Tag: Jimmy Vasser

• 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

  Sections: Blogs, Other reports, Sportscars

  Tags: Alex Gurney, BMW, Cayene, Colin Braun, Dario Franchitti, David Donohue, Daytona, Ganassi, Gary Nelson, Jamie McMurray, Jimmie Johnson, Jimmy Vasser, Joao Barbosa, Jon Fogarty, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Wilson, Lucas Luhr, Max Papis, Memo Rojas, Mike Colluci, Mike Rockenfeller, Mike Shank, Nic Jonson, Porsche, Ricardo Zonta, Richard Westbrook, Riley, Ryan Dalziel, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Scott Dixon, Scott Pruett, Scott Tucker, Terry Borcheller, Tracy Krohn, Wayne Taylor

• 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

  Sections: Blogs, Events, Sportscars

  Tags: Alex Gurney, Bob Stalling, Brumos, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi, Dario Franchitti, David Donohue, Daytona, Jimmie Johnson, Jimmy Vasser, Jon Fogarty, Juan Pablo Montoya, Juston Wilson, Mario Franchitti, Memo Rojas, Pontiac, Riley-Porsche, Scott Dixon, Scott Pruett

• Gordon Kirby’s Indy 500 preview

  May 19th, 2009 | Gordon Kirby | 4 Comments
  

  After the usual two weekends of qualifying the 93rd Indianapolis 500 takes place on Sunday. This year’s race looks like being another Penske versus Ganassi battle, but with everyone aboard roughly similar Dallara-Hondas there’s sure to be a long line of cars in the hunt. And, of course, almost anything… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Events, IRL

  Tags: Alex Lloyd, Bobby Rahal, Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti, Ganassi, Graham Rahal, Helio Castoneves, Helio Castroneves, Hideki Mutoh, Jimmy Vasser, Justin Wilson, Kevin Kalkhoven, Marco Andretti, Mario Moraes, Mike Hull, Oriol Servia, Penske, Raphael Matos, Robert Doornbos, Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, Tim Cindric, Tony Kanaan, Will Power

• For the stragglers, Indy qualifying continues

  May 16th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | No Comments
  

  This weekend should be quite a thrash at Indianapolis as everyone who failed last weekend to make the field for this year’s 92nd Indy 500 tries to take one of the remaining twenty-two places in the starting line-up. Chip Ganassi’s drivers and team put on a great show last Saturday… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL, Other reports

  Tags: Alex Zanardi, Andretti-Green Racing, Chip Ganassi, Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick, Helio Castroneves, Jimmy Vasser, Marco Andretti, Mike Hull, Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, Tomas Scheckter, Tony Kanaan

• “People are loving the fact that we’re all racing together again”

  April 14th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 1 Comment
  

  Last week, following Graham Rahal’s (above) inspired victory in his first IRL race in the streets of St Petersburg, team owner Carl Haas (below) was in the best spirits he’s been in for months. Like all the former Champ Car teams, Newman/Haas/Lanigan has been up to its elbows in a… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL, Other reports

  Tags: Carl Haas, Jerry Forsythe, Jimmy Vasser, Justin Wilson, Long Beach, Panoz-Cosworth, Paul Tracy

• Some good news and some bad

  March 28th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 3 Comments
  

  It was sad to talk last week with each of Derrick Walker (above), Paul Tracy (below) and Carl Haas. All three had tales of woe to tell about how the fallout from Champ Car’s demise has affected them. Walker’s team finds itself without the sponsorship to be able to race… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL, Personalities

  Tags: Carl Haas, Elkhart Lake, Jerry Forsythe, Jimmy Vasser, Jon Fogarty, Laguna Seca, Long Beach, Panoz, Panoz DP01, Paul Newman, Paul Tracy