Archive for May, 2008

F1: Massa captures pole for Turkish Grand Prix

By ADAM COOPER
Felipe Massa wheeled his Ferrari to the pole position for Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix. The race will be broadcast on the SpeedTV network, starting at 7:30 a.m. Eastern.
Felipe Massa earned the pole position for the Turkish Grand Prix for the third year in a row with a strong performance in Istanbul, leaving championship [...]

Stewart wins crash-filled Nationwide race

Tony Stewart celebrates his Nationwide victory in Darlington on Friday night.
Before this year Tony Stewart hadn’t won on NASCAR’s longest track at Talladega, Alabama, or on its oldest superspeedway at Darlington, South Carolina. In the span of three weeks, though, he’s accomplished two of his long-time stock car goals.
Stewart led 90 of the 149 laps–the [...]

Darlington track record shattered repeatedly

By AL PEARCE
Greg Biffle starts on the pole for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Darlington, South Carolina.
If the radio and TV commentators said it once, they said it oh, how about 42 times during Dodge Challenger Sprint Cup 500 qualifying on Friday afternoon at Darlington Raceway. That’s how many drivers–42 of the 45 [...]

AT THE BRICKYARD: Crewman injuried by Patrick’s car

Danica Patrick’s car sends up spark during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
News of the day Friday: Veteran crew member and former team co-owner Chuck Buckman appeared to have escaped serious injury Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after being hit by Danica Patrick’s car on pit road during a caution period on Fast Friday, the [...]

Cadillac CTS-V blitzes the ‘Ring in 7:59.32

By GREG MIGLIORE
The Cadillac CTS-V on its hot lap around the Nürburgring.
Cadillac aims for the 2009 CTS-V to be the fastest production sedan in the world–and the goal is in sight after a prototype fitted with production components posted a sub-eight-minute lap time at Germany’s famed Nürburgring track.
The CTS-V lapped the 12.9-mile track in 7 [...]