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
GRAND AM: Grand-Am Weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Jun 1, 2001
June 1, 2001 Daytona Beach, Fla. ¯ The ConAgra Foods U.S. Road Racing Classic weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, June 7-10, will highlight both the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series and Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series, in addition to two Grand American-sanctioned series - the U.S. F2000 National Champion ... Continue reading
"Mr. Saab" Racing Legend Erik Carlsson to reunite with two legendary racing Saabs
May 31, 2001
Larger than Life Swedish Racing Legend Erik Carlsson to reunite with two legendary racing Saabs Carlsson "On the Roof" honored General Motors guest at 2001 Goodwood Festival of Speed DETROIT – One of the most indelible images of motorsports in the 1960s is that of a howling red Saab, most often with all four whee ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Cyprus Rally 2001 Preview
May 31, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 31, 2001 CHARACTER OF THE EVENT Run on gravel roads which are traditionally more twisty and slower than others in the series. For the purposes of the Group N Cup rules, which require participation in a rally outside Europe, this event is considered as 'O ... Continue reading
SCCA: Ridge involved in fatal accident
May 30, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 31, 2001 ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-Ralph W. Ridge III, of Grosse Ile, Mich., was fatally injured May 26th during an SCCA Club Racing Double Regional event at Grattan Raceway, near Grand Rapids, Mich. Ridge, 54, was involved in a single-car accident coming out of ... Continue reading
SCCA: Galati takes Lime Rock win and the Speedvision GT point lead
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 29, 2001 LAKEVILLE, Conn.- Michael Galati, of N. Olmstead, Ohio, jumped into the lead of the SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT Championship Round Four race at Lime Rock Park and never looked back to take the win and the points lead. Jimmy Ad ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Dyson Team Sweeps Twin Sprints at Lime Rock
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 29, 2001 LAKEVILLE, Conn. -- The Grand American Road Racing Association tried something new at Lime Rock Park today, splitting their Rolex Sports Car Series race into two separate legs for the powerful prototype divisions. The result was a pair of runawa ... Continue reading
SCCA: Kleinubing takes Lime Rock, Extends Speedvision Touring Car points lead
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 29, 2001 LAKEVILLE, Conn. - Pierre Kleinubing extended his SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car Championship points lead with a dominating flag-to-flag win at Monday's Lime Rock Park Grand Prix. Don Salama, of Avon, Conn., and Neal Sap ... Continue reading
SCCA: Sapp takes Speedvision Touring Car Lime Rock Pole in Wild Session
May 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 27, 2001 LAKEVILLE, Conn. - Neal Sapp, of Ellicott City, Md., overcame a damp but drying track to earn his second pole of the 2001 SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car Championship season for today's Round Four race at Lime Rock Park. ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Weaver Captures Fourth X-1R Pole of the Season
May 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 27, 2001 LAKEVILLE, Conn. -- Englishman James Weaver captured his fourth X-1R Pole of the season today in qualifying for Monday's Lime Rock Grand Prix SportsRacing Prototype twin sprint race. Weaver piloted the Dyson Racing Team's #16 Ford Riley & Scott ... Continue reading
SCCA: Auberlen goes from last to first in Quagmire to take Lime Rock Touring Car
May 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 27, 2001 LAKEVILLE, Conn. - Bill Auberlen, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., changed to wet tires moments prior to the start of the SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car Championship Round Four Race at Lime Rock Park, requiring him to start fro ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Who's In and Who's Out at the Lime Rock Grand Prix
May 26, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 26, 2001 LIME ROCK, Conn -- All the teams in the Rolex Sports Car Series were faced with the challenge of setting up their cars in less than a week for this weekend's sprint races at the Lime Rock Grand Prix after last weekend's six-hour endurance race a ... Continue reading
SCCA: Fitzgerald, Kleinubing fastest in Lime Rock Park practice
May 26, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 26, 2001 LAKEVILLE, Conn. - Mike Fitzgerald, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Brazilian Pierre Kleinubing topped the practice sheets today in preparation for this weekend's SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT and Touring Car Championship races at Lime R ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Schumacher Captures X-1R Pole at Lime Rock Grand Prix
May 26, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 26, 2001 LAKEVILLE, Conn -- Larry Schumacher (Cincinnati, Ohio) captured his first X-1R Pole of the season today at Lime Rock Park during qualifying for Saturday's Lime Rock Grand Prix. The Schumacher Racing Porsche GT1 bested outside pole-sitter Chris B ... Continue reading
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