Archive for January, 2010

OAK Racing Returns For 2010

After a 2009 season which brought six podiums in eight races, OAK Racing Team Mazda France will continue to concentrate on the LMP2 category in 2010. The team will run two Pescarolo chassis in the five-round European-based Le Mans Series and hopes to participate with its two prototypes at the Le Mans 24 Hours. After [...]

Alabama Racetrack Complex To Get Revenue Boost

The Mobile County Commission has unanimously approved letting the proposed Alabama Motorsports Park keep one cent of the sales tax it generates as a way to get the ball rolling on the project.

Red Bull Names Reserve Drivers

Daniel Ricciardo and Brendon Hartley were announced as Red Bull’s joint reserve drivers for 2010 Tuesday. The energy drink company said the drivers would alternate their duties “on a race by race basis”. Ricciardo, 20, is the new British F3 champion, who impressed during his F1 test debut last month by setting the fastest time at [...]

Lopez Confirmed By USF1

As was speculated this past weekend, late Monday the USF1 team officially confirmed Jose Maria Lopez as one of its drivers for its inaugural 2010 season. “Securing ‘Pechito’ Lopez for our debut season has been a goal of ours for a long time,” said USF1 Team Executive Vice President Peter Windsor on the team’s website. [...]

Your Track Pass “Race for the Chase” Contest

That’s right, folks. Your Track Pass is having a contest. And you guessed it – it is NASCAR-based. 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 Predictions

The 2010 NASCAR season is drawing near and the anticipation (and the fumes) are looming. Nonetheless, I do have some predictions to throw at you. And unlike our current president, you have the right to agree or disagree. Having said that, here are my NASCAR predictions: The wing’s not the thing. The fans (and drivers) [...]

Sheltra Motorports Completes Move

MOORESVILLE, January 25, 2010: In an effort to improve their performance for the 2010 racing season, Sheltra Motorsports officially announced today the completion of the team’s move to Mooresville, North Carolina from Whitesville, Kentucky. The veteran ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards team also announced several organization changes for the impending season including the [...]

Watt Named Crew Chief At Robby Gordon Motorsports

Robby Gordon Motorsports has a new crew chief as they have named Iain Watt to the position, according to Lee Spencer at Fox Sports. Watt previously worked at Gillett Evernham Motorsports (now RPM) starting in 2007 and was director of performance engineering pri0r to the merger with Yates Racing at the end of last season. [...]