Stock Car bets on new gearbox technology

The 2008 Nextel Cup Stock Car season hasn’t even began and the category’s engineers are already preparing surprises for the 2009 championship. One of the confirmed changes for next year’s races is the gearbox. (more…)

Goodyear and Stock Car Press Conference

On Monday, 11th of March, a press conference took place with top representatives (more…)

Photography Contest: Winning Shots

The veteran photographer Sérgio Sanderson is the winner of the 1st Annual Stock Car Photography Contest. (more…)

Final Nextel Cup race in São Paulo

Marcos Gomes won a Nextel Cup race for the first time in the final round of the 2007 season. (more…)

Renato Russo is released from hospital

Renato Russo, the Stock Car Light driver involved in the accident that took Rafael Sperafico’s life during the last Stock Car Light round of the season, was released from São Luiz Hospital this morning (17/12) and will continue his recovery at home.

The Sperafico Family will keep on racing

Following Rafael Sperafico’s tragic death in the last Stock Car Light round of the season in Interlagos, some wondered whether the future of the Sperafico clan (more…)

Rafael Sperafico’s 7th Day Memorial Service

The Stock Car family would like to invite fans, friends and family of the late Rafael Sperafico to the 7th day memorial service on Monday the 17th of December at Nossa Senhora do Brasil church in São Paulo, at 7 p.m.

Renato Russo is released from ICU

According to his press aid, the Stock Car Light driver Renato Russo has physically recovered from the accident last Sunday (09/12). (more…)

Career: Rafael Sperafico

Starting in Stock Car Light in 2007, Rafael Sperafico began his racing career in the early 90s’. (more…)

Race director comments on the tragic accident

Race director Carlos Montagner was taken aback with the brutality of the accident: “The impact was very strong, (more…)

TC2000 expresses deep regret for loss of Rafael’s life

Buenos Aires, 10th of December, 2007 - (more…)

Rafael Sperafico buried today in hometown of Toledo

TOLEDO (PR) – The driver Rafael Sperafico, who died tragically yesterday in a crash during the Stock Car Light race in Interlagos, São Paulo, was buried this afternoon in his hometown of Toledo, (more…)

Russo is clear of risks, but remains hospitalized

The Stock Car Light driver involved in the accident that killed Rafael Sperafico on Sunday (09/12), Renato Russo, was admitted in the emergency room at São Luiz Hospital at 14h04. (more…)

Driver Rafael Sperafico dies in tragic accident

In the Stock Car Light race this Sunday in Interlagos, the 26 year old driver Rafael Sperafico lost his life in a tragic accident. (more…)

Stock Car Parade in São Paulo

The Nextel Cup Stock Car Parade is already a tradition at every city venue, and with the final on Sunday coming in fast, São Paulo (more…)

Rio de Janeiro: Duda Pamplona’s first win in Stock Car career

The 11th Nextel Cup Stock Car round in Rio de Janeiro was filled with excitement for all podium winners (more…)

Cacá Bueno wins the Nextel Cup championship in Rio

Cacá Bueno of Eurofarma RC (Mitsubishi) has maintained himself at the top of the game for the last five years in Stock Car racing. With his early championship win in Nextel Cup Stock Car in Rio de Janeiro, (more…)

Clubbing with the drivers

A few days before the penultimate race in Rio de Janeiro, Nextel Cup drivers relaxed at the famous night club Baronetti. (more…)

Stock Car Parade: Rio de Janeiro

The wonderful city of Rio de Janeiro was host to a Stock Car parade on Thursday morning (15/11). (more…)

Luca Bassani’s Stock Car vision

With over 20 years of professional experience, Stock Car photographer Luca Bassani is considered one of the top auto-racing photographers in the world. (more…)

An artistic view by Stock Car photographer André Durão

With vast experience in photographing world cups, Olympics and the most diverse sporting events, André Durão is one of the official Stock Car photographers. (more…)

Stock Car camping

Every Stock Car round attracts more and more spectators as the category becomes increasingly popular. So much so that it has become a habit for Stock Car fans and spectators to camp on the outskirts of the track (more…)

Photography Contest: Brasília and Buenos Aires winning photo

One more finalist has been chosen in the 1st Annual Photography Contest, (more…)

Benefit Football tournament in São Paulo

On Thursday the 1st of November in São Paulo, F1 Felipe Massa along with Stock Car drivers and former football players held matches at Morumbi stadium in benefit of the AACD institution. (more…)

Interview: Allam Khodair’s efforts to make Stock Car greener

Not even fellow Nextel Cup Stock Car drivers knew that Allam Khodair of Boettger Competições (Chevrolet) is so determined in his efforts to preserve the environment. (more…)

Hoover Orsi will fight for more wins

Hoover Orsi of Red Bull Racing (Volkswagen) has no more chances of winning the Nextel Cup Stock Car championship, but the driver still has his sights set on another win before the end of the season. (more…)

Stock Jr.: Jason Oliveira wins the Master title

With incredible determination, the Stock Jr. driver Jason Oliveira won the race in Tarumã and guaranteed the Master title. (more…)

Rodrigo Sperafico holds pole position and wins in Tarumã

The Nextel Cup race started with little trouble in Tarumã, and pole position Rodrigo Sperafico of Genéricos Biosintética Stock Car (Volkswagen) (more…)

Rodrigo Sperafico: pole position in Tarumã

Playoff driver Rodrigo Sperafico of Genéricos Biosintética Stock Car is pole position once more in the 2007 Nextel Cup season. Check out the starting grid. (more…)

Nonô Figueiredo surprises with best time on Friday

The Officer Pamplona’s driver Nonô Figueiredo was the fastest driver of the day as well as the biggest surprise. (more…)

Time-keeping in Stock Jr.’s 1st Open Practice

In the morning training session in Taruma, Vitor Genz was the fastest driver in the Stock Jr. category. Check out the drivers’ performances in the table. (more…)

Nextel Cup drivers at traditional gaúcho centre

On the night before the first Open Training sessions at Autodromo Taruma, Nextel Cup drivers spent the afternoon at a centre for gaúcho traditions, (more…)

Stock Car Parade in Porto Alegre: it’s a hit!

The Stock Car parade that took place this Thursday morning was a total hit amongst the passers-by and Nextel Cup fans. (more…)

Maluhy bets on timing for a win in Taruma

Felipe Maluhy finished in fifth position in Buenos Aires and is betting on timing to get to the title. The Terra Racing (Mitsubishi) driver points out that there are still other drivers to worry about other than the 10 Playoffs, (more…)

Rodrigo Sperafico has to hit the mark

Rodrigo Sperafico in Genéricos Biosintética (Volkswagen) currently occupies the sixth position in the Nextel Cup 2007 championship with 217 points. (more…)

Thiago Camilo believes in luck for the Playoffs

At three rounds from the end, the fight for the Nextel Cup Stock Car 2007 championship is still far from over. (more…)

In Stock Jr., Riberi believes the title is up for grabs

Current Stock Jr. championship leader Thiago Riberi believes that other than him, Cauê Carvalho, Cássio Homem de Mello and Eduardo Leite all have chances of winning the 2007 championship. (more…)

Nextel Cup race review in 2006: Tarumã

The 9th Stock Car round of the 2006 season in Tarumã was won by then category champion Giuliano Losacco. The Texaco Vogel Motorsport driver defended the Medley/ A. Mattheis (Chevrolet) team. (more…)

Pizzonia’s disqualification in Buenos Aires

Only two laps away from the end of the 9th Nextel Cup Stock Car race in Buenos Aires, Antonio Pizzonia, Win Motorsport (Volkswagen), was disqualified. (more…)

Popó Bueno shares podium with brother Cacá

For the first time in the 2007 season and after 3 years of waiting, Popó Bueno of São Luiz/ Hot Car (Chevrolet) finally climbed the podium with a solid third place. (more…)

F1 Felipe Massa visits Stock Car friends in Buenos Aires

Brazilian F1 Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is in Argentina for the Stock Car race this Sunday, and in one week from now, he will be back in São Paulo for the championship final. (more…)

Cacá Bueno achieves third victory in the 2007 Nextel Cup season

With just a little bit of luck, Cacá Bueno achieved his third victory in the 2007 Stock Car Nextel Cup season. This is his most important win for the Eurofarma RC team (Mitsubishi), as it was the first Playoff round. With this result, Cacá continues to secure the championship lead, ahead of the pack with 252 points. (more…)

Rodrigo Sperafico is the fastest driver during extra training session in Argentina

The Nextel Cup extra training session this Friday morning (12/10) had Rodrigo Sperafico, Biosintética Stock Car (Volkswagen), as the fastest driver (more…)

Nextel Cup 9th round in Buenos Aires: extra training session added to official schedule

The third Stock Car participation in Argentina begins officially this Friday, at 9 a.m. at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez. This is the ninth Nextel Cup round, and both teams and drivers will face an extra practice session, making it a total of 3 sessions. (more…)

Argentinian public is eligible for trip to final Stock Car round in Brazil

Stock Car Nextel Cup has come to its decisive phase, where only the top 10 drivers of the season until the eighth round may win the title. (more…)

Photography Contest: Curitiba’s winning photo

The 1st Annual Stock Car Photography contest has one more finalist. Curator and renowned Brazilian photographer Márcio Scavone has chosen the winning photo from Curitiba, (more…)

Stock Car Light driver André Bragantini declines invitation to race in 2 Nextel Cup rounds

Vice-leader in the Stock Car Light championship, André Bragantini Jr., Nova/ RR Competições was invited to participate in the next two Nextel Cup races (more…)

Cacá Bueno compliments the circuit in Argentina

Cacá Bueno, who races for the Eurofarma RC (Mitsubishi) team in Brazil, also has solid experience on the argentine tracks. (more…)

Video: Nextel Cup race in Brasília

The race in Brasília on the 23rd of September was the most exciting in the 2007 season. (more…)

Stock Car social investment

At each and every venue, the Stock Car organization tries its best to invest, or contribute in any way to the cities that welcome the category with open arms. (more…)

Check out the Stock Car Light race in Brasília on video

Stock Car Beauty photo gallery

The drivers and horse powered machines are what define the Nextel Cup championship, but there are other attractions at each and every venue. (more…)

Thiago Riberi wins in Brasília, maintaining his lead in the Stock Jr. category

Thiago Riberi won in Brasília on the 23rd of September, fulfilling his expectations of overtaking pole position Lucas Finger. (more…)

Stock Car Light winner in Brasília: Luis Carreira Jr.

On an extremely hot Sunday in Brasília (23/09), Stock Car Light had a new winner for its seventh round: Luís Carreira Jr., from Carreira Racing. (more…)

Tango and Samba in Buenos Aires

If Carlos Gardel, known as the singing bird were alive, he would certainly be at the tracks in Buenos Aires to see the biggest auto-racing category in South America. (more…)

Hoover Orsi wins the most superb race of the season, guaranteeing his spot in the Playoffs.

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

The race on Sunday started with Valdeno Brito in the lead, Neo Química-Neosoro (Peugeot). The driver set a fast, competitive pace, since he was being closely followed by Jorge Neto and Cacá Bueno, Eurofarma RC (Mitsubuishi). (more…)

In Stock Car Light, Gustavo Sondermann is pole position

This Saturday, Gustavo Sondermann from FTS Competições, conquered his second pole position of the 2007 Stock Car Light season, with an astounding record-breaking time of 1min02sec150. (more…)

On a good roll, Lucas Finger is pole position in Stock Jr.

After winning the seventh round in Curitiba, Lucas Finger is pole position, and will start in first on Sunday, ahead of Thiago Riberi and Patrick Gonçalves. (more…)

Valdeno Brito’s pole position in Nextel Cup

With a time of 59sec357, Valdeno Brito of Neo Química-Neosoro/ JF Racing (Peugeot) guaranteed a pole position in the Nextel Cup round in Brasília. (more…)

Nextel Cup fastest driver of the day: Alan Hellmeister

The Nextel Cup driver for the Katálogo Racing Team (Mitsubishi), Alan Hellmeister, dominated today’s practices recording his fastest time in the 2nd Open Practice, (more…)

Visit to Community Day Care Centre

Hoover Orsi (Red Bull Racing), Rodrigo Sperafico (Biosintética Action Power), Ruben Fontes (Neo Química - Neosoro/ JF Racing), Juliano Moro (Nascar) and Felipe Maluhy (Terra Racing), spent the afternoon at a community day care centre in Brasília, (more…)

6 Playoff Drivers race on the streets of Brasília

6 Nextel Cup drivers are guaranteed in the Playoff, with four spots to go. This will be decided here, on the tracks in Brasília, on Sunday morning. (more…)

Car Parade in Brasília

Stock Car landed in Brasília with a bang this Thursday, with 3 major events occurring in different parts of the city. The day started off with a Car Parade in the streets of Brasília, (more…)

Nextel Cup: Popó Bueno’s comments on the race track in Brasília

The driver for the São Luiz/ Hot Car team, Popó Bueno, commented on the track in Brasília. (more…)

Nextel Cup: Valdeno Brito comments on his expectations for the race in Brasília

The driver for Neo Química - Neosoro/ JF Racing (Peugeot), Valdeno Brito, has good expectations for the race in the coming week in Brasília: “The car is in a good phase, so my goal is to make it to the playoffs.” (more…)

Nextel Cup in Brasília: the official event schedule for the 8th round

The official event schedule for the Stock Car round in Brasília was released this past week. (more…)

Interview: Carlos Alves talks about samba and automobilism

Born in São Paulo, Carlos Alves, 42, from the Carlos Alves Competition Team (Volkswagen), made his debut in Stock Car in 1989, when he was named the revelation driver of that year. Since then, he’s obtained 21 pole-positions and two victories. (more…)

Stock Car Light: Macedo evaluates the 2007 season

Murillo Macedo from J Racing finished the Curitiba round of the Stock Car Light category in 9th place. Macedo is in 18th place in the championship with 17 points. (more…)

Nextel Cup: Paulo Gomes and Carlos Alves to race in Carlos Alves Competion Team

As of Brasília, Paulo Gomes and Carlos Alves will be teammates for Carlos Alves Competition Team (Volkswagen). These two experienced drivers will now try to qualify the team for the 2008 season. (more…)

Nextel Cup: Marcos Gomes guarantees spot in the playoffs

With 57 points in the 2007 Nextel Cup Stock Car season, Marcos Gomes, Medley/ A. Mattheis (Chevrolet), has a guaranteed spot in the playoffs, which kicks off in the 9th round in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (more…)