Dale Jr. Signs 5 Year Deal With DEI
October 9, 2003
Dale Earnhardt Inc. has announced that its prodigal son Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has finally inked a 5-year deal to drive the #8 Budweiser Chevy for the company founded by his step-mother Teresa and his legendary father.
A lap of Suzuka as described by…
October 9, 2003
…future world champion Kimi Raikonnen. He probably could have been champion this year if McLaren had managed to get the “new” car out of the barn. There is always next year. But even young talent evetually runs out of time, right Jacques?
F1-live.com: A lap of Suzuka With Kimi Raikkonen
Promises, Promises!!!
October 9, 2003
Jacques “Le Bebe” Villeneuve has stated that he would rather quit then take a seat in the CART series. Guess what Jacques, so would 99% of the rest of the racing community! His manager, Craig Pollock, owns a CART team, and I would give odds that even HE would prefer any driver besides him. In the history of motor sports, has there ever been a bigger whiner? I mean besides Nigel Mansell.
F1Racing.net: Villeneuve to CART? “I’d rather quit”
Ward Burton to NetZero #0 Car In 2004
October 9, 2003
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (October 9, 2003) – NetZero HiSpeed and Haas CNC Racing announced today that NASCAR veteran Ward Burton will be behind the wheel of the #O NetZero HiSpeed Pontiac during the 2004 Nextel Cup Series season.
Batmobile To Ride Again At Petit
October 9, 2003
JML Team Panoz will go “back to the future” at the forthcoming Le Mans 1000km on November 9 by entering one of the original Panoz GTR1 roadsters which first competed in the 24 hour in 1997. The “Batmobile” was an enormous crowd favorite and formed the basic platform for the current Panoz LMP-01 which has just recorded its fifth consecutive podium finish in the 2003 American Le Mans Series. The car previously raced in 1997 and 1998 before being converted to LMP spec for the 1999 season.
5-Man Title Standoff - Texas Preview
October 8, 2003
Lots of reports about the tight title fight in the IRL…coming to a close this weekend…
RPM.ESPN: One will be left standing at Texas
MontereyHerald.com: Championship scenarios for IRL contending drivers
AutoWeek.com: He who will be king
IndyRacing.com: Series Points Battle One of Best Ever
IndyRacing.com: Rookie Of The Year Title Up For Grabs
O’Reilly Fall Nationals Preview
October 8, 2003
DragRaceCentral.com has the 411 on this weekends race in Dallas…
O’Reilly Fall Nationals Fact Sheet
Top Fuel, Pro Stock and Pro Stock bike will be clinched at the next event, however, the Funny Car title is still up in the air. ESPN’s Bill Stephens reports…
RPM.ESPN: The Funny Car title nobody wants
Wimmer To Replace Burton In 22 Car
October 8, 2003
HIGH POINT, NC (Oct. 8, 2003) – Scott Wimmer, the current Busch Series driver for Bill Davis Racing, will make the move to NASCAR’s premier series effective October 20, 2003 and compete in the final four races of the 2003 season before becoming the full time driver of the #22 Caterpillar sponsored entry in 2004 and beyond. It is a natural progression for Wimmer into the Winston Cup Series.
Prodrive Add 3rd Car for Petit
October 8, 2003
Care-Racing has entered a 3rd Prodrive Ferrari 550 Maranello for the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. They have also added BAR F1 test driver Anthony Davidson and French driver Alain Menu to the lineup…
Crash.Net: Prodrive adds Davidson, Menu, third car for Petit
UAW-GM Week Brings $106M to Concord Area
October 8, 2003
CONCORD, N.C., October 8, 2003—Cabarrus County today announced the unveiling of an all-new community logo and tagline reading, ‘The Center of American Motorsports.’ Together, the two showcase the tremendous economic impact motorsports has on Cabarrus County. During a press conference held today at Lowe’s Motor Speedway at the main ticket office on the second floor at 10:00 a.m., a Chevy Monte Carlo pace car will make a grand entrance revealing the County’s new look and feel. In addition, Lowe’s Motor Speedway will be announcing the results of a recent study indicating this week’s UAW-GM Quality 500 will generate more than $106 million for the community, up from nearly $86 million in 1999.