Archive for July, 2010

Venezuelan Star Mazda Team Signs Chilean Driver

  Brownsburg, IN (July 22, 2010) – Linares Racing, the first-ever Venezuelan team to enter the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear has announced it will expand to a 2-car effort for the remaining six races of the 2010 season with the addition of Chilean open-wheel racer Kevin Toledo. The team has been running a [...]

2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series – Driver Standings

  Below are the unofficial driver standings for the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series: (After 20 races) RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 1 – Brad Keselowski 3189 Leader 20 4 3 14 17 2 – Carl Edwards 2989 -200 20 3 2 11 16 3 – Justin Allgaier 2691 [...]

Busch holds off Edwards for 8th Nationwide win

By Lee Montgomery Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 24, 2010) CLERMONT, Ind. —This time, there was no controversial finish. For the second NASCAR Nationwide Series race in a row, Carl Edwards went side-by-side for the lead on the final lap. But Saturday night at O’Reilly Raceway Park, Kyle Busch held Edwards off [...]

Pit Box: Indianapolis

By Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service   (July 24, 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 his [...]

Saturday notebook

Notebook: Kahne staying out of 2011 discussions By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 24, 2010) INDIANAPOLIS —Kasey Kahne wants no part of discussions about his future. Kahne’s former team owner, Ray Evernham, stirred the pot Friday by suggesting that Mark Martin will step aside at Hendrick Motorsports to make room for Kahne, [...]

Montoya nips Johnson for Brickyard pole

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 24, 2010) INDIANAPOLIS —Juan Pablo Montoya took advantage of an early qualifying draw and a slightly conservative approach from Jimmie Johnson to win the pole for Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as Chevrolets claimed nine of the first 10 starting spots. With a lap [...]

NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number   By Roger Kuznia Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service   (July 24, 2010)   6: Number of Sprint Cup tracks where Jeff Gordon has an average finish better than 10.0. One of those is Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Gordon has an average finish of 8.6 in 16 starts. His last Brickyard win came [...]

2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – Driver Standings

Below are the unofficial driver standings for the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: (After 12 races) RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 1 – Todd Bodine 1861 Leader 12 0 1 9 10 2 – Aric Almirola 1684 -177 12 0 2 3 8 3 – Johnny Sauter [...]