Archive for August 18th, 2006

LOVELAND, Colo., Aug. 18, 2006 – Justin Wilson (#9 CDW / RuSPORT Ford-Cosworth / Lola / Bridgestone) will be the lone RuSPORT driver in the upcoming Champ Car Grand Prix of Montreal at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The team announced today that it will not enter a replacement driver for the injured Cristiano da Matta [...]

Jeff Burton won another pole Friday, spoiling Elliott Sadler’s debut in the Evernham Motorsports No. 19 Dodge.
Sadler, who left Robert Yates Racing to replace fired Jeremy Mayfield in the Evernham ride, was the 41st of 47 NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers who made qualifying runs on the two-mile Michigan International Speedway oval.

Matt Kenseth:
“Michigan was kind of like our light at the end of the tunnel last weekend at The Glen. For me, it’s going from one extreme to the other. We’ve never had a lot of success at road courses so obviously they can be frustrating, but Michigan is the total opposite. We seem to always [...]

Masterfoods USA announced Friday that David Gilliland will be the new driver for its M&M’S Chocolate Candies sponsored entry in the Nextel Cup series effective immediately.

ESPN.com will run a story that could be the most enlightening, informative, detailed feature piece on Dale Jr. since Rolling Stone’s award-winning article in 2000.

Ernie Irvan, Jerry Nadeau and Rusty Wallace are no longer NASCAR drivers, but they still took a lap around Michigan International Speedway on Thursday.

Morgan-McClure President Larry McClure announced that the # 4 Chevy will be sporting the familiar red LUCAS decal on the hood for the second time this year in the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) this weekend.

To support the growing NASCAR fan-base in Canada, NASCAR and NASCAR Canada have made the necessary arrangements for this weekend’s GFS Marketplace 400 race from Michigan International Speedway to be televised live in Canada. The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race will air this Sunday (August 20) at 2 p.m. ET on Rogers Cable Television and [...]

Michael Schumacher’s spokeswoman has refused to comment on accusations by Jacques Villeneuve that the seven time World Champion is bland and a liar.

The Honda Racing F1 Team and its Technical Director Geoffrey Willis have reached a mutual agreement to conclude their working relationship.