NASCAR
News and Notes: Interim Crew Chief For JR Motorsports, Nemechek Likes Brickyard Chances, Martin Says Indy Win Could Be HisJR Motorsports Names Interim Crew Chief for No. 5 Nationwide Team
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – JR Motorsports announced today that Cam Strader will assume crew chief duties for the No. 5 NASCAR Nationwide Series team starting this weekend at O’Reilly Raceway Park. He replaces Chad Walter, who has resigned.
NASCAR
News and Notes: Interim Crew Chief For JR Motorsports, Nemechek Likes Brickyard Chances, Martin Says Indy Win Could Be His»
JR Motorsports Names Interim Crew Chief for No. 5 Nationwide Team
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – JR Motorsports announced today that Cam Strader will assume crew chief duties for the No. 5 NASCAR Nationwide Series team starting this weekend at O’Reilly Raceway Park. He replaces Chad Walter, who has resigned.
Sam Hornish Jr. — Q/A ; Back to Indy»
Q: You are heading back to some familiar grounds in Indianapolis. What are your thoughts going into the weekend, this time in a Cup Car?
A: I am really looking forward to it. I guess I don’t know what to expect, I don’t have an opportunity to go and test there so [more…]
NASCAR Nationwide Series News and Notes: Rule Amendment Brings NNS Engines In Line — ORP Preview»
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 23, 2008) – NASCAR issued a technical bulletin Tuesday amending the NASCAR Nationwide Series Rule Book. Effective as of July 23, 2008, section 20A – 5.10.4 is amended as follows:
“At all Events, unless otherwise specified, all engines with a cylinder bore spacing less than 4.470 inches must compete using a tapered [more…]
Sprint Cup Series
Sam Hornish Jr. — Q/A ; Back to Indy»
Q: You are heading back to some familiar grounds in Indianapolis. What are your thoughts going into the weekend, this time in a Cup Car?
A: I am really looking forward to it. I guess I don’t know what to expect, I don’t have an opportunity to go and test there so [more…]
Pure Stats: Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway»
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 21, 2008) – Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Victory Lane has transformed itself into a Hall of Fame of sorts.
The list of winners reads like a who’s who of NASCAR. Of the 14 races, 12 have been won by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions.
The only Brickyard winners who are not also series champions [more…]
Kyle Busch Sweeps Chicago Weekend; 7th Cup Win of 2008»
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
LifeLock.com 400
Chicagoland Speedway
Fast Facts
Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 23
Team: No. 18 M&Ms Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Steve Addington
Nationwide Series
NASCAR Nationwide Series News and Notes: Rule Amendment Brings NNS Engines In Line — ORP Preview»
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 23, 2008) – NASCAR issued a technical bulletin Tuesday amending the NASCAR Nationwide Series Rule Book. Effective as of July 23, 2008, section 20A – 5.10.4 is amended as follows:
“At all Events, unless otherwise specified, all engines with a cylinder bore spacing less than 4.470 inches must compete using a tapered [more…]
Edwards Claims Second Home Win At Gateway»
By Reid Spencer
MADISON, Ill. (July 19, 2008) – It took three days for Carl Edwards to get to Gateway International Raceway from his home in Columbia, Mo. – on a bicycle.
Once at the track, however, Edwards picked up his pace considerably for Saturday night’s Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race. In the final [more…]
Busch’s Win Propels Gibbs To Record-Tying Nationwide Total»
By Reid Spencer
JOLIET, Ill. (July 11, 2008) — With a 10-second lead after a round of green-flag pit stops cycled through on Lap 155, Kyle Busch drove his No. 18 Toyota to a comfortable victory over Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin in Friday night’s Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Craftsman Truck Series
Benson Wins Kentucky Speedway NCTS Race; Annett Makes It 1-2 Finish for BDR»
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The Built Ford Tough 225 presented
by The Greater Cincinnati Ford
Dealers
Kentucky Speedway
Fast Facts
Race Winner: Johnny Benson
Age: 45
Team: No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota
Owner: Gail Davis
Crew Chief: Trip Bruce
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Driver Focus: Rick Crawford on NASCAR Teleconference»
Rick Crawford, driver of the No. 14 Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford F-150, participated in NASCAR’s teleconference today in advance of this weekend’s Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers. Crawford is fifth in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series point standings, just 74 markers behind the leader.
RICK CRAWFORD – No. 14 [more…]
Randy Moss Motorsports to Debut in Truck Race at Kentucky Speedway»
Daytona Beach, Florida (July 3, 2008) - Randy Moss, NFL All Pro wide receiver with the New England Patriots, will make his debut as a NASCAR team owner on July 19 in the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Moss has purchased a 50-percent stake in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team owned by [more…]
IRL
Briscoe, Castroneves sweep top spots at Mid-Ohio»
LEXINGTON, Ohio, Sunday, July 20, 2008 - Ryan Briscoe earned his second IndyCar Series victory of the season, and Helio Castroneves finished second in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance to earn Team Penske a sweep.
The teammates started in reverse order on the front row for the 85-lap race on the [more…]
Castroneves wins PEAK Motor Oil Pole at Mid-Ohio»
LEXINGTON, Ohio, Saturday, July 19, 2008 - Helio Castroneves put himself in the perfect position to chip away at the 63-point deficit in the IndyCar Series championship point standings. The series all-time leader in poles added No. 25 to his career tally during PEAK Motor Oil Pole Qualifying for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio [more…]
Dixon wins rain-shortened Firestone Indy 200»
GLADEVILLE, Tenn., Saturday, July 12, 2008 - Scott Dixon didn’t have the best car Saturday night at Nashville Superspeedway, but he did have the best strategy. Dixon elected to stay out on a late caution to take the lead, and took the win in the rain-shortened Firestone Indy 200.
Dixon grabbed the lead on Lap 149 [more…]
NHRA
Schumacher No Surprise as Reigning Top Fuel Champ has Stranglehold on Fastest Category»
SONOMA, Calif. – There aren’t many synonyms for the word “dominant” that haven’t already been used to describe Tony Schumacher. Perhaps none exist.
Schumacher, the 38-year-old son of team owner and drag racing pioneer Don Schumacher, took only three years to prove himself as a professional driver after his Top Fuel debut in Indianapolis, the oldest [more…]
Shoe Continues Dream Season in Top Fuel; Bartone, Line Take Victories at Seattle»
KENT, Wash. – After a shaky first half of the season that included six DNQs, Tony Bartone (shown left) raced to his first NHRA POWERade Series victory Sunday at the 21st annual Schuck’s Auto Supply NHRA Nationals after more than six years of professional racing.
Bartone defeated veteran driver Ron Capps, also looking to break out [more…]
NHRA — Connolly, Hight and Schumacher Earn No. 1 Spots at Seattle»
KENT, Wash. – Tony Schumacher has been in the final round in Seattle every year since 2004. Out of four consecutive final rounds here, he’s won three. He looked primed to add a fifth after qualifying No. 1 Saturday at the 21st annual Schuck’s Auto Supply NHRA Nationals, piloting his U.S. Army dragster to [more…]
American Le Mans
ALMS — Audi On Top Again at Mid-Ohio»
Audi returned to its dominating style at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with a 1-2 finish in the Acura Sports Car Challenge on Saturday with Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner taking the first overall victory for the R10 TDI since April. Luhr crossed the finish line 7.717 seconds ahead of teammates Emanuele Pirro and Dindo Capello.
Luhr [more…]
Returning in Style: De Ferran on Mid Ohio Pole»
Gil de Ferran won his third straight pole position at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Friday…seven years since his last. The storybook debut season for De Ferran Motorsports continued with de Ferran’s first pole in the American Le Mans Series, a record-breaking 1:07.969 (119.596 mph) for the Acura Sports Car Challenge.
De Ferran’s Acura ARX-01b led [more…]
ALMS News — Encouraged Black Swan Headed to Mid-Ohio»
Friday at Lime Rock Park, Tim Pappas said all he wanted to see was his Black Swan Racing finish the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix. That may not sound like much but consider that the team didn’t receive its Falken-shod Ford GT-R until earlier that morning. So Saturday’s eighth-place finish for Pappas and co-driver [more…]
Grand American Rolex
Grand-Am : Pruett , Rojas Beat ‘Bama Heat to Win at Barber»
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 20, 2008) – With track temperatures soaring over 120 degrees, the Lexus duo of Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas remained the hottest thing on the track as they registered their sixth Rolex Sports Car Series victory of the season in Sunday’s Porsche 250 at the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama.
The win [more…]
Grand-Am — SunTrust’s Valiante Turns Up the Heat at Barber»
Leads, Ala., July 19, 2008 – The SunTrust Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) will start from the pole for tomorrow’s running of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16.
The heat is proving to be a factor for all of the teams this weekend. With temperatures averaging in the [more…]
Last 100 Yards of Drama — Pruett Claims Daytona by .081 at the Line»
In what can only be described as a classic Daytona NASCAR move, Scott Pruett took his No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Lexus-powered Riley to the top of the Daytona Speedway and used momentum to pass Alex Gurney in the No. 99 GAINSCO/ Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley and win by the closest margin in Grand-Am [more…]
