The drivers in or out of the critical top 35 in the Sprint Cup owners’ standings didn’t change following Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
After Bristol, among the go-or-go-home set, former two-time champion Tony Stewart and highly-regarded newcomer A.J. Allmendinger remained solidly inside the top 35, as they’ve been all season…. Details
O’Connell, Magnussen, Garcia and Corvette Racing Make History in Sebring
Corvette Racing Sets Records in Final GT1 Appearance in Sebring 12-Hour Race
SEBRING, Fla., March 21, 2009 — The 57th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring was a history-making event for Corvette Racing. For Johnny O’Connell, it was a record-setting eighth Sebring class victory. For Jan Magnussen, it was his milestone 100th career victory in the American Le Mans Series’ landmark 100th race. For Antonio Garcia, it was his first win with Corvette Racing. And for Corvette Racing, it was a perfect performance that included an ALMS record for laps completed in the GT class at Sebring to jump start the 10th anniversary of America’s premier production sports car racing team. …Â Details
Lewis Hamilton is facing a new challenge and it is not one that he expected. As he flies to Australia this week to begin the defence of his Formula One World Championship, there is only one thing on his mind: the performance – or lack of it – of his new McLaren Mercedes.
In his first two years in a sport that he has taken by storm, the 24-year-old – who hails from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, but now lives in tax exile near Geneva – has had the benefit of two of the best racing cars in McLaren’s long and glorious history. Both …Â Details
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Never let it be said that a formula one driver merely sits on his backside, pushes pedals and twirls a steering wheel. It looks simple enough but the fact that a car is cornering as if on rails at 150mph actually adds to the physical battering being delivered to the man almost lying in the cockpit. The necessary fitness level is of the highest order.
Members of the British media were invited to the McLaren headquarters to witness Lewis Hamilton’s preparations and attempt some of the exercises…. Details