Saturday, July 26, 2008

TONY STEWART- OFFICE DEPOT/OLD SPICE PRESS CONFERENCE

TONY STEWART: “Obviously it's something we have been excited about. Obviously the merger with Stewart‑Haas coming so quickly and to be able to go from Chicago to come here two weeks and do what we’re doing here today announcing Office Depot and Old Spice and Chevrolet are going to be with us next year. ... Continue reading

2008 Rolex Sports Car Series Champions Banquet Just Around the Corner

Much like the final laps of a race, the clock is ticking down to be part of this year's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Champions Banquet at Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. The cut-off to reserve rooms at a deeply discounted rate at the luxury resort is less than a month away. The Rol ... Continue reading

JOHNSON, GORDON LEAD ALLSTATE 400 AT THE BRICKYARD PRACTICE

Hendrick Motorsports teammates and former Allstate 400 at the Brickyard winners Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon finished one-two in the speed rankings during practice Friday, July 25 for this year’s annual NASCAR classic at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Johnson, the 2006 race winner, was the first driver to brea ... Continue reading

Caddell's Morning Time Stands in Portland MX-5 Cup Practice

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 25, 2008) – The morning practice time of Andrew Caddell, from Graham, Wash., remained the fastest SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup practice time of the day at Portland International Raceway, site of the Mazda Grand Prix of Portland. Brad Rampelberg, of San Jose, Calif., was second fastes ... Continue reading

INDYCAR - EDMONTON QUALIFYING RESULTS

EDMONTON, Alberta - Qualifying Friday for the Rexall Edmonton Indy IndyCar Series event on the 1.973-mile Edmonton City Centre Airport, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed: <p> 1. (6) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 116.955<BR> 2. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 116.75 ... Continue reading

TEAM PENSKE SWEEPS FRONT ROW AT EDMONTON

For the second consecutive weekend, Team Penske drivers Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves will start on the front row. Briscoe, who won from the second starting position one week ago at Mid-Ohio, won the PEAK Motor Oil Pole Award presented by Canadian Tire and will start first in Saturday’s Rexall Edmonton Indy. ... Continue reading

Coughlin quickens, rises to No. 7 spot in provisional field

A lengthy opening day pushed Friday's second session of professional qualifying into the evening hours, which allowed reigning world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the rest of his Pro Stock counterparts to unload all of their horsepower on Infineon Raceway. Coughlin's resulting 6.640 at 207.53 mph was a full .034 second ... Continue reading

Pole and Podium Keep Hinch in Title Mix

History repeated itself today for James Hinchcliffe in Edmonton as the Toronto racer once again held pole for the first round of a double-header race meeting at the Rexall Speedway, located at the City Centre Airport, but again had to settle for a third place podium finish – an identical turn of events to the corr ... Continue reading

Honda FCX Clarity Fuel Cell Vehicle Lease Program Begins With First Customer Delivery

Zero-emissions vehicle now on the roads of Southern California TORRANCE, Calif., July 25 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced that Ron Yerxa and Annette Ballester took delivery of their hydrogen fuel cell-powered FCX Clarity on Friday, July 25, 2008 at Honda of Santa Monica, one of three dealerships in So ... Continue reading