Schumacher - The best super-sub ever?
July 29, 2009
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is still recovering from a head and eye injury he suffered last week during an F1 practice session, and will not be able to race for some time. The Ferrari team needed a substitute driver, and they came up with an amazing one at that. Michael Schumacher will come out of retirement at the age of 40 to drive in F1 again.
The UK Daily Mail has more:
Ferrari’s Schumacher shocker! Seven-time world champion out of retirement to cover for Massa
Retired seven-time formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is set to make a sensational return to the sport following a three-year hiatus.
The 40-year-old German, currently employed by Ferrari in an advisory role, will step in for the injured Brazilian - and former team-mate - Felipe Massa, who recently left intensive care after fracturing his skull during qualifying at the Hungaroring.
Ferrari’s Formula One driver Michael Schumacher‘Ferrari intends to entrust Michael Schumacher with Felipe Massa’s car for as long as the Brazilian driver is not able to race,’ a statement said.
‘Michael Schumacher has shown his willingness and in the next few days he will undergo a specific programme of preparation at the end of which it will be possible to confirm his participation in the championship starting with the European Grand Prix on Aug. 23.’
Media Misses the “Obvious” Story of Brown’s Sweep
July 28, 2009
Amidst the celebration and jubilation of Antron Brown becoming just the eighth driver to sweep the NHRA’s fabled “Western Swing”, ESPN and all the other media outlets failed to report one obvious storyline. It was right there in front of everyone’s eyes and somehow every media person at Infineon Raceway missed it. No one, not one person made a mention that Antron Brown is the first African-American to sweep the Western Swing. How could they have missed that very obvious fact? Read more
Franchitti fast at Toronto, takes pole
July 11, 2009
Dario Franchitti battled with Graham Rahal, Justin Wilson, and Will Power in today’s Firestone Fast Six qualifying session and won the Peak Pole Award with a lap of 1:01.0 at Exhibition Place in Toronto.
Will Power proved that he is deserving of this part time ride at Penske. He fell just short of winning the pole and will start on the outside of the first row. Power is driving a sweet-looking yellow car with blue accents, sponsored by Penske Truck Rental, and it drives as fast as it looks.
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I can’t believe it, he’s driving away from me
July 11, 2009
The NASCAR Nationwide Series is in Joliet this weekend with the Cup boys at Chicagoland Speedway, and ran their 300 miler under the lights on Friday night. The story of the race could be summed up by a radio transmission by Kyle Bush late in the race when he said, “I can’t believe it, he’s driving away from me!”
And Logano did drive away from second-place Kyle Bush, posting his fastest laps of the day as the race came to a close on old tires. It was an incredible driving performance and a testament to the driving talents of this kid, and the incredible car that the Joe Gibbs Racing team put together.
Logano was driving the same car that he won with at Kansas, a car that seems to have some “special sauce” in it for the 1-1/2″ cookie-cutter ovals.
Logano will try for the double tomorrow in the Cup race but will have his work cut out for him as he starts 24th, deep in the field.
Kyle Busch was less than ecstatic in self again in post race interviews, in fact, he looked as if someone had taken away his birthday. This guy doesn’t like to finish second, and seems to especially hate losing to “Sliced Bread”. Busch told ESPN, “I guess it’s a good *points* day for us” in an overly-sarcastic tone. I love Busch’s drive to win, but sometimes he needs to suck it up and show a bit of class when he loses. We get it, Kyle. You hate to lose.
Kansas City Star: Tire gamble pays off for Logano
Congratulations to Dale Coyne Racing
July 9, 2009
The committment to racing shown by Dale Coyne and his team can be summed up with a few incredible statistics:
25 years
558 starts
1 win
That elusive win #1 came on Sunday at Watkins Glenn, and in dominating fashion. Justin Wilson was in a league of his own on Sunday, and ran away with his second career victory in the IRL. The win was remarkeable for the 2009 season in which only Penske and Ganassi had won races until Sunday. But Wilson is fantastic on the road courses, and DCR has focused their efforts on the street and road races in particular, and it paid off in a big way.
Dale Coyne has been a loveable loser for years, especially in the Champ Car camp. Dale was always running his team on a shoestring, and usually showed up Champ Car’s opening race in Long Beach without any drivers announced, or sometimes even signed. But he always answered the bell, and in recent years has been very competetive with Bruno Junqueira and Justin Wilson giving him a major performance boost.
Congratulations to Dale Coyne and his hard working crew. Their love and committment toward the sport of auto racing is something to appreciate.
Be sure to check out Dan Barnes nice piece at Canada.com chronicalling the big win.
Canada.com: Perfect weekend leads to Coyne’s first victory
Ok, let’s see that again - Tony vs. Kyle at the Coke Zero 400
July 9, 2009
The epic ending of Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona was one for the ages deserves a second look. Normally I’m not a fan of these crash-and-burn NASCAR finishes, but this one got me and everyone at the cookout up out of their lawn chairs!
Here’s the video:
Racing Fans = Bad Drivers
July 8, 2009
If you were paying attention in 2001 when the movie The Fast and the Furious starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster was released in theaters, you know there was an increase in street racing arrests and incidents. The movie glorified the street racing scene and culture, giving way to everyday citizens emulating that behavior. Now comes a study that claims that fans of racing, fans of any type of motorsports, are more likely to be poor drivers behind the wheel of their own cars.
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Briscoe dominates Indy Car qualifying to take pole at the Glenn
July 4, 2009
Ryan Briscoe was almost a second faster than the rest of the Indy Car field on July 4th, taking the top spot in the Firestone Fast Six. Briscoe has been hooked up for the last few weeks, and the pole at the Glenn is his second this season.
Briscoe ran the natural-terrain road course with a lap time 1:28.597 at 136.935 mph, beating out Justin Wilson and Scott Dixon who will start 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Dario Franchitti looked very quick, but a major shunt in the final moments of qualifying ruined his shot at the pole. His Dallara sustained heavy rear-end damage, although it appeared to be repairable and Dario should start somewhere in the top 6. The official starting grid will be released later today at Indycar.com.
Helio Castroneves didn’t have a good day at the Glenn, and failed to make it out of first round qualifying. He was knocked out after qualifying P7 in Group B. He should start 14th (the official grid has not been released at time of post).
The race tomorrow might just be for second place, with nobody holding a candle to Briscoe today. A quick glance at the qualifying times below shows a large group drivers were running laps in the low 1:29’s, so if Briscoe drops out for any reason, this race could be up for grabs.
Paul Tracy is back for this week’s race in a PKV car, but struggled. He’ll start deep in the field after getting knocked out of qualifying in round 1.
The Camping World Grand Prix at the Glenn airs tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.
Pos Driver Best Time 1 Ryan Briscoe 01:28.6 2 Justin Wilson 01:29.3 3 Scott Dixon 01:29.7 4 Mario Moraes 01:29.8 5 Graham Rahal 01:30.0 6 D.Franchitti Crash 7 Mike Conway 01:29.2 8 Danica Patrick 01:29.2 9 Marco Andretti 01:29.4 10 Tony Kanaan 01:29.4 11 EJ Viso 01:29.6 12 Dan Wheldon 01:29.9 13 Hideki Mutoh 01:29.8 14 H. Castroneves 01:29.9 15 Paul Tracy 01:30.6 16 R. Hunter-Reay 01:30.4 17 Robert Doornbos 01:30.6 18 Raphael Matos 01:30.5 19 Milka Duno 01:33.7 20 R. Antinucci 01:31.2 21 Ed Carpenter 01:31.7
Tony Stewart leads the field to green tonite at Daytona
July 4, 2009
NASCAR has had a string of bad weather luck, with dark clouds following the tour around the US. Weather nixed qualifying again this week at Daytona which means Tony Stewart inheirits the pole position based on points.
FloridaToday.com: Rain spoils Daytona qualifying
Tony very well could win this race from the pole, but due to the double-file restart rule that is now in effect, I think that just about *anyone* in the field could win this restrictor plate race. Dale Earnhardt is due for a win, and a win for him would be a storybook comeback tonight. But look out for Matt Kenseth, the fastest Ford (the only fast Ford) and the winner at Daytona earlier this year.
Clint Bowyer has the hot hand after winning the Nationwide race last night, but might not have the Cup car he needs
Top Picks: Tony Stewart, Dale Jr., Mark Martin
Mark Martin might just snooker the whole field. The veteran has been strong all year, and this race track owes him one.
Dark Horse Pick: Juan Pablo Montoya
If JPM can get enough help, he could win this race. He’s running inside the top 12 in the Chase standings, and is having a pretty goodyear. Could this be a break-out win for JPM?
Long Shot Pick: Brad Keselowski
Brad’s crazy win at ‘Dega was a huge boost to Brad’s career, and shows he’s a force to be reckoned with, especially at restrictor plate races. He didn’t post good times on practice, but I still think I’ll keep an eye on this kid.
The Coke Zero 400 airs later tonite at 8 p.m. ET on TNT.
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