Jerry Nadeau On His Recovery
December 23, 2003
Concord, N.C. (Dec. 22, 2003) — NASCAR driver Jerry Nadeau, who suffered a serious head injury in a racing accident May 2 at Richmond International Raceway, continues to make progress. In a question and answer session below, the 33-year-old Danbury, Conn. native talks about his ongoing recovery and how blessed he feels to be home for the holidays.
Nadeau’s accident/recovery timeline follows the Q&A.
Wilson To Go Slumming In ChampCar
December 22, 2003
Since poor old Justin Wilson has officially blown it with Jaguar, and probably F1, he’s now going to turn to begging for a ride in ChampCars…
Crash.net: Wilson returns gaze to US
Bernie Still “El Supremo”
December 22, 2003
Bernie Eccelstone, GPWC and SLEC have come to an understanding for restructuring the Concorde Agreement in order to put more revenue into the teams pockets. Bottom line, no one but Bernie can come close to keeping the circus in play.
Eurosport.com: No breakaway championship
Trace Adkins To Headline Celebration 2004 At Martinsville Speedway
December 20, 2003
Martinsville, VA – At 6-foot-6 and a bottom-of-the-barrel bass voice, Trace Adkins projects a larger-than-life image. He should be right at home onstage for Celebration 2004 at Martinsville Speedway.
2003 Year of Change-A Glimpse Into The Future
December 20, 2003
Daytona Beach, Fla. – The 2003 NASCAR season will be remembered as a time when speed was as evident off the track as on it.
There was an altered schedule, a new premier series sponsor in Nextel, a new fuel supplier in Sunoco, more new safety initiatives, a new boss and finally, talk of a new points system for NASCAR’s premier series.
Texas Motor Speedway Spends $400K on Fence Upgrades
December 20, 2003
$400,000 Fence Improvement Project Under Way At Texas Motor Speedway
Work is underway on a $400,000 improvement and upgrade program to the catch fence at Texas Motor Speedway to better ensure fan safety.
Kenseth to Run ASA Late Model Opener
December 19, 2003
Winston Cup Champion Kenseth To Race In 2004 ASA Late Model Series Season Opener
Pendleton, Ind. (December 19, 2003) — The American Speed Association has announced the ASA Late Model Series will begin its 2004 season at the .50-mile Madison International Speedway in Oregon, Wis. on Saturday, May 8. Matt Kenseth, the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion and former ASA competitor, will compete in the season-opening event.
Renna Accident Review Complete
December 19, 2003
INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, Dec. 19, 2003 - A comprehensive review of Tony Renna’s fatal accident is complete, officials from the Indy Racing League(R) announced Dec. 19.
The Saviors Cometh
December 19, 2003
Disagree with me if you wish…but I think the new owners of the “Champ Car” racing series formerly known as CART really have their stuff together. The Gentilozzi/Kalkhoven/Forsythe triumvirate has, what appears at the outset, a solid, focused plan for the 2004 season. The highlights of this plan are an event in Vegas, the purchase of the TransAm series, and moving TV coverage to SpikeTV…yes…away from SPEED.
When I first read about the TV move I was shocked and disheartened, but when you think about it, it’s perfect. SPEED is a channel dominated by stock car racing coverage…everything else if filler. SpikeTV is a channel catering to “guys.” “Guys” that like fast cars and fast women…etc, etc. Why act as one network’s “filler” when you can build new relationships with a ready and willing audience on another network that just hasn’t been exposed to you yet? In theory is sounds perfectly logical…this will be an even more interesting season than the last!
Motorsport.com: CART is dead! Long live Champ Car!
Tsutomu Tomita becomes Panasonic Toyota Racing Team Principal
December 19, 2003
Toyota Motorsport GmbH has today announced that its Chairman, Tsutomu Tomita, will become Team Principal of the company’s Formula 1 team, Panasonic Toyota Racing effective 1 January 2004.