On Track

Earnhardt Jr. and Stewart Draw Front Row for Shootout

racer-web — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:06:34 +0000

With last night’s drawing for the Bud Shootout starting order now out of the way, look forward to seeing Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the pole, with Tony Stewart alongside him on the front row at Daytona International Speedway.

This year’s Bud Shootout features (yet again!) new entry rules for the race, which will be seeing its highest number of racers since its inception, counting in at 24.

New qualifying rules this year will allow for anyone from the following categories, should they choose to race:

- All 12 drivers from last season’s Chase for the Sprint Cup
- Any previous Budweiser Shootout winners
- Anyone who has previously won a points-paying race at Daytona (Daytona 500 or Coke Zero 400)
- All previous NASCAR Sprint Cup champions
- The last 10 racers to have won the Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year Award

The full line up includes:

1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Tony Stewart
3. Carl Edwards
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Kasey Kahne
6. Bobby Labonte
7. Clint Bowyer
8. Ryan Newman
9. Derrike Cope
10. Michael Waltrip
11. Greg Biffle
12. Jeff Gordon
13. Juan Pablo Montoya
14. Jamie McMurray
15. Jeff Burton
16. Kevin Conway
17. Kurt Busch
18. Kevin Harvick
19. Matt Kenseth
20. Mark Martin
21. Kyle Busch
22. Joey Logano
23. Jimmie Johnson
24. Regan Smith

Sebring Winter Test Underway for ALMS

racer-web — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:17:27 +0000

It’s official! Today the ALMS cars have again hit the track for the 2011 season – this time in their Sebring Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway in Florida.

This two-day test session is in preparation for next month’s Twelve Hours of Sebring, that will run the weekend of March 16th – 19th, and is a great preview of what we should expect for the year ahead.

To see the dates for all the events, please visit our page:
2011 Schedule of the American Le Mans Series.

2010 ALMS Final Standings

racer-web — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:56:55 +0000

With the 2010 season of the American Le Mans Series now in the books, it’s time to look at the final standings. This report will only include the top-10 drivers from each class, but you can see the full standings with drivers points by following the link at the bottom of this post.

LMP
1. David Brabham
1. Simon Pagenaud
2. Klaus Graf
3. Jonny Cocker
4. Chris Dyson
5. Paul Drayson
6. Guy Smith
7. Marino Franchitti
8. Greg Pickett
9. Sascha Maassen
10. Clint Field

LMPC
1. Scott Tucker
2. Gunnar Jeannette
3. Elton Julian
4. Christophe Bouchut
5. Kyle Marcelli
6. Christian Zugel
7. Andy Wallace
8. Mark Wilkins
9. Ricardo Gonzalez
9. Luis Diaz
10. David Ducote

GT
1. Jörg Bergmeister
1. Patrick Long
2. Gianmaria Bruni
3. Bill Auberlen
3. Tommy Milner
4. Jaime Melo
5. Oliver Gavin
6. Jan Magnussen
7. Dirk Müller
7. Joey Hand
8. Olivier Beretta
9. Johnny O’Connell
10. Scott Sharp
10. Johannes van Overbeek

GTC
1. Timothy Pappas
1. Jeroen Bleekemolen
2. Shane Lewis
3. Andy Lally
4. Henri Richard
5. Bill Sweedler
6. Romeo Kapudija
7. Robert Rodriguez
7. Galen Bieker
8. Lawson Aschenbach
9. Juan Gonzalez
9. Butch Leitzinger
10. Bret Curtis
10. James Sofronas

Click here for the full 2010 Season ALMS Points Standings

2011 Schedule Announced for the ALMS

racer-web — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:27:10 +0000

The 2011 race schedule of the American Le Mans Series was released earlier today, with a few changes to shake things up. Though most of the venues look familiar, some of their dates do not.

Notable changes include Mosport International Raceway’s Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport, which will be run a month earlier from July 22nd – 24th, and Mazda Raceway’s American Le Mans Series Monterey presented by Patron, which will return to the fall, racing the weekend of Sep 15th – 17th.

Added to the schedule this season includes the ALMS’ first running of the Baltimore Grand Prix. Running along the city’s Inner Harbor should make a great backdrop for what’s bound to be a great weekend of racing.

2011 ALMS Schedule:

February 9-10: Sebring International Raceway’s Winter Test
March 19: Sebring International Raceway
April 16: Long Beach Street Circuit
July 9: Lime Rock Park
July 31: Mosport International Raceway
August 6: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
August 21: Road America
September 3: Baltimore Street Circuit
September 17: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
October 1: Road Atlanta

A more detailed 2011 ALMS Schedule can be found here.

Gary Paffett Wins Season Opener at Hockenheimring

racer-web — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:48:40 +0000

Today’s DTM race at Hockenheimring was won by Mercedes C-Klasse driver Gary Paffett. His lead over Canada’s Bruno Spengler was only 00.567 seconds as the checked flag waved. Rounding out the top five were Jamie Green, Paul Di Resta, and Mike Rockenfeller.

Results of the DTM race at Hockenheimring:

Pos  Driver / Car                     Laps

  1  Gary Paffett                       39 
     Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Klasse  

  2  Bruno Spengler                     39 
     Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Klasse  

  3  Jamie Green                        39 
     Junge Sterne AMG Mercedes C-Klasse  

  4  Paul Di Resta                      39 
     AMG Mercedes C-Klasse  

  5  Mike Rockenfeller                  39 
     S line Audi A4 DTM  

  6  Mattias Ekström                    39 
     Red Bull Audi A4 DTM  

  7  Timo Scheider                      39 
     Top Service Audi A4 DTM  

  8  Miguel Molina                      39 
     Audi Bank A4 DTM  

  9  Ralf Schumacher                    39 
     Laureus AMG Mercedes C-Klasse  

 10  Alexandre Prémat                   39 
     TV Movie Audi A4 DTM  

 11  Susie Stoddart                     39 
     TV Spielfilm AMG Mercedes C-Klasse  

 12  David Coulthard                    39 
     AMG Mercedes C-Klasse  

 13  CongFu Cheng                       39 
     stern AMG Mercedes C-Klasse  

 14  Katherine Legge                    39 
     Glamour Audi A4 DTM  

 15  Markus Winkelhock                  39 
     Playboy Audi A4 DTM  

 16  Maro Engel                         39 
     GQ AMG Mercedes C-Klasse  

 17  Martin Tomczyk                     32 
     Red Bull Cola Audi A4 DTM

The next race for DTM will be in Valencia on May 23, 2010.

Related Links:
DTM: Schedule, News, Videos

Pruett and Rojas Snag Third Win in a Row

racer-web — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:44:44 +0000

Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas have done it again in their BMW Riley Daytona Prototype! They’ve won their third consecutive Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race, this time at Virginia International Raceway for the Bosch Engineering 250 at VIR. Once more the team dominated the race, leading an impressive 75 of the total 88 laps.

Unlike Pruett and Rojas, however, Mazda RX-8 drivers Emil Assentato and Jeff Segal, of SpeedSource, were unable to grab their third consecutive GT Class victory and finished second in class, behind TRG’s Ted Ballou and Andy Lally in their Porsche GT3 Cup. Less than a second was all that separated the two GT cars at the finish line.

Results:

POS  NO  CL  DRIVERS
  1   1  DP  Pruett / Rojas
  2  61  DP  Frisselle / Wilkins
  3  10  DP  Angelelli / Taylor
  4  59  DP  Donohue / Law
  5  99  DP  Fogarty / Gurney
  6   8  DP  Dalziel / Forest
  7   6  DP  Frisselle / Valiante
  8  77  DP  Gidley / von Moltke
  9   7  DP  Hand / Lester
 10  90  DP  Garcia / Rice
 11  75  DP  Jonsson / Krohn
 12  66  GT  Ballou / Lally
 13  69  GT  Assentato / Segal
 14   7  GT  Edwards / Russell
 15  44  GT  Potter / Stanton
 16  41  GT  Gue / Keen
 17  30  GT  Lamb / Taylor
 18  57  GT  Davis / Liddell
 19  94  GT  Auberlen / Dalla Lana / Hand
 20  70  GT  Bomarito / Tremblay
 21  97  GT  Pumpelly / Schaldach
 22  68  GT  Christodoulou / Edwards
 23  40  GT  Dempsey / Espenlaub / Foster
 24  43  GT  Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker
 25  46  GT  Lewis / Pilgrim
 26  56  GT  Bennett IV / Skeen
 27   9  DP  Barbosa / Borcheller / France
 28  42  GT  Nonnamaker / Sahlen
 29  28  GT  Collins / Lux
 30  81  GT  Huisman / Murry
 31  31  GT  Curran / Whelen
 32  60  DP  Negri / Pew

Denny Hamlin Wins on Mondays

racer-web — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:06:02 +0000

This week’s NASCAR was full of rain delays (or should I say rain cancellations?). Several practices were cancelled because of the rain, and the race itself had to be held on Monday due to the poor weather conditions at the track.

When the Samsung Mobile 500 finally did get underway at Texas Motor Speedway, luck was once again on Denny Hamlin’s side. As it’s been said, “Denny wins on Mondays.” In fact, he won three out of the last four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races to be run on Monday. The race featured 29 lead changes – a track tying record – which kept things interesting for the fans that stuck it out for the extra day. This win was Hamlin’s 10th in the series.

Behind Hamlin were Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, and Kasey Kahne rounding out the top five. The leading rookie in the field was Kevin Conway, who finished 27th, while the pole-sitter, Tony Stewart, was involved in an accident, and finished 32nd.

Other people to be involved in accidents during the race included Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, Juan Montoya, Paul Menard, Clint Bowyer, and Brian Vickers. David Reutimann, who suffered engine troubles, was forced to leave the race early, along with Reed Sorenson who had electrical issues, Joe Nemechek and Michael McDowell with transmission failure, Mike Bliss with a vibration, and Dave Blaney with suspension trouble.

Results of the 2010 Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway:

Pos  #  Driver               Make      Laps  Status
 1  11  Denny Hamlin         Toyota     334  Running
 2  48  Jimmie Johnson       Chevrolet  334  Running
 3  18  Kyle Busch           Toyota     334  Running
 4   2  Kurt Busch           Dodge      334  Running
 5   9  Kasey Kahne          Ford       334  Running
 6   5  Mark Martin          Chevrolet  334  Running
 7  29  Kevin Harvick        Chevrolet  334  Running
 8  88  Dale Earnhardt Jr.   Chevrolet  334  Running
 9  56  Martin Truex Jr.     Toyota     334  Running
10  16  Greg Biffle          Ford       334  Running
11  39  Ryan Newman          Chevrolet  334  Running
12  31  Jeff Burton          Chevrolet  334  Running
13  43  A.J. Allmendinger    Ford       334  Running
14  12  Brad Keselowski      Dodge      333  Running
15   6  David Ragan          Ford       333  Running
16  82  Scott Speed          Toyota     333  Running
17  47  Marcos Ambrose       Toyota     333  Running
18  19  Elliott Sadler       Ford       333  Running
19  77  Sam Hornish Jr.      Dodge      333  Running
20  17  Matt Kenseth         Ford       332  Running
21  78  Regan Smith          Chevrolet  332  Running
22  13  Max Papis            Toyota     332  Running
23  71  Bobby Labonte        Chevrolet  332  Running
24  34  Travis Kvapil        Ford       331  Running
25  21  Bill Elliott         Ford       331  Running
26   7  Robby Gordon         Toyota     329  Running
27  38  Kevin Conway (R)     Ford       329  Running
28  20  Joey Logano          Toyota     329  Running
29  37  David Gilliland      Ford       328  Running
30   1  Jamie McMurray       Chevrolet  319  Accident
31  24  Jeff Gordon          Chevrolet  317  Accident
32  14  Tony Stewart         Chevrolet  317  Accident
33  99  Carl Edwards         Ford       317  Accident
34  42  Juan Montoya         Chevrolet  317  Accident
35  98  Paul Menard          Ford       317  Accident
36  33  Clint Bowyer         Chevrolet  316  Accident
37   0  David Reutimann      Toyota     310  Engine
38  83  Brian Vickers        Toyota     192  Accident
39 132  Reed Sorenson        Toyota     121  Electrical
40  87  Joe Nemechek         Toyota      75  Transmission
41  66  Michael McDowell     Toyota      60  Transmission
42   9  Mike Bliss           Chevrolet   50  Vibration
43  55  Dave Blaney          Toyota      20  Susp.

The next race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be the Aaron’s 499 held at Talladega Superspeedway on April 25, 2010.

Related Links:
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Series Information, Schedule, Standings, Past Champions, News, Videos

Ryan Newman Wins the Subway Fresh Fit 600

racer-web — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:40:33 +0000

Ryan Newman came out victorious after today’s Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International Raceway. He had started the race in 14th, but found himself in the right place at the right time following a late race caution the lead to a green-white-checkered finish. For the restart, he was lined up on the front row alongside Jeff Gordon, and quickly took the lead, which he held until the checkered flag waved. This marked Ryan Newman’s 14th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win, his first in Phoenix.

Jeff Gordon, who held the first place position coming into the final restart, finished second, with Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, and Juan Montoya rounding out the top five. A.J. Allmendinger, today’s pole-sitter, finished back in 15th, while Kevin Conway, the leading rookie in the field finished 33rd.

As for the crowd that wasn’t able to finish the race, a number of causes were to blame. Travis Kvapil who finished 36th, had engine troubles, while Joe Nemechek had electrical issues and finished 38th. Max Papis (40th) and Michael McDowell (43rd) both suffered from overheating, while Johnny Sauter (41st) had brake problems, and Dave Blaney (42nd) had rear gear troubles.

Results of the 2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International Raceway:

Pos  #  Driver               Make      Laps  Status
 1  39  Ryan Newman          Chevrolet  378  Running
 2  24  Jeff Gordon          Chevrolet  378  Running
 3  48  Jimmie Johnson       Chevrolet  378  Running
 4   5  Mark Martin          Chevrolet  378  Running
 5  42  Juan Montoya         Chevrolet  378  Running
 6  17  Matt Kenseth         Ford       378  Running
 7  99  Carl Edwards         Ford       378  Running
 8  18  Kyle Busch           Toyota     378  Running
 9  33  Clint Bowyer         Chevrolet  378  Running
10  20  Joey Logano          Toyota     378  Running
11  47  Marcos Ambrose       Toyota     378  Running
12  88  Dale Earnhardt Jr.   Chevrolet  378  Running
13  29  Kevin Harvick        Chevrolet  378  Running
14   7  Robby Gordon         Toyota     378  Running
15  43  A.J. Allmendinger    Ford       378  Running
16  12  Brad Keselowski      Dodge      378  Running
17  56  Martin Truex Jr.     Toyota     378  Running
18  77  Sam Hornish Jr.      Dodge      378  Running
19   6  David Ragan          Ford       378  Running
20   0  David Reutimann      Toyota     378  Running
21  82  Scott Speed          Toyota     378  Running
22  16  Greg Biffle          Ford       378  Running
23  14  Tony Stewart         Chevrolet  378  Running
24   1  Jamie McMurray       Chevrolet  378  Running
25  31  Jeff Burton          Chevrolet  378  Running
26  78  Regan Smith          Chevrolet  378  Running
27  71  Bobby Labonte        Chevrolet  378  Running
28 190  Scott Riggs          Chevrolet  377  Running
29  98  Paul Menard          Ford       377  Running
30  11  Denny Hamlin         Toyota     376  Running
31  19  Elliott Sadler       Ford       375  Running
32  37  David Gilliland      Ford       374  Running
33  38  Kevin Conway (R)     Ford       371  Running
34  46  Terry Cook (R)       Dodge      367  Running
35   2  Kurt Busch           Dodge      366  Running
36  34  Travis Kvapil        Ford       309  Engine
37  83  Brian Vickers        Toyota     288  Running
38  87  Joe Nemechek         Toyota     281  Electrical
39   9  Kasey Kahne          Ford       276  Running
40  13  Max Papis            Toyota     214  Overheating
41 135  Johnny Sauter        Chevrolet  161  Brakes
42  55  Dave Blaney          Toyota     160  Rear Gear
43  66  Michael McDowell     Toyota     149  Overheating

The next race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be the Samsung Mobile 500 held at Texas Motor Speedway on April 18, 2010.

Related Links:
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Series Information, Schedule, Standings, Past Champions, News, Videos

Pruett and Rojas With Second Consecutive Win

racer-web — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:30:22 +0000

After last race’s win during the Grand Prix of Miami, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas have done it again, taking their second consecutive win, this time in the Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park. The pair dominated the race, leading over half of the laps in their Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, BMW Riley Daytona Prototype.

Finishing 12th overall, and also scoring their second consecutive GT Class win, were SpeedSource drivers Emil Assentato and Jeff Segal, in their Mazda RX-8.

Results:

POS  NO  CL  DRIVERS
  1   1  DP  Pruett / Rojas
  2  60  DP  Negri / Pew
  3   8  DP  Dalziel / Forest
  4  77  DP  Gidley / von Moltke
  5  59  DP  Donohue / Law
  6  90  DP  Garcia / Rice
  7   6  DP  Frisselle / Valiante
  8  61  DP  Frisselle / Wilkins
  9   7  DP  Andersen / Lester
 10   9  DP  Barbosa / Borcheller
 11  75  DP  Jonsson / Krohn
 12  69  GT  Assentato / Segal
 13  30  GT  Lamb / Taylor
 14  70  GT  Bomarito / Tremblay
 15  57  GT  Davis / Liddell
 16  68  GT  Christodoulou / Edwards
 17  94  GT  Auberlen / Dalla Lana / Hand
 18  41  GT  Gue / Keen
 19  97  GT  Magnussen / Schaldach
 20  43  GT  Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker
 21  40  GT  Dempsey / Foster
 22  44  GT  Potter / Stanton
 23  42  GT  Nonnamaker / Sahlen
 24  28  GT  Collins / Lux
 25   7  GT  Edwards / Russell
 26  10  DP  Angelelli / Taylor
 27  19  GT  Eversley / Lally
 28  31  GT  Curran / Whelen
 29  99  DP  Fogarty / Gurney
 30  46  GT  Lewis / Zahn

Fernando Alonso Gets First F1 Win of the Season

racer-web — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:33:56 +0000

Fernando Alonso grabbed the first Formula 1 race win of the 2010 season for team Ferrari. He finished 16 seconds ahead of the second place finisher, Felipe Massa, and scored 25 championship points. Behind Massa was Lewis Hamilton in third, Sebastian Vettel in fourth, and Nico Rosberg in fifth.

Of the 24 cars that started the race, several were unable to complete the event, including Pedro de la Rosa, Kamui Kobayashi, and Lucas di Grassi, who all suffered from hydraulic troubles, Bruno Senna, who had a mechanical failure, Timo Glock, who had gear box issues, Vitaly Petrov, who had suspension troubles, and Karun Chandhok, who was involved in an accident at the start of the race.

Results of the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix:

Pos  No  Driver              Team                Laps
  1   8  Fernando Alonso     Ferrari               49
  2   7  Felipe Massa        Ferrari               49
  3   2  Lewis Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes      49
  4   5  Sebastian Vettel    RBR-Renault           49
  5   4  Nico Rosberg        Mercedes GP           49
  6   3  Michael Schumacher  Mercedes GP           49
  7   1  Jenson Button       McLaren-Mercedes      49
  8   6  Mark Webber         RBR-Renault           49
  9  15  Vitantonio Liuzzi   Force India-Mercedes  49
 10   9  Rubens Barrichello  Williams-Cosworth     49
 11  11  Robert Kubica       Renault               49
 12  14  Adrian Sutil        Force India-Mercedes  49
 13  17  Jaime Alguersuari   STR-Ferrari           49
 14  10  Nico Hulkenberg     Williams-Cosworth     48
 15  19  Heikki Kovalainen   Lotus-Cosworth        47
 16  16  Sebastien Buemi     STR-Ferrari           46
 17  18  Jarno Trulli        Lotus-Cosworth        46
Ret  22  Pedro de la Rosa    BMW Sauber-Ferrari    28
Ret  21  Bruno Senna         HRT-Cosworth          17
Ret  24  Timo Glock          Virgin-Cosworth       16
Ret  12  Vitaly Petrov       Renault               13
Ret  23  Kamui Kobayashi     BMW Sauber-Ferrari    11
Ret  25  Lucas di Grassi     Virgin-Cosworth        2
Ret  20  Karun Chandhok      HRT-Cosworth           1

The next race for Formula 1 will be the Qantas Australian Grand Prix on March 28, 2010.

Related Links:
Formula 1: Schedule, Videos

Will Power Wins the Sao Paulo Indy 300

racer-web — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:12:21 +0000

Team Penske driver Will Power came out victorious in today’s Sao Paulo Indy 300 in Brazil. He beat out Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay by less than two seconds for top honors. Vitor Meira, Raphael Matos, and Dan Wheldon rounded out the top five.

The major leaders for the IZOD IndyCar race were Dario Franchitti, who led 29 laps and finished in 7th, and Ryan Hunter-Reay, who led 20 laps, and finished second. The leader, Will Power, led for only 4 laps, as did Ryan Briscoe, who finished 14th and Simona De Silvestro, who finished the race in 16th.

Results of the 2010 Sao Paulo Indy 300 in Brazil:

Pos Driver                Car No.  Status

 1  Will Power                 12  Running
    Team Penske    

 2  Ryan Hunter-Reay           37  Running
    Andretti Autosport    

 3  Vitor Meira                14  Running
    A.J. Foyt Enterprises    

 4  Raphael Matos               2  Running
    Luczo Dragon Racing
    de Ferran Motorsports    

 5  Dan Wheldon                 4  Running
    Panther Racing    

 6  Scott Dixon                 9  Running
    Target Chip Ganassi Racing    

 7  Dario Franchitti           10  Running
    Target Chip Ganassi Racing    

 8  Mike Conway                24  Running
    Dreyer & Reinbold Racing    

 9  Helio Castroneves           3  Running
    Team Penske    

10  Tony Kanaan                11  Running
    Andretti Autosport    

11  Justin Wilson              22  Running
    Dreyer & Reinbold Racing    

12  E.J. Viso                   8  Running
    KV Racing Technology    

14  Ryan Briscoe                6  Running
    Team Penske    

15  Danica Patrick              7  Running
    Andretti Autosport    

16  Simona De Silvestro        78  Running
    Team Stargate Worlds/HVM    

17  Mario Romancini            34  Contact
    Conquest Racing    

18  Alex Lloyd                 19  Contact
    Dale Coyne Racing    

19  Alex Tagliani              77  Contact
    FAZZT Race Team    

20  Hideki Mutoh               06  Contact
    Newman/Haas Racing    

21  Milka Duno                 18  Contact
    Dale Coyne Racing    

22  Takuma Sato                 5  Contact
    KV Racing Technology    

23  Marco Andretti             26  Contact
    Andretti Autosport    

24  Mario Moraes               32  Contact
    KV Racing Technology

The next race for the IZOD IndyCar Series will be the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 29, 2010.

Related Links:
IZOD IndyCar Series: Schedule, Videos

Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas Win the Grand Prix of Miami

racer-web — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:07:16 +0000

Today’s Grand-Am ROLEX Sports Car Series race, the Grand Prix of Miami, that was held at Florida’s Homestead-Miami Speedway, saw the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates teammates, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas, take the overall win in their BMW Riley Daytona Prototype.

Coming in second was the Porsche Riley Brumos Racing entry of Darren Law and David Donohue, that lead the most laps in the race, having lead 71 of the total 129 laps in the race. Law lost the lead to Pruett on lap 80, and was never able recapture the top spot.

The top finishing GT Class car, was SpeedSource’s Mazda RX-8, driven by Emil Assentato and Jeff Segal.

Results:

POS  NO. CL  DRIVERS
  1   1  DP  Pruett / Rojas
  2  59  DP  Donohue / Law
  3  99  DP  Fogarty / Gurney
  4  61  DP  Frisselle / Wilkins
  5   8  DP  Dalziel / Forest
  6  10  DP  Angelelli / Taylor
  7  90  DP  Garcia / Rice
  8  60  DP  Negri / Pew
  9  77  DP  Gidley / von Moltke
 10   6  DP  Frisselle / Valiante
 11  55  DP  Bouchut / Tucker
 12   7  DP  James / Lester
 13  75  DP  Jonsson / Krohn
 14  69  GT  Assentato / Segal
 15  57  GT  Davis / Liddell
 16  41  GT  Gue / Keen
 17  70  GT  Bomarito / Tremblay
 18  94  GT  Auberlen / Dalla Lana / Hand
 19  95  DP  Hunter-Reay / Tucker
 20   7  GT  Edwards / Reese / Russell
 21  40  GT  Dempsey / Foster
 22  66  GT  Ballou / Lally
 23  68  GT  Christodoulou / Edwards
 24  43  GT  Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker
 25  67  GT  Pumpelly / Saravia Toriello
 26  42  GT  Nonnamaker / Sahlen
 27  72  GT  Grant / Grant / Grant
 28  44  GT  Potter / Stanton
 29  97  GT  Magnussen / Schaldach
 30  46  GT  Lewis / Zahn
 31  30  GT  Lamb / Taylor
 32  48  GT  Hines / Miller
 33   9  DP  Barbosa / Borcheller
 34  28  GT  Collins / Lux

Jimmie Johnson Wins Again at the Shelby American

racer-web — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:17:33 +0000

For the second consecutive race, Jimmie Johnson has taken the checkered flag in the 1st position. This week’s victory came for Johnson in the Shelby American at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He started the race in 20th position. Kevin Harvick, who currently leads the championship standings by 47 points, finished 2nd, and Jeff Gordon, who lead the most laps of the day finished in 3rd. Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top five.

The pole-sitter, Kurt Busch, didn’t fare so well finishing 35th, with Kevin Conway, the leading rookie in the field finishing behind him in 36th.

A variety of problems faced the drivers who didn’t finish the race including an accident involving Mike Bliss, some rear gear problems for Boris Said, overheating issues for Joe Nemechek, brake troubles for Michael McDowell, and a vibration felt by Aric Almirola, which took him back to the garage.

Results of the 2010 Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway:

Pos  #  Driver               Make      Laps  Status
 1  48  Jimmie Johnson       Chevrolet  267  Running
 2  29  Kevin Harvick        Chevrolet  267  Running
 3  24  Jeff Gordon          Chevrolet  267  Running
 4   5  Mark Martin          Chevrolet  267  Running
 5  17  Matt Kenseth         Ford       267  Running
 6  20  Joey Logano          Toyota     267  Running
 7  14  Tony Stewart         Chevrolet  267  Running
 8  33  Clint Bowyer         Chevrolet  267  Running
 9   9  Kasey Kahne          Ford       267  Running
10  16  Greg Biffle          Ford       267  Running
11  31  Jeff Burton          Chevrolet  267  Running
12  99  Carl Edwards         Ford       267  Running
13   0  David Reutimann      Toyota     267  Running
14  47  Marcos Ambrose       Toyota     267  Running
15  18  Kyle Busch           Toyota     267  Running
16  88  Dale Earnhardt Jr.   Chevrolet  267  Running
17  98  Paul Menard          Ford       267  Running
18  39  Ryan Newman          Chevrolet  267  Running
19  11  Denny Hamlin         Toyota     267  Running
20  56  Martin Truex Jr.     Toyota     267  Running
21  78  Regan Smith          Chevrolet  267  Running
22  82  Scott Speed          Toyota     266  Running
23   6  David Ragan          Ford       266  Running
24  34  Travis Kvapil        Ford       265  Running
25  43  A.J. Allmendinger    Ford       265  Running
26  12  Brad Keselowski      Dodge      265  Running
27  19  Elliott Sadler       Ford       265  Running
28  77  Sam Hornish Jr.      Dodge      264  Running
29  66  Dave Blaney          Toyota     264  Running
30  38  David Gilliland      Ford       263  Running
31  83  Brian Vickers        Toyota     262  Running
32   7  Robby Gordon         Toyota     262  Running
33  13  Max Papis            Toyota     262  Running
34   1  Jamie McMurray       Chevrolet  260  Running
35   2  Kurt Busch           Dodge      259  Running
36  37  Kevin Conway (R)     Ford       256  Running
37  42  Juan Montoya         Chevrolet  247  Running
38  71  Bobby Labonte        Chevrolet  216  Running
39  36  Mike Bliss           Chevrolet  135  Accident
40  26  Boris Said           Ford       134  Rear Gear
41  87  Joe Nemechek         Toyota      65  Overheating
42  55  Michael McDowell     Toyota      40  Brakes
43   9  Aric Almirola        Chevrolet   23  Vibration

The next race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be the Kobalt Tools 500 held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 7, 2010.

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Jimmie Johnson Wins the Auto Club 500

racer-web — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:44:00 +0000

Jimmie Johnson has won this week’s Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. His #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet started the race from the 7th position, but lead the most laps of the day. Behind him at the line was poll-sitter Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Mark Martin, and Joey Logano. The highest finishing rookie was Kevin Conway who finished 31st.

This weekend’s major story was the engine troubles that plagued many of the teams including Ryan Newman, Juan Montoya, Martin Truex Jr., Dave Blaney, Michael McDowell, and Aric Almirola. Robby Gordon and Marcos Ambrose were also unable to finish the race after suffering from overheating issues, as were Boris Said and Joe Nemechek who had rear gear troubles.

Results of the 2010 Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway:

Pos  #  Driver               Make      Laps  Status
 1  48  Jimmie Johnson       Chevrolet  250  Running
 2  29  Kevin Harvick        Chevrolet  250  Running
 3  31  Jeff Burton          Chevrolet  250  Running
 4   5  Mark Martin          Chevrolet  250  Running
 5  20  Joey Logano          Toyota     250  Running
 6   2  Kurt Busch           Dodge      250  Running
 7  17  Matt Kenseth         Ford       250  Running
 8  33  Clint Bowyer         Chevrolet  250  Running
 9  14  Tony Stewart         Chevrolet  250  Running
10  16  Greg Biffle          Ford       250  Running
11  82  Scott Speed          Toyota     250  Running
12  83  Brian Vickers        Toyota     250  Running
13  99  Carl Edwards         Ford       250  Running
14  18  Kyle Busch           Toyota     250  Running
15   0  David Reutimann      Toyota     250  Running
16  77  Sam Hornish Jr.      Dodge      250  Running
17   1  Jamie McMurray       Chevrolet  250  Running
18  98  Paul Menard          Ford       250  Running
19  78  Regan Smith          Chevrolet  250  Running
20  24  Jeff Gordon          Chevrolet  250  Running
21  12  Brad Keselowski      Dodge      250  Running
22  36  Mike Bliss           Chevrolet  250  Running
23   6  David Ragan          Ford       250  Running
24  19  Elliott Sadler       Ford       249  Running
25  43  A.J. Allmendinger    Ford       249  Running
26  38  David Gilliland      Ford       249  Running
27  71  Bobby Labonte        Chevrolet  249  Running
28  13  Max Papis            Toyota     249  Running
29  11  Denny Hamlin         Toyota     248  Running
30  34  Travis Kvapil        Ford       248  Running
31  37  Kevin Conway (R)     Ford       247  Running
32  88  Dale Earnhardt Jr.   Chevrolet  238  Running
33   7  Robby Gordon         Toyota     230  Overheating
34   9  Kasey Kahne          Ford       221  Running
35  47  Marcos Ambrose       Toyota     170  Overheating
36  39  Ryan Newman          Chevrolet  148  Engine
37  42  Juan Montoya         Chevrolet  140  Engine
38  26  Boris Said           Ford        67  Rear Gear
39  56  Martin Truex Jr.     Toyota      64  Engine
40  87  Joe Nemechek         Toyota      48  Rear Gear
41  66  Dave Blaney          Toyota      43  Engine
42  55  Michael McDowell     Toyota      40  Engine
43   9  Aric Almirola        Chevrolet   34  Engine

This landed Kevin Harvick in the current lead of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship – four places up from last week. He leads Clint Bowyer by 19 points. Jamie McMurray, the previous leader fell to 4th in the points standings.

The next race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be the Shelby American held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on February 28, 2010.

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Jamie McMurray Wins the Daytona 500

racer-web — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:52:24 +0000

Earlier today was the season opener of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway.

Jamie McMurray came out on top in his #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet. Along with the win, he also received the Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race and Sunoco Diamond Performance awards. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, and David Reutimann rounded out the top five finishing positions. Kevin Harvick, who led the most laps, finished in 7th. Mark Martin, who started the race from the pole position, finished in 12th.

Not so lucky were Kasey Kahne, Robert Richardson Jr., Ryan Newman, John Andretti, Mike Bliss, and Joe Nemechek who were unable to finish the race after being involved in various accidents during the race. Marcos Ambrose and Max Papis were also forced to retire from the race early on due to engine troubles, with Michael McDowell and Jimmie Johnson also unable to complete the race after Drive Shaft and Rear Axle problems respectively.

Results of the 2010 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway:

Pos  #  Driver                 Make      Laps  Status
 1   1  Jamie McMurray         Chevrolet  208  Running
 2  88  Dale Earnhardt Jr.     Chevrolet  208  Running
 3  16  Greg Biffle            Ford       208  Running
 4  33  Clint Bowyer           Chevrolet  208  Running
 5   0  David Reutimann        Toyota     208  Running
 6  56  Martin Truex Jr.       Toyota     208  Running
 7  29  Kevin Harvick          Chevrolet  208  Running
 8  17  Matt Kenseth           Ford       208  Running
 9  99  Carl Edwards           Ford       208  Running
10  42  Juan Montoya           Chevrolet  208  Running
11  31  Jeff Burton            Chevrolet  208  Running
12   5  Mark Martin            Chevrolet  208  Running
13  98  Paul Menard            Ford       208  Running
14  18  Kyle Busch             Toyota     208  Running
15  83  Brian Vickers          Toyota     208  Running
16   6  David Ragan            Ford       208  Running
17  11  Denny Hamlin           Toyota     208  Running
18 151  Michael Waltrip        Toyota     208  Running
19  82  Scott Speed            Toyota     208  Running
20  20  Joey Logano            Toyota     208  Running
21  71  Bobby Labonte          Chevrolet  208  Running
22  14  Tony Stewart           Chevrolet  208  Running
23   2  Kurt Busch             Dodge      208  Running
24  19  Elliott Sadler         Ford       208  Running
25  26  Boris Said             Ford       208  Running
26  24  Jeff Gordon            Chevrolet  208  Running
27  21  Bill Elliott           Ford       208  Running
28   7  Robby Gordon           Toyota     207  Running
29  37  Travis Kvapil          Ford       205  Running
30   9  Kasey Kahne            Ford       202  Accident
31  38  Robert Richardson Jr.  Ford       202  Accident
32  43  A.J. Allmendinger      Ford       198  Running
33  55  Michael McDowell       Toyota     195  Drive Shaft
34  39  Ryan Newman            Chevrolet  193  Accident
35  48  Jimmie Johnson         Chevrolet  185  Rear Axle
36  12  Brad Keselowski        Dodge      174  Running
37  77  Sam Hornish Jr.        Dodge      160  Running
38  34  John Andretti          Ford       117  Accident
39  78  Regan Smith            Chevrolet   90  Running
40  13  Max Papis              Toyota      89  Engine
41  47  Marcos Ambrose         Toyota      79  Engine
42  36  Mike Bliss             Chevrolet   76  Accident
43  87  Joe Nemechek           Toyota      64  Accident

The next race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be the Auto Club 500 held at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana on February 21, 2010.

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Johnson and Kahne Win the Duels

racer-web — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:22:11 +0000

Earlier today the Gatorade Duels were held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. Each duel included 27 drivers competing in a 60 lap race.

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, took the victory for the first Gatorade Duel. Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, and Regan Smith rounded out the top five.

Michael Waltrip and Jeff Burton weren’t so lucky as neither was able to finish the event, with both drivers involved in accidents during the course of the race. Newcomer, Jeff Fuller, only managed to complete four laps before the engine on his #197 Toyota failed.

The second Gatorade Duel was won by Kasey Kahne – the driver of the #9 Budweiser Ford. Behind him finished Tony Stewart, Juan Montoya, Kurt Busch, and Elliott Sadler for the top five positions. Boris Said was the only competitor that wasn’t able to finish the race, having electrical problems on the third lap.

Results of the 2010 Gatorade Duel #1 at Daytona International Raceway:

Pos  #  Driver                 Make     Laps  Status
 1  48  Jimmie Johnson         Chevrolet  60  Running
 2  29  Kevin Harvick          Chevrolet  60  Running
 3  18  Kyle Busch             Toyota     60  Running
 4  33  Clint Bowyer           Chevrolet  60  Running
 5  78  Regan Smith            Chevrolet  60  Running
 6   1  Jamie McMurray         Chevrolet  60  Running
 7  43  A.J. Allmendinger      Ford       60  Running
 8  39  Ryan Newman            Chevrolet  60  Running
 9   6  David Ragan            Ford       60  Running
10  24  Jeff Gordon            Chevrolet  60  Running
11  16  Greg Biffle            Ford       60  Running
12  11  Denny Hamlin           Toyota     60  Running
13  99  Carl Edwards           Ford       60  Running
14  55  Michael McDowell       Toyota     60  Running
15  13  Max Papis              Toyota     60  Running
16  34  John Andretti          Ford       60  Running
17 127  Todd Bodine            Toyota     60  Running
18  87  Joe Nemechek           Toyota     60  Running
19  37  Travis Kvapil          Ford       60  Running
20  46  Terry Cook (R)         Dodge      60  Running
21   5  Mark Martin            Chevrolet  60  Running
22  21  Bill Elliott           Ford       60  Running
23  38  Robert Richardson Jr.  Ford       60  Running
24 132  Reed Sorenson          Toyota     60  Running
25 151  Michael Waltrip        Toyota     52  Accident
26  31  Jeff Burton            Chevrolet  24  Accident
27 197  Jeff Fuller            Toyota      4  Engine

Results of the 2010 Gatorade Duel #2 at Daytona International Raceway:

Pos  #  Driver              Make     Laps  Status
 1   9  Kasey Kahne         Ford       60  Running
 2  14  Tony Stewart        Chevrolet  60  Running
 3  42  Juan Montoya        Chevrolet  60  Running
 4   2  Kurt Busch          Dodge      60  Running
 5  19  Elliott Sadler      Ford       60  Running
 6  56  Martin Truex Jr.    Toyota     60  Running
 7  20  Joey Logano         Toyota     60  Running
 8  47  Marcos Ambrose      Toyota     60  Running
 9   0  David Reutimann     Toyota     60  Running
10  83  Brian Vickers       Toyota     60  Running
11  17  Matt Kenseth        Ford       60  Running
12  12  Brad Keselowski     Dodge      60  Running
13  36  Mike Bliss          Chevrolet  60  Running
14  82  Scott Speed         Toyota     60  Running
15  98  Paul Menard         Ford       60  Running
16 190  Casey Mears         Chevrolet  60  Running
17  71  Bobby Labonte       Chevrolet  60  Running
18  49  David Gilliland     Toyota     60  Running
19   7  Robby Gordon        Toyota     60  Running
20 175  Derrike Cope        Dodge      60  Running
21  88  Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Chevrolet  60  Running
22   9  Aric Almirola       Chevrolet  60  Running
23  66  Dave Blaney         Toyota     60  Running
24 192  Mike Wallace        Dodge      60  Running
25 157  Norm Benning        Chevrolet  60  Running
26  77  Sam Hornish Jr.     Dodge      58  Running
27  26  Boris Said          Ford        3  Electrical

These events are not scored for points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship.

The next event on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule is the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2010.

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Kevin Harvick Wins Tonight’s Budweiser Shootout

racer-web — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:59:13 +0000

For a second consecutive year, Kevin Harvick has won the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. Harvick, who had been suffering from flu like symptoms earlier in the week, seemed unaffected during the race, maintaining his place near the front of the field for the majority of the race.

After a late-race caution led the field to a green-white-checkered restart, Harvick, who restarted fourth, charged to the front, pulling up alongside Greg Biffle. Shortly after, Jeff Gordon drove into the back of Biffle’s car, who spun into several of the oncoming vehicles, once again bringing out the caution flag and freezing the field in place. As per NASCAR rules, the race was not restarted.

Harvick is the fourth driver to celebrate back-to-back Shootout victories. Other drivers that have accomplished this feat include Tony Stewart (2001, 2002), Ken Schrader (1989, 1990), and Neil Bonnett (1983, 1984).

Results of the 2010 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Raceway:

Pos  #  Driver              Make     Laps  Status
 1  29  Kevin Harvick       Chevrolet  76  Running
 2   9  Kasey Kahne         Ford       76  Running
 3   1  Jamie McMurray      Chevrolet  76  Running
 4  18  Kyle Busch          Toyota     76  Running
 5  11  Denny Hamlin        Toyota     76  Running
 6  83  Brian Vickers       Toyota     76  Running
 7  20  Joey Logano         Toyota     76  Running
 8  24  Jeff Gordon         Chevrolet  76  Running
 9  14  Tony Stewart        Chevrolet  76  Running
10  42  Juan Montoya        Chevrolet  76  Running
11  88  Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Chevrolet  76  Running
12  31  Jeff Burton         Chevrolet  76  Running
13  48  Jimmie Johnson      Chevrolet  76  Running
14  82  Ken Schrader        Toyota     76  Running
15  16  Greg Biffle         Ford       74  In Pit
16  17  Matt Kenseth        Ford       74  In Pit
17  99  Carl Edwards        Ford       74  In Pit
18  71  Bobby Labonte       Chevrolet  74  In Pit
19  39  Ryan Newman         Chevrolet  74  In Pit
20   5  Mark Martin         Chevrolet  74  In Pit
21  51  Michael Waltrip     Toyota     69  In Pit
22  34  John Andretti       Ford       69  In Pit
23   2  Kurt Busch          Dodge      32  Running
24  75  Derrike Cope        Dodge      15  Out of Race

The next NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is the Daytona 500, also to be raced at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 14, 2010. Preceding this race are the two qualifying races (The Gatorade Duels) held the Thursday before.

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Action Express Racing Wins the Rolex 24 at Daytona

racer-web — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:49:03 +0000

Joao Barbosa was first to the checkered flag today in his #9 Porsche Riley, bringing himself and his Action Express Racing teammates, Terry Borcheller, Ryan Dalziel, and Mike Rockenfeller, the overall victory for the Grand-Am’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. Just 50.494 seconds behind him and still on the lead lap was the #01 Chip Ganassi Racing entry piloted by Max Papis, Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, and Justin Wilson.

Taking the GT Class win and finishing 8th overall were Jonathan Bomarito, Nick Ham, David Haskell, and Sylvain Tremblay, in their #70 SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8. This marked the team’s second Rolex 24 class victory in the past three years.

Top Finishers of the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex 24 at Daytona:

Pos   No  Class  Car             Drivers
  1   #9     DP  Porsche Riley   Joao Barbosa
                                 Terry Borcheller
                                 Ryan Dalziel
                                 Mike Rockenfeller

  2  #01     DP  BMW Riley       Max Papis
                                 Scott Pruett
                                 Memo Rojas
                                 Justin Wilson

  3  #95     DP  BMW Riley       Christophe Bouchut
                                 Ryan Hunter-Reay
                                 Lucas Luhr
                                 Scott Tucker
                                 Richard Westbrook

  4  #75     DP  Ford Lola       Colin Braun
                                 Nic Jonsson
                                 Tracy Krohn
                                 Ricardo Zonta

  5  #60     DP  Ford Riley      Burt Frisselle
                                 Ozz Negri
                                 John Pew
                                 Mark Wilkins

  6  #10     DP  Ford Dallara    Max Angelelli
                                 Pedro Lamy
                                 Ricky Taylor
                                 Wayne Taylor

  7   #6     DP  Ford Riley      AJ Allmendinger
                                 Brian Frisselle
                                 Mark Patterson
                                 Michael Valiante

  8  #70     GT  Mazda RX-8      Jonathan Bomarito
                                 Nick Ham
                                 David Haskell
                                 Sylvain Tremblay

  9  #67     GT  Porsche GT3     Jorg Bergmeister
                                 Patrick Long
                                 Seth Neiman
                                 Johannes van Overbeek

 10  #66     GT  Porsche GT3     Ted Ballou
                                 Kelly Collins
                                 Patrick Flanagan
                                 Wolf Henzler
                                 Andy Lally

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Bacardi and Plumb Win the Fresh From Florida 200

racer-web — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:41:25 +0000

Rum Bum Racing’s Gian Bacardi and Matt Plumb took the overall victory in today’s Fresh From Florida 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The pair beat out fellow BMW M3 drivers, Charles Putman and Charles Espenlaub of Fall-Line Motorsports, by just 0.107 seconds.

Andy Pilgrim, also of Fall-Line Motorsports, was today’s top lap leader, leading the field for a total of 29 laps, in the 66 lap race. Despite this, he and teammate, Mark Boden, only managed an 11th place finish.

In the ST Class, it was Compass360 Racing’s David Thilenius and Lawson Aschenbach who came out on top in their Honda Civic Si.

Results:

POS   NO. CL  DRIVERS
  1   13  GS  Bacardi / Plumb
  2   48  GS  Espenlaub / Putman
  3   41  GS  Miller / Pumpelly
  4   37  GS  Gue / Seafuse
  5    6  GS  Bell / Bucknum
  6   45  GS  Borcheller / Hendricks
  7   60  GS  Mason / Winchester
  8    9  GS  Carter / Plumb
  9   59  GS  Caddell / Wilden
 10    6  GS  Musser / Orr
 11   46  GS  Boden / Pilgrim
 12   23  GS  Carroll / Ende
 13   97  GS  Hand / Marsal
 14   88  GS  Ellis / Wellon
 15   35  GS  Aquilante / Spaude
 16   17  GS  Ackley / DiPippo
 17   11  GS  Panzer / Snyder
 18    7  GS  Heath / Potter
 19    1  GS  Baas / White
 20   52  GS  Finlay / Michaelian
 21   79  GS  Hall / Prusinski
 22   83  GS  Cosmo / Tetreault
 23   89  GS  Abello / Armengol
 24   74  ST  Aschenbach / Thilenius
 25   81  ST  Heumann / Thomas
 26   26  ST  Carbonell / O'Doski
 27   77  ST  Theetge / Theetge
 28   75  ST  Eversley / Lutz
 29   92  ST  Gilsinger / Johnson / Schmitt
 30   42  ST  Leroux / Leroux
 31   18  ST  Battle / Dayton
 32   24  ST  Schultz / Straus
 33   28  ST  Ellis / Hacquard
 34   49  ST  Novich / Pobst
 35    8  ST  Schroeder / Smith
 36   43  ST  Nonnamaker / Sahlen
 37   67  ST  Becker / Tallman
 38  181  ST  Hurley / Stadtlander
 39  171  ST  Halpin / Sweeney
 40   25  ST  Long / Whitis
 41    0  GS  Sellers / Willsey
 42   69  ST  Harding / Milarcik
 43    5  GS  James / Nastasi
 44   12  ST  Burrows / Hopwood
 45   50  ST  Hart / Lira
 46   66  ST  Riley / Riley
 47   27  ST  Dempsey / Edwards
 48   51  ST  Buras / Corthell / Wilson
 49   16  GS  Jeannette / Montecalvo
 50   29  GS  Buford / Empringham
 51   39  ST  Collyer / Conway
 52   22  ST  Lepper / Schmidt
 53   68  GS  Kozarov / Ortiz
 54   55  GS  Atterbury / Cates
 55  197  ST  Cattaneo / Mirzayan
 56   15  GS  Foster / Maxwell
 57   54  GS  Anthony Jr. / Edwards
 58   80  ST  Clay / White
 59   76  ST  Combs / Liefooghe
 60   38  GS  Jenkins / Stanton
 61   99  GS  Hillestad / Waddell
 62   36  ST  Brown / Olson
 63   53  GS  Click / McGovern
 64   40  GS  Gutierrez / Llano
 65   57  GS  Longhi / Masessa
 66   61  GS  Johnson / Roush Jr.
 67  196  ST  Smalley / Trinkler
 68   10  ST  Jonsson / Lally
 69   86  ST  Prey / Sigal
 70   21  ST  Danyliw / Holtom
 71   30  ST  Bocchino / Lamb
 72    8  ST  Mosing / Saini
 73   96  GS  Auberlen / Dalla Lana
 74    5  GS  Altenburg / Nowicki
 75   34  ST  Giovanis / Kennedy
 76    2  GS  Click / McGovern
 77    4  GS  Kelly / Said
 78    7  GS  Hickham Jr
 79   72  GS  Longhi / Masessa
 80   78  GS  DiLeo / Foss
 81   56  GS  Click / McGovern

Denny Hamlin Wins Final Sprint Cup Race of 2009

racer-web — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:39:57 +0000

Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ final race of the season earlier today at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This made for his fourth win of the 2009 season and moved him up three positions in the final standings for a fifth place ranking in the 2009 Sprint Cup Series points championship.

The pole-sitter, Jimmie Johnson, ended up with a fifth place finish, which was more than enough to secure his fourth consecutive championship in the series. Rookie of the Year honors went to Joey Logano who finished 20th in the standings, after winning one race and having seven top-10 finishes.

Top Finishers in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400:

 Pos  No  Driver               Make
   1  11  Denny Hamlin         Toyota
   2  31  Jeff Burton          Chevrolet
   3  29  Kevin Harvick        Chevrolet
   4   2  Kurt Busch           Dodge
   5  48  Jimmie Johnson       Chevrolet
   6  24  Jeff Gordon          Chevrolet
   7  99  Carl Edwards         Ford
   8  18  Kyle Busch           Toyota
   9   1  Martin Truex Jr.     Chevrolet
  10  44  A.J. Allmendinger    Ford

Top Finishing Teams in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship:

 Pos  Driver               Points  Behind
   1  Jimmie Johnson         6652  Leader
   2  Mark Martin            6511    -141
   3  Jeff Gordon            6473    -179
   4  Kurt Busch             6446    -206
   5  Denny Hamlin           6335    -317
   6  Tony Stewart           6309    -343
   7  Greg Biffle            6292    -360
   8  Juan Montoya           6252    -400
   9  Ryan Newman            6175    -477
  10  Kasey Kahne            6128    -524
  11  Carl Edwards           6118    -534
  12  Brian Vickers          5929    -723
        ^Chase for the Sprint Cup^

  13  Kyle Busch             4457   -2195
  14  Matt Kenseth           4389   -2263
  15  Clint Bowyer           4359   -2293

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Jimmie Johnson Wins the Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500

racer-web — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:58:39 +0000

This week’s race at Phoenix International Raceway was won by the current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader, Jimmie Johnson. This win helped Johnson to increase his points lead over the next closest competitor, Mark Martin, from 73 to 108 championship points. Just one race remains in the 2009 season.

Second place in today’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 went to Jeff Burton, with Denny Hamlin, and Mark Martin rounding out the top four. Martin Truex Jr., the pole-sitter, finished 5th.

Top Finishers in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil:

 Pos  No  Driver               Make
   1  48  Jimmie Johnson       Chevrolet
   2  31  Jeff Burton          Chevrolet
   3  11  Denny Hamlin         Toyota
   4   5  Mark Martin          Chevrolet
   5   1  Martin Truex Jr.     Chevrolet
   6   2  Kurt Busch           Dodge
   7  33  Clint Bowyer         Chevrolet
   8  42  Juan Montoya         Chevrolet
   9  24  Jeff Gordon          Chevrolet
  10  00  David Reutimann      Toyota

Top Teams in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship:

 Pos  Driver               Points  Behind
   1  Jimmie Johnson         6492  Leader
   2  Mark Martin            6384    -108
   3  Jeff Gordon            6323    -169
   4  Kurt Busch             6281    -211
   5  Tony Stewart           6207    -285
   6  Juan Montoya           6203    -289
   7  Greg Biffle            6171    -321
   8  Denny Hamlin           6140    -352
   9  Ryan Newman            6081    -411
  10  Kasey Kahne            6016    -476
  11  Carl Edwards           5972    -520
  12  Brian Vickers          5826    -666
        ^Chase for the Sprint Cup^

  13  Kyle Busch             4310   -2182
  14  Matt Kenseth           4265   -2227
  15  Clint Bowyer           4224   -2268

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Kurt Busch Wins the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway

racer-web — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:06:20 +0000

Kurt Busch won today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. This moved him up two championship positions, placing him 4th in the Chase for the Cup with just two races left to complete in 2009.

The other chase contenders weren’t so lucky however, with many of them finishing at the back of the pack. This included Carl Edwards who finished 39th, the current championship leader Jimmie Johnson who finished 38th, Juan Montoya who finished 37th, and Kasey Kahne who finished 33rd.

Though Johnson’s championship position didn’t change, he did lose a large portion of his lead, which fell to just 73 points after going into the race 184 points ahead of the second place contender, Mark Martin.

Top Finishers in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500:

Pos  No  Driver               Make
  1   2  Kurt Busch           Dodge
  2  11  Denny Hamlin         Toyota
  3  17  Matt Kenseth         Ford
  4   5  Mark Martin          Chevrolet
  5  29  Kevin Harvick        Chevrolet
  6  14  Tony Stewart         Chevrolet
  7  33  Clint Bowyer         Chevrolet
  8  16  Greg Biffle          Ford
  9  31  Jeff Burton          Chevrolet
 10  44  A.J. Allmendinger    Ford

Top Teams in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship:

Pos  Driver               Points  Behind
  1  Jimmie Johnson         6297  Leader
  2  Mark Martin            6224     -73
  3  Jeff Gordon            6185    -112
  4  Kurt Busch             6126    -171
  5  Tony Stewart           6119    -178
  6  Juan Montoya           6061    -236
  7  Greg Biffle            6050    -247
  8  Denny Hamlin           5975    -322
  9  Ryan Newman            5973    -324
 10  Kasey Kahne            5898    -399
 11  Carl Edwards           5857    -440
 12  Brian Vickers          5777    -520
       ^Chase for the Sprint Cup^
 13  Kyle Busch             4183   -2114
 14  Matt Kenseth           4151   -2146
 15  Clint Bowyer           4078   -2219

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Jamie McMurray Wins NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Talladega

racer-web — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:45:24 +0000

This week’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. The win went to Jamie McMurray, driver of the #26 Irwin Marathon Saw Blades Ford. Coming up short was Kasey Kahne who finished 2nd, Joey Logano who finished 3rd, and Greg Biffle who finished 4th. Rounding out the top-5 was Jeff Burton.

Championship leader Jimmie Johnson finished in 6th, increasing his lead over Mark Martin to 184 points from his previous 118 point advantage. Martin finished the race in 28th, after a multi-car wreck brought out the yellow flag during the green-white-checkered finish, forcing the race to end and the field to freeze in position.

Top Finishers in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Amp Energy 500:

Pos  No  Driver               Make
  1  26  Jamie McMurray       Ford
  2   9  Kasey Kahne          Dodge
  3  20  Joey Logano (R)      Toyota
  4  16  Greg Biffle          Ford
  5  31  Jeff Burton          Chevrolet
  6  48  Jimmie Johnson       Chevrolet
  7  55  Michael Waltrip      Toyota
  8  09  Brad Keselowski      Chevrolet
  9  19  Elliott Sadler       Ford
 10 171  Bobby Labonte        Chevrolet

Top Teams in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship:

Pos  Driver               Points  Behind
  1  Jimmie Johnson         6248  Leader
  2  Mark Martin            6064    -184
  3  Jeff Gordon            6056    -192
  4  Juan Montoya           6009    -239
  5  Tony Stewart           5969    -279
  6  Kurt Busch             5936    -312
  7  Greg Biffle            5908    -340
  8  Ryan Newman            5846    -402
  9  Kasey Kahne            5834    -414
 10  Carl Edwards           5811    -437
 11  Denny Hamlin           5800    -448
 12  Brian Vickers          5692    -556
       ^Chase for the Sprint Cup^
 13  Kyle Busch             4043   -2205
 14  Matt Kenseth           3986   -2262
 15  Clint Bowyer           3932   -2316

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Bret Seafuse and James Gue Win KONI Race in Virginia

racer-web — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:32:48 +0000

The final 2009 season race of the KONI Challenge Series was won by Bret Seafuse and James Gue at Virginia International Raceway. The JBS Motorsports team raced their #37 Trumansburg ShurSave Mustang GT to the checkered flag beating out the second place finishers (Andrew Hendricks and Terry Borcheller / #28 BMW M3) by just 1.305 seconds.

Seafuse and Gue, who celebrated their second win of the season, finished second in the final points standings – each with 309 points. Ahead of them was Ken Wilden, of Rehagen Racing, who was crowned the KONI Challenge Series champion for 2009. Wilden, who also celebrated two victories in 2009 lead the field with 317 points.

In the ST class, the race victory went to Derek Whitis and Tom Long in the #145 Mazda MX-5 of Freedom Autosport. Christian Miller, despite finishing 21st in today’s race, retained the championship lead with 15 points ahead of Andrew Aquilante, who finished second in the ST final points standings.

Top GS Finishers of the 2009 KONI Challenge Series Race in Virginia:

Pos   No  Class  Car             Drivers
  1  #37     GS  Mustang GT      Bret Seafuse
                                 James Gue

  2  #28     GS  BMW M3          Andrew Hendricks
                                 Terry Borcheller

  3   #8     GS  Porsche 997     Daniel DiLeo
                                 Eric Foss 

  4  #96     GS  BMW M3          Bill Auberlen
                                 Matt Bell

  5  #91     GS  BMW M3          Charles Putman
                                 Charles Espenlaub

Top ST Finishers of the 2009 KONI Challenge Series Race in Virginia:

Pos   No  Class  Car             Drivers
 19 #145     ST  Mazda MX-5      Derek Whitis
                                 Tom Long

 20  #95     ST  BMW 328i        Paul Dalla Lana
                                 Will Turner

 21 #146     ST  Mazda MX-5      Mark Pombo
                                 Andrew Carbonell

 22  #75     ST  Honda Civic Si  Randy Pobst
                                 Jamie Holtom

 23 #111     ST  Subaru Legacy   Kristian Skavnes
                                 Andrew Aquilante

Top GS Drivers in the 2009 KONI Challenge Series Final Points:

Pos  Name          Points
  1  Ken Wilden       317
  2  James Gue        309
     Bret Seafuse     309
  3  Matt Bell        288
  4  Dean Martin      287
  5  Jack Roush Jr    272

Top ST Drivers in the 2009 KONI Challenge Series Final Points:

Pos  Name             Points 
  1  Christian Miller    296
  2  Kristian Skavnes    281
     Andrew Aquilante    281
  3  Randy Pobst         263
  4  Andrew Carbonell    259
  5  Ian Baas            236

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Utah Brings Second Consecutive Win for de Ferran and Pagenaud

racer-web — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:04:44 +0000

This week’s American Le Mans Series event took the racers to Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, where the #66 of Gil de Ferran and Simon Pagenaud came up first overall for the second consecutive race. In fact, the top three finishers earlier today were a direct repeat from the last event in Long Beach (1. #66 P1 Acura – Gil de Ferran and Simon Pagenaud, 2. #9 P1 Acura – Scott Sharp and David Brabham, 3. #15 P2 Acura – Luis Diaz and Adrian Fernandez), giving Acura another podium sweep as manufacturer.

Luis Diaz and Adrian Fernandez once again won class honors in the P2 division. This marks their fourth class win of the season, in just as many races. Coming up short to the line was Marino Franchitti and Butch Leitzinger in their #20 Mazda Lola B08 machine.

GT1 was again missing in action with the Compuware Corvettes sitting out another race, but to fill the void, the new Challenge class was added to the mix, bringing in another five entries – all Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. Of the five, two teams suffered mechanical issues (#02 Carl Skerlong and Nick Parker / #36 Bob Faieta and Wesley Hoaglund), two teams were disqualified due to ride height (#47 John Baker and Guy Cosmo / #08 Ed Brown and Bill Sweedler), and one team managed to complete the race – the #57 entry of Melanie Snow and Martin Snow who took the class victory.

As for the GT2 class, the #45 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR of Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long took the checkered flag for a third consecutive class win. Close behind were fellow Porsche drivers, Marc Lieb and Wolf Henzler in their #87 entry.

The top finishers included:

Pos   No  Class  Car                  Drivers
  1  #66     P1  Acura ARX-02a        Simon Pagenaud
                                      Gil de Ferran

  2   #9     P1  Acura ARX-02a        Scott Sharp
                                      David Brabham

  3  #15     P2  Acura ARX-01B        Luis Diaz
                                      Adrian Fernandez

  4  #20     P2  Mazda / Lola B08     Marino Franchitti
                                      Butch Leitzinger

  5  #37     P1  Lola B06             Jon Field
                                      Clint Field
                                      Chapman Ducote

  6  #16     P2  Mazda / Lola B09     Chris Dyson
                                      Guy Smith

  7  #45    GT2  Porsche 911 GT3 RSR  Jörg Bergmeister
                                      Patrick Long

  8  #87    GT2  Porsche 911 GT3 RSR  Marc Lieb
                                      Wolf Henzler

  9  #62    GT2  Ferrari 430 GT       Pierre Kaffer
                                      Jaime Melo

 10  #21    GT2  Panoz Esperante      Ian James
                                      Dominik Farnbacher

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