Ricky Taylor thought he missed his chance to make the record book in the recent race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. After winning six consecutive DP poles, he garnered plenty of attention for the opportunity to tie a record set by Jon Fogarty in 2007. Fogarty beat out Taylor for the pole, preserving his Daytona Prototype [...]
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Denied Pole Mark, Taylor Sets New Rolex Series Record
August 26th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Grand-Am Road Racing - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive NASCAR Penalizes Crew Chief Jerry Baxter
NASCAR has penalized Jerry Baxter, crew chief for the No. 99 car that competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event Aug. 20 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, for his actions following the completion of the race. Baxter has been fined $5,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 for violating Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to [...]
Pruett-Rojas clinch Grand-Am title for Ganassi
Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 28, 2010) MONTREAL—Car owner Chip Ganassi claimed another major victory Saturday when Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas won the Montreal 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, clinching the Rolex Sports Car Series’ team championship in the Daytona Prototype class. Pruett and Rojas set a single-season series record [...]
Canadian Grand Prix Chalk Talk
SPEED’s Steve Matchett gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the changes made to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal and brake issues Formula One Grand Prix teams must overcome.
Nuts And Bolts
Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: McLaren To Delay Debrief To Watch World Cup Match: McLaren may have to delay its usual post-qualifying debrief so that patriotic team members can watch England kick off its FIFA World Cup campaign. Saturday’s qualifying in Montreal conveniently finishes with half an hour to spare before [...]
Nuts And Bolts
Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Horner Hints Red Bull Considering 2011 Engine Supply: Christian Horner has indicated there is no guarantee that Red Bull will still be powered by Renault engines beyond 2010. The team principal is quoted by Italy’s Autosprint as saying he is happy with the relationship between Red [...]
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