GM Racing Winston Cup Notes & Quotes
September 29, 2003
Talladega, AL - Quotes from GM brand Winston Cup drivers following the EA Sports 500; Talladega Superspeedway
Ford Racing Quotes - EA Sports 500
September 29, 2003
Talladega, AL - Notes from Ford Winston Cup drivers following the Talladega Superspeedway EA Sports 500.
Sadler OK After Huge Wreck
September 28, 2003
Elliott Sadler was released after examination at the University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center on Sunday night following his “big-air” wreck on Lap 182. Elliot’s car spun around as he came across the front of Kurt Busch at about 190 mph. When the car spun around and got airborne it was traveling about 162 mph according to the TV telemetry. The car then landed on its roof and slid through the grass before catching again and flipping 5 times back UP the track banking. Elliot was helped from the car but stood on his own after being pulled from the wreck…
ThatsRacin.com: Sadler released from hospital after wreck
Bernstein, Pedregon, and Jeg Take Wins
September 28, 2003
Kenny Bernstein passed “Big Daddy” Don Garlits to take second place on the all-time wins list in Top Fuel taking his 36th win to add to his 30 wins in Funny Car. Tony Pedregon took back the Funny Car points lead this weekend winning that category, and Jeg Coughlin Jr. took the Pro Stock win when Greg Anderson red lighted in the finals…
NHRA.com: Sunday Wrap-Up
DragRaceCentral Ladders:
-Top Fuel
-Funny Car
-Pro Stock
EA Sports 500 Unofficial Finish
September 28, 2003
Michael Waltrip held off his teammate for the final five laps of the EA Sports 500 following a red flag brought out when Elliott Sadler flipped and rolled on the back straight. Earnhardt finished second, with Tony Stewart recovering from the migraine headache he suffered Saturday to finish third.
Dominquez Takes a Herdez 1-2
September 28, 2003
Mario Dominguez won in the streets of Miami today, leading the Herdez Competition racing team to a 1-2 finish with teammate Roberto Moreno coming in second place. Mika Salo took third place in just his second ChampCar start to round out the podium. Series points leader Paul Tracy did not finish after a skirmish with Sebastian Bourdais, letting 9th place finisher Bruno Junqueira gain 5 points on him in the championship over the weekend…
CART.com: Race Results
Motorsport.com: Dominquez survives Miami for the victory
Schumacher Wins, Juan Out of Championship
September 28, 2003
Michael Schumacher proved that he truly is the best, and is deserving of a sixth, record breaking F1 World Championship. He fell short of clinching the title today, but in a race that at times looked more like a circus, it was a true achievment that he was able to come from 7th qualifying spot to win. Kimi Riakkonen holds on to a title hope by a very very narrow margin, while Juan’s (and the Williams pit crew’s) performance today put him out of contention for the 2003 championship. Heinz-Harald Frentzen drove his Sauber to 3rd place on the podium…
F1Racing.net: Schumi takes championship strangle-hold
BBC: Schumi on brink of title
F1-Live.com: Michael wins as Montoya’s championship dream dies
RacingOne.com: Schumacher Closes In
Record Run for Kalitta on Saturday
September 28, 2003
Doug Kalitta earned the right to call himself the fastest drag racer alive on Saturday with a run of 333.00 in 4.428 seconds. Funny Car rivals Whit Bazemore and John Force both ran 4.725s to put themselves at the front of the field with Bazemore getting the #1 spot because of his faster speed. In Pro Stock Greg Anderson added two more records to his list of 16 this year with a 6.739 at 205.01 mph pass…
CNN/SI: Kalitta has fastest Top Fuel run in NHRA history
NHRA.com: Kalitta’s 4.428-second blast stars on record-breaking day at Route 66
DragRaceCentral.com: Kalitta Races to Quickest Time in NHRA History to Claim 9TH NO. 1 Qualifier in Top Fuel
Eliminations Ladders (DragRaceCentral.com)
Top Fuel
Funny Car
Pro Stock
Lehto & Herbert Win Miami
September 28, 2003
(From AmericanLeMans.com) MIAMI - Johnny Herbert and JJ Lehto scored their third American Le Mans Series win of the season Saturday by driving the ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 to victory in Grand Prix Americas presented by Sportsbook.com on the Miami Downtown Street Circuit….
AmericanLeMans.com: LEHTO, HERBERT WIN AMERICAN LE MANS RACE AT MIAMI
FortWayne.com: Lehto, Herbert win pole for Saturday’s ALMS race in Miami
Motorsport.com: Lehto, Herbert beat the fire for Miami win
Benson Tops in Happy Hour at Talladega
September 27, 2003
Talladega, AL - Johnny Benson headed “Happy Hour” in the final practice for NASCAR’s Winston Cup competitors. Leading to Sunday’s EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, he turned in a best time of 48.889 sec/195.872 mph in the Nr 10 Valvoline Pontiac. Just .011 sec behind Benson was Jeremy Mayfield’s Dodge at 48.900/195.828.