News By Topic: Race Car Drivers

FINAL TUNEUP FOR PERRIS "NATIONALS" THIS SATURDAY

Oct 18, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 17, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-318 This Saturday night's race at the Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway will serve as a final tuneup for Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series participants prior to the Nov. 3-5 "Budweiser Oval Nationals" at the 1/2-mile dirt track. Damion Gardner ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning Celebrated as ALMS GT2 Champions

Oct 17, 2005

Petersen/ White Lightning Celebrated as ALMS GT2 Champions MONTEREY, Calif., Oct. 16, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing were celebrated as the GT2 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Champions tonight here in Monterey, Calif. The American Le Mans Series’ Night of Champions Banquet was the site ... Continue reading

Rookie Angelone Wins SPEED Touring Car Finale at Laguna, Cunningham, Acura Win Championships

Oct 17, 2005

For Immediate Release Rookie Angelone Wins SPEED Touring Car Finale at Laguna, Cunningham, Acura Win Championships MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2005) - Rookie driver John Angelone, of Bridgewater, N.J., earned the first SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car victory of his career Sunday at the Monterey Sports ... Continue reading

Red Bull Racing Rocks Shanghai

Oct 17, 2005

SHANGHAI, China, October 16 -- - The Longest Season in the History of Formula 1 Came to a Close in Shanghai, China on Sunday Evening as the Red Bull Racing Team Hosted a Full-on End of Season Party It took 200 people, working round the clock for four days to build a temporary bamboo village as the party venue on the ba ... Continue reading

Sascha Maassen - Laguna Seca victory

Oct 17, 2005

Sascha Maassen enjoyed a near-perfect race weekend, as he led the charge in the American Le Mans Series debut of the new Penske Porsche RS Spyder. Maassen, of Raeren, Belgium, took the LMP2 class pole position with a record lap time of one minute 15.606 seconds on the 2.238-mile Laguna Seca Raceway road course in Monte ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Sunday from Texas Motorplex

Oct 17, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION TEXAS MOTORPLEX, ENNIS, TEXAS Sunday, October 16, 2005 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 TORRENCE PUTS ANOTHER NOTCH IN HIS TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER BELT WITH A WIN AT THE TEXAS MOTORPLEX ENNIS, Texas - In the NHRA South Central Divisi ... Continue reading

MAZDASPEED Motorsports: 2005 Racing Season Wrapup

Oct 16, 2005

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 16 -- With victories in every one of the professional series in which Mazda competes -- Grand Am Cup Street Touring, American Le Mans Series LMP-2, Sports Car Club of America SPEED World Challenge Touring Class and the National Hot Rod Association PRO FWD -- the 2005 season was a very good year for ... Continue reading

NASCAR : Five Fords Post Top-10 Finishes At Charlotte

Oct 16, 2005

MARK MARTIN – No. 6 Viagra Taurus (Finished 5th) – “I really hate it. This car was capable of contending for the win, but we just struggled all night long. Everytime we turned around. We had problems on pit road and just about crashed on pit road. ... Continue reading

HERTA FINISHES EIGHTH IN INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Oct 16, 2005

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Franchitti Takes Victory in Season Finale at California

Oct 16, 2005

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Winchester Sprint Results

Oct 16, 2005

USAC VALVOLINE NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 16, 2005 ­ Winchester, indiana ­ Winchester Speedway ­ “Rich Vogler Classic” QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tracy Hines, 69, Dynamics-14.045; 2. Dave Steele, 02, Nicholas-14.287; 3. Josh Wise, 20, Stewart-14.454; 4. Dave Darland, 11D, Walker/Guiducci-14 ... Continue reading

Ventura Midget Results

Oct 16, 2005

USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: October 15, 2005 ­ Ventura, California ­ Ventura Raceway ­ “Wally Pankratz Night” QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jerome Rodela, 25, Rodela-11.787; 2. Garrett Hansen, 70, Hansen-12.106; 3. Damion Gardner, 71c, Pedregon-12.175; 4. Danny Ebberts, 14, Ebberts-12.207; 5. ... Continue reading

2006 Mazda MX-5 Cup Race Series Zoom-Zooms to Life

Oct 16, 2005

MONTEREY, Calif., Oct. 16 -- During the Monterey Sports Car Championships event held this weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development announced details of the much-anticipated 2006 Mazda MX-5 Cup, Presented by Hankook. The new series will replace the current very popular MAZDASPEED Miata Cu ... Continue reading

Night of Firsts Gives Petersen/ White Lightning a Trio of ALMS GT2 Championships

Oct 16, 2005

Night of Firsts Gives Petersen/ White Lightning a Trio of ALMS GT2 Championships MONTEREY, Calif., Oct. 15, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing won their first-ever American Le Mans Series (ALMS) championship today in convincing style with a GT2 class race victory in the Monterey Sports Car Champi ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from Texas Motorplex

Oct 16, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION TEXAS MOTORPLEX, ENNIS, TEXAS Saturday, October 15, 2005 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 TORRENCE, GASPARRELLI LEAD QUALIFYING AT TEXAS MOTORPLEX'S NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT ENNIS, Texas - Qualifying and time trials ... Continue reading