Former "Paperboy" Chris Economaki Named Third Squier-Hall Award Recipient
Jul 7, 2013
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 6, 2013) â Known for more than 50 years as the âDean of American Motorsports,â the late journalist and broadcaster Chris Economaki has been named the third recipient of the Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence. Economaki will be honored during NASCAR Hall of Fame Induct ... Continue reading
A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS ECONOMAKI' at IMRRC JUNE 15
Jun 11, 2013
A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS ECONOMAKI' at IMRRC JUNE 15 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 10, 2013) - The achievements of Chris Economaki, the late dean of American motorsports, will be celebrated on Saturday, June 15, at the International Motor Racing Research Center. The free talk, part of the on-going Center Conversations speaker ser ... Continue reading
Mouser, Kanaan Celebrate 2013 Indy 500 Victory
May 27, 2013
INDIANAPOLIS--Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, congratulates Tony Kanaan, driver of the #11 IndyCar, for a history-making victory at the legendary Indianapolis 500. âI got a little bit of luck todayâ Th ... Continue reading
May 26, 2013
Speedway Indiana, May 26, 2013. Under a yellow flag popular 38 year old Brazilian driver Tony Kananan won the Indy 500. He took the lead with three laps left and hung on for victory after a caution flag to win the 97th Indianapolis 500. ... Continue reading
Boston Marathon Runners Finish Race At Indy 500
May 26, 2013
Speedway Indiana May 26, 2013; Approximately 35 runners from the 2013 Boston Marathon unable to finish the race due to the tragic bombings completed the distance today by crossing the most famous finish line in sports â the Yard of Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway â just moments before the start of t ... Continue reading
Hinchcliffe Celebrates Go Daddy IndyCar Victory with Canadian Flag!
Mar 24, 2013
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--James "Hinch" Hinchcliffe put Go Daddy in Victory Lane today with his first IZOD IndyCar Series win. The Canadian superstar leaped out of his Go Daddy No. 27 car waving a Canadian flag after running a brilliant race through the St. Petersburg street course. âGo Daddy in Victory Lane in IndyCar i ... Continue reading
Magneti-Marelli Partners With Schmidt-Peterson-Motorsports in IZOD IndyCar Series
Mar 22, 2013
Magneti Marelli, a global automotive systems and component supplier, has chosen Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) as its sponsorship visibility vehicle in the IZOD IndyCar Series for the 2013 season. Magneti Marelli Motorsport division is supplying fuel system components and technology to several IZOD IndyCar Series t ... Continue reading
Nov 24, 2012
Vroom vroom! Black Friday became Fast Friday in the Racing Capital of the World November 23, 2012 as Santa traded in his sleigh for a slick new Dallara IndyCar. It was all part of the plan to whisk Mr. Claus to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis in record time before the holidays. It started with a pre-dawn Pit Stop ... Continue reading
Oct 24, 2012
BorgWarner's first year as the exclusive turbocharger supplier for the IZOD IndyCar® Series established a reputation of powerful performance, durability and dependability for EFR (Engineered for Racing) turbochargers. Throughout the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series race season, BorgWarner's EFR turbochargers accumulated over ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - Ford's 2012 Jim Clark Award For Rally Driver David Bogie
Jul 11, 2012
The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers has honoured Dumfries rally driver David Bogie with this year's Ford-sponsored Jim Clark Award in recognition of his sporting achievements. ... Continue reading
Historics - Derek Bell And Bentley Inspired By 'Mission Motorsport' Team At Le Mans Classic
Jul 11, 2012
Bentley's brand ambassador and five time Le Mans winner, Derek Bell MBE, returned to the iconic French race circuit last weekend to spearhead a unique motorsport challenge. ... Continue reading
Motorsports Commentary - Finally Some Good News In IndyCar
May 2, 2012
Austin, May 1, 2012: Although I probably appear unimpressed by the quality of the recently reconstituted IndyCar to date, the truth is that I'm rooting for the series in the long term. Having watched various management 'teams' critically since the late 80s, IndyCar's administrations have been primarily populated by ego ... Continue reading
Sanctioning Body News - NASCAR And Google Confirm April Fools Day Joke
Apr 2, 2012
DAYTONA BEACH, April 1, 2012: NASCAR and Google today confirmed what many expected throughout the morning â the two companies working together to bring autonomous vehicle technology to NASCAR race cars was Googleâs very popular, annual April Foolsâ Day joke. The collaboration highlights an evolving relat ... Continue reading
Who Killed Racing Legend Mickey Thompson?
Mar 18, 2012
Hello Friends of Michael Goodwin, Our friend John Bradley (creator of Justice On Trial<http://www.justiceontrial.com/>) sent out the News Release (below) a few days ago. I thought I would pass it on to all of you. Also, I talked to Michael a few days ago and he still has not received his boxes of legal papers from Susa ... Continue reading
Exclusive Young Danica Patrick VIDEO Interview from The Auto Channel Archives (she was 18)
Mar 1, 2012
Up close and personel with Danecia Patrick professional race car driver. This exclusive interview by The Auto Channel motorsport maven, was conducted at the Kentucky Speedway's Beterra 300 in September 2001 enjoy. ... Continue reading
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