Archive for October 25th, 2006
Kasey Kahne talks about the upcoming Atlanta race
1 Comment Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2006 in NASCAR News“I am excited to have McDonald’s on board our No. 9 Dodge Charger this weekend as we head to another mile-and-a-half track. We’ve had a lot of success at Atlanta, so we’re definitely looking forward to returning this weekend. We’ve finished in the top five four times and had a great car for this event [...]
Title still within reach for Gordon heading into Atlanta
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsAfter a shakeup in the point standings following the Martinsville race, “what could have been” might still be for Jeff Gordon and Team DuPont. Gordon, who is ninth in the standings and 141 out of the lead entering this Sunday’s Bass Pro Shops 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, gained 75 points on the leader last [...]
Champ Car Teleconference Interview with Sebastien Bourdais
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2006 in MainQ. Sebastien, you have had a great year so far and with one race to go can you take us through your championship season?
SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS: It was a crazy schedule, we nearly and hopefully we will win nearly half of them and it’s just an incredible start with four in a row, and then [...]
Movie on Schumacher might be made
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2006 in MainThe story of Michael Schumacher’s life and career could be made into a film, his manager admitted on Wednesday.
Montoya readies for run at Memphis
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2006 in NASCAR News“Memphis is a really tough race track. When I tested the Cup car there the first thing I learned was that it is a really small racetrack. It is difficult and tricky. I was surprised at how hard on the tires it was, it killed the tires. I’m excited, this is fun for me.
Burton looks to rebound after stumbling at Martinsville
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsAre you looking forward to going back to Atlanta?
“Atlanta is one of my favorite race tracks. It’s so much fun to race at Atlanta. It’s a track with two different personalities. It has a qualifying personality and a race personality. The racing personality is really slick.
Ragan not approved for Atlanta Cup race
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsRoush Racing has withdrawn its #06 Ford from the entry list for this weekend’s Bass Pro Shops 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway after driver David Ragan wasn’t approved to compete on 1.5-mile tracks at the Nextel Cup level.
Schumacher leaves comeback door opened
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2006 in MainMichael Schumacher on Wednesday ruled out switching to DTM, but left the door open for a return to motor racing in the future.
McLaren design 2007 car for Alonso
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2006 in MainMcLaren has designed its 2007 car to suit Fernando Alonso’s unique driving style.
Zanardi to test BMW-Sauber at Valencia
0 Comments Quote selected text Published October 25th, 2006 in MainFor the first time since leaving Williams in 1999, Alex Zanardi will next month test a F1 car.
Five years after losing his legs in a Champ Car crash, the former grand prix driver from Italy is scheduled to appear at Valencia in a 2006-spec BMW-Sauber at the ‘World Finals’ Formula BMW event on November 26.
