St. Pete Starting Grid
April 2, 2005
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Qualifying Saturday for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg IRL IndyCar Series event on the 1.8-mile St. Petersburg Street Course, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed:
Diaz Takes First Rolex Series Pole in Qualifying for Ferrari Maserati 400
April 2, 2005
FONTANA, Calif. — Mexico’s Luis Diaz will have a birds-eye view of the starter’s stand when the green flag drops on his 14th career Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series race, as he placed the No. 01 CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley on the pole position for Sunday’s Ferrari Maserati 400 at California Speedway (SPEED Channel, Live, 4 p.m. ET).
Most Gullible Day Of The Year
April 2, 2005
That would be April 1. And it’s amazing how some people consistently fall for an eye popping announcement. Read on.
NASCAR’s Penalties Rooted in Tradition, Equity
April 2, 2005
Richard Childress, one of NASCAR’s most successful modern era team owners, stated recently that a driver should not be penalized for the team’s misdeeds. Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 29 Chevrolet out of Childress’ stable, was penalized 25 driver points after his crew chief, Todd Berrier, installed an illegal fuel cell prior to qualifying for the Las Vegas race. Berrier was fined $25,000 and suspended for four races. Childress lost 25 team owner points.
NASCAR’s Penalties Rooted in Tradition, Equity
April 2, 2005
Richard Childress, one of NASCAR’s most successful modern era team owners, stated recently that a driver should not be penalized for the team’s misdeeds. Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 29 Chevrolet out of Childress’ stable, was penalized 25 driver points after his crew chief, Todd Berrier, installed an illegal fuel cell prior to qualifying for the Las Vegas race. Berrier was fined $25,000 and suspended for four races. Childress lost 25 team owner points.
Qualifying Sweet for Sadler, Bitter for Edwards
April 1, 2005
Elliott Sadler earned his first pole position for a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race since 2003 by .034 second over Dave Blaney. Carl Edwards came down off of his high from last weekend’s double victories by crashing his primary car in qualifying and will start dead last in a backup car.
Bristol Food City 500 Notes & Quotes
April 1, 2005
Here, thanks to NASCAR and the teams, is a collection of notes and quotes from Friday’s practice and qualifying for this weekend’s Food City 500:
Opening Day Notes & Quotes
April 1, 2005
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Friday, April 1, 2005 - Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves led the opening day of preparations for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the first-ever non-oval IRL IndyCar® Series event.
Firestone To Sponsor “Fast Six Qualifying” Session
April 1, 2005
As part of its unique and entertaining road course qualifying procedure the IndyCar Series has teamed up with Firestone to present the “Firestone Fast Six Qualifying” session.
Bahrain: Where The Rubber Meets the Road
April 1, 2005
Much is being written about Ferrari’s poor start this year, the new F2005 to debut at Sakhir this weekend, and the teams confident expectation to return to winning form. Their Bridgestone tires is what will keep them off the podium.