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Dakar Rally Stage 3: First stage win for KTM’s Marc Coma
Marc Coma on Tuesday picked up his first Stage victory for the 33rd edition of the Dakar Rally in another exciting finish with fellow KTM factory rider Marc Coma who hangs onto the overall lead by a mere 14 seconds. Ruben Faria of Portugal, Despres’ co-rider, finished fifth after the marathon special of 521 tough [...]
IndyCar Trying To Extend Firestone Deal
The 2012 IZOD IndyCar series will feature new cars and engines but CEO Randy Bernard is hoping to keep the same tires on board. Firestone, the sole supplier of the IndyCar series since 2000, is contemplating whether to pull the plug on its IndyCar program following the 2011 season when its current contract expires. But [...]
Kasey Kahne to leave Richard Petty Motorsports for Hendrick in 2011
Kasey Kahne has agreed to a contract with Hendrick Motorsports beginning in 2011, sources told SceneDaily.com. Richard Petty Motorsports, which has Kahne under contract for this season, confirmed that Kahne is leaving the organization. Exactly whether Kahne will drive for a Hendrick team or for Hendrick affiliate Stewart-Haas Racing is still to be determined. Stewart-Haas, [...]
Tony Kanaan Joins De Ferran Dragon For 2011
It has been confirmed that Tony Kanaan will be racing for the de Ferran Dragon team in 2011, having spent his last eight seasons with Andretti Autosport or under its previous guise as Andretti Green, with which he won the IndyCar title in 2004. Although his sponsorship package will not be revealed until the New [...]
ARCA, Hoosier Shake Down New Daytona Surface
The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards got its first taste of the new racing surface at Daytona International Speedway yesterday. The series’ test session followed two days of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series testing and a morning of Rolex Sports Car Series testing on the 2.5-mile superspeedway oval. (All photo credits to Daytona Int’l Speedway) [...]
A look back on the 2010 Sprint Cup season of Roush Fenway Racing
Even though they won four races, and had three of their teams finish 4th, 5th and 6th in the final Sprint Cup series point’s standings 2010 feels like a disappointing year for Roush Fenway Racing. It seems they spent much of 2010 getting their heads wrapped around the new Ford R9 engine. The good news [...]
Honda Racing Thunderhill 25H qualifying report
It was a day of firsts for Honda Performance Development (HPD) Friday at Thunderhill Raceway as driver Peter Cunningham piloted a hybrid Honda CR-Z to the E3 class pole in preparation for this weekend’s 25 Hours of Thunderhill endurance race. The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) event is the competition debut for the two CR-Zs [...]
Bernie gets mugged
Four muggers attacked Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone and his partner Fabiana Flosi on Wednesday night outside his offices in Princes Gate, opposite Hyde Park. The pair were returning to the eighth floor penthouse apartment above the Formula One offices at around 10.30pm on Wednesday night. The 80-year-old was punched and kicked as the robbers [...]
Johnson And Gordon Pit Crews Switch For Final Two Races
Hendrick Motorsports announced on Monday that Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon’s teams will switch pit crews for the remaining two Sprint Cup Series races this season. HMS said in its news release that the change is limited to the seven primary over-the-wall members of the respective pit crews, and roles of additional team personnel are [...]
Elliott Sadler leads NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifiers
Elliott Sadler called Friday “the first day of the rest of my life.” If so, it was a pretty good start. Barely an hour after announcing a deal that will put him in one of Kevin Harvick’s NASCAR Nationwide Series cars next year, Sadler blew away the field in qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup [...]
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