Archive for July 13th, 2006

Maybe Jeff Gordon has had a change of heart.
When the four-time Cup champion arrived in Indianapolis on Wednesday, Gordon said he was looking for Matt Kenseth - and not just to push him out of the way like he did at the end of Sunday’s race in Chicago.
“I’d certainly like to see him before I [...]

One of the two counts of witness intimidation in the indictment of NASCAR team owner Gene Haas has been dropped.
The U.S attorney’s office asked for the dismissal of the charge because the five-year statute of limitations had expired. The charge stemmed from a May 10, 2001, conversation, and the indictment, while handed down by the [...]

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion is looking forward to a triple-duty weekend in New Hampshire. Aside from running his normal Cup and Busch schedule this weekend, Edwards is scheduled to run in Saturday’s Whelen Modified race. With running all three races, Edwards will log 600 laps and [...]

Champ Car World Series star A.J. Allmendinger (#7 Indeck Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) has been the hottest American race-car driver on the planet through the last four weeks, winning three consecutive Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford events, and climbing to within 23 points of the series lead after seven races.
Fans from around the [...]

Michael Schumacher has finally ruled out the possibility of switching to a different Formula One team at the end of 2006. Therefore simplifying speculation about his future, the German revealed at Magny Cours that - when the time finally comes at Monza later this year - he will either announce his retirement or a [...]

The FIA announced today that the World Motor Sport Council, following a fax vote, has approved the Formula One Commission’s proposed changes to the 2006 and 2007 Formula One Sporting Regulations. The changes for the 2006 regulations will come into effect this weekend at the French Grand Prix.
The final part of qualifying reduced from [...]

The much-anticipated debut of “Driving Force,” a reality show based on 13-time NHRA Funny Car world champion John Force and his drag racing daughters Ashley, Brittany and Courtney, is now just days away (July 17, 9 p.m., A&E).
The following is a teleconference transcript of John Force and his daughter Ashley Force:
THE MODERATOR: We’ll get [...]