It was no surprise when the announcement was made last week that this year’s Atlantic Championship has been “put on hold”. Following the demise of Champ Car in the winter of 2007-08, the supporting Atlantic series has struggled to survive, and with fewer than 10 drivers committed to the series… Read more
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Atlantic series sinks
March 8th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | No Comments
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First NASCAR, now the world!
March 1st, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 4 Comments
Jeff Gordon has announced that he will keep racing for an undetermined period of time – at least another five or six years. Gordon, 38, is NASCAR’s most successful active driver with four championships and 82 wins to his credit.
He has been racing Sprint Cup cars for 18 years,… Read more
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Johnson back on winning form
February 22nd, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 1 Comment
Order was restored in NASCAR as defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson bounced back from failing to finish the Daytona 500 to score the 48th win of his career in Sunday’s 500-mile race at the California Speedway.
Johnson was the man to beat in California, leading 101 of the race’s… Read more
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Jamie’s magic touch at Daytona
February 15th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | No Comments
Jamie McMurray scored a surprise win in Sunday’s Daytona 500, following two long delays because of a crumbling track and a series of late-race accidents.
McMurray was in sixth place for two of the last three restarts but was second for the final restart and, helped by Greg Biffle pushing… Read more
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Delta Wing Indycar concept unveiled
February 11th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 15 Comments
Delta Wing Indycar concept unveiled
The Delta Wing Indycar concept was revealed on Tuesday at the Chicago Auto Show. Designed by former Lola designer and current Chip Ganassi engineer Ben Bowlby, the Delta Wing aims to revolutionise Indycar racing in 2012, with a low-drag design that eliminates front wings and… Read more -
Hall of Fame opens with a bang
February 11th, 2010 | Damien Smith | 37 Comments
Motor Sport broke new ground last night – for both the magazine and for British racing – when we launched our Hall of Fame event at the Roundhouse in Camden.
It was a star-studded night as some of the biggest names in motor sport joined 400 guests for a celebration… Read more
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Martin makes his mark at Daytona
February 8th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 1 Comment
NASCAR’s season kicked off on Saturday with qualifying for this Sunday’s Daytona 500, followed by the Budweiser Shootout 75-lap non-points-scoring sprint race under the lights. Qualifying was swept by Hendrick Motorsports as veteran Mark Martin took pole and team-mate Dale Earnhardt Jr qualified on the outside front row. Thursday’s pair… Read more
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Winter tales and Daytona dreams
December 7th, 2009 | Gordon Kirby | 9 Comments
The first snow fell in New Hampshire on Saturday night. There wasn’t much, only three or four inches, not even a minor hindrance to us Granite Staters. It came a little later than usual. After a cold October, November was unusually mild and the weathermen tell us this is because… Read more
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Johnson sprinting into history
October 21st, 2009 | Gordon Kirby | No Comments
Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson scored his sixth win of the year on Saturday night at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, pulling 90 points clear of closest challenger Mark Martin in the title race. It was Johnson’s 46th Cup win and his first in four years at Charlotte as… Read more
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Four American champions crowned
October 12th, 2009 | Gordon Kirby | 7 Comments
Championships were decided last weekend in four major American racing series. Dario Franchitti won the IRL’s IndyCar title at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, David Brabham/Scott Sharp wrapped-up the ALMS P1 championship for Highcroft Racing at Laguna Seca, Alex Gurney/Jon Fogarty sealed the Grand-Am title on the road course at Homestead-Miami, and… Read more
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