Dario Franchitti wasn’t around American open-wheel racing when it finally became one series again last year.
But the 2007 IndyCar Series champion, once a star in the rival CART series, can certainly see the difference now that he is back.
“The competition level has gone up, even since 2007. It’s just so deep now,†Franchitti said Sunday after winning in Long Beach in just his second race back in IndyCar after an aborted shot at NASCAR in 2008. “Just about everybody is here and it really makes winning tougher and even more special when you do it.â€
There was some surprise when the popular Scotsman decided to make the move to NASCAR…Â Details
Before this year, Joey Logano was barely old enough to drive, let alone drive at Darlington Raceway. So it didn’t hurt having one of NASCAR’s all-time greats in Cale Yarborough show him around.
Logano is the 18-year-old phenom settling into the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing seat given up this season by Tony Stewart. On Wednesday, Logano toured the track “Too Tough To Tame†with five-time Southern 500 winner Yarborough.
“This is one of the track’s where I wonder what’s going to happen,†Logano said. “So to have one of the greats in Cale show me is really neat.â€
The 70-year-old Yarborough has certainly mastered NASCAR’s oldest superspeedway … Details
Josh Grant can almost hear the wheels turning when motorcycle fans see him and his Joe Gibbs Racing motocross team getting ready for an AMA Supercross race.
Joe Gibbs Racing? Motorcycles? Really?
Believe it.
Grant understands the curiosity. He also was a little surprised when he first saw JGRMX join the popular Supercross series last year. But the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.
“I was like, ‘You know what? That’ll open our sport up to a new side and open up new opportunities for riders to get into NASCAR,†Grant said… Details
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The Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Pro Tour 2009 was officially launched on the sands of the world famous Kuta Beach in Bali on Saturday afternoon in front of the Hard Rock Hotel just before sunset, complete with Balinese gamelan music and dancers, speeches, giveaways, and s live music performance, announcing the start of this exciting competitive surfing season.
The season’s first pro event will be the Rusty “Rumble in Da Jungle†6-star contest at Bangsal Beach in Sanur, starting off on April 26th with a waiting period of 3 weeks with which to allow the contest to be run in only the best waves, creating the most exciting event for both the surfers and the spectators, with a prize purse of … Details