Archive for July 23rd, 2006

KENT, Wash. — Reigning NHRA POWERade Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher raced to his second victory in his last three starts Sunday at Pacific Raceways to continue his rapid climb up the points standings. The three-time champ has gone from eighth place to fourth in the last four races — including three straight final round [...]

LONG POND, Pa. - Denny Hamlin completed the Pocono sweep on Sunday, blowing away the field for an easy second victory that pushed the rookie into championship contention.
While Hamlin was cruising around Pocono Raceway, teammate Tony Stewart nearly self-destructed and Dale Earnhardt Jr. took another hit in his pursuit of the Nextel Cup title. [...]

WEST ALLIS, Wis., Sunday, July 23, 2006 – 2004 IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan held off a late race charge by Sam Hornish Jr., to win the ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 at The Milwaukee Mile, giving Andretti Green Racing its first victory of the season.
Kanaan passed teammate Marco Andretti in Turn 4 of Lap 179 [...]

INDIANAPOLIS (July 23, 2006) – Justin Wilson (#9 CDW Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) had done just about everything during the first half of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season – except win a race.
The RuSPORT pilot had won poles, led laps, finished on the podium and kept himself in the thick [...]

Michael Waltrip speculated that while some driver changes for 2007 are done but not announced, he has not solidified who would drive his No. 00 Burger King/Domino’s Toyota Camry car next season. After qualifying for the Pennsylvania 500 on Friday, Waltrip said Jeremy Mayfield is still among those high on his list to join [...]

Bobby Rahal was in Edmonton yesterday complete with his massive Rahal-Letterman Indy Racing League unit parked in the enemy Champ Car paddock. Patrick and the Rahal-Letterman team is in Milwaukee running the rival IRL event this weekend. And what Rahal was saying in an exclusive interview with the Sun when he showed up [...]