Al Unser Jr Retires from Racing, Next Al Steps Up
June 30, 2004
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Al Unser Jr. as an Indianapolis 500 rookie in 1983
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Two-time Indy 500 winner and open wheel racing legend Al Unser Jr. has decided to call it a career. Unser decided to stop driving after this past weekend’s IRL SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway where he drove for Patrick racing. Unser will remain with Patrick Racing as an advisor. The team will name a new driver shortly.
Stewart Fined & Loses Points for Vickers Incident
June 30, 2004
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Gené in for Ralf at French GP
June 30, 2004
It’s official, we can all stop wondering about Jacques Villeneuve coming back to Williams…for the French Grand Prix at least.
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June 30, 2004
It’s official, we can all stop wondering about Jacques Villeneuve coming back to Williams…for the French Grand Prix at least.
Gen
June 30, 2004
It’s official, we can all stop wondering about Jacques Villeneuve coming back to Williams…for the French Grand Prix at least.
Ralf Could Be Out 12 Weeks
June 30, 2004
Poor Ralf Schumacher’s life just keeps getting worse. Ralf will be missing up to 12 weeks after tests have revealed that he has two spinal fractures as a result of his US GP wreck. However, it appears that whoever his stand-in at Williams ends up being will be able to provide Frank with a good, in-depth look at their skills.
Taylor, Panther to Part Company
June 30, 2004
IRL Rookie Mark Taylor and his Panther Racing team have decided to part ways effective this weekend at Kansas Speedway. The reigning Menards Infiniti Pro Series champ crashed in five of the six races this season.
Williams F1 And Ralf’s Replacement, Part II
June 29, 2004
The world of F1, including yours truly, has been all a twitter over the identity of Ralf’s replacement driver for the French GP and beyond. Team Williams would have us all believe it’s….Ralf Schumacher.
Brian France Teleconference Transcript
June 29, 2004
Tuesday, Brian France, NASCAR’s chairman, met the press via teleconference. Here, courtesy of NASCAR, is the transcript of that teleconference:
June 29, 2004 - NASCAR NEXTEL Teleconference Transcript - Brian France
BRIAN FRANCE: Thank you to all of the media members that have joined us this morning.
I want to start by saying when we started out this year, we did have a lot of questions to issues that we’re facing in the industry and one of them was how would Nextel in their inaugural year do in replacing Winston. We obviously announced the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Championship format and there was a lot of questions on how that would play out. Toyota’s interest in the Truck Series, how would that be received, and how would they spice up that series. And of course, you had a major antitrust lawsuit that was hovering over the industry.
Stewart/Vickers Clash at Sonoma
June 29, 2004
Tony Stewart, whose never been known for his shy, retiring demeanor may have pushed NASCAR past the line with his temper. This weekend, nestled in California’s serene wine country, Stewart and rookie Brian Vickers were involved in a post-race squabble.