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Jun 13
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INDYCAR News and Notes – June 13, 2011

INDYCAR_LOGO Thumbnail Today's IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights headlines: 1. Championship duel firing up on ovals 2. MoveThatBlock.com to Sponsor race at New Hampshire 3. Inside the numbers - Texas 4. Texas overnight rating up from 2010 1. Championship duel firing up on ovals: Long before the initial oval race of the IZOD IndyCar Series season in late May, Will Power ruminated on 11.375 -- his average finish on left-turn-only racetracks in 2010. It was his Achilles' heel in the championship chase in which he wound up five points shy to Dario Franchitti. Of course, he pored over the data, digested input, took a hard look at his driving and formulated a plan to ... FULL STORY »

Tire Gamble Relegates Jason White To A 16th Place Finish At Texas Motor Speedway

No. 23 Gunbroker.com Chevrolet (Jason White) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR Huntersville, NC (6-13-2011)- After working their way into the top-10 in Friday night's WinStar World Casino 400k at Texas Motor Speedway, a bold call by Crew Chief Chad Kendrick on lap 138 of the 168 lap event proved to ... FULL STORY »

Elliott Sadler, No. 2 OneMain Financial Chevrolet Impala Michigan International Speedway Preview

No. 2 OneMain Financial Chevrolet Impala (Elliott Sadler) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR Elliott Sadler No. 2 OneMain Financial Chevrolet Impala NASCAR Nationwide Series Race 15 of 34 - Michigan International Speedway HEADING FOR THE IRISH HILLS: Elliott Sadler will make his seventh-career NASCAR Nationwide Series start at Michigan International Speedway as ... FULL STORY »

Paul Menard, No. 33 Menards Chevrolet Impala Michigan International Speedway Preview

No. 33 Rheem / Menards Chevrolet Impala Paul Menard No. 33 Menards Chevrolet Impala NASCAR Nationwide Series Race 15 of 34 - Michigan International Speedway MENARD RETURNS TO THE WHEEL: Paul Menard joins the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team this weekend at Michigan International Speedway for ... FULL STORY »

Contact Ends David Starr’s Night in Texas

Fort Worth, TX – June 10, 2011. David Starr was filled with enthusiasm prior to Friday’ nights NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Winstar World Casino 400k at the Texas Motor Speedway. He had a special Texas-based associate sponsor in ... FULL STORY »

Justin Lofton 10th in Texas

Fort Worth, Texas -- Justin Lofton scored his first top-10 finish of the Camping World Truck Series season on Friday at the Texas Motor Speedway. After starting 25th, the California racer drove a consistent race and wheeled his way ... FULL STORY »

Miguel Paludo Scores Top-10 Finish at Texas Motor Speedway

Miguel Paludo - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR FT. WORTH, TX (June 11, 2011) --- Over the past two weeks Miguel Paludo and the No. 7 Stemco / Duroline team have been building intense momentum. After a few tough weeks in Nashville and Dover, ... FULL STORY »



Red Horse Racing (RHR)
Timothy Peters Fights an Ill-Handling Race Truck to Finish 20th at Texas Motor Speedway
Posted 06.12.11
FT. WORTH, TX (June 11, 2011) --- Timothy Peters and the No. 17 team continued to fight handling gremlins as they rolled into Texas Motor Speedway. Starting from the 23rd position Peters and the No. 17 team struggled with a loose race truck during the duration of the ...FULL STORY »
No. 60 Red Bull Chevrolet Silverado (Cole Whitt) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR
Thar She Blows (But Not All Is Bad) For Cole Whitt
Posted 06.12.11
DRIVER: Cole Whitt (No. 60, Turn One Racing) EVENT: WinStar World Casino 400k (NASCAR Camping World Truck Series) DATE: Friday, June 10, 2011 TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas RESULT: Start 14 / Finish 28 FORT WORTH, Texas — First, the bad news: Engine gremlins bit Cole Whitt, who entered ...FULL STORY »
Firestone Twin 275s
2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone Twin 275s – Race 1 Qualifying Results
Posted 06.11.11
FT. WORTH, Texas - Qualifying Friday for the Firestone Twin 275s IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 1.455-mile Texas Motor Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, and speed: 1. (77) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 215.186 2. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 214.801 3. (12) ...FULL STORY »
Ron Hornaday Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the 15th Annual WinStar World Casino 400k on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. - Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images
2011 NCWTS WinStar World Casino 400k Race Results
Posted 06.11.11
Ron Hornaday, Jr., won his first NCWTS race of the 2011 season Friday night, as he held off Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Parker Kligerman, to win the WinStar World Casino 400k at Texas Motor Speedway. Following Hornaday (who received his 48th series career win, and his third series ...FULL STORY »
Andretti Autosport
Andretti Autosport, 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone Twin 275s Post-Qualifying
Posted 06.10.11
ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT IZOD INDYCAR SERIES NOTES AND QUOTES, POST-QUALIFYING FIRESTONE TWIN 275s MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR Will start the first race in P23 "Obviously not the qualifying result we wanted today for the Venom car, but we've always run well in the ...FULL STORY »
Sebastian Saavedra in car - Photo Credit: Catchfence Open Wheel Editor: Paul Powell
Conquest Racing, 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone Twin 275s Race Preview
Posted 06.09.11
CONQUEST RACING FIRESTONE TWIN 275s RACE PREVIEW Event: Firestone Twin 275s Location: Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth Track: 1.5-mile oval Laps: 114 laps (each race) Miles: 171 miles (each race) Race: Saturday, June 11 at 8 p.m. (ET) TV Broadcast: 7:45 p.m. Firestone Twin 275 #1, 9:45 p.m. Firestone Twin 275 #2 on ...FULL STORY »
James Buescher, driver of the No. 31 Wolfpack Rentals Chevrolet, celebrates winning the Keystone Light Pole Award for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 400k at Texas Motor Speedway on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. - Photo Credit:Chris Graythen/Getty Images
2011 NCWTS WinStar World Casino 400k Starting Lineup
Posted 06.09.11
With a qualifying lap speed of 179.045 mph, James Buescher captured his first career NCWTS pole Thursday night, and received the WinStar World Casino 400k Keystone Light Pole Award at Texas Motor Speedway. Sharing the front row with Buescher, and with a qualifying lap speed of 178.288 mph, will be Sunoco ...FULL STORY »
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is Ready to Tackle Texas Motor Speedway
Posted 06.09.11
Fort Worth, Texas (June 9, 2011) - Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is ready to conquer Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. After coming off of a bittersweet result at the Indianapolis 500 two weeks ago, the Indianapolis-based squad is rejuvenated and ready for the Firestone Twin 275s in Fort Worth, ...FULL STORY »
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Texas Motor Speedway Releases New Android App During Firestone Twin 275s Weekend
Posted 06.09.11
Free Android App Provides Convenience To Race Fans With Schedules, News, Tickets And More FORT WORTH, Texas (June 9, 2011) – In keeping with Texas Motor Speedway’s “No Limits” theme, the speedway has implemented a free Android mobile phone app for fans to keep up with all things racing during its ...FULL STORY »


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