Pro Stockers Get in Line
July 15, 2006
Kalitta, Densham, Line and Ellis take Mile-High low qualifier poles.
Jason Line continues to fulfill the promise of his previous selection as a Rookie of the Year as he gets a drag racing trifecta; climbing up to the Pro Stock POWERade points lead, setting a track record and taking the pole position as low qualifier in his class during the NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals in Denver, Colorado.
Swinging into the West in Denver
July 14, 2006
Doug Kalitta, Gary Densham, Allen Johnson and Chip Ellis are provisional low qualifiers.
The NHRA “Western Swing” series (three consecutive events staged in Denver-Seattle-Sonoma) traditionally marks the second half of the drag racing season. The drivers and teams are lined up in Denver, Colorado for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.
Qualifying rounds got off to a roaring start considering the thin air up at 5,800 feet of Rocky Mountain high.
McLaren Machinations Immobilize Montoya
July 14, 2006
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Not so fast, my NASCAR-bound friend! snarls McLaren’s Ron Dennis to the Colombian driver.
Life in the F1 fast lane comes at a price, as a Ganassi Racing driver-to-be experiences some turbulance crossing the Atlantic.
Newman First at New Hampshire
July 14, 2006
Ryan Newman has won pole in 37 of the 171 races in his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career. In his second pole for the 2006 season, Newman put the No. 12 Penske Racing South Dodge in front of the field for Sunday’s race at a lap time of 29.370 sec/129.683 mph. Last week’s pole winner, Jeff Burton, will flank Newman in his Chevy, with the next four rows all occupied by the bowtie brigade. The second Dodge in the field is Reed Sorenson’s, in ninth, flanked by Kurt Busch and trailed by Kasey Kahne, both in Dodges. The top qualifying Ford belongs to Mark Martin, who qualified 13th, at a lap time of 29.651 sec/128.454 mph.
Q & A with NHRA Pro Stock Bike Rider Andrew Hines
July 13, 2006
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He is the son of Byron Hines. He is the brother of Matt Hines. At just 23 years of age, Andrew Hines is already his own story. Already the current and defending two-time defending NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, he’s searching for his first victory of the season but sits in second place. Hines grew up in Southern California before the team and family moved to Trinidad, Colo. Prior to the opening of the 27th Annual Mopar Mile-High Nationals Hines talks about what he wants most out of the weekend, what the pressure is like being a two-time champion trying to defend his title and why he would have made a great marketing executive had this professional motorcycle career not worked out.
Dizzying Driver Merry-Go-Round Whirls On
July 12, 2006
What do Jeff Bucknum, Danica Patrick and PJ Chesson have in common?
Danica to Follow JPM?
July 11, 2006
Just when it seems things couldn’t get any crazier (re: Montoya’s announcement and subsequent firing) a report in today’s New York Times (via Reuters) says Danica Patrick may also move to Nascar for 2007.
Montoya Sacked at Mc/Merc, Pedro Takes Seat
July 11, 2006
Juan Pablo Montoya’s Formula 1 career comes to a jolting halt as McLaren/Mercedes pulls the plug on the Colombian star.
Kenseth Steaming, Danica Dreaming, as Stock Cars Test Indy
July 10, 2006
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Matt Kenseth speaks and Danica’s secret leaks to the media as fifty drivers test Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
When Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
July 9, 2006
Juan Pablo Montoya abandons F1 and signs up to run NASCAR in 2007. Max Mosley resigns his post as FIA President. Which is fact and which is fiction, and which would you believe?