United States Grand Prix: Born 2000, Died 2005: Rest In Peace
June 20, 2005
I tuned in this afternoon to watch the U.S. Grand Prix, and much to my surprise witnessed a six car funeral procession marking the death of Grand Prix racing in the United States.
What To Say About The 2005 USGP?
June 19, 2005
Normally I (or George) would be posting race results and quip little comments about who did what in today’s USGP. However, I almost couldn’t get past writing the title to this posting. I looked for inspiration and found things like “Driver Protest Mars Grand Prix Race” and “It may be last GP here: Stoddart.” But the ones that really hit the nail on the head seem to include the words “farce” and “shame.”
Biffle Notches Fifth Win for 2005
June 19, 2005
By not pitting, Greg Biffle added another notch to the Roush Racing domination of the 2005 season by taking his eighth career and season eighth win for Ford. Biffle’s win was also team owner Jack Roush’s eighth win at Michigan. In leading five times for 63 laps, Biffle moved to within 49 points of leader Jimmie Johnson, gaining 74 points on the Chevrolet driver. Biffle’s chief competitor was Tony Stewart, who led the most laps but once again this season failed to win the race, finishing second.
Michigan Batman Begins 400 Notes & Quotes
June 19, 2005
Thanks to teams and manufacturers, here are collected notes and quotes from Sunday’s Batman Begins 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race. Greg Biffle won, beating Tony Stewart’s No. 20 Chevrolet and a trio of Biffle’s Roush teammates in the top five. Biffle elected to stay on the track in a late race caution and the front-runners who stopped could not get to him for the win.
Cristiano da Matta Returns To Champ Car Victory Lane With Portland Win
June 19, 2005
PORTLAND, Ore. (June 19, 2005) - All Cristiano da Matta (#21 Bell Micro Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) wanted on a sunny Sunday in Portland was a little space.
Dixon Wins Again on Father’s Day
June 19, 2005
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — Larry Dixon extended his Father’s Day winning streak to five consecutive years by racing to victory Sunday at the K&N Filters Supernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
Wilson Keeps Pole, Power Outage Costs Bourdais
June 19, 2005
Saturday was Justin Wilson’s day at PIR, as he took the pole for tomorrow’s Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland. Meanwhile, Sebastian Bourdais’ frustrating weekend continues, after Newman/Haas claimed that his best lap was possibly not counted due to a power outage during qualifying.
Saturday Racing Update
June 19, 2005
Hello fellow race fans, I know of two of you that are reading this page. Hey if you’re out there, I would love to hear from you. It’s great knowing that people are actually reading.
So there is actually a lot of road racing going on this weekend and it’s not all at Le Mans. The Grand-Am Cup raced today at Mosport International Raceway as part of the CASCAR Fathers Day 500 weekend. In case you’re not familiar with CASCAR it’s Canada’s version of NASCAR.
Dixon, Pedregon, Johnson and Brown Earn No. 1 Qualifying Honors
June 18, 2005
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — Larry Dixon raced to the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel Saturday at the K&N Filters Supernationals presented by Advance Auto Parts at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
Michigan Qualifying Notes
June 18, 2005
Here, thanks to various sources, are some quotes and notes from Saturday’s qualifying at Michigan International Speedway for the Batman Begins 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race. Ryan Newman set another record qualifying speed in earning his career 32nd pole.