Champion Audi Nips Dyson Lola for Lime Rock Win
July 5, 2004
Lakeville, CT - The Champion Audi R8 of Marco Werner and JJ Lehto held off a late-race charge by the Dyson Racing Team to win the New England Grand Prix, the first-ever American Le Mans Series race at Lime Rock Park.
ALMS Live From Lime Rock
July 5, 2004
Lakeville, CT - The SPEED Channel will help American television viewers wrap up their Independence Day celebration with a live telecast of today’s American Le Mans Series New England Grand Prix from historic Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn. The race will be the only major motorports event in the USA today.
Team ADT Champion Racing In Front For New England GP
July 4, 2004
LAKEVILLE, CT - Team ADT Champion Racing will start from the front row for the inaugural New England Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut. JJ Lehto found his fastest time (48:134) early in qualifying and then parked the #38 Audi R8 to preserve the tires for Monday’s 2:45 minutes race.
Bourdais Dominates Cleveland for Second Straight Year
July 4, 2004
Sebastien Bourdais of Newman/Haas Racing made it three wins out of five races so far in the 2004 Champ Car World Series schedule. He took the lead on lap 1 and beat his teammate and current series points leader Bruno Junqueira to the finish. With the victory Bourdais closes to just one point behind Junqueira in the standings.
Schumacher Again In France
July 4, 2004
Michael Schumacher won his ninth Grand Prix in the season’s 10th race at Magny-Cours in France Sunday using a risky 4-stop race strategy.
Rice Adds Indy 300 to Indy 500 Win
July 4, 2004
American Buddy Rice led a team Rahal Letter Racing 1-2 finish at Sunday’s Argent Mortgage Kansas Indy 300. It was the second closest finish in IRL history as pole sitter Rice came across the line just .0051 seconds in front of teammate Vitor Meira.
Gordon Leads Hendrick One-Two at Daytona
July 4, 2004
Jeff Gordon took his second NASCAR NEXTEL Cup win in less than a week by winning the Pepsi 400, following his dominant win at Infineon Raceway last Sunday. Gordon dominated the lead, though the race was never decided until the final run to the checker, as Gordon’s teammate helped him stay ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Pepsi 400 at Daytona Notes & Quotes
July 4, 2004
Collected notes & quotes from drivers and crew following the Pepsi 400. Jeff Gordon won his second race in a row and fourth of the season after a rain-delayed start to the Summer race at Daytona.
Tracy Back On Form
July 3, 2004
Paul Tracy has easily claimed pole for the Cleveland Champ Car race, outpacing front row starter Justin Wilson. Yes Justin Wilson!
Alonso Makes Qualifying Statement
July 3, 2004
Fullfilling everyones expectations is often easier said then done. Fernando Alonso has stepped it up yet again, claiming pole for tomorrow’s French Grand Prix.