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Archive for May, 2012

May 31
Thursday

Simon Pagenaud, 2012 IICS Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

Simon Pagenaud SIMON PAGENAUD, (Poitiers, France) In less than six days time, you will have been on a superspeedway, short oval and a street course. Talk about the diversity of the IZOD IndyCar Series? “The IZOD IndyCar Series provides so many different types of racetracks. It gives us drivers the opportunity to challenge ourselves on different racetracks and adapt to the situation, track, and race craft! I enjoy the diversity on the schedule. It rewards the most complete driver! The IndyCar champion at the end of the year will definitely be the most complete driver in any open wheel series worldwide! Experiencing a super speedway and short oval this week was like learning it all again. I felt much more in-tune with short ovals ... FULL STORY »

Mike Conway, 2012 IICS Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Pre-Race Fast Facts

2012 IICS Mike Conway - Photo Courtesy of INDYCAR/LAT USA Notes: Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Mike Conway: No. 14 ABC Supply Dallara/Honda · New to Detroit: Mike Conway will be seeing the 2.07-mile temporary street circuit on Detroit’s Belle Isle for the first time on Thursday. Conway didn’t join ... FULL STORY »

Panther Racing Rolls into Chevy’s Backyard for Belle Isle Grand Prix

JR Hildebrand No. 4 National Guard - Photo Courtesy of INDYCAR/LAT USA IZOD IndyCar Series Returns to Detroit-Area Street Course for First Time Since 2008 Season DETROIT, Mich. - (May 31, 2012) – Panther Racing and driver JR Hildebrand will join the IZOD IndyCar Series as it returns to the Belle Isle temporary ... FULL STORY »

2012 NCWTS Lucas Oil 200 Final Practice Session Speeds

Kevin Harvick NCWTS Tide - Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka / Getty Images for NASCAR Kevin Harvick, with a lap speed of 154.712 mph, showed the fastest way around Dover International Speedway during the final NCWTS Lucas Oil 200 practice session. Second fastest and with a lap speed of 153.309 mph, was  Justin Lofton, followed by ... FULL STORY »

Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing and Driver Josef Newgarden Building at Belle Isle

Josef Newgarden - Photo Courtesy of INDYCAR/LAT USA When Frederick L. Olmsted drafted the plans for Belle Isle in Detroit, he envisioned a beautiful oasis in what was simply a marshy swamp, similar to the transformation he concocted for the most famous green space in the world, Central ... FULL STORY »

David Reutimann, 2012 NSCS FedEx 400 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

David Reutimann - Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Advance:  Dover International Speedway Race: FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: 13 of 36 Track: Dover International Speedway Track Length: 1.0 mile Date: June 3, 2012 Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) will compete in the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks this weekend with ... FULL STORY »

INDYCAR News and Notes – May 30,

INDYCAR Logo Today's IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights and Mazda Road to Indy headlines: 1. Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing penalized for post-race infraction 2. Chevrolet To Provide Vehicles For Holmatro Safety Team; Safety Cars, Parade Vehicles for selected IZOD IndyCar Series events 3. ... FULL STORY »



Ron Hornaday Jr (Anderson's Maple ) - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NCWTS Lucas Oil 200 First Practice Session Speeds
Posted 05.31.12
Ron Hornaday, Jr., with a lap speed of 151.764 mph, was the fastest during the first NCWTS Lucas Oil 200 practice session at Dover International Speedway. NCWTS Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender,  Ty Dillon, with a lap speed of 151.681 mph, was second fastest, followed by Joey Coulter (151.458 mph) ...FULL STORY »
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Belardi’s USF2000 Team Excels on Solo Oval
Posted 05.31.12
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - May 31, 2012 - Belardi Auto Racing's Cooper Tires Presents USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda team excelled at the only oval event on their 2012 season schedule with three top 10 finishes at Lucas Oil Raceway Park in Clermont, IN - a quick 10 minute drive from ...FULL STORY »
KV Racing Technology's 2012 Drivers Tony Kanaan (left) E.J. Viso (center) and Rubens Barrichello (right)
KV Racing Technology Returns to Detroit’s Belle Isle After Three-Year Hiatus
Posted 05.31.12
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – May 31, 2012 – KV Racing Technology returns to Detroit’s Belle Isle after a three year hiatus for the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, June 1-3, on the 2.1-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit.   Tony Kanaan, behind the wheel of the No. 11 GEICO | MOUSER ELECTRONICS – ...FULL STORY »
Jeff Gordon and DuPont unveil the "20 Years Celebratory Chevrolet" #24 DuPont car on May 31, 2012 in Wilmington, Delaware. The Hall of Fame driver will race this paint scheme one time during the 2012 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida this November.
DuPont Unveils New No. 24 Chevrolet Paint Scheme Marking 20th Anniversary Sponsorship of Jeff Gordon
Posted 05.31.12
First Look at 20th Anniversary Car to Commemorate NASCAR’s Longest Running Sponsor Partnership WILMINGTON, Del., May 31, 2012 – Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon helped DuPont unveil a new 20th Anniversary paint scheme on his No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet this morning at the headquarters of DuPont Performance Coatings during the 2012 DuPont NASCAR ...FULL STORY »
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‘That’s My Boy’ Star Vanilla Ice to Pace the Pocono 400 Starting Field
Posted 05.31.12
Parade Lap ride with Vanilla Ice also to be auctioned to raise money for The NASCAR Foundation and The Armed Forces Foundation  Long Pond, PA (May 31, 2012) ― Vanilla Ice will be the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the June 10, 2012 Pocono 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at ...FULL STORY »
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The Month of May Challenges Belardi Auto Racing Once Again
Posted 05.31.12
BELLE ISLE, MI - May 31, 2012 - It has been a busy Month of May for Belardi Auto Racing drivers Mike Larrison, Alon Day and Jorge Goncalvez. In addition to testing, practices, qualifying and the Freedom 100, the Firestone Indy Lights drivers have been occupied with media appearances and community ...FULL STORY »
Turner Motorsports' Brazilian Drivers Nelson Piquet Jr. and Miguel Paludo
Turner Motorsports’ Brazilian Drivers Nelson Piquet Jr. and Miguel Paludo to run Nationwide Series Race at Road America
Posted 05.31.12
Paludo to make NNS Debut in Fourth Turner Entry in First Road Course Race of 2012 MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 31, 2012) - Turner Motorsports announced today it will field four NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) entries in the upcoming race at Road America. Brazilian drivers Nelson Piquet Jr. and Miguel Paludo will ...FULL STORY »
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Autograph Session for Select Fans with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers, Including Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Posted 05.31.12
HAMPTON, Ga. (May 31, 2012) – As part of the AdvoCare 500 weekend, Atlanta Motor Speedway is providing fans the opportunity to gain access to an autograph session with four premier NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 1. Fans purchasing tickets to the NASCAR Sprint ...FULL STORY »
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Offers Special Ticket Discounts for 2013 Indianapolis 500 Fans
Posted 05.31.12
INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, May 31, 2012 - As a special thank you to the greatest race fans in the world, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is offering special pricing for selected days for the 2013 Indianapolis 500 for those who reorder their Race Day tickets by June 11 for the 97th running ...FULL STORY »


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