Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas became the first major American racing champions of the year when they scored their eighth win of the year in the Grand-Am race at le Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal last Saturday driving Chip Ganassi’s Riley-BMW. Pruett has now won a total of 30 Grand-Am… Read more
Tag: Dario Franchitti
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First American champions crowned
August 31st, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | No Comments
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Power and Cocker show the way
August 23rd, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | No Comments
Will Power continued his mid-season domination of Indycar racing with Team Penske at Infineon Raceway (formerly Sears Point) in California last Sunday. Power took his eighth pole and led all the way to score his fifth win of the year. In the last five races the Australian has won three… Read more
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Ganassi reigns, and Dyson delivers
August 9th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 2 Comments
Chip Ganassi enjoyed a clean sweep last weekend as his three teams won races in NASCAR, IndyCar and Grand-Am. It began at Watkins Glen on Saturday when Scott Pruett/Memo Rojas won the Grand-Am event in Ganassi’s Riley-BMW. Then Juan Pablo Montoya drove a perfect race on Sunday at the Glen… Read more
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Indycar deadline looms…
July 13th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 4 Comments
On Wednesday, Indycar will announce its ‘Future Car Strategy’ – the chassis and aerodynamic part of its 2012 formula. Indycar CEO Randy Bernard’s ‘Iconic’ committee will cast its final vote that morning and Bernard will reveal the decision just after noon at the Museum of Art in Indianapolis. Meanwhile the… Read more
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Franchitti’s pride after Indy win
June 1st, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 7 Comments
Dario Franchitti was the man to beat at Indianapolis this year. The Scot jumped into the lead on the opening lap and led almost all the way, save for pitstop shuffling. In the end it was all about saving fuel as Dario and most of his remaining challengers tried to… Read more
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Ganassi pair prevail pre-Indy
May 5th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 1 Comment
Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti scored a one-two sweep for Chip Ganassi’s team at the Kansas Speedway on Saturday. Until last weekend Ganassi’s IRL team had struggled through an indifferent start to the season, but his drivers were supreme on the 1.5-mile Kansas oval in the last race before the… Read more
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An evening with Parnelli Jones
April 26th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 5 Comments
One of the highlights of April’s Long Beach race weekend is the Road Racing Drivers’ Club (RRDC) dinner. Last year the guest of honour was Dan Gurney and proceeds from the event went to the Team USA scholarship programme. This year the honour fell to Parnelli Jones, and after dinner… Read more
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Latest Issue – April 2010
March 3rd, 2010 | Web Editor
Season preview
Nigel Roebuck talks to Martin BrundleSchumacher’s comeback
Reaction from Germany and ItalyGreatest Grid ever?
Anthony Rowlinson on 2010 promiseWhat’s changed for 2010?
Adam Cooper reads the new rulesBBC – year two
Rob Widdows talks to ‘The Chain’ gangOther features
Motor Sport Hall of Fame
A full… Read more -
A classic Daytona win
February 1st, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | No Comments
This year’s Rolex 24 hours at Daytona produced a similar result to last year with a Brumos Porsche winning from one of Chip Ganassi’s two cars, but without 2009’s drama when Juan Pablo Montoya battled fiercely with David Donohue. The closing hours of this year’s race were disappointingly flat as… Read more
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Rolex 24 Hours preview
January 25th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 3 Comments
Last year’s season-opening Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona featured a tremendous battle through the final three hours between Juan Pablo Montoya and David Donohue. Donohue scored the biggest win of his career as the 42-year-old overcame Montoya’s unrelenting efforts, using his Riley-Porsche’s superior power to take the lead from Montoya… Read more
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