Archive for November 10th, 2006
Schumacher, Worsham, Line and Hines lead Friday qualifications at Auto Club NHRA Finals
0 Comments Quote selected text Published November 10th, 2006 in MainSpectacular Worsham crash closes second day qualifying at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona
POMONA, Calif. — Tony Schumacher led Top Fuel qualifying Friday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals. Schumacher followed Thursday’s 4.490-second pass with a 4.506 to maintain the No. 1 position in the provisional field at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Jeff Gordon wins pole in Phoenix
2 Comments Quote selected text Published November 10th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsNewlywed Jeff Gordon turned a lap at Phoenix International Raceway in 26.773 seconds (134.464 mph) to win the pole for Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500.
Crew Chief shakeup continues at Roush
2 Comments Quote selected text Published November 10th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsIn a series of moves at Roush Racing, Jimmy Fennig will serve as rookie David Ragan’s Nextel Cup Series crew chief next season, with Pat Tryson moving over to lead Greg Biffle’s team.
Bourdais quickest Friday in Mexico City, has provisional pole
0 Comments Quote selected text Published November 10th, 2006 in MainA newly-reconfigured layout greeted the Champ Car stars for the first round of qualifying around the 2.774-mile Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Friday afternoon, but while the track was new, the result was old hat to those that follow the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.
Sebastien Bourdais (#1 McDonald’s Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) used his red-walled [...]
Telmex to sponsor Forsythe driver Martinez in Mexico City
0 Comments Quote selected text Published November 10th, 2006 in MainForsythe Championship Racing is pleased to announce that Telmex, Mexico’s leading communications company, will become primary sponsor on the #3 Telmex/INDECK Ford-Cosworth/Bridgestone/Lola driven by Mexican driver David Martinez for this weekends Gran Premio Telmex Presented by Banamex. The race will take place at the historic Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez track and will bring the 2006 [...]
MB2 Motorsports Announces 2007 Lineup for all three NASCAR Series’
0 Comments Quote selected text Published November 10th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsMB2 Motorsports announced that its 2007 lineup will include a roster of seven drivers, entries in all three of NASCAR’s national series and a driver development program.
IRL adds Daytona to pre-season test schedule
0 Comments Quote selected text Published November 10th, 2006 in MainThe IndyCar Series will try something new while continuing with tradition in its 2007 preseason testing.
League officials announced today that the IndyCar Series will conduct preseason testing at Daytona International Speedway Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2007 and at Homestead-Miami Speedway Feb. 21-22. The series will test at Daytona for the first time while the seventh preseason [...]
Gene to continue as Ferrari tester
0 Comments Quote selected text Published November 10th, 2006 in MainMarc Gene has signed a new contract to stay as a test driver for another year at Ferrari in 2007, according to reports.
Witness report says France drove recklessly, police launch investigation
9 Comments Quote selected text Published November 10th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsWitness said France drove up on curb, then hit a parked car before hitting a tree
A witness told police NASCAR boss Brian France was driving recklessly and hit more than a tree as he sped home to his riverfront condominium earlier this week.
British GP organizers reject sharing F1 race with France
0 Comments Quote selected text Published November 10th, 2006 in MainOrganisers of the British Grand Prix have rejected Bernie Ecclestone’s proposal to annually alternate a single Formula One race between Silverstone and French venue Magny Cours.
