Who’s Racing Where? Kicking off race week all over the map: NASCAR Sprint Cup: Michigan International Speedway: Sunday, 1pm Eastern NASCAR CampingWorld Truck Series: Companion race at Michigan: Saturday, 1:30pm Eastern NASCAR Nationwide Series: Kentucky Speedway: Saturday, 7:30pm Eastern Formula 1: Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Sunday, 12:00noon Eastern NHRA: Supernationals, Old Bridge Township [...]
Thoughts, prayers and “thank goodness-es” for Simona de Silvestro after a horrible wreck experience at Texas. Racer David Richert offers some perspective in a Winnepeg Free Press guest column. (Yes, I guess we have to depend on the Canadians to cut through the fog.) Saturday night played host to the Firestone 550 at Texas Motor [...]
It would not be race week in Texas, especially IndyCar race week in Texas, if somebody didn’t don an engagingly inappropriate cowboy hat. Who better than Will Power? (Sorry. No embedding. It’s worth the click) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4PL4Ung_zA IndyCar Practice Highlights from YouTube Practice 2 Highlights from Texas Highlights from practice two for the IZOD IndyCar Series [...]
TMS always seems to rock the truck races. Maybe it’s something about trucks in Texas, but the fans, the heat and the energy of those trucks seems to bring out something unique and awesome. Let’s hope that carries over into tonite’s race. 8:30 pm (Eastern,) according to NASCAR’s broadcast schedule. IndyCars, on the other hand, [...]
Winding down the work week just means race week is hitting its stride. Friday is a big day on NASCAR’s senior circuit, and this week is no different as the teams puzzle over and ponder Pocono. An Honest Man! Yahoo’s Jay Busbee always adds a unique style and flavor to racing commentary. A true blogger, [...]
Texas gets a double shot this week – some stockers and some open wheel rocketry. The NASCAR CampingWorld Truck Series is already in town and practicing for a Friday night shoot ‘em up, Texas style. They tell me it’s already 104 degrees in Texas. Drive with the windows down, guys! (Not the nets, of course.) [...]
Race Week: Bigger and Better in Texas? As the IndyCar series races out of a successful Indy 500 and straight into the heart of (North) Texas, many questions surround the drivers and teams. Has Dario laid the groundwork for a second championship? Did we learn that Tony Kanaan has the heart of a lion? Who [...]
It’s Race Week…! In Long Pond, PA Sprint Cup heads for Pocono Raceway and the Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 presented by Target Weekend Schedule. Surely, it must be possible to create a longer name for that race. Make it so! NASCAR Drivers Preview Pocono NASCAR drivers Carl Edwards, Mark Martin, Juan Pablo Montoya and Martin [...]
Indy 500 Results in More Dario! Talk about domination. You could tell just how good a race Dario Franchitti had by his performance on the track. Or you could listen to his primary competitors. In their post-race interviews, Dan Wheldon, Helio Castroneves and even Danica herself all paid homage to Dario’s incredible run. But it [...]
We didn’t win, but got 14th! Congrats to Dario! #indy500 By MontelongoMB at 05/30/2010 16:37 RT @willbuxton: #Indy500 Marco Andretti saying third place is his as he got passed under yellows on final lap. By MartinHaven at 05/30/2010 16:37 RT @SBPopOffValve: Danica’s 5th place was a pit strategy fluke, of course, but that’s become par [...]