Dale Earnhardt Jr. would jump at the chance to drive in the Indianapolis 500 if there were not a conflicting NASCAR race on the same day.
Rain washed out his plans for a ride in a two-seat Indy car on Thursday. Instead, he strapped himself behind the wheel and received a 10-minute, stationary lesson in Indy driving from former 500 winner Dan Wheldon.
“Any time you’re around a race car and there’s a driver that has driven that car, you’re going to ask what it drives like, what it feels like, what it does, how it works,†Earnhardt said. “I picked his brains as hard as I could.â€
He said driving at Indianapolis “definitely interests me.â€Â … Details
The former Indy 500 Winner will give his National Guard teammate a High-Speed tour of Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Thursday when Panther Racing driver Dan Wheldon gives NASCAR Sprint Cup star Dale Earnhardt Jr. a ride in the Indy Racing Experience two-seater at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Both drivers will be available for photos and interviews following the event, which begins at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Earnhardt Jr. is in Indianapolis to promote the upcoming July 26th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and Wheldon is traveling to Canada immediately after Thursday’s event for the Honda Indy Toronto IndyCar Series race, which will be held on Sunday… Details
She has more career wins in major league racing than Danica Patrick. Not only that, she’s leading the points in her specific category and could potentially win the championship this season.
And while there’s no indication that she’s interested in racing in NASCAR, or if anyone in NASCAR wants to lure her to compete in the Sprint Cup series, keep your eye on NHRA Funny Car points leader Ashley Force Hood.
The daughter of 14-time Funny Car champ John Force, Ashley has been tearing up the asphalt this season in only her third full season in the Funny Car ranks. Not only did she win earlier this year at Baytown, Texas, Force has finished in the top-five in every one of the 12 races thus far this season, adding four runner-up showings to her second career win…Â Details
Michael Waltrip admitted Tuesday that he always has looked up to his big brother, Darrell. But it’s obvious he doesn’t always take Darrell’s advice.
For that, every employee at Michael Waltrip Racing can be thankful today. More than once over the last several years, Darrell Waltrip told his much younger brother to get out of the race team ownership business.
“I even tried to talk him out of it before he got into it,” Darrell said.
He tried again and again as Michael’s struggles on …Â Details