News By Topic: Race Car Drivers

Krohn-Risi Ferrari Finished in Top Ten in GT2

Mar 19, 2007

Krohn-Risi Ferrari Finishes Top Ten In Class at 12 Hours of Sebring Despite the fact that the No. 61 Krohn-Risi Ferrari team of Tracy Krohn, Nic Jönsson and Colin Braun had a setback less than four hours into the 55th Annual 12 Hours of Sebring race, they managed to pull out a Top Ten finish in their first-ever Amer ... Continue reading

Horag Racing Finishes Seventh in Class at Sebring

Mar 18, 2007

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email/fi ... Continue reading

Scelzi falls to Bernstein in Gatornationals

Mar 18, 2007

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2007 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 3 of 23 ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway March 16-18, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI FALLS TO BERNSTEIN IN GATORNATIONALS GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 18, ... Continue reading

Scelzi reins in No. 2 in Gatornationals qualifying

Mar 18, 2007

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2007 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 3 of 23 ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway March 16-18, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI REINS IN A NO. 2 IN GAINESVILLE QUALIFYING GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Mar ... Continue reading

Ford Atlanta Busch Race

Mar 17, 2007

FORD RACING NOTES AND QUOTES Nicorette 300 (Busch), Page 1 March 17, 2007 Atlanta Motor Speedway MATT KENSETH-17-Arby's Ford Fusion (Finished 9th) - YOU HAD A STRONG CAR. WAS THE FINISH JUST A CASE OF TIRE WEAR? "Yeah, we'd wear the right rears to the cords, and 10 laps at the end of the race - the tire wear kept getti ... Continue reading

2007 Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying

Mar 17, 2007

­­­2007 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE 17 MARCH QUALIFYING The Honda Racing F1 Team experienced a difficult qualifying session in Melbourne today as the Formula One teams prepare for tomorrow's season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Jenson Button ended the day 14th whilst team-mate Rubens Barrichello wa ... Continue reading

Ford Atlanta Truck Race

Mar 17, 2007

FORD RACING NOTES AND QUOTES American Commercial Lines 200, Page 1 March 16, 2007 Atlanta Motor Speedway RICK CRAWFORD-14-Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l F-150 (Finished 4th) - DID YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAD A TRUCK THAT COULD WIN TONIGHT? "I felt like I had one shot. I had one shot at Bowyer, one shot at Skinner, one sho ... Continue reading

Curran Grabs First SPEED GT Win at a Soggy Sebring

Mar 17, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Curran Grabs First SPEED GT Win at a Soggy Sebring SEBRING, Fla. (March 16, 2007) - Eric Curran of East Hampton, Mass., mastered tricky track conditions to win his first SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT race at Sebring International Raceway, part of the 55th Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebr ... Continue reading

Corsa Motorsports/White Lightning Racing 12 Hours of Sebring Race Report

Mar 17, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Corsa Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Series Premiere Comes to Early End Engine Fire Halts Sebring 12 Hour for EquiWest Ferrari SEBRING, Fla., March 17, 2007 – The rollercoaster weekend for the No. 32 EquiWest/Michelin Ferrari F430 GT came to an end today on a downturn. The Corsa Motorspor ... Continue reading

IndyCar Series Prepares for Debut of 100 Percent Fuel-Grade Ethanol

Mar 16, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS--The IndyCar Series is poised to make motorsports history when it turns the first competitive laps with its 3.5-liter Honda Indy V-8 engine powered by 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol at the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 on March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The IndyCar Series is the first in motorsports to ... Continue reading

Corsa Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Sebring - Thursday Report

Mar 16, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Corsa Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Ferrari Repaired and Quick Lopez Runs Second Quick GT2 Time in Wet Nighttime Conditions at Sebring SEBRING, Fla., March 15, 2007 – For the veterans at White Lightning Racing, the saga that the Corsa Motorsports’ No. 32 EquiWest/Michelin Ferrari F4 ... Continue reading

2007 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice

Mar 16, 2007

­­­2007 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE 16 MARCH FREE PRACTICE The Honda Racing F1 Team's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello commenced their 2007 season challenge today as free practice got underway in Melbourne for the opening round of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The team's new 'earth' ca ... Continue reading

Mobil 1 and GM Racing Aim for Record Breaking Corvette Run

Mar 15, 2007

FAIRFAX, Va.--ExxonMobil today announces the 11th year of its technical partnership with reigning American Le Mans Series (ALMS) champions General Motors (GM) Corvette Racing team and further support of GM’s Cadillac, Pontiac and Cobalt race teams. The six-time ALMS championship winning Corvette team will continue ... Continue reading

Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Sebring Wednesday Report

Mar 15, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing’s Enge Turns Top Time in Sebring Practice Sebring, Fla., March 14, 2007 – Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing sat on top of the GT2 class time charts in the first official practice day for the 55th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring ... Continue reading

IndyCar Series Season Opener Next Weekend

Mar 15, 2007

Media: Below is information on the IndyCar Series season opener, which takes place next Saturday, March 24. Thought you might find some of this useful for next week. John --------------------------- John Cardinale VP of Media/Community Relations Infineon Raceway Highways 37 &121, Sonoma, CA 95476 wk: 707-933-3907 cell: ... Continue reading