MEXICO CITY — Kyle Busch got on his radio and advised anyone who was listening that Scott Pruett would get dumped if he kept blocking Busch as they battled for the lead Sunday in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Corona Mexico 200 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Pruett didn’t need to hear those words. He already had been there, done that.
Mexico City — There was plenty of bumping and banging up front in Saturday’s Mexico City 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.Riley Matthews Motorsports teammates Jim Matthews and Marc Goossens bided their time before making their move, leading the final 28 laps to score their second career victory in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16
Pole winner Memo Rojas and Scott Pruett were seeking their third consecutive triumph in the No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus Riley, with both drivers involved in controversial bumping incidents.
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Corona Mexico 200
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Qualifying Fast Facts
NASCAR Nationwide Series Pole Winner: Colin Braun
Age: 19
Team: No. 16 3M Ford
Owner: Jack Roush
Crew Chief: Eddie Pardue
Rojas takes pole by .029 seconds, German Pierre Kaffer takes Rolex GT pole
MEXICO CITY (April 18, 2008) - Memo Rojas will start on the pole for his home race Saturday (SPEED, Live, 4 p.m. ET), the Mexico City 250 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 after setting a track record in his No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus Riley.
Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team looks for season’s first victory in Mexico City
TAVARES, Fla. - Heading into round three of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16, the Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team has shown signs that it is destined to win some races this season.
Could this weekend’s Mexico City 250 be the start of several race wins to come? Drivers Bill Auberlen and Joey Hand are anxious to find out what fortunes await them south of the border when they do battle on the 2.5-mile 14-turn Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course April 17-19.
MEXICO CITY – For Max Angelelli and Wayne Taylor, the historic Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in downtown Mexico City forever will be remembered as the place where they clinched for SunTrust Racing its first Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series championship in 2005.
As the series heads back to the legendary former Formula 1 circuit for Saturday’s Mexico City 250 and the fourth renewal of its annual trek south of the border, the Wayne Taylor Racing driving duo of Angelelli and Michael Valiante would like nothing better than to add to SunTrust’s illustrious list of racing firsts.
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