From The Backstretch
Still the Scottish Racer - Johnson: 3 to 4Last Sunday at Talladega, Jamie McMurray (No. 26 Crown Royal Ford) ended quite a few droughts.
First, he ended a personal 86-race winless drought that dated back to July 2007.
Second, he ended a Roush Fenway Racing drought that dated back to this year’s first Auto Club Speedway race, won by teammate Matt Kenseth (No. 17 DEWALT [...]
Sprint Cup Series
Still the Scottish Racer - Johnson: 3 to 4»
Last Sunday at Talladega, Jamie McMurray (No. 26 Crown Royal Ford) ended quite a few droughts.
First, he ended a personal 86-race winless drought that dated back to July 2007.
Second, he ended a Roush Fenway Racing drought that dated back to this year’s first Auto Club Speedway race, won by teammate Matt Kenseth (No. 17 DEWALT [...]
Jamie McMurray Grabs The Win At Talladega Superspeedway»
TALLADEGA, ALA. — Jamie McMurray added his name to the victory list Sunday in a surprising finish to a typical race at Talladega Superspeedway.
McMurray, odd-man out in Jack Roush’s compliance move to fielding a maximum of four teams in 2010, crept home the winner in a green-white-checker finish that only made it three-quarters-of-a-lap before a [...]
Hamlin Takes Third Season Win at Martinsville»
Denny Hamlin may have won the Virginia campaign with a victory Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, but Jimmie Johnson moved ever closer to a record fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship with a runner-up finish at the .526-mile short track.
In a green-white-checkered-flag finish that ended under caution with John Andretti wrecked at the finish line, [...]
Nationwide Series
Ford, Roush Fenway Racing, and Con-way Freight Unveil New 2010 Nationwide Mustang»
Truck Series 2008 Rookie of the Year Colin Braun Will Drive the No. 16 Con-way Freight Mustang
CONCORD, N.C., October 13, 2009 – A new era of Mustang racing rolled out here today, piloted by an All-American driver and with a returning sponsor familiar to loyal NASCAR fans.
Three major events were rolled into one today as [...]
Edwards Shows Mettle with Richmond NNS Win»
Starting from the rear of the field under a penalty for adjustments outside of impound, Carl Edwards methodically weaved his way through tight quarters Richmond International Raceway traffic to win tonight’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race.
After his Dan Stillman led crew got his No. 60 Ford off pit road in the [...]
Harvick Dominates Degree V12 300»
HAMPTON, Ga. (Sept. 5, 2009) — Kevin Harvick passed polesitter Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the next-to-last lap and pulled away to win Saturday night’s Degree V12 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Kyle Busch, who also passed Earnhardt on Lap 194 of 195, ran second and padded his NASCAR Nationwide Series points lead from 192 to 221 [...]
IRL
Still the Scottish Racer - Aye, lad, ye did good»
Edinburgh’s own Dario Franchitti raced the race he needed to. A race of strategy that paid off with the 2009 IndyCar Series Champioship.
Franchitti claimed his second IndyCar Series championship by winning the Firestone Indy 300 on Oct. 10 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Scott Dixon Earns Record 20th IndyCar Series Win at Mid-Ohio»
LEXINGTON, Ohio (Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009) - Scott Dixon used a dominating performance to win the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance and earned his record 20th IndyCar Series victory.
Dixon, competing in his 109th IndyCar Series race (all with Chip Ganassi’s team), overtook Sam Hornish Jr. for the series record. Dixon [...]
Wilson Gives Dale Coyne Racing first IndyCar Series owner win at The Glen»
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Sunday, July 5) — Facing a Lap 54 restart with the Nos. 6 and 9 cars of Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon trailing, Dale Coyne said driver Justin Wilson had to hold off “two goliaths.” Well, that’s one for the little guys. Wilson provided Dale Coyne Racing its first IndyCar [...]
NHRA
Hometown Favorite Schumacher looks to give Chicago fans a victory at United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals»
JOLIET, Ill. – One-third of the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season has crossed the finish line at more than 300 miles per hour and despite what many prognosticators had forecast during the last off-season, six-time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher, the 2008 Driver of the Year, is still right there, at [...]
NHRA News - Brown, Force Hood and Edwards Take No.1 Qualifying Spots at Heartland Park Topeka»
TOPEKA, Kan. – Antron Brown kept the top spot in Top Fuel as qualifying came to an end at the 21st annual O’Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka.
Ashley Force Hood and Mike Edwards also held on to their No. 1 qualifying positions at the ninth of 24 events on the NHRA Full Throttle [...]
With strong start to ‘09 season, Edwards driving car to beat in Pro Stock as NHRA Full Throttle Series heads to Topeka»
TOPEKA, Kan. – If the Pro Stock performance that was put on display by Mike Edwards and his workaholic ART/Young Life Pontiac GXP teammates at Bristol Dragway two weeks ago is a preview of what’s to come for his fellow competitors in the 200 mph category, those respective teams better get to work.
And they better [...]
American Le Mans
Frenchman Pagenaud grabs second straight pole position in Acura P1 at Lime Rock»
The start of the American Le Mans Series’ second half has an uncanny similarity to the way the first ended…with Simon Pagenaud on pole position. The young Frenchman won his second straight pole position in the Series and third of the season for de Ferran Motorsports and Acura with a record qualifying run for the [...]
ALMS - De Ferran. Pagenaud Dominate in the Desert»
Pairing scores overall victory in return to debut venue
A year ago, Gil de Ferran and Simon Pagenaud were elated with a third-place finish in their American Le Mans Series debut at Miller Motorsports Park. Oh, how times have changed. The de Ferran Motorsports pairing dominated the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix on [...]
American Le Mans Series - Frenchman Pagenaud fastest qualifier in return to Miller Motorsports Park»
Simon Pagenaud captured pole position for de Ferran Motorsports with a new track record at the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix on Saturday, a year after the team’s debut in the American Le Mans Series. Pagenaud qualified his Acura ARX-02a with a time of 1:30.645 (121.052 mph) to best David Brabham by 0.736 [...]
Grand American Rolex
Pruett-Rojas Dominate Watkins Glen Grand-Am DP Class for Lexus , Farnabcher Loles Porsche Team Handily Wins GT Class, Robby Gordon Wins Baja 500»
WATKINS GLEN, NY – Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas combined to lead 142 of 188 laps on the way to giving Lexus its first victory of the season in today’s Rolex Sports Car Series’ Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International.
Starting from the pole position, Pruett took the lead [...]
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series - Fogarty, Gurney Team to Win Second Race of Season at Mazda Raceway»
MONTEREY, Calif. (May 17, 2009) - Jon Fogarty passed Scott Pruett at the entrance to the Corkscrew with 22 laps remaining and held on to give the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings racing its second Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 victory of the season in the Verizon Festival of [...]
Zonta and Jonsson outlast rains and competition to take surprize Grand-Am win at New Jersey»
New Jersey Motorsports Park played host to the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series on Sunday, with Mother Nature doing the majority of the talking. When the rooster-tails from the excessively wet track had settled the No. 76 Krohn Racing Ford Lola with drivers Ricardo Zonta and Nic Jonsson stood atop the podium as victors.
The win [...]
