Worlds Apart
August 24, 2004
How can Larry Dixon run so well and Ron Capps and Tommy Johnson Jr. can’t buy a win? The only difference is that Dixon drives Top Fuel and Capps and TJ Jr. both drive Funny Cars. All three have the same team owner, have access to the best parts, the best crew and all have high dollar sponsors. So why is Larry Dixon coming off his second win of the season and both Capps and TJ are both struggling to make it out of the first round?
Force, Dixon, Line & Brown Score Victories in Memphis
August 22, 2004
MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Perennial Funny Car champion John Force extended his lead in the POWERade standings with his 113th career victory Sunday at the 17th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Mid-South Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park.
Honda Indy 225 Top-Three Finishers Transcript
August 22, 2004
An Interview with Dario Franchitti, Michael Andretti, Adrian Fernandez, Dan Wheldon
Michigan Sunday Notes & Quotes
August 22, 2004
Extended notes & quotes from drivers, crew and owners following Sunday’s GFS Marketplace 400. Greg Biffle won his second NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race, leading the Roush Racing contingent of five cars to five of the top ten positions.
Lehto & Werner Clinch ALMS Title with Road America 500 Win
August 22, 2004
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ELKHART LAKE, WI - JJ Lehto and Marco Werner clinched the 2004 American Le Mans Series LMP1 driver championship when they drove the ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 to victory in the Road America 500 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., on Sunday.
Werner, who was ALMS champion last year when he co-drove with Frank Biela, became the first driver in ALMS history to win two championships in the series’ top Prototype class. Lehto, who has raced in the series since its inception in 1999, wins his first title.
Franchitti Wins at Pikes Peak
August 22, 2004
FOUNTAIN, Colo.
“Flash” Biffle Leads Roush One-Two at Michigan
August 22, 2004
Greg Biffle, driving the “Flash” Justice League-emblazoned National Guard Ford, led 73 of the 200 laps Sunday to take his second career win in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing. Mark Martin followed Biffle across the line in second place, 7.884 seconds behind his teammate, in a “Batman” labeled Pfizer Ford. Roush cars filled five of the top ten finishing positions.
The race which was slowed by a record-tieing nine cautions, saw Jimmie Johnson fail to finish for the third time in a row, costing him the point lead. Jeff Gordon’s seventh-place finish gave him the lead.
Too Many Rules? Mulhern Asks the Question
August 22, 2004
Mike Mulhern of the Winston-Salem Journal is one of the most outspoken writers covering NASCAR today. He’s one of the regulars on the tour and a panelist on SpeedTV’s “Pit Bulls” broadcast on Saturday evenings.
Scelzi Collects Second Spot in Final Memphis Qualifying
August 22, 2004
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 21, 2004) - Gary Scelzi, driving the HEMI-powered Oakley Dodge Stratus Funny Car, pulled out a stout pass in the final qualifying session for the O’Reilly Mid-South NHRA Nationals today and even gave his teammate and No. 1 qualifier Whit Bazemore a scare, with his stellar 4.863-second pass at 310.20 mph. This run placed Scelzi in second, just a tick behind Bazemore’s No. 1 pass of 4.862 seconds. Bazemore then surpassed that run with a 4.856, and Scelzi held on to No. 2.
Bazemore Grabs His Second Straight No.1 In Memphis
August 22, 2004
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 21, 2004) - Whit Bazemore, defending Funny Car champion here at Memphis Motorsports Park, grabbed his second straight No. 1 qualifying position for this event, his fourth of the 2004 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series season, and the 28th of his career, with a 4.856-second pass at 306.26 mph.