Carl Edwards Flips Atlanta
March 20, 2005
Jimmie Johnson, fresh off last week’s strong showing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, continued his domination of NASCAR’s NEXTEL Cup racing but with one turn left to go, Carl Edwards, winner in Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 Busch Grand National race, drove around Johnson to score his first ‘Cup win, capping a weekend with a pair of career-first wins for the 25-year-old back flipper from Missouri.
Penske Back on Track
March 20, 2005
Just as all the talk surrounded Andretti Green Racing, “The Capitan” made a big impressioin and set the table for yet another IRL rivalry. Last year, we saw the emergence of the Rahal-Andretti battle heat up in the form of Kanaan vs. Rice. This year, after two races, the AGR-Penske duel seems to be brewing.
Post Race Impressions & Quotes
March 20, 2005
Team and driver comments and observations after the Malaysian Grand Prix from Kuala Lumpur. If you can see this one on replay, it’s worth watching!
ADT Champion Racing, Aston Martin Racing Make History at Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
March 20, 2005
Sebring, Fla. - In the closest finish in race history, the No. 1 ADT Champion Racing Team Audi R8 beat its No. 2 sister car to win the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, the season-opener for the American Le Mans Series.
Sepang- Winners And Losers
March 20, 2005
Team Renault show they are for real, BAR Honda consider Hari Kiri, Ferrari are no where, and if you started from the back of the field and avoided any contact you finished in 13th place (Minardi)
Hight, Grubnic, Anderson & Hines Take Top Qualifying Honors At Gatornationals
March 19, 2005
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Rookie Funny Car driver Robert Hight raced to his first No. 1 qualifying position in only his third career start Saturday at the Mac Tools NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.
Penske Scores 1-2 Finish In Phoenix
March 19, 2005
Sam Hornish was back on top for the first time in more than a year today in Phoenix scoring a victory over Dario Fanchitti, who made a mistake on the final green/white/checkered lap and ended up 4th. Hornish’s Penske teammate Helio Castroneves came in second.
Alonso On Provisional Pole In Malaysia
March 19, 2005
It looks like Renault has managed to carry some momentum from their “fluke” win in Australia as Fernando Alonso took provisional pole on Saturday in Malaysia.
Golden Corral 500 Qualifying Notes
March 19, 2005
Bobby Hamilton qualifed second to pole-winner Ryan Newman for this weekend’s Golden Corral 500. Newman swept to his fifth-consecutive pole in Atlanta Motor Speedway races and has never started a race outside the front row. Here are collected notes and quotes from drivers and crew.
Newman Makes it Five for Six in Atlanta
March 18, 2005
Ryan Newman set a new-era NASCAR NEXTEL Cup record by winning his fifth-straight pole for races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In the six Atlanta Cup races Newman has run, he has five poles and one outside pole start.