Brickyard Notes & Quotes
August 6, 2006
Thanks to the teams and manufacturers, here is a collection of notes and quotes from drivers and team members after Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. Jimmie Johnson dominated the day, capturing his first race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and his fourth of the 2006 season after he captured the season-opening Daytona 500, followed by races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.
Johnson Overcomes Early Blowout to Take Indy
August 6, 2006
Jimmie Johnson, driving nearly the entire race with smoke coming off the left front tire of his No. 48 Chevrolet, ended the day with the fastest car on the track, easily passing Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr for the lead after a late-race caution to clean up debris on the track.
GPMA On The Brink Of Quitting F1 - Again
August 6, 2006
Lost amid the excitement of the Hungarian GP weekend is the fact that the GPMA is about to call Max’s bluster on the engine development freeze the FIA is/has imposed
Hungarian GP - A Tale Of Two Races
August 6, 2006
In what has to be one of the most bizarre Formula 1 races of the season, if not the decade, Jenson Button wins his first Grand Prix race. Stranger yet, Pedro de la Rosa takes second and Nick Heidfeld comes home third.
Burton Heads RCR Front Row at Indy
August 5, 2006
Jeff Burton added another pole to his record for the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season, bumping fellow Richard Childress Racing driver Clint Bowyer for pole at the Allstate 400 by only two thousandths of a second. Burton’s lap was 49.240 sec / 182.778 mph, against Bowyer’s 49.242 / 182.771 lap. Kurt Busch will start the No. 2 Dodge third, flanked by Kasey Kahne in the No. 9 Dodge.
Fernando + Michael = Dumb And Dumber
August 5, 2006
Just when we are getting over the stupidity of Fernando Alonso at the Hungarian GP second round of practice, Michael Schumacher decides to join the race with the same disadvantage as Alonso; a two second penalty added to his best Q time. By the way, the top three qualifiers; Raikkonen, Massa and Barrichello.
Robert Yates Racing Plots a New Course to the Winners Circle
August 5, 2006
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Photo: Dana Garrett
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Youngest Driver Plans Epic Audition at Brickyard
CitiFinancial Ford rookie aims for a spot in the field and in the record books
Who Will Win The Hungarian GP? Anyone But Fernando!
August 4, 2006
And the reason why? Poor chassis balance? Lack of grip? Reliability questions? None of those technical issues my friends, just chalk his impending loss up to brain fade.
Velocity-Prone Vette to Pace Brickyard 400
August 4, 2006
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Photo: Ron McQueeneyIMS
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505-horsepower Corvette Z06 Pace Car Headlines NASCAR Race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Chevy: So racing-ready that all we do is add strobe lights!
Da Matta Badly Injured In Testing Crash
August 4, 2006
2002 Champ Car World Series Champion Cristiano da Matta remained in intensive care Thursday after surgery to remove a ruptured blood vessel in his head. The injury was sustained in a testing crash at Elkhart Lake in Wisconsin. The wreck was caused when da Matta struck, of all things, a deer while at speed.