Archive for August 11th, 2006

The IndyCar Series and Daytona International Speedway are in discussions regarding a compatibility test at Daytona International Speedway in September.
The potential visit would allow IndyCar Series officials to determine the possibility of Daytona International Speedway to serve as a preseason testing venue.

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced a primary sponsorship agreement with Fastenal for Sarah Fisher’s No. 5 Honda Dallara at the Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway on Aug. 13.
“We are very excited to have Fastenal join our team as Sarah gets back in the car,” said Robbie Buhl, team co-owner. “It’s a nice opportunity [...]

Looking to get back to his winning ways and keep his title hopes alive, Forsythe Championship Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger (#7 Indeck Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) got on top early and cemented his status late to lead first-round Champ Car qualifying at the Grand Prix of Denver Sponsored by Bridgestone.
Allmendinger made a quick early lap around the 1.657-mile Denver [...]

THE MODERATOR: Good morning, everybody. We are here today to talk about the August 3rd incident at Road America between Cristiano da Matta and the deer on the racetrack. I’m joined by Champ Car medical director Dr. Chris Pinderski, RuSPORT president Jeremy Dale. He’ll take us through the events of the [...]

Kurt Busch gained the pole position for Sunday’s AMD at the Glen during this afternoon’s qualifying session at Watkins Glen International.
Busch completed his qualifying lap in 1 minute, 11.272 seconds, an average speed of 122.966 mph. Earlier this year, Busch won the pole at the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series’ only other road course in Sonoma, [...]

Bobby Rahal leans over a concrete barrier clutching a pit board, moments before his son Graham zooms past the start/finish line at the most recent Champ Car Atlantic race.
The three-time Champ Car titleholder and 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner then digs through a bag full of numbers, finds the right one and Velcros it to the [...]

Jeff Gordon:
“We’re pretty excited about this weekend’s race,” Gordon said. “We’ve stepped up our road course program this year and we’re looking to be strong again. “You can’t run the exact same setup as you do at Sonoma, but I think that we’ll be able to learn a lot from that race which should improve [...]

The gas cap, long left sitting on trunk lids or dangling from cars as they leave gas stations, will become a thing of the past on many Ford Motor Co. models in the coming years.
At an automotive industry conference near Lake Michigan, the company announced Wednesday that the venerable cap will disappear on its new [...]

A deal has still not been done, but the president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway expects formula one to return in 2007. With this year’s race marking the end of the current US grand prix contract, the Indianapolis Star newspaper quoted Joie Chitwood as revealing ‘frequent communication’ between promoter Tony George and F1’s Bernie [...]