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Barbosa Holds Off Gurney To Win At The Glen
Sunday, 1 Jul, 2012 – 16:42 | Comments Off on Barbosa Holds Off Gurney To Win At The Glen
Barbosa Holds Off Gurney To Win At The Glen

Joao Barbosa in an Action Express Racing Corvette DP car passed the GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Corvette driven by Alex Gurney with six and a half minutes to go, held off Gurney during the final two minutes …

Pruett, Taylor On Pole At The Glen
Saturday, 30 Jun, 2012 – 17:50 | Comments Off on Pruett, Taylor On Pole At The Glen
Pruett, Taylor On Pole At The Glen

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Scott Pruett took his first Daytona Prototype pole position in two years and Jordan Taylor claimed the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen GT pole for the second consecutive year in Saturday’s qualifying sessions at …

Yet Another Big Weekend For Peepers
Friday, 29 Jun, 2012 – 10:04 | Comments Off on Yet Another Big Weekend For Peepers
Yet Another Big Weekend For Peepers

Another big weekend for auto racing. Here are some of the people, places and things that will be cool to scrutinize:
– The traffic situation at Kentucky Speedway on Sunday.
The guess here is that about 100,000 …

Pruett, Rojas Back To Winning Ways
Saturday, 23 Jun, 2012 – 16:29 | Comments Off on Pruett, Rojas Back To Winning Ways
Pruett, Rojas Back To Winning Ways

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The defending series championship team of Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas got its first victory of the season Saturday when it won the the Rolex 250 Driven by VISITFLORIDA.com GRAND-AM race at Road America in …

McMurray, Montoya To Team Up For Indy GRAND-AM Race
Friday, 22 Jun, 2012 – 17:49 | Comments Off on McMurray, Montoya To Team Up For Indy GRAND-AM Race
McMurray, Montoya To Team Up For Indy GRAND-AM Race

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray will drive a Chip Ganassi-owned Daytona Prototype in the GRAND-AM Rolex Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway later this summer.
The announcment was made Friday …

Ganassi Team Facing Big Challenge At Big Track
Friday, 22 Jun, 2012 – 15:38 | Comments Off on Ganassi Team Facing Big Challenge At Big Track
Ganassi Team Facing Big Challenge At Big Track

Scott Pruett let loose with some very nice words about Road America this past week. Words that indicated that the central Wisconsin road circuit is among his very favorite race tracks. But the veteran sports …

Le Mans Increased The Cool Factor Of Hybrid Tech
Thursday, 21 Jun, 2012 – 9:07 | Comments Off on Le Mans Increased The Cool Factor Of Hybrid Tech
Le Mans Increased The Cool Factor Of Hybrid Tech

A final look back at the last weekend of racing:
The road to hilarity is paved with failed gadgetry. You know; like that guy on ice skates in the old film clips who straps a rocket …

Audi’s Reign Continues At The 2012 Le Mans 24
Sunday, 17 Jun, 2012 – 8:01 | Comments Off on Audi’s Reign Continues At The 2012 Le Mans 24
Audi’s Reign Continues At The 2012 Le Mans 24

By Jim Pedley | Manaing Editor
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Audi continued its reign at Le Mans on Sunday when its LMP1 cars swept the podium at the 80th running of the famed 24-hour race.
Winning was the No. 1 Audi …

Night Time Not Right Time For Corvettes
Sunday, 17 Jun, 2012 – 6:23 | Comments Off on Night Time Not Right Time For Corvettes
Night Time Not Right Time For Corvettes

While Audi Sport Team Joest appeared headed to victory with one of its ground-pounding R-18 E-tron Quattro Hybrid Prototypes, Corvette Racing was forced to rally through a long night and difficult morning in the 80th …

Vickers Eager To Take A Ride In The Country
Friday, 15 Jun, 2012 – 16:33 | Comments Off on Vickers Eager To Take A Ride In The Country
Vickers Eager To Take A Ride In The Country

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Brian Vickers had a, well, memorable road racing career when he was a Sprint Cup regular. Some of those memories were good, like when he won the pole in Sonoma …