Stuck returns to ALMS
October 3, 2003
German racing legend will return to racing after a two year absence at the Petit Le Mans. Stuck will again team with Boris Said and Bill Auberlen as the Prototype Technology Group’s driving team. The group will pilot a BMW E46 in the GT class…
AutoWeek.com: Hans Stuck returns to Petit Le Mans
PTGRacing.com: BMW Team PTG Confirms Stuck for Rest of Season
AmericanLeMans.com: HANS STUCK TO RETURN TO AMERICAN LE MANS
Title Pressure Building For Dixon
October 3, 2003
The calm cool Kiwi (not to be confused with the calm cool Kimi) can tell us he’s brushing off championship points talk all he wants, but the pressure has got to be huge…
IndyStar.com: Dixon tries ignoring IRL possibilities
Miami.com: Dixon in thick of title hunt
Haas resigns from CART Board
October 3, 2003
(From CART.com)INDIANAPOLIS (October 3, 2003)– Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. (NYSE: MPH) announced today that team owner Carl Haas, who along with Paul Newman are the co-owners of Newman Haas Racing, resigned his position on September 22, 2003 as a member of the Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. Board of Directors…
CART-Racing.com: Carl Haas resigns from CART Board of Directors
CART.com: HAAS RESIGNS POSITION ON CART BOARD OF DIRECTORS
IndyStar.com: Haas resigns from CART board
Pollock and Jordan
October 3, 2003
The article below starts with “There are rumours that Craig Pollock could be looking at the possibility of coming back to Formula 1 to revive the troubled Jordan team.” Can someone explain to me what Craig Pollock has done that would lead anyone to believe that he could revive anything? What has Craig Pollock DONE? He basically took the thriving career of a Formula 1 World Champion (Jacques Villeneuve) and led it astray to a team of his own development. That team hasn’t shown any sign of success until this year, when Jacques is beyond his prime. I think we can all assume that Jacques has “ridden it out” at BAR due to Pollocks counsel right? After all he is his “manager”…his CART venture is still up in the air…
GrandPrix.com: Pollock and Jordan
Johnson Nabs Pole In Kansas
October 3, 2003
Jimmie Johnson took the pole for the Banquet 400 and the track record at Kansas Speedway with a lap of 180.373 mph. Cool cloudy conditions provided the perfect environment for 18 cars, including Jimmie, to break last year’s qualifying record of 177.924 set by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Junior will start 3rd on Sunday. Jeff Gordon, who is trying to complete the trifecta at Kansas (winning the first three NASCAR events ever held at a track) will start 5th…
NASCAR.com: Race Lineup
NASCAR.com: Johnson sets track record in qualifying
ThatsRacin.com: Johnson’s lap earns pole for Sunday’s race at Kansas
Schumacher Going For Record
October 3, 2003
We now re-join our previously scheduled Lucas Oil Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway…Tony Schumacher will be gunning for the fastest pass in NHRA history this weekend. Before the event was postponed by rain after first roung qualifying three weeks ago, Tony has busted out a 4.465-second qualifying run…the fastest in NHRA history. However in order for the record to be official he’ll need to pull off a 4.509-second or better run at some point this weekend. Can he do it? Given the hot streak “The Sarge” has been on lately, you just might think so…
RacingOne.com: Shoe Running for a Record
CNN/SI: Back to business (Tony’s Journal)
Army Public Affairs: ‘Sarge’ takes top qualifying slot at Lucas Oil Nationals
Points Possibilities
October 2, 2003
There are a bevey of different championship outcome possibilities as the final race of the IRL season nears. Fortunately ESPN has sorted them all out for us…
RPM.ESPN: Plenty of IndyCar points scenarios
Renna to Ganassi in 2004
October 2, 2003
Chip Ganassi has signed Tony Renna to drive the car currently campaigned by Tomas Scheckter for the 2004 season. This is a somewhat surprising move considering other more experienced talent available (Herta, Barron, etc). However, Tony’s good relationship with Dixon is a key factor. Tomas will be better off at a one car operation such as Panther, where he can be “top dog”…
RacingOne.com: Ganassi Signs Renna
Who’s in the #43 This Week?
October 2, 2003
Better question, why do we care? It seems that no matter who gets behind the wheel of “The King’s” famous #43, the results are always the same…poor. It is a far larger sickness that ails that car and team than who is steering the car each weekend. Nonetheless, Petty Enterprises will pin its hopes on Jeff Green to drive the #43 car this weekend in Kansas…
RacingOne.com: Petty Gives the Green Light