Edwards Proves Quick Study at Pocono
June 12, 2005
Carl Edwards had never seen Pocono Raceway before he showed up Friday for the two practice sessions before Saturday’s qualifying. The way he ran Sunday, winning the race and leading 46 laps, he looked more like a veteran of the triangular track.
Scheckter Wins For First Time Since 2002
June 11, 2005
Have you ever driven through Texas? The only thing more barren than 90% of the state of Texas was Tomas Scheckter’s win column since his last and only victory back in 2002. Fittingly that drought came to an end tonight on the high banks of Texas Motor Speedway as the South African rode from pole position to victory lane in, of all things, a Chevy!
And for those of you who care about only one thing…she finished 13th.
Connolly Races to King Demon Crown Victory at Route 66 Raceway
June 11, 2005
JOLIET, Ill. — Dave Connolly raced to the $50,000 King Demon Crown victory Saturday at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway.
In other racing Saturday, Tony Schumacher, Robert Hight, Warren Johnson and Andrew Hines earned No. 1 qualifying honors in their respective categories at the $1.8 million race, the 10th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.
Pocono 500 Qualifying Quotes
June 11, 2005
Thanks to various teams and manufacturers, here are collected quotes from Saturday’s qualifying for the Pocono 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race. Michael Waltrip won the pole, his first in 14 years and 446 races, with a qualifying lap of 53.238 sec at 169.052 mph.
Waltrip Breaks 14-Year Pole Drought
June 11, 2005
Michael Waltrip won his first pole since Michigan in 1991 Saturday by earning the fastest qualifier slot for the Pocono 500. Waltrip’s pole drought lasted 14 years and 446 races between the Michigan race and this weekend’s race in Pocono.
Don’t Call It A Come Back - Button On Pole
June 11, 2005
Jenson Button rewarded the tortured BAR team today with its first pole position of the 2005 season at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in Montreal. While it is pretty sensational that the much touted Button has put a team that was banned from two races this season on pole, he’ll have to keep a resurgent Michael Schumacher and the points-leading Fernando Alonso behind him at the start.
Schumacher, Hight, Anderson and Hines Pace Qualifying Friday
June 11, 2005
JOLIET, Ill. — Local favorite Tony Schumacher raced to the qualifying lead Friday night at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway.
Schumacher, from nearby Long Grove, Ill., was quickest in his U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster, clocking a 4.508 second run at 329.58 mph.
Scheckter Claims Pole for Bombardier Learjet 500
June 10, 2005
INDIANAPOLIS - Tomas Scheckter earned the pole position for the June 11 Bombardier Learjet 500k IRL IndyCar Series race during Marlboro Pole Qualifying.
Red Bull Ferrari
June 9, 2005
The Red Bull F1 team announced that they will get their engines from Ferrari in 2006, and will re-brand the race team Red Bull Ferrari to coincide with the switch. I don’t want to get over-excited here, but I think this is an absolutely brilliant move on Red Bull Racing and Dietrich Mateschitz’ part.
NHRA Could Use More Guys Like Johnson
June 9, 2005
If you meet NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Steve Johnson one of the first words that comes to mind is “committed.” Because Johnson is a bit eccentric and outspoken, some might think he needs to be committed to an institution. Nothing could be further from the truth. When describing Johnson, committed means the man lives and breathes NHRA POWERade Drag Racing and he will even go out of his way to spread the word.