Patrick to join Andretti Green Racing in 2007
July 25, 2006
Andretti Green Racing announced it signed Danica Patrick to drive one of the team’s IndyCar Series cars beginning in 2007.
Superheated Seattle Tests the Teams
July 23, 2006
Schumacher, Bazemore and Allen Johnson in the Seattle winner’s circle.
The reigning Top Fuel champion, Tony Schumacher, had a rough start to this season. Lately, however, he has shown a champion’s mettle, and today in brutally hot conditions, Don Schumacher’s son took the Seattle Wally with a run of 4.690 seconds, 321.96 mph. This win, his 2nd of the season and 32nd of his career, moves him to within 150 of the points lead currently held by Doug Kalitta.
Jeff Gordon Post-Race Quotes - Pocono
July 23, 2006
Jeff Gordon finished third in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Sunday. Here, in the post-race press conference, he answers questions about the day’s race, about Tony Stewart’s actions and penalty and about the future of races at Pocono.
Ford Notes & Quotes - Pocono
July 23, 2006
First-time driver Stephen Leicht qualified 36th and finished three spots better in the Pennsylvania 500. Matt Kenseth had the highest-placed Ford, finishing 14th in the race. Here, thanks to the Ford PR folk, is a selection of quotes from a few Ford teams:
Dodge Notes & Quotes - Pocono
July 23, 2006
Kurt Busch finished second to rookie and dominant Denny Hamlin in the Pennsylvania 500. here, thanks to the Dodge PR crew, are notes from the Dodge teams:Busch: “It was a good effort from our team. I was just told from our PR director that we didn’t have a pit stop that was out of the 13-second bracket. That was phenomenal to have that consistency in the pits and to be able to gain a spot when we didn’t quite pick the right strategy each time we came in. It was a nice, balanced effort. We really had to go off our setups from last time, and that really made it a Denny Hamlin charity race.”
Tony Turns the Table as Titans Tumble at Milwaukee
July 23, 2006
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Running strong from start to finish AGR’s Tony Kanaan scores team’s first win of the 2006 IRL season
Penke’s Helio Castroneves goes bonkers over collision with Eddie Carpenter
My Take - One Owner, Multiple Teams
July 23, 2006
It has become a reality of motor sports in the modern day marketplace. Corporate America wants to be affiliated with the teams that are proven winners and therefore those team owners are able to build somewhat of an empire in their specific genre of racing. Of course this creates an often disputed topic raising heated discussions across North America. There are definitely two sides to the coin of this dilemma and I intend to shed some light on facts supporting both sides.
Hamlin Undefeated at Pocono
July 23, 2006
Denny Hamlin added a big footnote to his short NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career by becoming undefeated at Pocono Raceway, dominating the Pennsylvania 500 for his second win from pole at the triangular track in the Pocono Mountains. Hamlin led 151 of the 200 laps in the race, defeating Kurt Busch by 1.481 sec at the finish. The win moved the rookie to eighth in the point standings, giving him his second win in only 26 races. Tony Stewart came back from an early race penalty to finish seventh and first-time entry Stephen Leicht drove to a 33rd place finish after starting 36th. Chad Chaffin’s qualifying time was disallowed and he was replaced in the starting field by Jimmy Spencer.
From Mile-High Thin Air to Sea Level Action; Qualifying Rounds in Seattle
July 22, 2006
Bernstein, Hight and Line take the poles at Schuck’s Auto Supply Nationals.
It’s just too darn hot. With so much of the nation struggling through a heat wave, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that normally temperate Seattle is topping the charts as well. The tuners are having a heck of a time going from hot, thin air in Denver to hot, heavy air in the Space Needle City.
Legends Races Provide Great Entertainment Value
July 22, 2006
What’s the best spectator value in racing today?
In this writer’s opinion, it’s most likely the weekly Legends Car shows at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Atlanta, Texas, Las Vegas and other tracks.