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Archive for May, 2011

May 12
Thursday

Townsend Bell Ready To Make History in Historic Indianapolis 500

Sam Schmidt Motorsports thumbnail INDIANAPOLIS (May 12, 2011) – For most IZOD IndyCar Series drivers, their life revolves around the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. The IZOD IndyCar Series championship is important, as is each of the other 16 races on the 2011 season schedule. But the race, the one that pays the most, comes with the most prestige and etches a driver’s name in the history books is the 200-lap, 800-turn, 500-mile spectacle that will take place for the 95th time on May 28. There is no bigger race in the world and every driver knows it, including Townsend Bell, driver of the No. 99 Herbalife Dallara/Honda/Firestone entry for Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM). While several other drivers competing ... FULL STORY »

Team Penske Excited to Begin Practice for 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500

Team Penske Thumbnail SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 12, 2011) – No event in auto racing is bigger than the Indianapolis 500 and this year, the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” carries an even greater significance with the 100th anniversary of the race set to be ... FULL STORY »

Conquest Racing’s Pippa Mann Completes Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation

2011 Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program - Driver Pippa Mann - Photo Credit: Catchfence Open Wheel Editor: Paul Powell INDIANAPOLIS (May 12, 2011) – Conquest Racing’s Pippa Mann is one of six rookies who completed all four phases of the mandatory Rookie Orientation Program today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mann will be one of 42 drivers – and the fourth ... FULL STORY »

2011 NCWTS Lucas Oil 200 Final Practice Session Speeds

Cole Whitt - Red Bull Racing Team It was Sunoco Rookie contender, Cole Whitt, with a lap speed of 154.839 mph, showing the fastest way around Dover International Speedway during the final NCWTS Lucas Oil 200 practice session. Fellow Sunoco Rookie contender, Joey Coulter, was second fastest with ... FULL STORY »

Rookies Earn Stripes in Indy 500 Rookie Orientation Program

INDYCAR_LOGO Thumbnail INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, May 12, 2011) - While many Midwesterners were completing lunch, Pippa Mann dutifully completed the paperwork for engineers and exited the stuffy conference room with a broad smile. An hour earlier, she systematically completed all ... FULL STORY »

Servia Aims To Carry Momentum from Third Place Series Rank to Indy 500

Newman / Haas Racing Thumbnail Newman/Haas Racing – 29th Season Pre-Race Notes – TELEMUNDO DRIVER ORIOL SERVIA Centennial Running of the Indianapolis 500 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis 500 –FAST FACTS Round 5 of 17 in the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series ... FULL STORY »



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Lally Heading to Battle the Monster Mile
Posted 05.12.11
Mooresville, NC (May 12, 2011) – TRG Motorsports driver Andy Lally is looking for a good finish for the No. 71 Interstate Moving Services Ford Fusion in the show this weekend as the team heads to Dover International Speedway for the running of the FedEx 400 ...FULL STORY »
JR Hildebrand - Photo Credit: Catchfence Open Wheel Editor: Paul Powell
Hildebrand Quickest During Indianapolis 500 ROP on Thursday
Posted 05.12.11
National Guard Panther Driver Takes One Hour to Finish Four-Phase Program INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - (May 12, 2011) – It took National Guard Panther Racing driver JR Hildebrand just over an hour to complete the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s four-phase Rookie Orientation Program on Thursday afternoon, and by ...FULL STORY »
ThorSport Racing
ThorSport Racing Assists in Preparation of Menards 200 Car for NASCAR Driver Matt Crafton
Posted 05.12.11
(SANDUSKY, Ohio) - One week ago in the Sandusky, Ohio garage inhabited by ThorSport Racing - current home to the first and third-ranked teams in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series - sat over a dozen race vehicles in varying stages of preparation, one far different than all the ...FULL STORY »
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - Photo Credit: Steve Langley for NASCAR
Roush Fenway Racing, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Racing for Mississippi Flood Relief at Dover
Posted 05.12.11
Concord, N.C. (May 12, 2011) - Roush Fenway Racing and driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., are teaming up this weekend at Dover to bring attention to relief efforts for those affected by the recent flooding of the Mississippi River. Stenhouse, a native of Olive Branch, Miss., will carry Mississippi Flood ...FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch Looking To Tie Mark Martin For Most Career Wins In NASCAR Nationwide Series
Posted 05.12.11
Kyle Busch No. 18 MAC Tools Toyota NASCAR Nationwide Series Race Advance Dover International Speedway 5-Hour Energy 200 – Dover International Speedway · Kyle Busch will be looking to make history Saturday afternoon when he takes to the track in the No. 18 MAC Tools ...FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM)
Kyle Busch To Race Late Model Division At Lake Erie Speedway On Saturday, August 6
Posted 05.12.11
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 11, 2011) - Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that Kyle Busch will race in the Late Model Division at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pa. on Saturday, August 6. Kyle will also be signing autographs for a one-hour period on the main concoursewith his ...FULL STORY »
No. 88 Menards / Certainteed Chevrolet Silverado
2011 NCWTS Lucas Oil 200 First Practice Session Speeds
Posted 05.12.11
Matt Crafton, with a lap speed of 153.211 mph, was credited with being the fastest during the first NCWTS Lucas Oil 200 practice session at Dover International Speedway. Scored the second fastest with the identical lap speed of 153.211 mph, was Ron Hornaday Jr., followed by Kyle Busch (153.172 ) who was ...FULL STORY »
Milka Duno
Milka Duno to Appear at Bedford Schools Safety Expo Friday
Posted 05.12.11
(TOLEDO, Ohio) - ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards driver Milka Duno will appear at the 14th Annual Bedford Public Schools Safety Vehicle Expo on Friday at Monroe Road Elementary School in Lambertville, Mich. Duno's appearance is part of her visit to the Toledo area for Sunday's Menards 200 presented by ...FULL STORY »
Brad Rogers looks to continue winning family tradition at Rockingham Speedway
Posted 05.12.11
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (May 12, 2011) – Three times the USAR Pro Cup Series has raced at Rockingham Speedway and three times Clay Rogers has gone to victory lane at the venerable one-mile track. While the four-time series champion is now racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, that doesn’t ...FULL STORY »


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