Tony Stewart Conquers the Brickyard
August 7, 2005
Tony Stewart fulfilled one of his lifelong dreams Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by winning the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR NEXTEL Cup stock car race. In front of his hometown crowd, Stewart, already a winner on short tracks, superspeedway and road course this year, capped an emotional day for crew chief Greg Zippadelli with a $50,000 bonus. While Stewart took a victory lap and turned around, his crew climbed most of the way up the fence at Start/Finish in celebration.
Chevrolet Qualifying Notes - Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
August 6, 2005
Michael Waltrip drove his No. 15 Chevrolet to third in qualifying for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. Waltrip will start behind the Ford driven by Elliott Sadler. Jimmie Johnson, driving the No. 48 Chevy, was kept from running after NASCAR inspection unveiled some problems with the rear suspension on his car.
Dodge Qualifying Notes - Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
August 6, 2005
Jeremy Mayfield put his No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger second on the grid for Sunday’s race: “It was a little bit loose, but that was what we needed. It’s pretty cool to qualify that well at The Brickyard. I think we ended up 41st or something in practice because we didn’t get a good qualifying lap in. I didn’t know what to expect. I went out there and that thing stuck just perfect. I made one qualifying run and somebody pulled up under me. We didn’t know what we had. To come here to Indy and qualify like that is pretty cool. The guys made the right changes. It’s a great race car. This place changes so much, but it’s always slick. We just kinda prepared for that. I feel good about the car for Sunday.”
Ford Qualifying Notes - Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
August 6, 2005
Ford’s driver and crew notes following qualifying for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race. Elliott Sadler, driving the No. 38 Ford, won the pole position over Jeremy Mayfield’s Dodge and Michael Waltrip’s Chevrolet.
Sadler Has Candy Sweet Brickyard Qualifying
August 6, 2005
Elliott Sadler waited out most of the field after he went out 18th in the qualifying order and clocked a 48.882 sec/184.117 mph lap. Jeremy Mayfield went out 16 cars later and put the No. 19 Dodge second on the grid, 0.284 sec behind the No. 38 M&Ms candy sponsored Ford. Michael Waltrip had to wait even longer before qualifying third in the lineup, another .021 sec behind Mayfield.
Rain Rules Out Brickyard Friday Action
August 5, 2005
Steady rain forced cancellation of the two scheduled practice sessions Friday, Aug. 5 for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Silly Season Update 2
August 5, 2005
With less then seven races to go until the Chase for the Nextel Cup begins, teams are sorting through what drivers will be in and who will be out.
NHRA Schedule Gets It Right…. Sort Of
August 4, 2005
The NHRA announced the 2006 POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule earlier today and the schedule makers almost made it perfect. They kept the series at 23 races for a complete season and added a trip to Virginia Motorsports Park for 2006. That meant the NHRA had to do addition by subtraction, taking the second event away from Route 66 Raceway outside Chicago. That was a good move but more could have been done.
NHRA Schedule Gets It Right
August 4, 2005
The NHRA announced the 2006 POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule earlier today and the schedule makers almost made it perfect. They kept the series at 23 races for a complete season and added a trip to Virginia Motorsports Park for 2006. That meant the NHRA had to do addition by subtraction, taking the second event away from Route 66 Raceway outside Chicago. That was a good move but more could have been done.
Kenny Bernstein Makes the Right Choice
August 3, 2005
The rumors of Kenny Bernstein possibly returning to the driver’s seat were squashed this weekend at the FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals in Sonoma, Calif. The Kalitta Motorsports group along with Ken Black was courting Bernstein to field a fourth Top Fuel dragster. Bernstein declined and it was probably the best decision he could have made.