Archive for August 6th, 2006
If Jimmie Johnson wants to finally capture his first Nextel Cup championship, winning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was a step in the right direction. Johnson pulled off a gritty win at the Brickyard on Sunday, battling back from an early tire problem to take the lead, only to see it evaporate when a late debris [...]
It was a very tough race to make a Grand Prix debut but despite a couple of spins in the very slippery conditions today in Hungary, Robert Kubica brought his BMW Sauber home in a fine seventh position. Sadly for the Pole, it has emerged this evening that post race scrutineering revealed that his car [...]
RuSPORT driver continues to recover with his family by his side in Wisconsin LOVELAND, Colo., Aug. 6, 2006, 2:30 pm EDT – As Champ Car World Series driver Cristiano da Matta (#10 RuSPORT Ford-Cosworth / Lola / Bridgestone) continues to recover from a head injury he suffered on Thursday, his family is currently by his [...]
NASCAR to Throw Mandatory Cautions on Lap 15 & 40
7 Comments Published August 6th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsINDIANAPOLIS – NASCAR will throw the caution approximately 15 laps and then 40 laps into the Allstate 400 so teams can check tire wear at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, NASCAR race director David Hoots announced at the pre-race drivers meeting. NASCAR also will require a mandatory minimum air pressure of 16 pounds in the left-front tires. [...]
Stewart, Bowyer, Edwards Called into Meeting by NASCAR
0 Comments Published August 6th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsTony Stewart, Clint Bowyer and Carl Edwards were called to the NASCAR hauler Saturday for a chat with NASCAR president Mike Helton. Those three drivers were involved in a crash two weeks ago at Pocono when Stewart deliberately turned into Bowyer, causing Bowyer to hit Edwards. No one was saying exactly what was discussed, but [...]
Briton Jenson Button won his first Formula One race when he came home ahead of Spaniard Pedro De La Rosa at the end of a wild, dramatic and rain-swept Hungarian Grand Prix. The 26-year-old Honda driver worked his way through the field Sunday after starting from 14th place on the grid and took full advantage [...]
F1′s busy FIA stewards at the Hungaroring kept the penalties flowing on Saturday, with Scott Speed and Tiago Monteiro joining their growing list of victims. Toro Rosso’s Speed had his best qualifying time taken away after it was ruled that the Californian blocked a rival. He drops from nineteenth to twentieth. MF1 racer Tiago Monteiro, [...]