Source: http://autoracingsport.com/hamlin-to-have-knee-surgery-wednesday/
Jan Flinterman Ron Flockhart Myron Fohr Gregor Foitek George Follmer
Monday, February 28, 2011
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 [...]
Danica Patrick, in Second Year in Nascar, Won?t Push It
Danica Patrick?s Nascar season begins Saturday with a lower-level Nationwide Series race at Daytona. Expectations are tempered but hopes raised.Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/sports/autoracing/18danica.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Olivier Panis Giorgio Pantano Massimiliano Papis Mike Parkes Reg Parnell
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earns Daytona 500 Pole Position
The 2004 Daytona 500 winner will have pride of place on the starting line when Nascar's premier race begins this Sunday.
Alberto Colombo Erik Comas Franco Comotti George Connor George Constantine
Ten Years After Earnhardt Sr., Nascar Yearns for Another Intimidator
As Nascar enters the Daytona 500 after another year of dipping ratings, some point to the loss of Dale Earnhardt Sr. 10 years ago as the reason for the decline in interest.Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/14/sports/autoracing/14earnhardt.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Michael May Timmy Mayer Francois Mazet Gastón Mazzacane Kenneth McAlpine
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/
Jim Hurtubise Gus Hutchison Jacky Ickx Yuji Ide Jesús Iglesias
Harry Gant, Hal Needham Live Chat Replay With FanHouse
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- FanHouse senior motorsports writer Holly Cain had another exclusive FanHouse live chat from Daytona International Speedway Saturday, this time with NASCAR legend Harry Gant (above) and stuntman and director Hal Needham.
Needham directed the classic "Smokey and the Bandit" starring Burt Reynolds, and Gant won 18 victories during 22 years of driving in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series from 1973 through 1994. Many of his wins came driving the Skoal Bandit, named after the movie.
Needham, famous in Hollywood for his stunt work before he took up directing, has authored a book on his life, "Stuntman!" that was published Feb. 9.
Below is a replay of the chat.
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Toshio Suzuki Jacques Swaters Bob Sweikert Toranosuke Takagi Noritake Takahara
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Nascar Needs a Lift. Will Dale Earnhardt Jr. Provide It?
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole for Sunday?s Daytona 500, and he may provide the lift that Nascar has needed.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/sports/autoracing/15leading.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Wolfgang von Trips Jarno Trulli Esteban Tuero Guy Tunmer Jack Turner
Daytona 500: Driver Breakdown
Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Daytona Int'l Speedway
(AP) -- A look at drivers competing in the 2011 Daytona 500, in order of starting position:No. 88 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
DRIVER: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
BORN: Oct. 10, 1974
HOMETOWN: Kannapolis, N.C.
CREW CHIEF: Steve Letarte
SPONSOR: Mountain Dew/AMP Energy/National Guard
NOTES: NASCAR's most popular driver won the Daytona 500 pole, then wrecked in practice on Wednesday. Now, he'll start Sunday's race at the back of the field. Earnhardt was a non-factor on the track for the fourth consecutive year in 2010. Earnhardt finished 21st in points. With teammates Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon also struggling, owner Rick Hendrick shook up most of the four-car team. Will another new crew chief and a shop change be enough to overhaul Junior's fortunes?
No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
DRIVER: Jeff Gordon
BORN: Aug. 4, 1971
HOMETOWN: Pittsboro, Ind.
CREW CHIEF: Alan Gustafson
SPONSOR: Drive To End Hunger/DuPont
NOTES: After a winless season, Gordon was one of three drivers shuffled at Hendrick Motorsports. He moved out of the 24/48 shop into the building now known as the 5/24 shop. The four-time series champion is paired with crew chief Gustafson.
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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/02/20/dayton-500-driver-breakdown/
Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin JeanPierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson Joe James
In Surprise Ending, Trevor Bayne Captures Daytona 500
With a record number of lead changes, leaders and cautions from wrecks, it was only appropriate that the most unpredictable Daytona 500 ended with the most unexpected driver celebrating.
Ron Flockhart Myron Fohr Gregor Foitek George Follmer George Fonder
Harry Gant, Hal Needham Live Chat Replay With FanHouse
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- FanHouse senior motorsports writer Holly Cain had another exclusive FanHouse live chat from Daytona International Speedway Saturday, this time with NASCAR legend Harry Gant (above) and stuntman and director Hal Needham.
Needham directed the classic "Smokey and the Bandit" starring Burt Reynolds, and Gant won 18 victories during 22 years of driving in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series from 1973 through 1994. Many of his wins came driving the Skoal Bandit, named after the movie.
Needham, famous in Hollywood for his stunt work before he took up directing, has authored a book on his life, "Stuntman!" that was published Feb. 9.
Below is a replay of the chat.
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Clay Regazzoni Carlos Reutemann Lance Reventlow Peter Revson John Rhodes
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earns Daytona 500 Pole Position
The 2004 Daytona 500 winner will have pride of place on the starting line when Nascar's premier race begins this Sunday.
Keith Greene Masten Gregory Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim
Saturday, February 26, 2011
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/
Johnny Sauter Jose Maria Lopez Juan Montoya Kamui Kobayashi Karun Chandhok
Sauter gets in Hornaday?s face after Truck race
Johnny Sauter got in the face of Ron Hornaday after the Truck Series? Kroger 250, but with two NASCAR officials nearby, it didn?t escalate into anything more Saturday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway.
Sauter was angry because Hornaday had turned him with 27 laps remaining. After the race, Sauter did not return to his pit stall as [...]
Sauter was angry because Hornaday had turned him with 27 laps remaining. After the race, Sauter did not return to his pit stall as [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/sauter-gets-in-hornadays-face-after-truck-race/
Mack Hellings Brian Henton Johnny Herbert Al Herman Hans Herrmann
Replay of Jeff Gordon Live FanHouse Chat
Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon returned again this year for another live FanHouse chat from Daytona International Speedway on Friday. Gordon, driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, is a three-time Daytona 500 winner and is looking for his first Cup title since 2001. He posted the second-fastest qualifying speed last Sunday and will start The Great American Race from the outside of the front row.
The champ chatted with FanHouse senior motorsports writer Holly Cain. See a 3-D photo of Friday's chat here.
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Vittorio Brambilla Toni Branca Gianfranco Brancatelli Eric Brandon Don Branson
Chad Knaus and Jimmie Johnson Drive On at Daytona
Chad Knaus, Jimmie Johnson?s crew chief, receives as much or more credit than Johnson for the success of his race team, which is favored to win a sixth Sprint Cup title this season.Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/sports/20nascar.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje Willi Heeks
Tribute Set for Dale Earnhardt During Daytona 500
Fans will be asked to hold up three fingers for Earnhardt, who died in a crash at the 2001 Daytona 500.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/sports/18earnhardt.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith Jose Froilán González
IndyCar dropping Japan from 2012 schedule
The IZOD IndyCar Series will not return to Japan's Twin Ring Motegi in 2012, the sanctioning body, INDYCAR, announced on Wednesday. Twin Ring Motegi, which opened in 1997, is owned by Mobilityland Corp., which is a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co. Mobilityland president Hiroshi Oshima said in a statement, "After having played host to the event for so many years with all the support and help from the people concerned, we have decided, a
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Arthur Owen Carlos Pace Nello Pagani Riccardo Paletti Torsten Palm
Friday, February 25, 2011
Jamie McMurray, Last Year?s Daytona Winner, Looks to Build on Recent Success
Jamie McMurray won the 2010 Daytona 500 and produced one of the most successful runs in the Sprint Cup Series last year after falling short of expectations earlier in his career.Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/sports/autoracing/19daytona.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Hans Herrmann Francois Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill Graham Hill
In Surprise Ending, Trevor Bayne Captures Daytona 500
With a record number of lead changes, leaders and cautions from wrecks, it was only appropriate that the most unpredictable Daytona 500 ended with the most unexpected driver celebrating.
Roger Laurent Giovanni Lavaggi Chris Lawrence Michel Leclere Neville Lederle
IndyCar makes several revisions, including name change
The IZOD IndyCar Series is making several changes for its 2011 season, including a name change for its sanctioning body. Series officials unveiled a host of changes during the sport's annual state address held in Indianapolis on Tuesday. The sanctioning body of the IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights and Mazda Road to Indy will be changed from Indy Racing League to INDYCAR. "As I was talking to fans and press through the course o
Source: http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/823194.html
Jose Maria Lopez Juan Montoya Kamui Kobayashi Karun Chandhok Kasey Kahne
IndyCar makes several revisions, including name change
The IZOD IndyCar Series is making several changes for its 2011 season, including a name change for its sanctioning body. Series officials unveiled a host of changes during the sport's annual state address held in Indianapolis on Tuesday. The sanctioning body of the IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights and Mazda Road to Indy will be changed from Indy Racing League to INDYCAR. "As I was talking to fans and press through the course o
Source: http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/823194.html
Le Mans Series NASCAR SCCA World Challenge Super GT V8 Superca
Rain delay at Martinsville-UPDATE
UPDATE:
The Cup race at Martinsville has been postponed due to rain and will be run tomorrow at 12:00PM EDT.
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There is a rain delay at Martinsville and the forecast does not look good for the rest of the day as more rain is expected. Stay tuned…
The Cup race at Martinsville has been postponed due to rain and will be run tomorrow at 12:00PM EDT.
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There is a rain delay at Martinsville and the forecast does not look good for the rest of the day as more rain is expected. Stay tuned…
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/rain-delay-at-martinsville/
Jochen Rindt John RiseleyPrichard Giovanni de Riu Richard Robarts Pedro Rodríguez
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Jamie McMurray, Last Year?s Daytona Winner, Looks to Build on Recent Success
Jamie McMurray won the 2010 Daytona 500 and produced one of the most successful runs in the Sprint Cup Series last year after falling short of expectations earlier in his career.Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/sports/autoracing/19daytona.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Masten Gregory Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean
3-D Photo Gallery From Daytona International Speedway
Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Reed Sorenson, Daytona Int'l Speedway, NASCAR Fans, Sprint Cup, NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Here's a 3-D photo gallery from Speedweeks here at Daytona International Speedway, as well as several photos from the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour in January.To see these photos in 3-D, use common red-cyan 3-D glasses. Remember, left eye red.
Except as noted, all 3-D photos were taken by FanHouse motorsports editor Bob Zeller using a Fuji W3 3-D camera.
Jeff Gordon answers questions from fans in a live chat with FanHouse senior motorsports writer Holly Cain from the media center at Daytona on Friday afternoon.
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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/02/19/3-d-photo-gallery-from-daytona-international-speedway/
JeanPierre Beltoise Olivier Beretta Allen Berg Georges Berger Gerhard Berger
2012 Daytona 500 Will Run Feb. 26
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Next year's 54th annual Daytona 500 will be run on Feb. 26, a week later than usual, Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III announced here Sunday.
The move shortens the NASCAR Sprint Cup season by one week, but also eliminates the March off weekend, one of the rare off weekends in Sprint Cup racing during the February-to-November season.
It also adds a bit of a cushion in case the Super Bowl is pushed back another weekend.
Chitwood said eliminating the March off weekend will have a positive effect because "many fans and media partners have said (it) created a drop in momentum in the early part of the racing season."
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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/02/20/2012-daytona-500-will-run-on-feb-26/
David Reutimann David Stremme Denny Hamlin Derrike Cope Elliott Sadler
Fourteen-Car Crash Comes Early in Daytona 500
Filed under: David Reutimann, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Michael Waltrip, Sprint Cup, NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The racing may look different at Daytona, but the big crashes are still around.
Less than 30 laps in to Sunday's Daytona 500, contact between a former Daytona winner, Michael Waltrip, and another car he owns set off a 14-car melee in turn four. Waltrip nudged David Reutimann into a spin on the race's 29th lap to start the incident.
Earlier in the race, Waltrip spun Kyle Busch on lap six -- an incident that managed to miss the rest of the pack.
"They make a quick move and it just spins them out," Waltrip said. "I've been doing this all week and I haven't spun anyone out. I'm involved in both of them and I don't know what I could have done different."
The crash collected several of the race's likely contenders, including reigning five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson as well as his teammates Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin.
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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/02/20/fourteen-car-crash-comes-early-in-daytona-500/
Alexander Wurz Sakon Yamamoto Alex Yoong Alex Zanardi Emilio Zapico
Patrick Makes Progress, and Stewart Wins
Tony Stewart won for the fourth year in a row and the sixth time in seven years in the warm-up event to Sunday?s Daytona 500.Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/sports/autoracing/20nationwide.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Andrea de Adamich Philippe Adams Walt Ader Kurt Adolff Fred Agabashian
NASCAR Makes Another Small Rule Change for Daytona 500
Filed under: Daytona Int'l Speedway, Sprint Cup, NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- NASCAR has made another change to cars for the Daytona 500, this one because temperatures are expected to reach 80 degrees Sunday during the season-opening race.
Sprint Cup officials say teams can add an extra inch to grill openings, allowing more air to flow to engine-cooling radiators.
The change was made following the final practice session Saturday and should help drivers keep their engines cooler at speeds nearing 200 mph around Daytona International Speedway on Sunday.
NASCAR made three changes earlier in the week, reducing the size of the horsepower-sapping restrictor plates, adding a pressure-relief valve to cooling systems and reducing the size of grill openings. The moves were made to slow downs cars after speeds topped 206 mph.
The 43-car field will take the green flag at about 1:15 p.m. ET.
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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/02/19/nascar-makes-another-small-rule-change-for-daytona-500/
Pat OConnor Jackie Oliver Danny Ongais Rikky von Opel Karl Oppitzhauser
Jeff Burton Wins Second Gatorade Duel for First Victory at Daytona
Filed under: Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Daytona Int'l Speedway, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Sprint Cup, Richard Childress Racing, NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jeff Burton, with help from teammate Clint Bowyer, swept to victory in the second Gatorade Duel Thursday at Daytona International Speedway.
It was the first Speedweeks victory ever for the veteran driver, 43, from South Boston, Va.
Bowyer was second, followed by Michael Waltrip, Kyle Busch and surprising, unsponsored Brian Keselowski, who got a big push from his little brother, Brad, to become the most unlikely top-five finisher in a Sprint Cup race in quite awhile. Full results are here.
In the first Gatorade Duel, Kurt Busch captured the checkered flag.
"It's a shame two cars can't fit in here (in victory lane)," Burton said. "With the way things are going (with the two-car draft), Clint and I decided we were just going to find each other early and it worked out for both of us. For us, it was a great start (to the season)."
Waltrip's finish put him in his 25th consecutive Daytona 500. Waltrip and Brian Keselowski were the two drivers who raced their way into the 500 by virtue of their finishes in the second Duel.
"They like to put a car together at MWR (Michael Waltrip Racing) for the old man," Waltrip said. "To race in the Daytona 500 is just such a great opportunity. I'm certainly proud we have a fast car. We're going to be up in the middle of all that mess."
Bowyer said, "I don't know if there will be another rule change. It was fun out there. Obviously, you always want to win, but I probably should have made my move a little earlier."
As Burton took the checkered flag, Trevor Bayne and Jeff Gordon lost control of their two-car draft and Bayne spun into David Ragan, sending them both spinning.
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Louis Rosier Ricardo Rosset Huub Rothengatter Basil van Rooyen Lloyd Ruby
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/
Heini Walter Rodger Ward Derek Warwick John Watson Spider Webb
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Casey Mears to sub if Hamlin can?t drive
Casey Mears was selected Saturday to sub for #11-Denny Hamlin while he recovers from ACL surgery. It’s a deal that came together in just a few days, but one Mears knows could relaunch a fledgling Cup career after going 1-for-6 in making races with underfunded Keyed-Up Motorsports…a deal that ended with a DNQ Friday. “It’s [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/casey-mears-to-sub-if-hamlin-cant-drive/
Mauri Rose Louis Rosier Ricardo Rosset Huub Rothengatter Basil van Rooyen
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/
Alberto Uria Nino Vaccarella Bob Veith Jos Verstappen Sebastian Vettel
Blake's Takes: NASCAR's Fuel Injection? Well, It's a Start
Filed under: Yates Racing, Sprint Cup, NASCAR
To me, the most exciting announcement to come out of Speed Weeks was in a bulletin released by NASCAR the Thursday before qualifying.
Or was it? We'll get to that later.
The news was that NASCAR, in a major break from the stock cars of 1948, finally decided to adopt fuel injection for its racing engines, replacing the venerable (and largely obsolete) carburetors, the primary device for mixing air and fuel on internal combustion engines since the dawn of time.
Problem is, all cars manufactured for street use in the United States (and just about everywhere else) began widespread of fuel injection in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The last factory-for-sale car to use a carburetor was a single model of the Subaru in 1991.
NASCAR's insistence on carburetor use was therefore mystifying, and evidence of the widening chasm between NASCAR and "stock" cars. Every other major form of motorsport uses some type of computerized mix-and-inject.
In fact, only one company makes the kind of carburetors used in NASCAR racing. The carbs therefore are pricey and require extensive machining in the team shops to make them work in specific applications.
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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/02/22/blakes-takes-nascars-fuel-injection-well-its-a-start/
Christian Danner Jorge Daponte Anthony Davidson Jimmy Davies Colin Davis
Chevrolet returns to IndyCar in 2012
Officials from the IZOD IndyCar Series and General Motors announced on Friday that Chevrolet will compete in the series in 2012, with a new twin-turbocharged, direct-injected V-6 racing engine, powered by renewable E85 ethanol fuel. Chevrolet will join current IndyCar engine manufacturer, Honda, which revealed earlier this year that it would build a new V-6 power plant. Honda, which entered IndyCar in 2003, has been the sole engine supplier
Source: http://www.mysportsbook.com/news/sports_betting/797090.html
Wilson Fittipaldi Theo Fitzau Pat Flaherty Jan Flinterman Ron Flockhart
Darrell Waltrip, Mike Joy of FOX Fire Back at Tony Kornheiser
Filed under: Daytona Int'l Speedway, NASCAR Media Watch
It's a safe bet that you won't be seeing Darrell Waltrip holding hands with Tony Kornheiser and singing "Kum Ba Yah" anytime soon, not that you were likely to anyway.But the chances got even more remote when, during his show, "Pardon The Interruption," Kornheiser said Tuesday he had spoken to someone who said there was a "60 percent" chance that Dale Earnhardt, Jr. had qualified and won the pole position for Sunday's Daytona 500 with a car that was not up to code and that NASCAR officials had looked the other way.
Needless to say, Waltrip, a FOX race analyst, took umbrage with Kornheiser's off the cuff statements and said so during a conference call to promote Daytona coverage Thursday.
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Andrea de Adamich Philippe Adams Walt Ader Kurt Adolff Fred Agabashian
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/
Duke Nalon Alessandro Nannini Emanuele Naspetti Massimo Natili Brian Naylor
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/
Neville Lederle Geoff Lees Gijs van Lennep Arthur Legat JJ Lehto
3-D Photo Gallery From Daytona International Speedway
Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Reed Sorenson, Daytona Int'l Speedway, NASCAR Fans, Sprint Cup, NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Here's a 3-D photo gallery from Speedweeks here at Daytona International Speedway, as well as several photos from the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour in January.To see these photos in 3-D, use common red-cyan 3-D glasses. Remember, left eye red.
Except as noted, all 3-D photos were taken by FanHouse motorsports editor Bob Zeller using a Fuji W3 3-D camera.
Jeff Gordon answers questions from fans in a live chat with FanHouse senior motorsports writer Holly Cain from the media center at Daytona on Friday afternoon.
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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/02/19/3-d-photo-gallery-from-daytona-international-speedway/
Karl Wendlinger Peter Westbury Chuck Weyant Ken Wharton Ted Whiteaway
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Late Wreck Stops Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Storybook Daytona 500 Ending
Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s shoulders may well have borne 500 miles worth of expectations this week at Daytona.
Marking 10 years since the death of his legendary father in NASCAR's most important race, Earnhardt Jr. served as the central beacon of a sport remembering the passing of one of its most legendary drivers.
The sport's most popular driver also has been the most talked about non-factor for most of the last three seasons and has seen his share of changes in the Hendrick Motorsports program around him. A new crew chief -- Steve Letarte -- was in his ear.
Sunday, none of it seemed to be a distraction as Earnhardt sliced his way through the field time and again to find the front -- and occasionally lead -- one of the most unusual Daytona 500s in recent memory.
However, the chaotic nature of NASCAR's season-opening beast, a race marked by the most cautions and lead changes in the event's 53-year history, finally caught up with Earnhardt moments from the end.
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David Ragan David Reutimann David Stremme Denny Hamlin Derrike Cope
Trevor Bayne Says He's Sticking With Nationwide Championship Run
Filed under: Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup, NASCAR
Whoever wins the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup series championship, his name won't be Daytona 500 champ Trevor Bayne.
The 20-year-old rookie, who became the youngest winner of the Daytona 500 Sunday, said he's sticking with his original plan for the season -- a full-time Nationwide series run for the championship and a part-time Sprint Cup campaign.
"I think I am going to stay with Nationwide," Bayne said Tuesday on the weekly NASCAR teleconference. "Nothing has really changed for me other than that I am the Daytona 500 champion, which is really incredible.
"I think we are still going to have an awesome year for Roush Fenway running for that Nationwide championship. Obviously we still have a blank car and I would love to get some partners on it, but as of now we are still running for it full time over there. I am still not full-time Cup and I am going to run for the championship in Nationwide. I don't regret any of our decisions there."
Bayne will also run at least 17 more races in Sprint Cup for the Wood Brothers.
As they have for the past several years and for most of their long and storied history in NASCAR, the Wood Brothers are running only a partial schedule.
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Tony Stewart Travis Kvapil Vitaly Petrov Vitantonio Liuzzi Carlo Abate
Ganassi adds Rahal, Kimball to driver line up in 2011
Chip Ganassi Racing is expanding to a four-car stable for the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season, adding Graham Rahal and Charlie Kimball to its driver lineup. Rahal and Kimball will team up with Dario Franchitti, the two-time defending IndyCar champion, and Scott Dixon, the 2008 titleholder. Rahal, the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner, Bobby Rahal, will drive the No.38 car, with Service Central sponsoring his team's efforts. "F
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Ken Wharton Ted Whiteaway Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead Bill Whitehouse
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/
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Resilient Bond Between Military and Sports
When a lawmaker tried to cut military funding to support motor sports, she did not know until midfight what she was getting into.Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/sports/autoracing/19rhoden.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earns Daytona 500 Pole Position
The 2004 Daytona 500 winner will have pride of place on the starting line when Nascar's premier race begins this Sunday.
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Crash Knocks Earnhardt Off Pole for Daytona 500
A wreck during practice forced Dale Earnhardt Jr. into a backup car and to the back of the field for Sunday?s season-opening race.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/sports/17dale.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earns Daytona 500 Pole Position
The 2004 Daytona 500 winner will have pride of place on the starting line when Nascar's premier race begins this Sunday.
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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/
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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 [...]
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Jamie McMurray, Last Year?s Daytona Winner, Looks to Build on Recent Success
Jamie McMurray won the 2010 Daytona 500 and produced one of the most successful runs in the Sprint Cup Series last year after falling short of expectations earlier in his career.Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/sports/autoracing/19daytona.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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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/
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Hamlin will need clearance from doctor to compete
Denny Hamlin, slated to undergo surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) Wednesday morning in Charlotte, will only need clearance from his doctor to resume competing in NASCAR, according to officials with the sanctioning body.
Hamlin injured his left knee Jan. 22 while playing basketball, and had hoped to put off the surgery until after [...]
Hamlin injured his left knee Jan. 22 while playing basketball, and had hoped to put off the surgery until after [...]
Source: http://autoracingsport.com/hamlin-will-need-clearance-from-doctor-to-compete/
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Harry Gant, Hal Needham Live Chat Replay With FanHouse
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- FanHouse senior motorsports writer Holly Cain had another exclusive FanHouse live chat from Daytona International Speedway Saturday, this time with NASCAR legend Harry Gant (above) and stuntman and director Hal Needham.
Needham directed the classic "Smokey and the Bandit" starring Burt Reynolds, and Gant won 18 victories during 22 years of driving in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series from 1973 through 1994. Many of his wins came driving the Skoal Bandit, named after the movie.
Needham, famous in Hollywood for his stunt work before he took up directing, has authored a book on his life, "Stuntman!" that was published Feb. 9.
Below is a replay of the chat.
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Clint Bowyer Wins Pole for Nationwide Race at Daytona, Danica Fourth
Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Daytona Int'l Speedway, Nationwide Series, Danica Patrick, NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Up until the final few minutes of Friday's NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying, it looked as if IndyCar star-turned-NASCAR newbie Danica Patrick may just have landed herself the pole position at stock car's most famous track, Daytona International Speedway.
Midway through the session Patrick laid down the fastest lap of the afternoon bumping veteran Carl Edwards off the top spot and igniting a buzz around the garage area. Had her lap stood, she would have been the first woman to win a Nationwide Series pole since Shawna Robinson did it in March 1994.
Instead, another newcomer, Landon Cassill, knocked Patrick out of the top spot only to have Sprint Cup Series veteran Clint Bowyer come in and better them both. Bowyer's lap of 180.821 mph in the Kevin Harvick-owned No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet earned the former series champ the pole position for Saturday's DRIVE4COPD 300 and stifled the building frenzy around a possible Patrick front row start.
Cassill will start alongside him while another late qualifier Dale Earnhardt Jr,. took the third position. He'll start next to Patrick on the second row; he owns both cars.
This is only Patrick's 13th Nationwide Series start in her highly-publicized racing double as a full-time driver in the IZOD IndyCar Series and a part-timer in NASCAR's second-tier Nationwide circuit.
"It's been a fast car the whole time we've been here,'' Patrick said, as she watched the remaining few cars qualify. "No matter what happens now, it'll be a good starting position. This is a big deal and for it to come at Daytona, it's 10 times a bigger deal.''
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Kanaan, Andretti Autosport agree to part ways
Andretti Autosport and driver Tony Kanaan announced on Friday they have reached an agreement that releases Kanaan from his current multi-year agreement with the team, effective immediately. Kanaan, the 2004 IndyCar Series champion, has driven for team owner Michael Andretti since the team started competing in the series in 2003. The Brazilian scored 14 victories in 131 consecutive starts with Andretti. "I want to thank Michael Andretti and e
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