates John Edwards and Jonathan Summerton, they finished 1-2 for the 3rd time this season in today’s race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The duo started where they finished and with those results, actually tie for Championship points.
In the wake of their 2009 F3 Euro Series Championship, ART Grand Prix and Jules Bianchi will continue their joint adventure in the GP2 Series for 2010. 
Sebastien Loeb has admitted that inexperience may be the biggest obstacle to his desire to make his F1 debut for Toro Rosso in Abu Dhabi in less than three weeks. 
For months, the three-time defending Sprint Cup champion has been saying the addition of Auto Club Speedway to the Chase for the Sprint Cup was a gift to his No. 48 team. 
A spokesperson for Rubens Barrichello has denied suggestions the Brazilian veteran has already signed to switch to the Williams team in 2010. 
Talks about Scotland joining an F1 calendar of the future are taking place and could result in Glasgow hosting a grand prix within ten years, according to Paul Morrison. 
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted the possibility that some of F1′s new teams might not actually make it to the Bahrain grid next March. In 2010, four new teams – Campos, Lotus, Manor and USF1 – are scheduled to make their grand prix debuts. 
The premiere of the DTM in the French city of Dijon was much to the liking of the 26,000 spectators. Great recoveries, spectacular pit stops and door-to-door fights marked the ninth round of the season. 
When the season draws to a close on RACMSA Rally of Scotland on November 19-21, McRae, the younger brother of the late 1995 world rally champion Colin, won the IRC pilot event – Zulu Rally South Africa – in May 2006. 
Bob Faieta captured his third consecutive Patrón GT3 Challenge by Yokohama championship winning the final two rounds at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. 
Brazilian teenage sensation Felipe Nasr’s victory in the Formula BMW Euroseries saw him become the first driver of the season to clinch a championship using Stilo products. 