Archive for October 1st, 2006

Tony Stewart was on fumes. Jimmie Johnson was fuming.
Eliminated from championship contention, Stewart and his crew decided to gamble on fuel mileage. It paid off — but just barely, as Stewart crawled across the finish line Sunday to win the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway.

Greg Biffle knows the changes are coming to Roush Racing. What he doesn’t know yet is exactly what they’ll entail, and whether crew chief Doug Richert will be part of the personnel shuffle. Jack Roush said at Dover that changes would be made in the operation, but said Friday at Kansas Speedway that he’s still [...]

With an ongoing sponsorship search that’s been “tougher than expected,” Robert Yates Racing co-owner Doug Yates said it’s “time to go” where RYR’s #88 team is concerned. Yates hopes to have something locked down within several weeks, but can’t begin serious talks with a driver to replace Dale Jarrett until securing a sponsor to replace [...]

Juan Pablo Montoya’s shock decision to turn his back on Formula One for NASCAR can be traced back to an off-track accident last year, McLaren team boss Ron Dennis said on Sunday.

Michael Schumacher (pictured right) drove a fantastic race this afternoon in Shanghai to take the race win from Fernando Alonso who lost out due to errors. Giancarlo Fisichella finished in third in the second Renault. Here’s what they had to say:

Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher swept to a sensational victory at a rain-soaked Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday to seize the Formula One championship lead by the slimmest of margins.
The seven-times world champion pulled level with Renault’s Fernando Alonso on points, 116-116, but is ahead 7-6 on race victories.