Source: http://nascar.com/news/110511/nationwide-spotligh-aalmirola/index.html?eref=/news/headlines/bg
Toshio Suzuki Jacques Swaters Bob Sweikert Toranosuke Takagi Noritake Takahara
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Spotlight: Almirola seeking consistency for No. 88 program
For Aric Almirola, the goal these days is all about consistency. Not just consistency in high finishes to mount a challenge for the Nationwide Series championship, but consistency for a No. 88 program that had very little of it a season ago.
R3 Motorsports partners with Cornell Racing
CHINA GROVE, N.C. -- R3 Motorsports has announced it has partnered with Cornell Racing as an associate sponsor for three ationwide Series races this season. This partnership will feature the Cornell Racing logo on the No. 23 Dodge of R3 Motorsports for those races and a collaborative effort to capitalize on some commonalities between the team and university.
Source: http://nascar.com/news/110511/r3-motorsports-cornell/index.html?eref=/news/headlines/bg
Tony Raines Tony Stewart Travis Kvapil Vitaly Petrov Vitantonio Liuzzi
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Johnson wins Dover pole after qualifying rainout
Jimmie Johnson stopped at a media scrum and snapped a photo of Bobby Allison.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=6547890&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
George Follmer George Fonder Norberto Fontana Azdrubal Fontes Bayardo Carl Forberg
Bruno goes aero-testing
Bruno Senna will head to Duxford tomorrow for a day's aero-testing in the R31 car. The Cambridgeshire circuit will be the venue for LRGP to try a variety of aerodynamic evaluations on the car, which will take place on straight line sections of the track. The testing is just a week before fifth race of the 2011 Formula 1 season in Barcelona, where LRGP will be looking for its third podium of the (...)
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F1 Racing Korea F1 Racing Malaysia F1 Racing Monaco F1 Racing Singapore F1 Racing Spain
Bayne out for Dover, Swindell to fill in
CONCORD, N.C. -- Roush Fenway Racing will hold Trevor Bayne out of this week's Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway. Fellow Tennessee native Kevin Swindell will fill in for Bayne in the No. 16 Roush Fenway Ford this weekend in the Nationwide Series race.
Source: http://nascar.com/news/110511/tbayne-out-dover-kswindell/index.html?eref=/news/headlines/bg
Jimmy Bryan Clemar Bucci Ronnie Bucknum Ivor Bueb Sebastien Buemi
The Latest on Larry Pearson
There have been numerous calls for Bristol Motor Speedway to end its experiment with old-timer “legends” racing since the track’s March 20 event resulted in a savage late-race accident. Larry Pearson, the driver seriously injured in that wreck, isn’t one of the naysayers. Pearson, 56, had six surgeries in the 12 days following the crash, [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/the-latest-on-larry-pearson/
Perry McCarthy Ernie McCoy Johnny McDowell Jack McGrath Brian McGuire
Harvick wins Truck race in Martinsville
Harvick, who was fastest in both practice sessions and inherited the pole position after a Friday qualifying rainout, made it four wins in the last four Camping World Truck Series races by winning in Martinsville. He led 187 of the 250 laps, including the final 61.
“That’s pretty cool. Don’t know that I’ve ever won four [...]
“That’s pretty cool. Don’t know that I’ve ever won four [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/harvick-wins-truck-race-in-martinsville/
Friday, May 13, 2011
F1 for Japan - ?You are connected?
At LRGP, we're delighted to be part of the F1 for Japan ?You are connected? e-book that was launched today by the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA), Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA), Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula One Management (FOM). The app, which was organised and funded by Kamui Kobayashi, is a new electronic Formula One book featuring contributions from all the drivers and team principals. It includes photos and handwritten personal messages, from the (...)
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Alan Stacey Gaetano Starrabba Chuck Stevenson Ian Stewart Jackie Stewart
Ryan Newman grabs first win in 2 years at Phoenix
Ryan Newman took the lead after a late caution at Phoenix International Raceway and held off Jeff Gordon (FSY) in a two-lap shootout Saturday night to get his first victory since the 2008 Daytona 500, and first since joining Stewart’s new team last season.
Kyle Busch (FSY) was cruising to what would have given him a [...]
Kyle Busch (FSY) was cruising to what would have given him a [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/ryan-newman-grabs-first-win-in-2-years-at-phoenix/
John Taylor Mike Taylor Trevor Taylor Marshall Teague Shorty Templeman
Eric Boullier visits Robert
Immediately after the Turkish Grand Prix, Eric Boullier (LRGP Team Principal and Managing Director) flew to Italy to see Robert Kubica. On returning to factory in Enstone, Boullier was optimistic and gave staff some positive news. ?Robert has made another step forward in his rehabilitation process and doctors are pleasantly surprised by the way in which his condition is improving?, he said.?Now, it is a matter of time and even if patience isn't Robert's first quality, he is fully aware that (...)
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Robert Doornbos Ken Downing Bob Drake Paddy Driver Piero Drogo
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
NASCAR adds Richter, 4 others to '12 Hall ballot
The NASCAR Hall of Fame has added five new people to the list of 25 nominees under consideration for the 2012 class. Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/news/story?id=6391886&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
Ian Raby Bobby Rahal Kimi Räikkönen Hernando da Silva Ramos PierreHenri Raphanel
Burton, Caterpillar agree to extension with RCR
Richard Childress Racing has signed Jeff Burton to a multiyear contract extension. Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=6391242&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
Ludovico Scarfiotti Giorgio Scarlatti Ian Scheckter Jody Scheckter Harry Schell
Smith survives Darlington for 1st Sprint Cup win
Regan Smith moved in front on a caution nine laps from the end and survived a green-white-checker finish to win the Southern 500 for his first Sprint Cup victory Saturday night.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=6504170&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
Luigi Taramazzo Gabriele Tarquini Piero Taruffi Dennis Taylor Henry Taylor
Hamlin has successful knee surgery
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announced Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, had successful surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee this morning. The surgery was performed by Dr. Patrick Connor with OrthoCarolina. Hamlin injured the knee in January prior to the start of the 2010 [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/hamlin-has-successful-knee-surgery/
Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Ky. Busch finally earns 1st Darlington N'wide win
Kyle Busch finally broke through to win a Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway after near misses the past two years.Mark Blundell Raul Boesel Menato Boffa Bob Bondurant Felice Bonetto
Eric Boullier visits Robert
Immediately after the Turkish Grand Prix, Eric Boullier (LRGP Team Principal and Managing Director) flew to Italy to see Robert Kubica. On returning to factory in Enstone, Boullier was optimistic and gave staff some positive news. ?Robert has made another step forward in his rehabilitation process and doctors are pleasantly surprised by the way in which his condition is improving?, he said.?Now, it is a matter of time and even if patience isn't Robert's first quality, he is fully aware that (...)
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JeanDenis Deletraz Patrick Depailler Pedro Diniz Duke Dinsmore Frank Dochnal
Romain wins in Turkey
Romain Grosjean, LRGP's third driver, continued his fine form by winning the opening feature race of the GP2 series at Turkey's Istanbul Park circuit today. The Frenchman started from pole in his DAMS and he was never ousted from top position whilst en route to his dream start to the season. He was, though, chased all the way to the flag by iSport's Sam Bird. The pair were the last two drivers to take their mandatory pit stop, and the fight continued to the flag as Bird finished just three (...)
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Andy Linden Roberto Lippi Vitantonio Liuzzi Dries van der Lof Lella Lombardi
Fans can sign 'Get well' card for Bayne
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Nationwide Insurance is giving fans an opportunity express their support for Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne, who was released from the Mayo Clinic on Thursday after extensive testing.
Source: http://nascar.com/news/110506/tbayne-get-well-card/index.html?eref=/news/headlines/bg
DTM - German Touring Car Masters D1 Grand Prix Formula One FIA GT Formula D
Monday, May 9, 2011
Waltrip to drive Ferrari in 24 Hours of Le Mans
Two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will drive a Ferrari for the Italian team of AF Corse in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/news/story?id=6362010&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
Anthony Davidson Jimmy Davies Colin Davis Jimmy Daywalt JeanDenis Deletraz
James Allison - ?Strategically, we made the right decision?
Technical Director James Allison explains the race in Istanbul today, which resulted in Nick and Vitaly scoring another 10 points for the team. To listen to the interview click (...)
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Alfredo Piàn Francois Picard Ernie Pieterse Paul Pietsch Andre Pilette
Ky. Busch finally earns 1st Darlington N'wide win
Kyle Busch finally broke through to win a Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway after near misses the past two years.Michael McDowell Michael Schumacher Michael Waltrip Mike Bliss Mike Wallace
Remembering Glen Wood?s first win
Throughout its history, the NASCAR series now known as Sprint Cup has parked its cars on Easter Sunday. But back in the day they did run at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Mondays, including the day after Easter, and it was on one of those post-Easter Monday races that Glen Wood scored his [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/remembering-glen-woods-first-win/
Dennis Taylor Henry Taylor John Taylor Mike Taylor Trevor Taylor
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Eric Boullier - ?Bringing F1 closer to the fans?
Eric, you recently took up the position of Vice Chairman for FOTA (Formula One Teams Association), can you explain what the position entails? EB: The position of Vice Chairman involves working very closely with Martin Whitmarsh and to ease his duties within FOTA, and for what he is doing everyday. What are the topics cropping up at the moment, what is on the agenda? EB: Well, there are a lot of different things going on. We are obviously working on a different subject that is the core (...)
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Source: http://www.lotusrenaultgp.com/4877-Eric-Boullier-Bringing-F1-closer.html
Luca Badoer Giancarlo Baghetti Julian Bailey Mauro Baldi Bobby Ball
Ky. Busch finally earns 1st Darlington N'wide win
Kyle Busch finally broke through to win a Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway after near misses the past two years.Torsten Palm Jonathan Palmer Olivier Panis Giorgio Pantano Massimiliano Papis
Smith survives Darlington for 1st Sprint Cup win
Regan Smith moved in front on a caution nine laps from the end and survived a green-white-checker finish to win the Southern 500 for his first Sprint Cup victory Saturday night.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=6504170&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
TMS? Gossage admits name change offer an April Fools gag
A $100,000 offer from Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage to a radio personality to change his name to promote the track was a hoax, Gossage said Wednesday.
Gossage and TMS officials sent out an official release Wednesday on speedway letterhead saying Dallas DJ Terry Dorsey had accepted Gossage’s offer of $100,000 to legally change his [...]
Gossage and TMS officials sent out an official release Wednesday on speedway letterhead saying Dallas DJ Terry Dorsey had accepted Gossage’s offer of $100,000 to legally change his [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/tms-gossage-admits-name-change-offer-an-april-fools-gag/
Archie Scott Brown Piero Scotti Wolfgang Seidel Gunther Seiffert Ayrton Senna†
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Hamlin has successful knee surgery
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announced Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, had successful surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee this morning. The surgery was performed by Dr. Patrick Connor with OrthoCarolina. Hamlin injured the knee in January prior to the start of the 2010 [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/hamlin-has-successful-knee-surgery/
Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi Jaime Alguersuari Philippe Alliot Cliff Allison
Hylton oldest to qualify for NASCAR series race
James Hylton, at age 76, has become the oldest driver to make the field in NASCAR's top three series by qualifying for the Nationwide event at Darlington Raceway.Rudi Fischer Mike Fisher Giancarlo Fisichella John Fitch Christian Fittipaldi
Nick: � We can fight with the big guys �
We're catching up with Nick after free practice on day 1 at Istanbul. Nick, how did the day go? NH: Not too bad. Obivously, because of the rain this morning, we could not do a lot of useful work. This said, I have been able to use the extreme tyres for the first time. The afternoon was dry, so I did a long run with a high fuel load. Have you been able to learn for the first races? NH: Yes, quite a bit, not just from China but from the first three races because there was a bit more time (...)
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Bob Anderson Conny Andersson Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Keith Andrews
Hamlin makes pit gamble pay off at Martinsville
Denny Hamlin turned a gutsy late-race pit stop for tires into a gutsy drive from fourth to first in an overtime finish Monday, winning a rain-delayed thriller at Martinsville Speedway.
Hamlin bruised past Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth in the next-to-last lap to win the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 for his second straight [...]
Hamlin bruised past Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth in the next-to-last lap to win the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 for his second straight [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/hamlin-makes-pit-gamble-pay-off-at-martinsville/
Friday, May 6, 2011
Gordon and Kenseth not happy with each other after Martinsville finish
Matt Kenseth went for the win with an aggressive move that included bumping Jeff Gordon with less than two laps remaining in the Goody?s Fast Pain Relief 500 on Monday at Martinsville Speedway. �Gordon?s reaction was simple ? if he wasn?t going to win, then Kenseth wasn?t going to win as well.
With Gordon leading and [...]
With Gordon leading and [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/gordon-and-kenseth-not-happy-with-each-other-after-martinsville-finish/
Leslie Marr Tony Marsh Eugene Martin Pierluigi Martini Jochen Mass
Kurt Busch says profane rant may have helped
Kurt Busch says his profanity-laced tirade last weekend at Richmond International Raceway led to a restructuring at Penske Racing that will produce better cars.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=6495350&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
Johnny Boyd David Brabham Gary Brabham Jack Brabham† Bill Brack
DuPont increases hospitality program after big cutbacks in 2009
DuPont’s once robust NASCAR hospitality program suffered enormous cuts last year, but the longtime #24- Jeff Gordon sponsor is back in 2010 with more guests and events at each track. Just a few years ago, DuPont had the largest hospitality program in NASCAR, hosting guests at every race on the Sprint Cup circuit, a number [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/dupont-increases-hospitality-program-after-big-cutbacks-in-2009/
Wayne Weiler Karl Wendlinger Peter Westbury Chuck Weyant Ken Wharton
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Q&A with Nick Heidfeld
?The car has already proved to be competitive on different tracks? Three races in, Nick explains how he's been settling into the team since his arrival. Nick, three races in, can you summarise your feelings on how things have been going so far this season? It's been a bit up and down. On the positive side, the car is very innovative and it is quick. It is also responding well to set-up changes, it has got a good straightline speed and has already proved to be competitive on different (...)
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Fernando Alonso Giovanna Amati George Amick Red Amick Chris Amon
Kahne expects knee to turn sore at Richmond
Kasey Kahne expects to feel some soreness in his surgically repaired knee during Saturday night's race at Richmond International Raceway.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=6450003&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Harvick wins Truck race in Martinsville
Harvick, who was fastest in both practice sessions and inherited the pole position after a Friday qualifying rainout, made it four wins in the last four Camping World Truck Series races by winning in Martinsville. He led 187 of the 250 laps, including the final 61.
“That’s pretty cool. Don’t know that I’ve ever won four [...]
“That’s pretty cool. Don’t know that I’ve ever won four [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/harvick-wins-truck-race-in-martinsville/
Lee Wallard Heini Walter Rodger Ward Derek Warwick John Watson
Hamlin makes pit gamble pay off at Martinsville
Denny Hamlin turned a gutsy late-race pit stop for tires into a gutsy drive from fourth to first in an overtime finish Monday, winning a rain-delayed thriller at Martinsville Speedway.
Hamlin bruised past Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth in the next-to-last lap to win the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 for his second straight [...]
Hamlin bruised past Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth in the next-to-last lap to win the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 for his second straight [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/hamlin-makes-pit-gamble-pay-off-at-martinsville/
Andrea de Adamich Philippe Adams Walt Ader Kurt Adolff Fred Agabashian
DuPont increases hospitality program after big cutbacks in 2009
DuPont’s once robust NASCAR hospitality program suffered enormous cuts last year, but the longtime #24- Jeff Gordon sponsor is back in 2010 with more guests and events at each track. Just a few years ago, DuPont had the largest hospitality program in NASCAR, hosting guests at every race on the Sprint Cup circuit, a number [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/dupont-increases-hospitality-program-after-big-cutbacks-in-2009/
Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould JeanMarc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried
Part 4 - Nick and Vitaly answer your questions
We asked our fans to ask Nick and Vitaly questions a few days ago. What is the key to our successfull starts? What's Nick's favourite corner in Formula 1? Nick and Vitaly answered these questions in this this final instalment. Check out the video (...)
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Norberto Fontana Azdrubal Fontes Bayardo Carl Forberg Gene Force Franco Forini
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
DuPont increases hospitality program after big cutbacks in 2009
DuPont’s once robust NASCAR hospitality program suffered enormous cuts last year, but the longtime #24- Jeff Gordon sponsor is back in 2010 with more guests and events at each track. Just a few years ago, DuPont had the largest hospitality program in NASCAR, hosting guests at every race on the Sprint Cup circuit, a number [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/dupont-increases-hospitality-program-after-big-cutbacks-in-2009/
Duke Dinsmore Frank Dochnal Jose Dolhem Martin Donnelly Mark Donohue
Shane Hmiel back racing Midgets
Former NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel won a USAC Midget race last week at Hickory Motor Speedway. He returned to race again the next night, turning the fastest speed in qualifying and hoping for another $3,000 winner’s payday, only to see rain wash away those hopes. A handful of people milled around the pits and maybe [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/shane-hmiel-back-racing-midgets/
Luca Badoer Lucas di Grassi Marcos Ambrose Mark Martin Mark Webber
Shane Hmiel back racing Midgets
Former NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel won a USAC Midget race last week at Hickory Motor Speedway. He returned to race again the next night, turning the fastest speed in qualifying and hoping for another $3,000 winner’s payday, only to see rain wash away those hopes. A handful of people milled around the pits and maybe [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/shane-hmiel-back-racing-midgets/
DTM - German Touring Car Masters D1 Grand Prix Formula One FIA GT Formula D
Cirebox on China
After such an eventful Grand Prix in China, there were plenty of moments to inspire our cartoonist Cirebox for his latest creation. Check it out below and let us know what you (...)
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Andy Lally Aric Almirola Bill Elliott Bobby Labonte Boris Said
Monday, May 2, 2011
Denny Hamlin finally wins own charity race on final lap
After a thunderstorm kept the crowd down for Denny Hamlin's charity race, the host put a move on Kyle Busch on the final lap and finally won his own event.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=6446613&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
Bobby Ball Marcel Balsa Lorenzo Bandini Henry Banks Fabrizio Barbazza
Kasey Kahne expects knee to be sore at Richmond
Kasey Kahne expects to feel some soreness in his surgically repaired knee during Saturday night's race at Richmond International Raceway.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=6450003&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
Chico Serra Doug Serrurier Johnny ServozGavin Tony Settember Hap Sharp
Q&A with Vitaly Petrov
?We'll be doubling our efforts to catch the teams in front.? Russia's first F1 podium man describes the team's progress and looks forward to the start of the European races. Vitaly, the Turkish GP marks the start of the European season in the Formula 1 calendar - how would you summarise the first part of the season? We have made real progress this year with the design of the car and innovations and it looks very strong. We have had some good races and took two podiums. We've also had some (...)
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Alan Brown Walt Brown Warwick Brown Adolf Brudes Martin Brundle
Part 3 - Nick and Vitaly answer your questions
We asked our fans to ask Nick and Vitaly questions a few days ago. We received a huge amount of responses and a lot of questions, thank you all. Nick and Vitaly answered the questions sent to us by Sebastian Neugebauer, Andy Wu Minnett and Rebecca in this this third instalment. The final instalment will follow soon?.so more then! Please see the video (...)
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Jan Magnussen Jarno Trulli Jeff Burton Jeff Fuller Jenson Button
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Chinese Whispers
Jean Alesi gives his view on the Chinese Grand Prix After two podium finishes in Australia and Malaysia, the result wasn't there in China, what do you think of the performance in Shanghai? First of all it's difficult because after two fantastic race results with podium finishes in both Australia and Malaysia for sure it's not ideal when you don't achieve what you expect but I think we should still be very happy with the car. For me, it's clear that things began to go wrong during qualifying. (...)
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Nico Hulkenberg Denny Hulme James Hunt Jim Hurtubise Gus Hutchison
Hamlin rolls to victory at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. -- With a dominant car that led 199 laps Friday night, Denny Hamlin won the Bubba Burger 250 when the third caution of the race slowed the action after Hamlin had taken the white flag to start Lap 251.
Source: http://nascar.com/news/110429/dhamlin-wins-richmond/index.html?eref=/news/headlines/bg
Eppie Wietzes Mike Wilds Jonathan Williams Roger Williamson Dempsey Wilson
Harvick wins Nationwide race in Nashville
Kevin Harvick took advantage of a late caution to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday, the Sprint Cup driver’s second victory in four series starts this season.
Harvick and crew chief Ernie Cope gambled by taking two tires under caution and seized the lead from Kyle Busch with 34 laps to [...]
Harvick and crew chief Ernie Cope gambled by taking two tires under caution and seized the lead from Kyle Busch with 34 laps to [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/harvick-wins-nationwide-race-in-nashville/
Patrick Friesacher Joe Fry Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot
Ryan Newman grabs first win in 2 years at Phoenix
Ryan Newman took the lead after a late caution at Phoenix International Raceway and held off Jeff Gordon (FSY) in a two-lap shootout Saturday night to get his first victory since the 2008 Daytona 500, and first since joining Stewart’s new team last season.
Kyle Busch (FSY) was cruising to what would have given him a [...]
Kyle Busch (FSY) was cruising to what would have given him a [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/ryan-newman-grabs-first-win-in-2-years-at-phoenix/
Piero Drogo Bernard de Dryver Johnny Dumfries Geoff Duke Len Duncan
Hamlin to have knee surgery Wednesday
Surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Denny Hamlin’s left knee will not limit the Sprint Cup driver behind the wheel for the next race, according to one of the doctors that will perform the operation on Wednesday. “I anticipate by the time he gets to Phoenix [April 8-10] he’ll have a pretty [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/hamlin-to-have-knee-surgery-wednesday/
Carlos Pace Nello Pagani Riccardo Paletti Torsten Palm Jonathan Palmer
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Hamlin has successful knee surgery
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announced Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, had successful surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee this morning. The surgery was performed by Dr. Patrick Connor with OrthoCarolina. Hamlin injured the knee in January prior to the start of the 2010 [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/hamlin-has-successful-knee-surgery/
Sebastien Buemi Steve Park Ted Musgrave Terry Cook Timo Glock
Love of racing keeps Nemechek running in series
Joe Nemechek ranks among the top 15 in Nationwide Series career victories and poles. And he was the series champion in 1992.
Toni Branca Gianfranco Brancatelli Eric Brandon Don Branson Tom Bridger
Enjoy a career in the fast lane
If it is your dream to work in the fast-paced world of F1, then now is the ideal time to make your mark. With LRGP's newly-launched Careers site, there are numerous opportunities to find the ideal position with LRGP. As well as Job Opportunities, the Graduate Programme offers career hopefuls the exclusive chance to secure a place with one of the grid's leading teams. The programme offers 20 lucky graduates a fast-track opportunity to work actively in any number of disciplines including (...)
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Pierluigi Martini Jochen Mass Felipe Massa Cristiano da Matta Michael May
Friday, April 29, 2011
Juan Pablo Montoya wins first career pole at Richmond
Juan Pablo Montoya and his team needed some time to get up to full speed Friday. When they did, they ended up winning the pole for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race Saturday night.Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=6451839&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
Niki Lauda† Roger Laurent Giovanni Lavaggi Chris Lawrence Michel Leclere
Robert Kubica talks to his fans
"Hello everybody, here I am. Sorry for the delay in contacting you but I preferred to wait until the moment I could finally share some positive news with you. First of all I would like to pay a huge amount of thanks to my fans whose support has been simply incredible since my accident in Italy back in February. I have been literally submerged by letters and various gifts and objects and it seems the flow is not slowing down. I also want to thank all the people in the world of F1 who showed (...)
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Andre Pilette Teddy Pilette Luigi Piotti David Piper Nelson Piquet†
Part 3 - Nick and Vitaly answer your questions
We asked our fans to ask Nick and Vitaly questions a few days ago. We received a huge amount of responses and a lot of questions, thank you all. Nick and Vitaly answered the questions sent to us by Sebastian Neugebauer, Andy Wu Minnett and Rebecca in this this third instalment. The final instalment will follow soon?.so more then! Please see the video (...)
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Blogs
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Source: http://www.lotusrenaultgp.com/4773-Part-3-Nick-and-Vitaly-answer-your.html
Silvio Moser Bill Moss Stirling Moss Gino Munaron David Murray
With Greg Biffle signed, Roush Fenway turns attention to keeping Carl Edwards
With Greg Biffle now signed to a new three-year contract, Roush Fenway Racing will turn its focus to retaining Sprint Cup points leader Carl Edwards. Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=6375182&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
Doug Serrurier Johnny ServozGavin Tony Settember Hap Sharp Brian ShaweTaylor
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Les Richter among 5 added to NASCAR Hall nominees
The NASCAR Hall of Fame has added five new people to the list of 25 nominees under consideration for the 2012 class. Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/news/story?id=6391886&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
Eddie Cheever Andrea Chiesa Ettore Chimeri Louis Chiron Joie Chitwood
Gordon and Kenseth not happy with each other after Martinsville finish
Matt Kenseth went for the win with an aggressive move that included bumping Jeff Gordon with less than two laps remaining in the Goody?s Fast Pain Relief 500 on Monday at Martinsville Speedway. �Gordon?s reaction was simple ? if he wasn?t going to win, then Kenseth wasn?t going to win as well.
With Gordon leading and [...]
With Gordon leading and [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/gordon-and-kenseth-not-happy-with-each-other-after-martinsville-finish/
Landon Cassill Lewis Hamilton Luca Badoer Lucas di Grassi Marcos Ambrose
Vitaly reflects on China
Vitaly reflects on China and already looks ahead to Turkey Vitaly, it has been a challenging weekend but you showed good determination on Sunday and scored two points? It hasn't been a great race but nonetheless we took two points and any point is still important for the team, especially at this stage of the season. The team has been unlucky during qualifying in Shanghai; however your lap in Q2 showed that the car is very quick? Is is encouraging for the races to come ? Yes, it is clear (...)
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Source: http://www.lotusrenaultgp.com/4736-Vitaly-reflects-on-China.html
Michael Andretti Keith Andrews Elio de Angelis Marco Apicella Mário de Araújo Cabral
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Bill Simpson?s Impact Racing products losing certification
The SFI Foundation, which sets safety standards and certifies equipment such as uniforms and helmets, announced Friday that it has terminated contracts with Impact Racing and all of its driver suits, arm restraints, shoes, gloves, socks, underclothing, helmet supports, and driver restraint systems will be decertified effective April 27.
The announcement comes while SFI and HANS [...]
The announcement comes while SFI and HANS [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/bill-simpson%e2%80%99s-impact-racing-products-losing-certification/
John Miles Ken Miles Andre Milhoux Chet Miller Gerhard Mitter
Robert Kubica leaves Hospital
Following Robert's fast recovery, it has been decided that he would leave hospital on Saturday 23rd April, which is a few days earlier that everybody thought, including Robert himself. He will now spend a few quiet days in Monaco before going to Viarregio in Italy, to the team doctor's headquarters, at the end of the week, probably. In a message to the fans last Thursday, Robert said: "As soon as I leave hospital, I'll head to my home in Monaco for a short period of rest. Then I'll move to (...)
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Source: http://www.lotusrenaultgp.com/4759-Robert-Kubica-leaves-the-Hospital.html
Didier Pironi Emanuele Pirro Antônio Pizzonia Eric van de Poele Jacques Pollet
Logano excited about unexpected Nashville return
Joey Logano and the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team were going to skip Saturday's Nashville 300 Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, despite Logano's having two poles and a victory there and the team leading the series' owners points.
Source: http://nascar.com/news/110422/jlogano-nationwide-preview/index.html?eref=/news/headlines/bg
Jerry Hoyt Nico Hulkenberg Denny Hulme James Hunt Jim Hurtubise
Vitaly reflects on China
Vitaly reflects on China and already looks ahead to Turkey Vitaly, it has been a challenging weekend but you showed good determination on Sunday and scored two points? It hasn't been a great race but nonetheless we took two points and any point is still important for the team, especially at this stage of the season. The team has been unlucky during qualifying in Shanghai; however your lap in Q2 showed that the car is very quick? Is is encouraging for the races to come ? Yes, it is clear (...)
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Source: http://www.lotusrenaultgp.com/4736-Vitaly-reflects-on-China.html
Damien Magee Tony Maggs Mike Magill Umberto Maglioli Jan Magnussen
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Robert Kubica talks to his fans
"Hello everybody, here I am. Sorry for the delay in contacting you but I preferred to wait until the moment I could finally share some positive news with you. First of all I would like to pay a huge amount of thanks to my fans whose support has been simply incredible since my accident in Italy back in February. I have been literally submerged by letters and various gifts and objects and it seems the flow is not slowing down. I also want to thank all the people in the world of F1 who showed (...)
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Source: http://www.lotusrenaultgp.com/4752-Robert-Kubica-talks-to-his-fans.html
Jody Scheckter Harry Schell Tim Schenken Albert Scherrer Domenico Schiattarella
Jeremy Mayfield?s lawsuit against NASCAR to remain in federal court
Jeremy Mayfield’s lawsuit against NASCAR will remain in federal court, U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen ruled Tuesday. The case, stemming from a drug test last May that NASCAR says was a positive for methamphetamine but Mayfield says was a mix of over-the-counter and prescription medication, has been at a virtual standstill since January in order [...]
Monday, April 25, 2011
Roll With It - Chinese GP, Sunday 17 April
Vitaly scored another couple of points as he finished P9 at the Shanghai International Circuit, while teammate Nick came home in P12. ? Both Vitaly and Nick ran two-stop strategies. ? Vitaly started on softs, took another set of softs on lap 17, and switched to hards on lap 37 ? Nick also started on softs, took more softs on lap 18, then finally ran the hards from lap 30 Vitaly Petrov, P9, R31-01 ?To be P9 and take two points for the team is still good, given that we did not qualify in (...)
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Press Releases
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Press Releases
Source: http://www.lotusrenaultgp.com/4720-Roll-With-It-Chinese-GP-Sunday-17.html
Walt Brown Warwick Brown Adolf Brudes Martin Brundle Gianmaria Bruni
The Latest on Larry Pearson
There have been numerous calls for Bristol Motor Speedway to end its experiment with old-timer “legends” racing since the track’s March 20 event resulted in a savage late-race accident. Larry Pearson, the driver seriously injured in that wreck, isn’t one of the naysayers. Pearson, 56, had six surgeries in the 12 days following the crash, [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/the-latest-on-larry-pearson/
Chuck Stevenson Ian Stewart Jackie Stewart Jimmy Stewart Siegfried Stohr
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