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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.

LONDON, Feb. 2 (Xinhuanet)
Jordan plan to run their 2005 Toyota-powered car for the first time at Silverstone next Monday, team sources said on Wednesday. The British-based team, taken over by Russian-born Canadian businessman Alex Shnaider’s Midland Group last week, have yet to confirm their drivers for the season starting in Australia on March [...]

Richmond Virgina has added it’s name to the list of cities hopeing to host the future home of NASCAR’s Hall of Fame.
The Richmond area has entered the race to become the site of a NASCAR Hall of Fame that could generate an unprecedented amount of fan foot traffic for an athletic shrine.
Joining Atlanta; Charlotte, N.C.; [...]

Driving the Porsche 996 GT3 car of Phoenix Promotions and Team Sahlen, will be a 16-year old Buffalo boy, Eric Lux.
This year’s 24-hour race at Daytona, on February 5-6, boasts an impressive list of Indy Racing League and NASCAR drivers, as well as other racing greats, such as Unser, Fittipaldi, [...]

Braselton, Ga. - The American Le Mans Series opens its first “Wheels Down Winter Test” Monday (Jan. 31) amidst much fanfare over the debut of the Aston Martin DBR9. Many are calling the Aston Martin one of the best engineered and potentially most competitive race cars to emerge in years.
“It’s [...]