Long Beach Rumors Silenced Again
May 27, 2005
Champ Car has managed to hang onto its marquee road course event at Long Beach by buying the rights to it from Dover Motorsports for US $15 million.
Coca Cola 600 Qualifying Notes & Quotes
May 27, 2005
Thursday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway was a busy day. Several press conferences plus qualifying led to a data overload. Here, thanks to numerous sources, is a collection of notes and quotes. Ryan Newman shattered the old track qualifying record, turning a lap of nearly 193 mph.
Newman Rockets to Lowe’s Pole Record
May 26, 2005
Ryan Newman, for the second week in a row, will start on pole at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Last week, Newman’s crew had to change four tires in a pit stop during his qualifying run for the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge. This week, Newman took to the track by himself, running on the newly-ground (levigated, in track parlance) surface. Newman’s time eclipsed the short-lived record set by Mike Bliss of 28.540 sec/189.208 mph. Newman’s lap time ws 27.981 sec at 192.988 mph. In all, the top 18 cars broke Bliss’ record before the night was done.
Yet Another Curse?
May 25, 2005
Andretti Green has a stranglehold on the 2005 IRL season. So far this year, they won 3 of the 4 races and swept the top four spots on the Streets of St. Petersburg. Now, we are at Indy. The Speedway is a place of ghosts and perhaps the home of auto racing’s Curse. The Red Sox shook their demons last year by beating the Yankees and winning the World Series. Can the Andretti’s - through their AGR ownership - shake The “Can’t Win Indy” Curse of their own?
Looking Forward to Sunday
May 24, 2005
Each and every year people are looking for interesting twists to the many turns at Indianapolis. This Month of May we’ve seen a number of interesting developments: The Dark-Side/Come-from-Behind story of Buddy Rice and Kenny Brack, the solid, quiet performance of a Speedway veteran – can Scott Sharp win this one? - and the Wunderkind Story that is Danica Patrick.
Junqueira Takes Points Lead With Win In Mexico
May 23, 2005
MONTERREY, Mexico (May 22, 2005) — As one of the veterans of the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford, Bruno Junqueira (#2 PacifiCare Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) has seen a myriad of strange occurrences during a five-year stretch that has seen him finish as the series runner-up for three consecutive seasons.
Schumacher, Force, Anderson & Schnitz Earn Victories At Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals
May 23, 2005
HEBRON, Ohio — Tony Schumacher posted a national record speed on his way to the Top Fuel victory Sunday at the Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals at National Trail Raceway.
Iceman Dominates Monaco
May 22, 2005
Kimi Raikkonen was the class of the field this weekend at Monaco. He cruised to an authorataive win in front of Williams teammates Nick Heidfeld and Mark Webber. Series points leader Fernando Alonso struggled late in the race but managed to hold onto 4th place. Again this weekend reigning World Champion Michael Schumacher was not much of a factor and garned only 1 point in 8th place.
(Token ?) Bump Fills Indy Field
May 22, 2005
INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, May 22, 2005 - IRL IndyCar® Series veteran Felipe Giaffone bumped his way into the 89th Indianapolis 500 only a few hours after signing to drive for four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt on Bump Day.
The Field of 33 is Set
May 22, 2005
INDIANAPOLIS - Starting lineup for the 89th Indianapolis 500 IRL IndyCar Series event on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed: