Your Track Pass NASCAR Contest

Just a reminder – Your Track Pass is still running a NASCAR contest for the readers of this blog.
The rules are pretty simple:

Name the Top 12 drivers who make the Chase in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Name the driver who wins the Sprint Cup Championship.
The tiebreaker: Predict how many points the 2010 NASCAR Sprint [...]

Rolex 24 At Daytona – Final Race Results

Pos 
Num 
Class 
CPos 
Drivers 
Team 
Car 
Laps 
Gap to 1st 

1. 
9 
DP 
1 
Borcheller, Barbosa, Rockenfeller, Dalziel 
Action Express Racing 
Porsche Riley 
755 
 

2. 
01 
DP 
2 
Pruett, Rojas, Wilson, Papis 
Chip Ganassi Racing w/F.Sabate 
BMW Riley 
755 
52.303 

3. 
95 
DP 
3 
Tucker, Hunter-Reay, Bouchut 
Crown Royal/NPN Racing 
BMW Riley 
751 
4 Laps 

4. 
75 
DP 
4 
Krohn, Jonsson, Zonta, Braun 
Krohn Racing 
Ford Lola 
735 
20 Laps 

5. 
60 
DP 
5 
Pew, Negri Jr, Frisselle, Wilkins 
Michael Shank Racing 
Ford Riley 
726 
29 Laps 

6. 
10 
DP 
6 
Taylor, Angelelli, Lamy, Taylor 
SunTrust Racing 
Ford Dallara 
711 
44 Laps 

7. 
6 
DP 
7 
Patterson, Valiante, Allmendinger, Frisselle 
Michael Shank Racing 
Ford Riley 
707 
48 Laps 

8. 
70 
GT 
1 
Haskell, Tremblay, Ham, Bomarito 
SpeedSource 
Mazda RX-8 
707 
48 Laps 

9. 
67 
GT 
2 
Bergmeister, Long, [...]

Action Express Wins Rolex 24 At Daytona

Most of the pre-race hype for the 48th Rolex 24 at Daytona centered on the star-studded lineups of Chip Ganassi Racing and GAINSCO Bob Stallings Racing, which featured the likes of four-time Nascar champion Jimmie Johnson, Dario Franchitti, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Scott Dixon.
But when the checkered fell on Sunday afternoon, the winning team of [...]

This Week In Racing History

During this week in racing history:
January 31
Pedro Rodriguez and Jackie Oliver drive a Gulf Porsche 917K to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1971).
February 1
Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroen (1989).
February 2
Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons drive a Lola T70 MkIIIB to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1969).
February 3
Paul Goldsmith drives Smokey [...]

Pastrana Takes Sno*Drift

Defending Rally America champion Travis Pastrana skated to victory on Saturday at Sno*Drift, the incredibly slick 2010 season opener.
Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom built a solid early lead and continued to put time on the rest of the field over the course of the two-day rally — despite a badly injured left shoulder.
“Man, I’m really [...]

Petrov To Be Announced As Second Renault Seat

Sunday afternoon will find Russian GP2 driver Vitaly Petrov as the second driver for Renault.
Petrov was mentioned in connection with several teams during the winter and has long been known to have massive sponsorship from his home country. Despite the large bankroll he has tro work with, he isn’t your run-of-the-mill driver.
He first appeared in [...]

Rolex 24 At Daytona Hours 1-6 Recap

A recap of the first six hours of the Rolex 24 at Daytona race at Daytona International Speedway.

Sergio Pena Post-Race Talk

Sergio Pena comments on his performance in the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown.

Logano Takes Showdown

Joey Logano got his second NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown trophy and Sergio Pena nearly made a historic debut on the national stage.
Logano, 19, held off the 16-year-old Pena and two-time race winner Matt Kobyluck for the victory in the 225-lap race Saturday before a sold-out crowd at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.
It was Pena’s first [...]

Sauber Adds Sponsor

The BMW Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce another new partner. The logo of the Japanese hair shampoo brand Scalp-D will be visible on the rear wing endplate of the new Formula One race car as well as on the team’s trucks and garage equipment.
About Scalp-D: Produced by Angfa Co., Ltd, leading Japanese company of [...]