Archive for October 27th, 2006

After a decades-long hiatus from stock car racing, Chevy’s legendary Impala nameplate - enhanced with the SS performance designation - will once again compete in NASCAR’s Nextel Cup Series (NNCS) in select races of the 2007 NASCAR season. Chevy’s Car of Tomorrow entry, slated to make its first run at Bristol in March of 2007, [...]

With last week’s on-track run-in with Tony Stewart still fresh in his mind, David Ragan came to Atlanta with reconciliation on his mind. Knowing that it might be hard to get Stewart alone, Ragan bid $5,750 at Thursday night’s Speedway Children’s Charities auction to buy the pre-race ride around the track with Stewart.

Activities at Atlanta Motor Speedway today, including Georgia-Pacific Qualifying and the Papa John’s Pizza Shooutout ASA Southern Modified race, have been cancelled due to inclement weather.
In accordance with NASCAR procedure, the starting field for Sunday’s Bass Pro Shops 500 will be set by owner’s points, placing Nextel Cup championship leader Matt Kenseth on the pole.

Bryant Heating & Cooling Systems, the longest non-automotive sponsor of the Indianapolis 500, announced it would sponsor the Andretti Green Racing entry of Tony Kanaan during the 2007 IndyCar Series season.

This weekend’s event will mark the final appearance of the 2006 Nextel Cup Series season for Jim Beam as the primary sponsor of Robby Gordon’s #7 Chevy.

Las Vegas, Nev. (October 27, 2006) – Paul Tracy is Champ Car’s 2003 champion and he leads the series with 30 wins and over 4000 laps led. He is, without question, the face of Champ Car and has entertained fans globally as the driver of Gerald Forsythe’s #3 Indeck car. He is a [...]

Mark Martin said Thursday that he probably will drive in five to 10 races in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2007 in a Ford.
He said he also probably will run five to 10 races in the Busch Series, driving a Chevrolet.

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has insisted that Formula One will not be staged in the British capital.

Ross Brawn could re-emerge at a different Formula One team before long, reports in Italy speculated on Friday.

Ferrari announced on Thursday that long time Technical Director Ross Brawn will leave the Italian team in order to concentrate on ‘his personal life’.
The statement said Mario Almondo will succeed him, with new CEO Jean Todt taking on the role of Managing Director ‘as an interim’. Engine boss Paulo Martinelli is heading to a role [...]