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After months of speculation, Ferrari have finally confirmed what the world has long suspected: Fernando Alonso will be joining the team for the 2010 season as Felipe Massa’s partner.

Jarno Trulli sat out a Toyota media event in Tokyo on Tuesday but his team boss believes the Italian will be fit for the weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix action at Suzuka. Reportedly the 35-year-old is suffering from a fever picked up in Singapore last weekend.

Johanna Long, the 17-year-old Pensacola driver, continues to run with the big boys of racing. Make that win against the big boys. She became the first woman to clinch the Blizzard Series Super Late Model points championship Friday night at Five Flags Speedway.

Jimmie Johnson swept the season races at Dover International Speedway to accelerate his bid for a fourth straight Sprint Cup title.

Lewis Hamilton produced a masterful drive to win Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Timo Glock and Fernando Alonso as Jenson Button got more points on the board to shore up his championship lead.

Andrew Ranger clinched the 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series on Sunday as soon as the green flag flew at the Z-Line Designs 250 in Fraserville, Ont.

The Formula One series will kick off their 14th round of the 2009 season tomorrow as they run the 2009 Singapore Grand Prix at the 5.067 km Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. This will be the 2nd running of the Singapore Grand Prix by Formula One since arriving in 2008, and it will be Formula One’s second night Grand Prix.

Dover International Speedway has been a special race track for the Truex family through the years, and today it became even a little more special. Ryan Truex finished off his rookie season in the NASCAR Camping World East Series by claiming the series championship with an eighth-place finish in the Sunoco 150 at Dover on Friday afternoon.

A1GP World Cup of Motorsport will be starting Season Five in just over a month with the Nikon SuperGP on 22 to 25 October and a financial restructuring has been put in place to secure its long term future.

Brawn GP enjoyed an encouraging first practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix as Rubens Barrichello topped the timesheet with team-mate and championship rival Jenson Button a close second.

Disgraced Formula One giants Renault have suffered another devastating blow when the team’s main sponsors severed their contract with immediate effect in another twist to the Singapore GP race-fix scandal.

Megan Reitenour, first year driver for the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Program pulls through with another top ten finish for her season finale event. Reitenour completes her season compiling a impressive record with 16 top tens, seven top fives in seventeen events.

Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader Mark Martin tells you why Dover International Speedway is one of his favorite racetracks while Kurt Busch talks about the demands of racing at the Monster Mile. Plus, with three men in the top five in Driver Rating, Roush Fenway Racing could have a turnaround weekend.

A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has formally announced its calendar for its fifth season - which will kick off with the Nikon SuperGP on the Gold Coast over October 22-25.

At a spectacular seaside venue, South Korea is spending tens of millions of dollars on its latest foray into world sport — a Formula One motor racing track billed as Asia’s best.

Renault have been given a suspended permanent disqualification from Formula One after motor sport’s governing body ruled on Nelson Piquet Jr’s crash during last year’s Singapore Grand Prix.

NASCAR wants driver Jeremy Mayfield to undergo a mental and physical evaluation. In a new court filing, NASCAR says it wants Mayfield to meet with three different doctors to determine whether he suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or a drug problem.

On Sunday at Dover, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup continues with the second of its 10 championship-deciding races. Heading into the “Monster Mile” here are some of the major stories:

Mark Martin held off Denny Hamlin and Juan Pablo Montoya on a late frantic restart to win the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship opener at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Andy Soucek has sealed the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship at Imola Saturday, becoming the first F2 champion since Mike Thackwell in 1984.