Tropicana 400 Notes & Quotes
July 11, 2004
Notes and quotes from a variety of drivers and crew. Taken during and following the Tropicana 400, these notes show a wide range of opinions concerning the crash started when Tony Stewart tapped Kasey Kahne.
Tony Stewart Dominates Tropicana 400
July 11, 2004
A once-again controversial Tony Stewart dominated the Tropicana 400 NEXTEL Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway Sunday. Starting tenth in a backup car, following a crash early in Friday practice, Stewart led 160 of the 267 laps, holding off challenges from Jimmie Johnson to take his first win for 2004.
Just Another Day For Bourdais
July 11, 2004
Sebastien Bourdais made it four wins out of the last five races in the Champ Car World Series at Toronto. With his teammate Bruno Junqueira exiting the race just after the green flag due to contact with Mario Dominguez, Bourdais now inherits the series points lead.
And The Iceman Goeth…
July 11, 2004
….From pole at the start to second place at the finish of todays British Grand Prix. I am sure there will be a host of comments about the race; lack of passing for the lead, back markers blocking, why didn’t it rain, etc. And it just doesn’t matter.
Champ Car Qualifying Results
July 10, 2004
TORONTO (July 10, 2004) - The Canadian drivers of the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford may be getting the lion’s share of the ink this weekend at the Molson Indy Toronto, but Sunday morning’s headlines will see all the drivers reading about the exploits of Sebastien Bourdais (#2 McDonald’s Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone).
The Iceman Cometh (Finally!)
July 10, 2004
Yes, Kimi “I couldn’t believe my eyes” Raikkonen has done the seemingly impossible, putting his McLaren MP4-19B on pole for tomorrows British Grand Prix.
Chicagoland Qualifying Notes & Quotes
July 10, 2004
Collected driver and crew notes and quotes from qualifying for the Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Jeff Gordon won his fourth-straight Bud Pole in 2004 for this race.
Jeff Gordon Won’t Go To F1
July 10, 2004
Jeff Gordon, especially following last summer’s “Trading Paint” junket at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in which he and Williams BMW Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya traded rides, has been tabbed as a possible American entry into Formula One. Friday at Chicagoland Speedway, he seemed to put these stories to an end.
Four In a Row For 24!
July 9, 2004
Jeff Gordon is on a roll. After winning from pole in two of the last three races and winning pole in that third race, he scored his fourth Bud Pole in a row at Chicagoland Speedway.
Practice 2, And Why We Don’t Care about The Results
July 9, 2004
Why? Because after round 1 practice which should be an attempt to achieve your quickest set up, round 2 becomes an experimental segment.