Archive for July 12th, 2006

Nineteen years ago when Jack Roush put together his first run at the Nextel Cup circuit, he put his faith in the hands of young driver Mark Martin.
Almost 20 years later, Roush and Martin will make their 600th consecutive Cup start together this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway. Along the way the two have [...]

Jeff Bucknum received a birthday present from A.J. Foyt – an IndyCar Series ride for the remainder of the season.
Bucknum, who is celebrating his 40th birthday today, will climb into the No. 14 ABC Supply Dallara/Honda/Firestone on July 14 at Nashville Superspeedway in preparation for the Firestone Indy 200 under the lights July 15.
Bucknum, the [...]

Honda Motor Company today celebrated the launch of its newest facility in the United Kingdom, a state of the art wind tunnel at the Honda Racing F1 Team’s Operations Centre in Brackley, Northants. Officially opened in a ceremony hosted by the Rt. Hon. Alistair Darling MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, and Shigeru [...]

Prior to his arrival at New Hampshire International Speedway for the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 race weekend, Team Cingular driver Jeff Burton will spend Thursday, July 13 in Bristol, Conn. at the ESPN campus. The 17-time NASCAR Cup Series winner is scheduled for a day-long media tour of various ESPN programs including Mike and Mike [...]

The chariot that will carry the gladiators of the Champ Car World Series to 2007 and beyond will be unveiled to the racing world in a glittering ceremony July 28 as part of the San Jose Grand Prix Presented by Taylor Woodrow.
The Panoz DP01 Champ Car will be the first American-built Champ Car to compete [...]

A season’s worth of setbacks and upcoming free agent status has IRL IndyCar Series driver Danica Patrick thinking about something she never gave that much thought to — NASCAR.
“It’s important for me to know what’s out there and who is interested in me and who will give me the best chance to win,” she told [...]

Juan Pablo Montoya has suddenly become the hottest property in NASCAR, and folks at Michigan International Speedway would like to make the former Formula One star at home there as soon as possible.
MIS management contacted Montoya’s new race team, Chip Ganassi Racing, on Tuesday to invite the Colombian to run both the ARCA Re/Max and [...]

Arguably the top seat on the 2007 grid is still yet to be filled. Heikki Kovalainen, Mark Webber and Kimi Raikkonen appear to be in the running to replace McLaren-bound Fernando Alonso at Renault, but boss Flavio Briatore is still contemplating the identity of Giancarlo Fisichella’s new teammate.
The obvious choice is Raikkonen, with the [...]