The entire complexion of Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway appeared to change in an instant when, during green-flag pit stops on Lap 67, a tire escaped the pit box of Marcos Ambrose and started rolling toward the frontstretch straightaway.
The real surprise came when Jimmy Watts, the gas man for the No. 47 Toyota driven by Ambrose, chased the loose tire into the grassy median between the track and pit road — at one point coming within about 70 feet of actually going onto the track while cars were still churning around it at speeds approaching 200 mph.
A caution flag flew immediately…Â Details
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It was not unfair to think last year, that Michael Waltrip was steering his racing team into an iceberg, just like the Titanic. He started the season at minus 100 points due to an embarrassing cheating scandal where he was caught putting jet fuel in his car, and the season never picked up much steam after that.
The only bright spot, was he and teammate David Reutimann finished inside the top 35 at 22nd and 25th. At least they would be able to start the first few few races if they survived. That was the thinking of most that follow NASCAR.
But the offseason saw Toyota start to develop better engines, and MWR also changed some things as well. New personnel and gritty determination may be paying off as Reutimann just got his first top-five finish, and Waltrip has finished strong, as well as started on the front row of the season opening Daytona 500…. Details
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Following a winter of preparation, Drayson Racing made its Le Mans Series debut, and in fact its motorsports debut, today at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. The Official Partner Team of Aston Martin Racing brought its No. 87 Aston Martin Vantage GT2 and drivers Paul Drayson (London/Gloucestershire, UK) and Jonny Cocker (Guisborough, Yorks, UK) to the 5.791 Km (3.6 miles) race course with an eye towards sizing-up the competition in the European-based Le Mans Series. Day one of the two day official Series-wide test gave Drayson Racing its first occasion to benchmark…Â Details
Every Formula 1 fan should be rejoicing this week as the announcement finally came that the former BAR and Honda Racing team had been saved and will take their place on the grid in Melbourne at the end of this month.
In the past I have been critical of Honda Racing and their misplaced claims to be a team worthy of challenging McLaren and Ferrari for the world championship. Despite the millions invested, and while Ross Brawn is a man I admire from his days with Benetton and Ferrari, I was initially sceptical about whether he could once again transform a team into a force to be reckoned with when he became Team Principal at Honda in 2007.
Now he has successfully led …Â Details
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