In order to strengthen the Lotus Racing management group, this Friday was announced the appointment of two stakeholders who will be part of the team. They are S M Nasarudin Kandmarudin Meranun. Together with the principal, Tony Fernándes the three will be in charge of Lotus Racing. S M Nasarudin, one of the two stakeholders [...]
With a last-lap pass of superspeedway ace Todd Bodine, Timothy Peters won Saturday, February 13th night’s NextEra Energy 250 Truck Series race at 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. With a push from polesitter Jason White passed Bodine on the backstretch and won the race to the finish line. Bodine, who had won the previous two season [...]
After a late night of celebrating their coveted victory in “The Great American Race”, yesterday, Jamie McMurray and his team handed over their No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet to be inducted into the attraction’s Gatorade Victory Lane. The winning car will be on display until next February when it will be returned to [...]
Steve McCormick, in About.com Guide commented regarding Greg Biffle, “Even the fastest car can’t drive itself. Greg Biffle brings an impressive resume to Daytona: 1998 Truck Series Rookie of the Year, 2000 Truck Series Champion, 2001 BGN Rookie of the Year, 2002 Busch Series Champion and the winner of last July’s Daytona race.” “Take a [...]
The possibility of moving from the Spanish Jerez circuit to another speedway for two of the four test days this week was suggested. Rain forecast indicated that weather conditions would be worse this week, but an adequate replacement for Jerez could not be found on such a short notice. When Sauber Beat Zendher, team principal, [...]
Michael Schumacher, confirms his “total convincement” that Mercedes GP has a car “capable of fighting for the championship” and that he hopes “to have an opportunity.” “I cannot know what the future might bring, but I believe in this team and this is enough challenge for me. I love competition and hope to have a [...]
Jamie McMurray held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the Daytona 500 on Sunday, a finish so thrilling it just about made up for a pothole that nearly derailed the Super Bowl of NASCAR. NASCAR needed two stoppages of well over two hours total to patch a pesky pothole between turns 1 and 2 of Daytona [...]
Yesterday, Jamie McMurray won the 2010 Daytona 500 behind the wheel of his number 1 Chevrolet leading only two laps, the least in Daytona 500 history. He beat out Dale Earnhardt Jr who placed second, and Greg Biffle third. McMurray humbly cried after the race showing great respect for the men who previously won this [...]
Rubens Barrichello finished the season’s second test for the Williams team, where he established the third best time of the day, after doing 90 laps, mainly in dry conditions. The gearbox was the only problem of the day. Sam Michael, Technical Director said: “After a very humid beginning of the day, we went to perform [...]
The Daytona 500 is the only event with a unique qualifying system on the NASCAR circuit. In the primary qualifying, only the front row (the pole position and the second fastest driver) are locked into the race positions. Since 2005, NASCAR’s top 35 owners points standings from the previous season automatically qualifies those teams (not [...]
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The price for customer teams of Mercedes’ 2011-specification
