Grubnic and Force Tops in Phoenix Testing Session
January 31, 2006
Dave Grubnic and John Force were tops in their respective categories following four days of pre-season testing at Firebird International Raceway near Phoenix. NHRA race teams are preparing for the 2006 POWERade Drag Racing Series season-opener, the 46th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals, Feb. 9-12 at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California.
The Eyes of Texas May Not Be Upon Us
January 31, 2006
Changes in engine manufacture, timing, and business considerations may loom large in the future of the Indy Racing League’s Bombardier Lear Jet 500 “under-the-lights” Texas Motor Speedway race.
Ninety Days ‘Til May: Who’s In, Who’s Out?
January 30, 2006
February first and it’s suddenly ninety days until May, the hallowed month of speed and suspense that leads to the Indianapolis 500 on Memorial Day. Can the sound of racing V-8’s heard on Georgetown Road and West Sixteenth Street be far behind?
NASCAR Enters the World of George Orwell
January 30, 2006
I suspect the percentage of people that haven’t read, or at least heard of, George Orwell’s classic book 1984 is fairly small. Based on my experience it was required reading in most schools and remains popular today and has led to the introduction of a whole vocabulary of words concerning totalitarian control such as Newspeak, doublethink and thoughtcrime.
Q&A with Funny Car Driver Tommy Johnson Jr.
January 30, 2006
The 2005 NHRA season was a rebirth of sorts for Tommy Johnson Jr. and the Skoal Racing Funny Car team. The veteran driver broke an 89-race winless drought at the season-opening Winternationals to collect his sixth career victory. With high expectations for 2006, T.J. talks about his busy winter months, successful ‘05 campaign, being one of the few drivers that wears prescription eye glasses, and what it’s like being half of ‘the world’s fastest couple.’
Dixon, Wheldon Pick Up Watches at Daytona
January 29, 2006
Indy Racing League champion and Indy 500-winner Dan Wheldon took first place at the Rolex Daytona 24 Hours endurance event with Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon and stock-car driver Casey Mears.
Juan Pablo Hunting For New F1 Ride
January 28, 2006
With all the talk of Alonso’s McLaren signing for 2007 and Kimi Raikkonen’s expected move to Ferrari or Toyota, why should Montoya be worried? Because you can never believe what you read or hear, especially at the height of the silly season.
NHRA Sponsorship News
January 26, 2006
The recent flurry of sponsorship signings in the NHRA raises a few questions about where our sport is headed in the not to distant future.
Barbara Parks, Wife of NHRA Founder Wally Parks, Passes Away
January 26, 2006
Barbara Parks, wife of NHRA founder Wally Parks and a driving force behind the early successes of the 54-year-old sanctioning body, succumbed to cancer Jan. 25 after a long battle with the devastating illness. She was 82.
Wheldon Tops Testing at PIR
January 25, 2006
Dan Wheldon toured the Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara/Honda around Phoenix International Raceway at 178.483 mph today as the Indy Racing League’s private testing session came to a close. His speed was the fastest of sixteen drivers practicing over the two-session, two-day whirl.
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