Archive for October 16th, 2006
Jimmie Johnson’s ‘Chase for the Championship’ Diary
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 16th, 2006 in NASCAR News‘That’s more like it. Finally, we get a finish worthy of the way we raced. Second place isn’t winning, but it’s better than everything else. The only disappointing thing is Jeff Burton finished third so we only made up ten points on him which means we are now 146 points out of first place. But [...]
Denver on NASCAR’s list to build track
3 Comments Quote selected text Published October 16th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsThe France family’s International Speedway Corp. may be struggling to get a foothold in New York and a foothold in Seattle, but that apparently hasn’t kept it from looking for more potential speedway expansion sites.
Denver now is on the ISC radar, according to real-estate sources familiar with the situation, with the ISC trying to get [...]
NASCAR looks to slow down pit stops
2 Comments Quote selected text Published October 16th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsNASCAR would like to change the gas-filler system on its Nextel Cup cars to slow pit stops considerably next season, perhaps slowing the stops - currently around 12 seconds for top crews - to as long as 17 seconds, according to some teams.
Andreas Wirth Honors Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, In Champ Car Debut
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 16th, 2006 in MainWaghäusel, Germany – October 16, 2006 – Following up on the recent thrilling announcement that he has been selected to compete in Champ Car this year at Surfer’s Paradise, Andreas Wirth is pleased to promote his initiative to honour Australia. The Land Down Under will always hold a special place in his heart as the [...]
Melanie Troxell wins Sportswoman of the Year Award
1 Comment Quote selected text Published October 16th, 2006 in MainNHRA POWERade Series driver Melanie Troxel, who has advanced to a Top Fuel-best eight final rounds this season, has been honored by Billie Jean King’s Women’s Sports Foundation as its “Sportswoman of the Year,” it was announced today.
Past Sportswoman of the Year Award winners include a who’s who of the greatest female athletes of all-time, [...]
Testing at Homestead starts today
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 16th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsFifty drivers are scheduled to participate this week at Homestead-Miami, beginning Monday, Oct 16th and ending Wednesday, Oct 18th.
Steve Wallace wins ARCA race at Iowa, Montoya 24th
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 16th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsSteve Wallace recovered from an early race close call and withstood late race pressure from Kraig Kinser to win the inaugural Prairie Meadows 250 ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Iowa Speedway Sunday afternoon. In all, the 19-year-old driver led 177 of 250 laps in his #61 Hantz Group-TransAmerica Idex Mutual Funds Dodge en route to [...]
Budweiser Shootout might be run with Car of Tomorrow
4 Comments Quote selected text Published October 16th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsNASCAR has quietly asked teams if they’d be interested in running the Car of Tomorrow in an exhibition race at Daytona next February - possibly the Budweiser Shootout - as a warmup for its October [restrictor plate] debut at Talladega Superspeedway.
Raikkonen plans to retire after Ferrari
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 16th, 2006 in MainKimi Raikkonen says he does not intend to still be racing F1 cars a decade from now.
The Finn, who on Tuesday will turn twenty seven, switches at the end of the season from McLaren Mercedes to his new three-year contract with the Maranello based Ferrari team.
Renault announces new title sponsor, Dutch bank ING
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 16th, 2006 in MainRenault today announced that it has finalised a three year title partnership agreement with Dutch bank ING. The Anglo-French team will rebranded as ‘ING Renault F1 Team’ next season. The final race of the 2006 season will see the team’s current title sponsor, Mild Seven, departing Formula One after an unbroken thirteen-season title sponsorship of [...]
