FORMULA ONE: Canadian Grand Prix Race Results
Jun 11, 2001
June 10, 2001 MONTREAL - Results of the Canadian Grand Prix with position, driver, country, chassis, engine, tire, distance behind leader and reasons out, if any: 1) Ralf Schumacher, Germany, Williams/BMW/Michelin, 69 laps 2) Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari/Bridgestone, -20.235sec 3) Mika Hakkinen, Finland, McLare ... Continue reading
FORMULA ONE: R. Schumacher prevails in historic brotherly battle
Jun 11, 2001
June 10, 2001 MONTREAL - Ralf Schumacher and Michael Schumacher made Formula One history by becoming the first pair of brothers to finish first and second in a Grand Prix, with Ralf winning the Canadian Grand Prix in his Williams-BMW after a long duel with Michael in his Ferrari. Michael started from the pole position ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Banana Joe's Takes Victory at U.S. Road Racing Classic
Jun 11, 2001
June 11, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio -- Banana Joe's-sponsored Intersport Racing captured its second victory of the season on its home track at the ConAgra Foods U.S. Road Racing Classic today. Intersport garages its pair of SportsRacing Prototypes in Dublin, Ohio, only 60 miles from the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The stands ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Powell Motorsports Earns Second-Straight Victory
Jun 11, 2001
June 11, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio -- Doug Goad, of Farmington Hills, Mich., and Devon Powell, of Port Perry, Ont., captured their second-straight Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series victory today at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the Sunoco/Encompass-sponsored #11 Corvette of Powell Motorsports. The win was the third one o ... Continue reading
SCCA: Stilwell makes it five straight at Mid Ohio
Jun 10, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 10, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio-Warren Stilwell, of Hartville, Ohio, did it again Saturday during Round Three of the SCCA Pro Racing Pro Spec Racer series at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Keith Scharf, of St. Louis, Mo., and Jim Goughary Jr. of, Palm Beach Garde ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Five Track Records Shattered in Qualifying U.S. Road Racing Classic
Jun 10, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 10, 2001 LEXINGTON, Ohio -- James Weaver, of England, captured his fifth X-1R pole of the season during qualifying for the ConAgra Foods U.S. Road Racing Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course today. Weaver captured the first of five new track records se ... Continue reading
FORMULA ONE: Focus shifts to fabulous foursome at Montreal
Jun 8, 2001
June 8, 2001 MONTREAL - Of the 22 drivers competing in this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, four are getting a little more attention than the rest from the fans and the media: Jacques Villeneuve, Juan Pablo Montoya, David Coulthard and Michael Schumacher. Sunday's race, round eight of 17 in this year's FIA Formula One W ... Continue reading
FORMULA ONE: Canadian roots run deep for Villeneuve
Jun 7, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 7, 2001 MONTREAL - He may have spent much of his life living in Monaco, but Jacques Villeneuve still considers Canada as home. Born in St. Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec, Villeneuve moved to Monaco at a young age when his father, Formula One ace Gilles Vill ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Rolex Series Travels to Mid-Ohio for ConAgra Foods U.S. Road Racing Classic
Jun 5, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 5, 2001 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series will travel to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio to contest the ConAgra Foods U.S. Road Racing Classic, June 8-10. Several Ohio natives will be vying for a spot in Vic ... Continue reading
SCCA: Autopsy reports heart attack claimed Ridge
Jun 5, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 5, 2001 ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-An autopsy done on Ralph W. Ridge III, of Grosse Ile, Mich., has revealed that the Formula Vee driver died of a heart attack, which in turn caused his incident, May 26, during the SCCA Club Racing double regional at Grattan Race ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: McRae wins Cyprus Rally as Ford take series lead
Jun 4, 2001
June 4, 2001 Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist today won the gruelling Cyprus Rally in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car. The Britons triumphed by 16.4sec from fellow countryman Richard Burns after three days of competition in searing heat and over tortuously twisty mountain roads. Team-mates Carlos Sa ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Sainz and McRae dominate in Cyprus for Ford
Jun 3, 2001
June 3, 2001 Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya dominated today's second leg of the Cyprus Rally to set up a thrilling four-car showdown for victory on tomorrow's final leg of this sixth round of the FIA World Rally Championship. McRae's Ford Focus RS World Rally ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Cyprus Rally 2001; End of Leg One Report
Jun 2, 2001
June 2, 2001 Gronholm pushed hard with any chance at this years championship at stake and holds a five second lead over Richard Burns. Burns and McRae also with championship intentions must do well and only 15 seconds seperates the top 4 cars. Tommi Makinen has already ended his rally in a ditch so there is an opportun ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Fans Get Shot at $1 Million at 'Dodge Dealers Million Dollar Challenge'
Jun 2, 2001
June 2, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. - With a little skill and a lot of luck, one fortunate race fan could walk away from the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Winston Cup event at Sears Point Raceway, June 24, $1 million richer. The "Dodge Dealers Million Dollar Challenge" will give fans a once-in-a-lifetime shot at becoming an insta ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Ford trio make strong start to Cyprus Rally
Jun 2, 2001
June 2, 2001 Ford Martini trio François Delecour, Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz all held top six positions in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Cars at the end of today's gruelling opening leg of the Cyprus Rally. In blazing heat and over tortuously twisty gravel tracks, Delecour ended the day in third, one position ahea ... Continue reading
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