Archive for August 20th, 2006
Dodge Trying to Free Montoya from McLaren Contract
1 Comment Quote selected text Published August 20th, 2006 in Main, NASCAR NewsDodge Director of SRT and Motorsports Marketing Mike Accavitti said today that the manufacturer is still trying to free up Juan Pablo Montoya from his contract with the McLaren-Mercedes Formula One team so Montoya can begin driving stock cars.
Matt Kenseth Gets 3rd Win of the Season at Michigan
0 Comments Quote selected text Published August 20th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsMatt Kenseth held off Jeff Gordon this time.
Kenseth easily kept the four-time NASCAR champion at bay in the final laps of Sunday’s Nextel Cup race at Michigan International Speedway and won for the third time this season.
Cristiano da Matta Transferred Out of Intensive Care
0 Comments Quote selected text Published August 20th, 2006 in MainRuSPORT driver’s condition continues to improve; long-term rehabilitation planning begins
LOVELAND, Colo., Aug. 20, 2006, 4:15 pm EDT – Champ Car World Series driver Cristiano da Matta (#10 RuSPORT Ford-Cosworth / Lola / Bridgestone) has been transferred out of the intensive care unit at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah, Wisc. His condition has improved [...]
Mayfield Signs with Bill Davis Racing
0 Comments Quote selected text Published August 20th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsJeremy Mayfield has signed a 3-year contract with options with Bill Davis Racing. BDR will make the formal announcement during a press conference Friday at Bristol when the organization will map out it’s plans for 2007 and beyond.
Mayfield Accuses Evernham of Having Affair
6 Comments Quote selected text Published August 20th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsNothing like a good scandal to really spice things up. The world of NASCAR is no different. It wasn’t enough for Jeremy Mayfield and Ray Evernham to be essentially battling it out through the media, nope that wasn’t good enough.
Villeneuve Says NASCAR Only Viable Option Besides F1
5 Comments Quote selected text Published August 20th, 2006 in Main, NASCAR NewsJacques Villeneuve believes that NASCAR is his only viable alternative should he, as seems likely, not continue racing in Formula 1 next year.
Mosley Resolute as Cosworth Cut Jobs
0 Comments Quote selected text Published August 20th, 2006 in MainMax Mosley has refused to apologise after independent F1 engine maker Cosworth announced that up to 40 per cent of its Northampton workforce will be cut at the end of 2006.
