Said To Drive Super Truck
October 10, 2003
BRASELTON, GA (October 9, 2003) – Road course racing specialist and 2002 Trans Am Series Champion Boris Said has signed on to race in the Tonka 2003 Super Truck Celebrity Challenge. Said is one of four drivers racing in the third round of the Celebrity Challenge being held at Road Atlanta as part of the 2003 Petit Le Mans October 15-18. Other drivers include Jan Magnussen, Shane Lewis and Duncan Dayton.
Newman Grinnin’ and Winnin’
October 10, 2003
RYAN NEWMAN (No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge Intrepid) - Wins Circuit-leading eighth pole of the season, setting a track record in the process.
“The track wasn’t as fast as I thought it would be. The guys at Penske Racing had this ALLTEL Dodge fast right off the truck. I gave everything I had on the second lap. I didn’t hold back on the first lap, but I gave it everything I had on the second lap. We just do the best job we can each week. I wasn’t surprised the lap was that fast, but I had to really hang it out on the second lap. I thought the first lap would have been better. It makes it a whole lot easier when the guys at the shop do the great job they do with the car. I wouldn’t say I’m surprised. It feels good for the team. It builds momentum for them, and we’ll try to take that into Saturday night.
Darrell Waltrip Fired-Up Over Return To Martinsville Speedway
October 10, 2003
MARTINSVILLE, VA. (Oct. 9, 2003) - When Darrell Waltrip discovered that Martinsville Speedway was going to host two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in 2003, he danced a little jig.
More Jacques
October 10, 2003
BBC.com Motorsport editor Andrew Benson has a very well written piece on the departure of Jacques Villeneuve from BAR (and most likely F1). Benson takes an objective view of why Villeneuve may have given up his spot at Williams in 1999 to go to the then-brand-new BAR, and his naiveté in doing so. However he fails to consider one component of having Jacques on a team versus not; that is the complaining…
Ford Racing Notes & Quotes
October 10, 2003
Ricky Rudd - No. 21 Motorcraft Taurus - “We ran a seventy-something in practice and it cooled off, so we certainly thought we would be better than what we ran. I’m not really sure what happened. We’ve been off the pace since getting here, but we’re even further off than we expected. They made a couple of changes for qualifying and that obviously didn’t help any, but we didn’t have a whole lot to lose by trying.”
GM Racing Winston Cup Notes & Quotes
October 10, 2003
GM Racing Winston Cup Notes & Quotes; Winston Cup Qualifying; UAW-GM Quality 500; Lowe’s Motor Speedway; Oct. 9, 2003
“Rocketman” Newman Romps at Lowe’s
October 10, 2003
Concord, NC - Oct. 9, 2003 - Ryan (the rocketman) Newman sped to his eighth pole of the 2003 Winston Cup season and the fifteenth pole of his Winston Cup career. In clocking his 28.930-second, 186.657-mph lap, Newman bumped early pole winner Jeff Gordon off the outside position on the first row by .070 second.
Newman On Pole At Charlotte
October 9, 2003
When you’re hot, you’re hot. Matt Kenseth may have a massive Winston Cup points lead, but currently there are none hotter than Ryan Newman. Fresh off of his 8th win this season last week at Kansas, Ryan Newman set the pole speed for Saturday night’s UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway with a run of 28.930 seconds at a speed of 186.657 mph.
Jeff Gordon held the pole for much of the qualifying session with his 29 second - 186.207 mph run. Jimmie Johnson will start third with a 29.111/185.497 effort.
Densham’s Quest For Record Continues In Texas
October 9, 2003
ENNIS, TX - The quickest and fastest Funny Car on the NHRA POWERade tour right now is neither the Castrol SYNTEC Ford Mustang driven by points leader Tony Pedregon nor the Dodge driven by principal contender Whit Bazemore.
Villeneuve Quits Before Last Race
October 9, 2003
Rather than complete his final Grand Prix with BAR after learning that he will be replaced at the team next year by current test driver Takuma Sato, Jacques Villeneuve has simply quit. He will not compete in the final Grand Prix of 2003 and we probably won’t see him in an F1 car again. A fitting end for a former champion turned bitter complainer…
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