A driver’s first grand prix win is always an uplifting moment but, as the dust settled following Mark Webber’s superb drive to victory at the German Grand Prix, there were further reasons to be delighted about events at the Nurburgring.
The Australian grinned broadly as he proudly displayed his national flag while he indulged in the traditional celebrations with his team in the paddock but even those who may have been smarting over England’s struggles in the first Ashes Test – though they eventually scraped a draw – would surely not begrudge him this long-awaited victory.
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The dozens of spectators lining the downtown streets could hear the roaring engines and screeching tires well before the cars came into view.
A procession of exotic cars and trucks, along with TV crews to film their arrival, roared into town Sunday evening as the third leg of the internationally televised Bullrun Rally ended at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center.
Making its second stop in Staunton in the past three years, the annual rally, which includes a $20,000 entry fee, puts drivers on a seven-day, cross-country road trip to see who can reach a string of predetermined destinations first…Â Details
Race car drivers have very good memories and I’m not talking about the wins and loses in their careers.
Race car drivers remember everything.
The LifeLock.com 400 at the Chicagoland Speedway brought that fact to center stage when two drivers decided it was time for some revenge against a fellow driver that had done them wrong.
Ironically they both were aiming for the same driver, NASCAR’s champion Jimmie Johnson… Details
Body-slamming and bump-drafting were the order of the day — at 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway, no less — and 50-year-old Martin was the last man standing in a wild LifeLock.com 400.
Pulling away after a double-file restart with two laps left in Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race, Martin won his series-best fourth race of the season and the 39th of his career. Martin gained two positions to 11th in the standings and will have at least 40 bonus points for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup seven races hence, if he can hold a position in the top 12…Â Details