Archive for October 2nd, 2006
NAPA Auto Parts to sponsor Toyota truck for Bill Davis
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 2nd, 2006 in NASCAR NewsBill Davis Racing announced today that NAPA AUTO PARTS will serve as the primary sponsor of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship contending No. 23 Toyota Tundra driven by Johnny Benson at two upcoming races.
NASCAR releases 2007 Busch Schedule
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 2nd, 2006 in NASCAR NewsThe 26th season of NASCAR Busch Series competition will begin on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Daytona International Speedway, include two international stops, and end Saturday, Nov. 17 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Katherine Legge to Appear on the Ellen DeGeneres show
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 2nd, 2006 in MainChamp Car World Series rookie Katherine Legge (#20 Bell Micro Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) started last week by climbing out of the smoking hulk that once was a PKV Racing Champ Car, and ended it by strapping right back into another 750hp turbocharged rocket, as she tested her backup Champ Car at Sebring International Raceway.
Car number selling a possibility in Cup?
1 Comment Quote selected text Published October 2nd, 2006 in NASCAR NewsThere is talk in the garage about the possibility of car number sales, or at least swaps within teams, so as to accommodate as many drivers as possible in the first five races of next season. Several new teams, including the Toyota fleet, will join the battle next year with no guarantee of a starting [...]
Ferrari customer engine may still move to Toro Rosso
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 2nd, 2006 in Main(GMM) Jean Todt says discussions about possibly moving the 2007 Ferrari customer engine deal from Red Bull Racing to Toro Rosso are still taking place.
Earnhardt, Jr salvages tough day to finish 10th at Kansas
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 2nd, 2006 in NASCAR NewsDale Earnhardt, Jr talks about his day at Kansas:
“That was a year’s worth of action in one day. I’m exhausted. It was hard work out there, but I had to match the effort of my whole team. I’m not happy to finish 10th - but I’m really, really happy with the great car we had [...]
Fernando Alonso knows the team had the car to win in Shanghai. The decision to change the front intermediate tyres in the first stop and then losing ten second in his second stop due to the nut falling out of the wheel gun cost Alonso another ten seconds and at that moment the chance of [...]
South Korea to host F1 race starting in 2010
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 2nd, 2006 in MainSouth Korea will host a Formula One grand prix from 2010, organisers said on Monday.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Park Joon-yung, governor of South Korea’s South Cholla province where a new circuit will be built, said the agreement will bring the race to one of the world’s leading car exporting countries.
