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Paul Edwards Wins Pole At VIR
Friday, 13 May, 2011 – 17:18 | Comments Off on Paul Edwards Wins Pole At VIR
Paul Edwards Wins Pole At VIR

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Paul Edwards ran a lap of 1:44.984 (112.131 mph) to capture the pole position for Saturday’s Bosch Engineering 250 at Virginia International Raceway.
It was the Spirit of Daytona team’s second consecutive GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car …

Ingram: Smith Leads Another Blast Out of Doldrums
Monday, 9 May, 2011 – 7:26 | Comments Off on Ingram: Smith Leads Another Blast Out of Doldrums
Ingram: Smith Leads Another Blast Out of Doldrums

By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
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From the Monday Morning Crew Chief™:
Sometimes you wonder how motor racing series maintain their traditions despite the onslaught of time and technology.
At Darlington, where they now race the Southern 500 …

Circuit Of The Americas Turns Attention To Safety
Tuesday, 3 May, 2011 – 6:40 | Comments Off on Circuit Of The Americas Turns Attention To Safety
Circuit Of The Americas Turns Attention To Safety

Dr. Stephen Olvey, widely considered an expert in motorsports medicine, has been appointed Director of Medical Services at Circuit of the Americas, the new Austin, Texas-based home of Formula One and MotoGP racing in the …

Ingram: Yanks At Le Mans – They Keep On Coming
Monday, 25 Apr, 2011 – 9:12 | Comments Off on Ingram: Yanks At Le Mans – They Keep On Coming
Ingram: Yanks At Le Mans – They Keep On Coming

By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
From the Monday Morning Crew Chief™:
Michael Waltrip is headed for his first Le Mans 24-hour in June, but already has a leg up after spending an Easter Sunday testing at the …

Audi R18 Beats Peugeot At Le Mans Test Day
Sunday, 24 Apr, 2011 – 18:43 | Comments Off on Audi R18 Beats Peugeot At Le Mans Test Day
Audi R18 Beats Peugeot At Le Mans Test Day

By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
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In the first head-to-head meeting of Peugeot’s 908 and Audi’s R18, the Audis were consistently faster during the test day at the Le Mans 24-hour circuit. Tom Kristensen was quickest …

Aston Martin, BMW Win At Long Beach
Monday, 18 Apr, 2011 – 16:42 | Comments Off on Aston Martin, BMW Win At Long Beach
Aston Martin, BMW Win At Long Beach

By Jonathan Ingram | Senior Writer
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Aston Martin scored its first over-all victory in the ALMS at Long Beach when the Muscle Milk team beat the only other LMP1 car in the field of Dyson Racing. …

Tough Times Ahead For Texas Rattlesnakes
Thursday, 14 Apr, 2011 – 13:28 | Comments Off on Tough Times Ahead For Texas Rattlesnakes
Tough Times Ahead For Texas Rattlesnakes

Austin, Texas – From a wooden viewing platform overlooking what eventually will become Turn 1 of Circuit of the Americas, Buddy Reed has an hour-by-hour view of what passes as a Texas-sized sandbox.
“It’s a claybox …

Racin’ News: Big Field Enters Indy 500
Thursday, 14 Apr, 2011 – 10:26 | Comments Off on Racin’ News: Big Field Enters Indy 500
Racin’ News: Big Field Enters Indy 500

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In racin’ news today, Thursday, April 14:
(This package includes news on: Indy 500 entires; STP headed to Kansas Speedway; Kelly Bires to driver for Gibbs; Ford GTs to Le Mans)
Four past winners and four IZOD …

Austin F1 Track Has A Name And A New Tenant
Tuesday, 12 Apr, 2011 – 18:54 | Comments Off on Austin F1 Track Has A Name And A New Tenant
Austin F1 Track Has A Name And A New Tenant

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Austin, Texas – Formula One’s new home in the United States now officially has a name _ Circuit of the Americas. In addition to staging the Formula One United States …

TGIM: Is IndyCar Watching Too Much NASCAR?
Monday, 11 Apr, 2011 – 9:05 | Comments Off on TGIM: Is IndyCar Watching Too Much NASCAR?
TGIM: Is IndyCar Watching Too Much NASCAR?

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Thank God It’s Monday:
Perhaps it’s the influx of young drivers into the series. Or perhaps it is a heightened threat to career survival. Or perhaps it is just the increasing …