June 2011
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Keselowski saves enough fuel to make Dale Jr. the... →
Brad Keselowski won and put Junior on the losing end of a fuel duel for the second week in a row.
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Tagliani takes pole again....in NASCAR Canadian... →
Tagliani earned his third career NASCAR Canadian Tire Series pole Saturday, finishing first in qualifying for the inaugural Grand Prix iCAR. The 38-year-old posted a top speed of 78.828 miles per hour in his No. 12 Hot Wheels Dodge at Circuit iCAR.
Justin Allgaier had just enough fuel to coast to... →
Justin Allgaier won at Chicagoland Speedway despite running out of gas on the homestretch. The question is, though, didn’t Trevor Bayne beat him to the line?
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ESPN: Childress, Kyle Busch reportedly have... →
The lines between pro wrestling and NASCAR continue to blur together.
“But F1 must align itself with progression, not repression, and a lot of...”
– -Damon Hill commenting on Bernie’s decision to reinstaste the F1 race in Bahrain.
ESPNF1 has more here.
Rain washes out Nationwide qualifying at Joliet,... →
INDYCAR's Saturday twitter-sphere blow up - Frappo...
The INDYCAR twitter-sphere was a bit busy for a while this afternoon when Graham Rahal came out to defend his teammate after media stories came out about just *how slow* Kimball was going at the end of the race to try to save fuel. Curt Cavin got in on the action here.
Graham Rahal started up a little testy exchange with his tweet:
Reading people blaming @charliekimball for JR’s crash...
Versus' Kevin Lee - INDYCAR Open Wheel Weekly is...
@KevinLee23: INDYCAR Open Wheel Weekly is on hiatus. Parked (we believe temporarily) due to lack of sponsorship. Thnx for all the positive reviews
MotorPundit comment: Too bad, because this show is very interesting and the only of its kind on a major sports TV network. Here's to hoping sponsorship is secured quickly.
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Home state guy, Clint Bowyer wins Camping World...
Clint Bowyer won his home town race at Kansas today in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series leading 124 laps including the last 46 laps. It is his first win at KMS.
CBS Sports has their story up now here.
Kurt Busch takes first pole in 33 races at Kansas,... →
Kansas Sprint Cup Top 10 Qualifying 1 22 Kurt Busch 174.752 2 42 Juan Montoya 174.154 3 18 Kyle Busch 174.081 4 83 Brian Vickers 173.991 5 20 Joey Logano 173.851 6 1 Jamie McMurray 173.706 7 99 Carl Edwards 173.650 8 56 M Truex Jr. 173.611 9 27 Paul Menard 173.589 10 29 Kevin Harvick 173.494
Jayski has the full grid here.
Is Race #105 a charm for Dale Junior? He's... →
“I think that we came close to winning that race and we’ve done it a couple of times this year, and it makes me feel more confident in us having that opportunity again more often throughout the season,” Earnhardt said Friday.
“I feel like if we keep doing that then the luck is going to fall our way and we’ll get to Vict
Read more: newsobserver.com
“I do not feel at all comfortable going there to compete in an event”
– -Mark Webber, F1 driver for Red Bull Racing commenting on F1’s decision to reinstate the Bahrain race canceled earlier this season due to civil unrest in that nation. (ESPNF1 Story)
INDYCAR will hold final Japan race on road course... →
Simoncelli intends to silence critics, takes... →
At least Casey Stoner won’t have to worry about Simoncelli punting him from the rear at the start of the race. Simoncelli is public enemy #1 on the grid right now due to the fact that he suffers from brain fade, and tends to crash people out of races.
Dale Jr. heartbreak - runs out of fuel on last lap... →
So to JR’s both driving for the National Guard lost their Memorial Day Races after leading on the white flag lap. This is all too strange.
May 2011
20 posts
Hildebrand crashes in turn 4 of last lap as Dan... →
Like a shot through the heart, J.R. Hildebrand went from almost-hero, to no-win-zero on the final turn of the race on Sunday. Dan Wheldon was there to pick up the lead and his second Indianapolis 500 win.
Vettel Wins Monaco Grand Prix, Extends Lead in... →
What a crazy, crazy Monaco race this year.
Carb Day practice times - Dixon, Tagliani,...
Scott Dixon, Alex Tagliani, and Dario Franchitti topped the speed chart this morning at IMS in the final “Carb Day” practice before the Indy 500. Vitor Meira and Dan Wheldon were the balance of the top five.
Ryan Hunter-Reah was P7 in his A.J. Foyt chassis that Andretti Autosport bought out for him, and I think that Andretti Autosport has some serious engineering problems...
Paul Tracy: "I can’t watch a NASCAR race on TV...
Paul Tracy talked with Martin Rogers at Yahoo! Sports about NASCAR, and the crazy Canadian pulled no punches, calling NASCAR boring and contrived.
“I can’t watch a NASCAR race on TV without taking a three-hour nap in the middle of it,” Tracy said. “I have been to races. It is too long and too loud. I don’t really like it. NASCAR is having some trouble with its ratings because it just goes on...
Indy Lights Firestone Freedom 100 Starting Line-Up
Indy Lights qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was washed out due to rain, so the starting line-up for the Freedom 100 was determined by driver points. The Freedom 100 caps off Carb Day at Indy today.
Pos Car# Driver
1 77 Bryan Clauson 2 11 Josef Newgarden 3 5 Stefan Wilson 4 22 Victor Garcia 5 7 Esteban Guerrieri 6 36 Peter Dempsey 7 63...
FIA bans DRS in the tunnel at Monaco →
The FIA has banned the use of drag reduction systems that F1 cars have this year while driving through the tunnel at Monaco. I’d call this a fairly wise decision.
Tony Stewart interested in hiring a driver with... →
Consider this a business decision. This would definitely bring dollars into the Stewart-Haas coffers. But trophies? Not so much. (link)
100 facts about the Indianapolis 500 →
#4 - The phrase “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” for the race was created in 1955 by Alice Greene, a young copywriter at Indianapolis radio station WBIC. She suggested “Stay tuned to the Greatest Spectacle in Racing” as an out cue for radio stations broadcasting the race.
#32 - Helmets were made mandatory for races, a first in motorsports, at the 1935 race.
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“If A.J. Foyt wasn’t fully prepared to qualify and race a second car, he...”
– -Bob Kravitz, Indianapolis Star (story link)
I’d have to agree with Bob on this one, and it is surprising that “Super Tex” pulled such a deal. I just feel bad for Bruno Junqueira, a man who just hasn’t had much luck at Indianapolis in his career.
“I’s great for the fans if they want to see 10 cars piled up in the first...”
– -Tomas Scheckter
Yep, there usually are some crashes in the Indy 500. I’m not sure what the hubbub is all about, USA Today is reporting that the drivers are cringing about it.
Kyle Busch busted for driving 128 mph in a 45 mph... →
Kyle Busch said he was “test driving” a new Lexus. That’s fine, except he was test driving in a 45 mph zone on a regular street. He’s lucky he wasn’t arrested. (link)
Driver by driver run-down of Spanish GP - Vettel... →
Sebastian Vettel won yet again at Spain last weekend. See what happened to the rest of the field last Sunday. (link)
Ford sweeps all four segments as Carl Edwards wins...
CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion – VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW – “Anytime you have grass on the windshield after the race it’s not good. I’ve got to thank Aflac. They are now hiring. If you didn’t notice, they’re hiring. It’s a great place to work. I thank Ford. Our Fusion was great. Kellogg’s, Scotts. Fortunately, I can have Scotts send some seed and grow some grass back. I had no...
Alex Tagliani reclaims Indy 500 pole on final... →
Sam Schmidt Motorsports had Tags hooked up since the track opened, and were able to beat out the “Big Two” teams for pole for the Centennial Indy 500. (link)
F1 Qualifying Times: Webber wins the Red Bull duel...
Saturdays at F1 weekends in recent times have often become two-car battles for pole position, and to this point in the 2011 each pole was won by Sebastian Vette. But this weekend, Mark Webber came out on top, finally edging out his Red Bull counterpart.
“It was a good session”, said Webber. “It was clear going into qualifying that we might have had a bit of a margin and would be ...
Commentary: Monday after the Long Beach Grand Prix...
April 18, 2011 By Scott Keller
Monday was a double whammy for race fans all over Southern California. Not only was today “tax day”, but it was also the first day back to work for a lot of us that spent the last three days taking in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. It’s not that I have a case of the Mondays (you can get your ass kicked for saying something like ...
Matt Kenseth post-win press conference from Dover
MATT KENSETH, NO. 17 WILEY X FORD FUSION (FINISHED 1st) “Obviously it was a great day for us and exciting for me to win here at Dover, especially the way we did it. It seems like we have lost more that way than we have won. It really turned out good and I was happy we were able to pull it off. The race was really a struggle for us. When the clouds were out and before the rubber built up I...
Highcroft Racing announces conclusion of Honda...
(DANNBURY, CT, Monday, May 16, 2011) - After a highly successful five seasons as partners, Highcroft Racing and Honda have concluded their relationship – the combination’s giant-killing performance at the 12 Hours of Sebring earlier this year was the final curtain for the partnership.
Highcroft was selected as one of the initial factory Acura teams for the brand’s debut in the American Le...
Commentary: Kyle Busch wins at Darlington in his...
The Nationwide Series rolled into Darlington yesterday for the Royal Purple 200, putting on a Friday night race for the second weekend in a row. And for guys like me who live on the West Coast, the race was practically over before we got home from our Friday night commute from the desk job.
As I turned the TV to get an update on the race I thought to myself, “I bet Kyle Busch is winning”.
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INDYCAR at Sao Paul: One hot mess
The INDYCAR Series loaded up their gear onto planes and flew south last weekend to put on a race at one of the most exciting street courses in the world in Sao Paulo, Brazil. And while this year’s version of the race had amazing potential, Mother Nature found a way to turn it into just a typical, crazy wet race.
Sao Paulo produced some very exciting and *interesting* action last year due to...
April 2011
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INDYCAR’s Texas Twins Shootout – Half-points and...
INDYCAR has released their format for the Twin 275’s coming up at Texas Motor Speedway later this summer, and released some interesting rule changes for the unique event. In a nutshell, the announcement comes down to three major rules for the Twins. The first is that each race will pay “half-points” in the season champtionship. The second is that the starting grid for race 1 will be...
February 2011
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Daytona grid set as Kurt Busch and Jeff Burton...
The Gatorade Duel set the table for Sundays 500, and the outlook for the race can be summed up in a statement by Duel-2 winner, Jeff Burton:
“It’s a shame two cars can’t fit in here you know. With the way this thing is going its really important to have somebody to work with you. Clint and I decided we were just going to find each other early and it worked out well for both of...
Tom Carnegie passes away at 91
It’s a somber morning in Indianapolis and in the racing world this morning as news that Tom Carnegie has died at the age of 91. And while the news is sad, Tom lived a full life and left an indelible and wonderful mark on the landscape of American motorsports, serving as the public address announcer for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 61 years.
I’m in my mid 30’s so I was...
August 2009
68 posts
American Le Mans history made today at Mosport
Well that didn’t take long. The Corvette Racing team made history today, capturing their first class win in GT2 after stepping down from GT1 earlier this year. Johnny O’Connell and Jan Magnussen finished just 0.331 second ahead of Risi Competizione.
In the LMP1 class, David Brabham and Scott Sharp gave the Patrón Highcroft Racing team a season championship by taking the checkered flag at...
Pedrosa's day at Red Bull Indy GP qualifications
Dani Pedrosa put up the best qualifying speed at Indy on Saturday to claim the pole for the 2009 MotoGP Red Bull Indy Grand Prix. Pedrosa also set a new track record by setting a time of 1 minute, 39.730.
But not far behind Pedrosa was Valentino Rossil. The doctor will start outside the front row, and has to be the favorite in the GP. But don’t count out Jorge Lorenzo who has had some...
Indy Car's wild night at Chicagoland yields 4th...
The Motor Pundit is now just catching his breath after watching an incredible race at Chicagoland, brought to you by the Indy Car Series. In the end, Ryan Briscoe found himself wheel to wheel with another competitor at the line in a super-close victory.
“This is a big win. I didn’t think I’d have enough for Scott (Dixon), but uh, once I got beside him, you know, the side draft...
Fisichella bags Force-India's first pole at...
UK Times: Belgium feels the force of Giancarlo Fisichella
Pos Driver - STARTING GRID 1 Giancarlo Fisichella 2 Jarno Trulli 3 Nick Heidfeld 4 Rubens Barrichello 5 Robert Kubica 6 Kimi Raikkonen 7 Timo Glock 8 Sebastian Vettel 9 Mark Webber 10 Nico Rosberg 11 Adrian Sutil 12 Lewis Hamilton 13 Fernando Alonso 14 Jenson Button 15 Heikki Kovalainen 16 Sebastien...
ALMS Qualifying - Big day for Dyson & BMW,...
David Brabham captured the pole for tomorrow’s ALMS race at Mosport in Canada. The Highcroft Acura team ended the de Ferran Acura team by a tenth to take the top spot.
In P2, the Dyson Lola-Mazda team ran 1-2 in class, beating the Fernandez Acura.
The BMW’s continue to roll in GT2, while the new GT2 Corvettes have yet to find to find the speed needed to take the pole.
Toronto...
Indy Car about to light it up at Chicago -...
See it on Versus while you can. DirecTV subscribers will lose VERSUS on Tuesday.
Starting Line-Up
Pos Driver Car
1 Ryan Briscoe 6
2 Helio Castroneves 3
3 Dario Franchitti 10
4 Tony Kanaan 11
5 Graham Rahal 2
6 Scott Dixon 9
7 Marco Andretti 26
8 Mario Moraes 5
9 Oriol Servia 6
10 Danica Patrick 7
11 Dan Wheldon 4
12 Ed Carpenter 20
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ALMS Mosport test times - Corvette edges closer to...
Mosport Test Times - Friay August 28
1 01:05.5 66 P1 Gil de Ferran | S Pagenaud Acura ARX-02a 2 01:05.5 9 P1 David Brabham Acura ARX-02a 3 01:06.5 15 P2 Luis Diaz Acura ARX-01B 4 01:07.2 37 P1 Jon Field Lola B06/10 AER 5 01:07.2 20 P2 Butch Leitzinger | M Franchitti Lola B09 86 Mazda 6 01:07.2 16 P2 Chris Dyson |...
Chicagoland Practice-1 Times: Dixon quickest,...
Pos Best Speed Driver No
1 217.46 Scott Dixon 9 2 217.08 Ryan Briscoe 6 3 216.371 Helio Castroneves 3 4 216.284 Danica Patrick 7 5 216.226 Marco Andretti 26 6 216.139 Graham Rahal 2 7 216.122 Dario Franchitti 10 8 215.941 Tony Kanaan 11 9 215.759 Mario Moraes 5 ...
Nelson Philippe checks out of hospital, Will Power...
Nelson Philippe was able to leave the Santa Rosa Memorial hospital yesterday to head home to heal up from and broken foot and leg after a terrible crash with Will Power last weekend at Sears Point in Sonoma.
Will Power will be transported to Indy soon for more treatment. Power suffered fractures in multiple vertebrae during the accident, and has been fitted with a back brace.
Autosport.com has...
Sonoma Indy Car finishing order - Franchitti gives...
Pos No Driver
1 10 Dario Franchitti 2 6 Ryan Briscoe 3 24 Mike Conway 4 5 Mario Moraes 5 27 Hideki Mutoh 6 6 Oriol Servia 7 18 Justin Wilson 8 11 Tony Kanaan 9 2 Raphael Matos 10 33 Robert Doornbos 11 26 Marco Andretti 12 20 Ed Carpenter 13 4 Dan Wheldon 14 9 Scott Dixon 15 98 Richard Antinucci 16 7 Danica Patrick 17 23 Milka Duno 18 3 Helio Castroneves 19 14 Ryan Hunter-Reay 20 25 Franck...
“Will Power had his two front teeth knocked out in crash. -Curt Cavin”
– #indycar / RT @curtcavin @mynameisirl | Via Twitter
Curt Cavin reporting about a horrific crash in Indy Car practice in Sonoma. Nelson Philippe spun out on a blind corner and collected EJ Viso first, and then Will Power blasted Philippe’s car.
Versus TV reports that both will fully recover...