Weather Wins Atlanta - Golden Corral 500 Slated for Monday
March 19, 2006
NASCAR’s 2006 season got interrupted Sunday when Mother Nature decided that she’d take over the schedule, putting a continuous rain on Atlanta Motor Speedway. NASCAR and track officials rescheduled the race for an 11:00 AM Monday green flag. The race will be broadcast on the FX cable network with selected Fox stations also joining the broadcast.
Malaysian GP: Results Don’t Match Expectations
March 19, 2006
Giancarlo Fisischella drove a flawless race from Sepang today in winning his third GP event, followed by teammate Alonso and Jenson Button in third.
Audi Makes History As Diesel-powered R10 TDI Wins Mobil 1 Twelve Hours Of Sebring
March 18, 2006
Sebring, Fla. - Audi Sport North America made history Saturday as the diesel-powered Audi R10 TDI of Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello won the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The new prototype is the first diesel car in the world to win a major sports car race.
Sepang Qualy Results
March 18, 2006
Well there is a Renault on the front row but it may or may not be the car you expected.
Kahne Breaks Newman’s Atlanta Pole Streak
March 17, 2006
Kasey Kahne, driving the No. 9 Dodge out of Ray Evernham’s stable, broke Ryan Newman’s streak of consecutive poles in Atlanta Motor Speedway races at six. Newman has copped pole position for the last six races at the Hampton, GA track. The last driver other than Kahne today and Newman the last three years was Bill Elliott, also in a No. 9 Dodge out of Evernham’s shops. Kahne’s time was a hair-thin 0.002 second quicker than Newman’s.
Why Fernando Will Win It All Again
March 16, 2006
Yes, I picked Alonso for another title this year. Not too hard a choice you say, damned difficult says I.
Carmelo Brings His Game to Indy
March 16, 2006
National Basketball Association and Denver Nuggets star forward Carmelo Anthony joins Ron Hemelgarn’s racing team for the 2006 Indy Racing League season.
LMS Race Surface Repaving Finished
March 15, 2006
CONCORD, N.C. (March 15, 2006) - Contractors have finished repaving the racing surface of the 1.5-mile oval at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and Jeff Black, the Speedway Motorsports, Inc., paving engineer overseeing the project, says the result is “the best of any track we’ve ever done.”
Gainsville Getting the Treatment
March 15, 2006
NHRA announced Tuesday that Gainesville Raceway will undergo a major redevelopment including luxury VIP box suites atop the South Side Grandstands on the pit side. Also part of the facelift at one of the most well-known drag racing facilities in the country will include construction of a permanent Top Eliminator Club in its current location and a complete overhaul of the current race control tower and suites.
Third Generation: Marco Learns the Ropes
March 14, 2006
Marco Andretti is learning on the job in the Indy Racing League as a member of one of the IRL’s most talented racing teams.