Archive for July, 2010

Grenier Wins Star Mazda Race 1 at Autobahn

Autobahn Country Club / Joliet, IL (July 31, 2010 ) – Starting from his second pole of the season, Quebec racer Mikael Grenier drove a flawless race to his first victory in this afternoon’s Race 1 / Round 8 of the HARRAH’S Autobahn Grand Prix Presented by MAZDA.  Rounding out the top-3 were Brazilian Caio [...]

Saturday Pocono notebook

Notebook: Owners sketchy on details of recent meeting By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 31, 2010) LONG POND, Pa. —You think NASCAR’s secret fines levied on drivers were mysterious? The clandestine fines to Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman for disparaging remarks about NASCAR racing don’t hold a candle to the lack of [...]

2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – Driver Standings

Below are the unofficial driver standings for the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: (After 13 races) RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 1 – Todd Bodine 1993 Leader 13 0 1 9 10 2 – Aric Almirola 1844 -149 13 0 2 4 9 3 – Johnny Sauter [...]

Sadler enjoys emotional truck win at Pocono

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 31, 2010) LONG POND, Pa. —Elliott Sadler isn’t ready to be written off. On Saturday at Pocono Raceway, he showed why. Pulling away on the second attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag finish, Sadler won the Pocono Mountains 125 Camping World Truck Series race from the pole, his [...]

NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number By Roger Kuznia Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 31, 2010) 82: Laps led by Clint Bowyer in the last two Sprint Cup races at Pocono Raceway, second most behind only Denny Hamlin, who led a total of 179 laps and won both events. Bowyer was sixth in Saturday’s final practice for Sunday’s [...]

Conor Daly quickest in Star Mazda Friday testing at Autobahn

  Autobahn Country Club / Joliet, IL (July 30, 2010) – Conor Daly, the current Star Mazda Championship points leader and winner of four races and five poles so far this season, turned the quickest lap in both of today’s 45-minute practice sessions leading up to this weekend’s Rounds 8 & 9 of the 2010 [...]

Pit Box

Pit Box: Pocono By Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 30, 2010) For a third straight season, Sporting News’ Reid Spencer, Roger Kuznia and Bill Marx are matching wits in the Pit Box. The format is simple: They can pick a driver only once during the season. But for good measure, each also will pick [...]

This time, Stewart earns his Pocono pole

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 30, 2010) LONG POND, Pa.—Tony Stewart, seeking his first win of 2010, is used to starting up front at Pocono Raceway—but this time he earned it during time trials. With a lap at 171.393 mph Friday, Stewart claimed the Coors Light Pole Award for Sunday’s Sunoco [...]