Archive for July 22nd, 2006

INDIANAPOLIS (July 22, 2006) - The Champ Car World Series announced today that the inaugural Ansan Champ Car Grand Prix scheduled for October 15-17 in Ansan, South Korea has been removed from the series calendar.
The event will not take place as scheduled as part of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered [...]

KENT, Wash. — Defending event Top Fuel champion Brandon Bernstein raced to the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the Schuck’s Auto Supply NHRA Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at Pacific Raceways.
Robert Hight and Jason Line also will lead their categories into Sunday’s 11 a.m. eliminations in their respective categories at the 14th of 23 [...]

The last time the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup circuit came to Pocono six weeks ago, Wingo had just found out that driver Casey Mears would not return to the Chip Gannasi Racing with Felix Sabates team next season. The same thing happened to Wingo the year before when Jamie McMurray left the team. So Wingo, a [...]

DENNIS REINBOLD (Co-owner, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing): (About the Sarah Fisher rumor): “Last week, I would have told you that we would have a pretty good chance at getting something together. As of now, it doesn’t look very positive. Our whole contingency on that was that we needed to put a budget together for the [...]

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada (July 22, 2006) – Apparently the 2006 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford point standings had gotten close enough for two-time defending series champion Sebastien Bourdais (#1 McDonald’s Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone).
After seeing his huge lead whittled to 23 after three straight A.J. Allmendinger (#7 Indeck Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) wins, Bourdais started grabbing [...]

Helio Castroneves claimed the Marlboro Pole Award for the July 23 ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 at The Milwaukee Mile.
Castroneves posted a lap of 21.1854 seconds, 172.477 mph, in the No. 3 Marlboro Team Penske Honda-powered Dallara. Castroneves’ time broke Sam Hornish Jr.’s 2005 track record and was .0196 of a second faster than Hornish, who [...]

Elliott Sadler said Friday his decision to leave Robert Yates Racing at the conclusion of the 2006 season came down to a difference of philosophy with team owner Robert Yates. “They’re great, great people, and I’ve definitely enjoyed driving for those guys, but pretty much we have just come to differences of opinions on [...]

How far would Kyle Petty go to insure the restoration of Petty Enterprises to the glory years of Richard Petty’s seven Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) Championships? Would he surrender the No. 45 Dodge to another driver and hang up his helmet?
“Yes, I would retire tomorrow if it would help Bobby Labonte win races and [...]

The world won’t know the crucial detail, but in the Hockenheim paddock Michael Schumacher will already have decided whether or not to quit Formula One at the end of 2006. ”By then he will have decided which path to take,” said the German’s personal manager Willi Weber, ”whether he will quit or continue.”
Schumacher’s decision [...]