Archive for February, 2010

Daytona Speedweeks Schedule Set

SPEED will open its 2010 Daytona Speedweeks coverage Feb. 4 with live coverage of Budweiser Shootout practice, the Budweiser Shootout Selection Show and the Fourth Annual SPEED Performance Awards. “There is something a little insane about Daytona Speedweeks,” said SPEED President Hunter Nickell. “… and SPEED gets caught up in it just like everyone else. [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: GP2 Team To Run In Renault’s F1 Colors: A GP2 team will also bear the distinctive colors of Renault’s new Formula One colors in 2010. The French team DAMS will be a partner of Renault’s driver development program this year, running the F1 reserve drivers Ho-Pin [...]

NASCAR CWTS Tweaks Qualifying Rules

NASCAR will revise its five-year-old procedure governing guaranteed starting positions for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2010. The revision will open up additional spots in the line-up for teams qualifying via time trials. Since 2005, the top 30 eligible owners’ trucks were locked into the starting lineup and guaranteed a spot among the [...]

Aston Martin To Race In ALMS, Signs Fernandez

Aston Martin Racing will enter two Works LMP1 cars bearing the iconic blue and orange livery of Gulf Oil in the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours. The British team exceeded all expectations at La Sarthe in 2009 by finishing fourth overall, having been quickest of the petrol powered prototypes from start to finish in its [...]

Rolex 24 At Daytona Recap

A recap of the Rolex 24 at Daytona race that took place this weekend.

Fisichella To Race For Ferrari In Le Mans Series

Giancarlo Fisichella has signed up to contest the Le Mans Series in 2010. The 37-year-old is a veteran of 231 Grands Prix since 1996, but he will be Ferrari’s reserve driver this season. However, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest’s Le Mans Series said on Monday that Fisichella would contest “the whole season” of the endurance [...]