Miller: Brack Wreck Long Time Coming
October 15, 2003
Robin Miller agrees with what I have been saying for a while now…the IRL is the best top level racing series going right now, competition wise. However, if they are ever going to climb anywhere near the level of prominence that NASCAR has, they need to get the series safer for drivers and even for fans. Read this one to the end, Robin makes some powerful points…
RPM.ESPN: Brack wreck was long time coming
RPM.ESPN: What people want?
Earnhardt Jr. Previews “Amazing” New Homestead
October 14, 2003
Dale Jr. predicts multiple grooves and three-and-four-wide racing at reconfigured track
A lap of Road Atlanta with Gunnar Jeannette
October 14, 2003
In this first-person narrative, JML Team Panoz driver Gunnar Jeannette describes how he drives a lap of the 2.54-mile circuit in the Panoz LMP01 Prototype. The Panoz team is headquartered at Road Atlanta and Jeannette has driven many laps of the circuit in both racing and testing.
Petit Le Mans TV Coverage
October 14, 2003
BRASELTON, Ga. (October 13, 2003) — The SPEED Channel will have seven hours of live coverage from Saturday’s Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, the season-ending event for the American Le Mans Series.
Dodge Teleconference With Jeff Green
October 14, 2003
October 14 - Concord, NC - Courtesy Dodge Racing and Ray Cooper, here’s the transcript of this week’s Dodge Winston Cup teleconference. Guest driver this week was Jeff Green, driver of the No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Intrepid.
NASCAR Winston Cup This Week
October 14, 2003
A NASCAR Press Release: A weekly look at NASCAR Winston Cup’s Top 10 drivers
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 13, 2003) — The following is a glance at the NASCAR Top 10 in the championship heading into Sunday’s Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway (12:30 p.m. ET, NBC), Race 32 of 36 on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule. Each driver also has an outlook for projected movement in the NASCAR Top 10 based on past performance at this weekend’s track.
Surgery Successful For Brack
October 13, 2003
DALLAS, Texas.… Team Rahal’s Kenny Brack underwent successful surgery on his right femur and both ankles Sunday night (Oct. 12) at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, said Dr. Henry Bock, director of medical services for the Indy Racing League.
Joe Nemechek To MB2
October 13, 2003
Joe Nemecheck, recently released from his #25 car ride by Hendrick Motorsports, has signed a deal to drive the MB2 Racing US Army Pontiac for the final four races of the season, as well as the 2004 season. Apparently Jerry Nadeau is not physically ready for his return to racing after he was put out for the season in a wreck at the first Richmond race…
ThatsRacin.com: Joe Nemechek jumping to 01 team; other plans being made for Nadeau
Fangio Still Greatest Of All Time
October 13, 2003
Much to Michael Schumacher’s credit, he acknowledges that Juan Manuel Fangio is the greatest F1 driver in history. Driving in a much more dangerous era in his shirt sleeves, Fangio managed to win 24 of his 51 F1 starts , or nearly 50%.
Michael’s achievement should not be minimized, it is an incredible accomplishment in it’s own right, but cannot and should not be compared to Fangio’s record.
f1racing.com: Fangio was greater than me - Schu
f1racing.com: Barrichello - don’t compare Schu with Fangio
Opinion - Great Expectations - Teams We’ve Seen Disappear Without A Trace
October 13, 2003
Concord, NC - Oct. 13, 2003 - Saturday’s announcement by Travis Carter that he and UK-based Torquespeed have joined forces to bring a British driver to the rarefied atmosphere of NASCAR Winston Cup sounds rather a great idea.