Archive for October 17th, 2006

Juan Pablo Montoya will make his NASCAR debut on October 28 in the NASCAR Busch Series race at Memphis Motorsports Park.

Was that Danica Patrick driving a sports car at breakneck speed on the treacherous roads above Monaco?
The IndyCar Series driver makes an appearance in a video for the new Jay-Z single “Show Me What You Got.” The opening scene of the four-minute James Bond-inspired video shows Patrick racing against Jay-Z. The video, directed by F. [...]

Jay O’Connell has joined Rahal Letterman Racing as Technical Director. O’Connell will oversee all aspects of RLR’s engineering department and programs.

It ain’t over ’til it’s over, but Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta (pictured right) and Pro Stock driver Jason Line helped their causes tremendously at the just-completed Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Richmond.

GM Goodwrench driver Kevin Harvick is halfway to becoming the first driver to win two titles in the same season after clinching his second career NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) title Friday night at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (LMS). Harvick turns his full attention to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series (NNCS) title as the sixth race in [...]

Felipe Massa has vowed to go for the Brazilian Grand Prix victory this Sunday unless Ferrari find themselves in a position where Michael Schumacher can win the drivers’ championship title.

On being fifth in the points with five races to go:
“We’re in good shape considering we finally got our first good finish of the Chase (a fourth-place finish at Charlotte). We’re still in it, and we’ve got good tracks coming up. Jeff (Burton) has been at this a long time, but I don’t look at [...]

Ward Burton told Sirius Speedway (MRN/Sirius Satellite Radio) Monday that there is still an outside chance that he might team-up with Robert Yates Racing in the future, but he now believes the team is looking elsewhere for a driver.

A three-day test began Monday afternoon featuring 40 teams with 63 cars. Additional teams are expected to join the test on Tuesday. Under NASCAR rules, teams can only test for two of the three days. The session also mixes in cars competing in the 2006 Nextel Cup Series, along with several 2007 cars and at [...]

The Victory Junction Gang Camp is proud to announce that President Bush will be coming to the camp on Wednesday October 18th for a tour of the facilities and to meet some of the VJGC campers.
“Pattie and I are honored to have President Bush come visit the camp. This is exciting for all of us [...]