Jack Attack! Five Car Teams Gone After ‘06
November 12, 2005
Sorry Jack Roush, beginning next year no team owner will be allowed to field more than four cars, except you. And after 2009, you’ll have to release a sponsor, fire a driver, and disband a team. The price of excellence can never be underestimated, especially if you compete in the WWF on wheels.
Schumacher Nominated for EMPA Driver of the Year
November 10, 2005
NHRA POWERade Series Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher has been nominated for the Al Holbert Memorial Driver of the Year Award by the membership of the Eastern Motorsports Press Association (EMPA.
Schumacher & Force Named to 2005 AARWB All-America Team
November 10, 2005
NHRA POWERade Series world champion Tony Schumacher and 13-time champ John Force were named to the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) Auto Racing All-America First Team.
Funny Car world champion Gary Scelzi and Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson were named to the Second Team.
Greg Biffle on Tuesday’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Teleconference
November 8, 2005
Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Roush Racing Ford Taurus, was the guest on this week’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Teleconference. He discussed his luck this season, his competitors and fellow Roushketeer drivers, especially Carl Edwards and the success he has enjoyed in the No. 99 car.
NHRA Silly Season Starts Before Season Ends
November 8, 2005
Typically the off season in any form of auto racing is called the Silly Season. In the NHRA, the Silly Season got underway just as the 2005 season was coming to a close. (I thought it wasn’t supposed to start until after the season?) Either way, here’s a quick round-up of what has happened already with surely more to come in the winter months.
2005 NHRA POWERade Champions Crowned in the Desert
November 8, 2005
Tony Schumacher headlined four world-championship-winning drivers crowned Monday evening during the 2005 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series awards ceremony at the spectacular Westin Mission Hills Resort near Palm Springs.
Kurt Busch Gets Miller Drive In 2006, Labonte Leaves Gibbs
November 7, 2005
No, Anheuser Busch isn’t buying out Miller Beer. Instead, Kurt Busch has been released from his contract to drive for Jack Roush next year and the 2004 champion will move out of the No. 97 Ford and into the No. 2 Dodge, replacing Rusty Wallace as he retires at the end of the 2005 season.
Schumacher, Pedregon, Coughlin and Schnitz Are Winners at Auto Club NHRA Finals
November 6, 2005
Scelzi And Hines Win POWERade World Championship Titles
POMONA, Calif. — Gary Scelzi and Andrew Hines clinched POWERade world championship season titles Sunday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Pomona Raceway.
Dickies 500 Notes & Quotes
November 6, 2005
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Wilson Leads RuSPORT 1-2 In Mexico
November 6, 2005
RuSPORT racing dominated the day today with Justin Wilson taking his second Champ Car victory and his teammate A.J. Allmendinger coming home in second.