INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 - Jerry Grant, a 10-time competitor in the Indianapolis 500 and the first person to turn an official lap faster than 200 mph in an Indy car, died Sunday, Aug. 12. He was 77.
Grant, a prominent American road racer, turned his historic 201.414-mph lap in 1972 at Ontario, Calif. But he is probably best remembered for nearly winning the 1972 Indianapolis 500.
Driving the purple Mystery Eagle as teammate to Bobby Unser on Dan Gurney's All-American Racers team, Grant led at the 188-lap mark when he had to pit to replace a tire which was losing air. Instead of pitting in his stall, he went to the adjoining one of Unser, who had retired much earlier ... FULL STORY »
Newton, IA (August 4, 2012)- Coming off a 24th-place finish in the inaugural Indy 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Eric McClure headed to one of his favorite tracks on the circuit, Iowa Speedway, to compete in his first race at ... FULL STORY »
NASCAR Nationwide Series: 20 of 33
Track: Iowa Speedway
Date: August 4, 2012 ... FULL STORY »
Ryan Blaney
No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger
U.S. Cellular 250
Iowa Speedway
Saturday, August 4, 2012
TV: ESPN2 at 7:30pm ET Radio: MRN/Sirius 90
No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger News and Notes
· This Week’s Challenger… ... FULL STORY »
GAFFNEY, S.C. (July 31, 2012) – JD Motorsports w/Gary Keller is ready to continue their Brickyard-inspired boost in morale this weekend as the NASCAR Nationwide Series returns to Iowa Speedway for a Saturday night race.
Coming off a top-10 and ... FULL STORY »
"The No. 36 SealWrap Chevrolet finished 27th"
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 30, 2012) – Ryan Blaney started the Inaugural Indy 250 from the 11th position. He drove the Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) No. 36 SealWrap Chevrolet in the top-20 for the ... FULL STORY »
"Clements finishes 10th and Wallace 20th at inaugural Nationwide Brickyard event"
GAFFNEY, S.C. (July 29, 2012) – It was a commendable showing for the JD Motorsports w/ Gary Keller team in NASCAR’s inaugural Nationwide Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on ... FULL STORY »
