Archive for June 28th, 2006

NHRA announced today that Skoal Racing has agreed to a multi-year extension of the popular Skoal Showdown, a lucrative bonus event for Funny Car competitors featured during the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, the world’s most prestigious drag race held every Labor Day weekend at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.
“We are excited to announce that Skoal [...]

The sights and sounds of a Champ Car race are just one of the draws of the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered By Ford as its 750 horsepower machines fly through city streets, natural road courses and ovals. Now fans can bring those sights and sounds with them anywhere they go as [...]

A.J. Foyt underwent successful knee replacement surgery on his left knee on Monday in Houston. He started therapy that afternoon.
“It was really painful, worse than I expected,” said Foyt. “I’m not sure I would have done it if I had known it would be this bad.”
His doctors told him that his surgery was complicated because [...]

United States Grand Prix race ticket holders are in store for an exciting race Sunday, July 2, but they will experience a different kind ofthrill during the USGP Pit Walkabout on Thursday, June 29 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Fans will have the rare opportunity to get autographs from some ofthe most talented drivers in the world, [...]

THE MODERATOR: We have two guests joining us today as the league prepares for events in two different cities this weekend. 2003 Indy Car Series champion Scott Dixon will join us in a few minutes as he prepares for this weekend’s Kansas Lottery Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway. Joining [...]

Anthony Davidson will finally become a full fledged Formula One driver next season when he joins the Super Aguri outfit, that’s according to a source at Honda Racing.
The Honda test driver is, according to SpeedTV, set to join Formula One’s newest team as a full-time driver in 2007 as, with with Honda fourth in the [...]

It appears more and more likely that Toro Rosso will race into its second season with an unchanged driver line-up.
Red Bull’s motor sport consultant, Helmut Marko, has been quoted as saying that while Vitantonio Liuzzi is a little quicker at times, his Californian teammate Scott Speed is also doing a good job so far.
”Scott is [...]