Archive for December, 2009

NASCAR Sprint Series Schedule – February 2010

Below is the NASCAR Sprint Series race schedule for the month of February 2010: (All times are Eastern) February 6 – Budweiser Shootout, Daytona International Speedway, 8:10 PM February 11 – Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona Internatrional Speedway, 2:00 PM February 11 – Gatorade Duel 2, Daytona International Speedway, 4:00 PM February 14 – Daytona 500, [...]

Formula 1 Teams And Drivers (As of December 31, 2009)

Below are the Formula 1 teams and drivers as of December 31, 2009: Toyota 9 Jarno Trulli Toro Rosso 11 Sebastien Buemi Red Bull 14 Mark Webber | 15 Sebastian Vettel Williams 17 Kazuki Nakajima | 19 Rubens Barrichello Force India 20 Adrian Sutil McLaren 1 Lewis Hamilton | 2 Heikki Kovalainen | 18 Jenson [...]

Sauber Set To Name Second Driver Soon

Sauber is very close to confirming its driver lineup for the 2010 Formula 1 season as team owner Peter Sauber has revealed that a second driver has been signed by the outfit. Already Sauber has signed and confirmed a deal with Kamui Kobayashi for the season following an impressive debut for Toyota in the final [...]

Record Numbers Help NASCAR Foundation In ’09

Thousands of NASCAR fans across the country came out to support The NASCAR Foundation throughout the year, enabling the Foundation to raise and contribute $1.8 million in program services to nonprofit organizations across the country. A majority of the contributions went to affect the lives of children and families in need, especially in the areas [...]

Piquet Not To Race For Campos

F1′s newest racing team from Spain, Campos, will not add Nelson Piquet to its roster for 2010. The Italian newspaper La Stampa said that it’s true that Piquet and Campos had in fact been in contact, with assistance from F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. Added Campos’ Daniele Audetto: “In fact, we received an offer from [...]

Button Honored In List

The Formula One champion for 2009 will receive an honor from his native country. Specifically, Jenson Button will be made a Member of the British Empire in Queen Elizabeth’s New Year’s Honours List for services to motor racing. The Briton won six of the first 7 races to claim the 2009 title for Brawn GP [...]

Top Drivers, Races Highlight 2009 Cup Series Season

Lots of big performances – both from a driving and racing standpoint – took place during the 2009 Cup Series season. Below are some of the outstanding performers and races, as selected from discussions with the national series directors, competition department and NASCAR PR managers: Top Drivers (in alphabetical order) Jimmie Johnson — Made NASCAR [...]

Season In Review: Jimmie Johnson

Take a look back at Jimmie Johnson’s 2009 season culminated with his historic fourth consecutive Sprint Cup Series championship.