Archive for May 14th, 2006

Dale Jarrett has signed with Michael Waltrip Racing for 2007-08 and will drive a Toyota for the final two seasons of his career.
The 1999 champion said management opportunities were the deciding factor in severing a 12-season relationship with Robert Yates Racing and Ford at the end of the season. Waltrip and Toyota have offered Jarrett [...]

Intermittent rains forced Pole Day Qualifications for the 90th Indianapolis 500 to be moved to next weekend (Saturday, May 20) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Teams did get a shortened practice session (2 separate groups) on Sunday afternoon before rain returned and washed out the rest of the day’s activities.
Target’s Scott Dixon was atop the timing charts [...]

Fernando Alonso, Renault and Michelin responded in the best possible way to Ferrari and Bridgestone’s recent run of success by handing out a crushing defeat to Michael Schumacher on the Spaniard’s home territory this afternoon.
Snatching the lead from pole position as team mate Giancarlo Fisichella slotted in behind him - crucially ahead of the Ferraris [...]

Last week Greg Biffle scored his first top-five finish of the season at Richmond to start a possible turnaround to the dreadful start of his season. This week he grabbed his first victory of the year.
Biffle held off a hard charging Jeff Gordon to score his first victory of the season, and 10th of [...]

Two-time defending Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford champion Sebastien Bourdais (#1 McDonald’s Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) started tonight’s Champ Car Grand Prix of Houston in the fifth spot, the farthest from the front that he had started in the last nine races.
Unaffected, Bourdais made up four positions in the first 10 laps of [...]