October 26, 2011
(BMW Group)
Tens of thousands of fans at the DTM season finale at Hockenheim, Germany got to see the new 2012 DTM contenders from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz lap the track on Sunday.
(2011, Nigel Kinrade Autostock)
Marcos Ambrose (No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports DeWalt/Stanley Ford), A.J. Allmendinger (No. 43 RPM Best Buy Ford) and Carl Edwards (No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Subway Ford) pass Michael Waltrip (No. 15 Aaron's Dream Machine/Darrell Waltrip NASCAR Hall of Fame Toyota) in the Good Sam's Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway last Sunday. Edwards, who started the day with a five point lead over Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Jimmy John's Chevrolet) in The Chase, finished 11th and saw his lead expand to 14 points over Roush Fenway Racing teammate Matt Kenseth (No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Jeremiah Weed Ford). Clint Boyer (No. 33 RCR "Chevy 100 Years" Chevrolet) got his first win of the season and the 100th in the Sprint Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing. Jeff Burton (No. 31 RCR Caterpillar Chevrolet) finished second, Dave Blaney (No. 36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Golden Corral Chevrolet) finished an excellent third and Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Penske Racing Miller Lite Dodge) finished fourth.
Formula 1 in New Jersey. We love the location, the 3.2-mile street circuit layout looks to be tremendous and we hope it all comes together well. "The Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial" (at the Ferry Terminal in Weehawken, New Jersey, and also through West New York, NJ) looks to be well thought-out, well planned, well financed and, well, we can't wait until June 2013. This event combined with the F1 race also scheduled for November 2012 at the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, makes for two F1 races in the U.S. Who would have thunk that even two years ago?
Editor-in-Chief's Note: Gordon Kirby's report on the real state of IndyCar and the cars they race and the tracks they race on is indeed sobering. Read it here. Personally, it's quite clear to me that racing on the steeply banked ovals designed for stock car racers is not IndyCar's thing and they shouldn't race on them ever again. The unfortunate reality is that they learned this way back in 1959 at Daytona International Speedway when two Indy car drivers were killed in one race. Over the years I've reported that IndyCar racing at places like the Texas Motor Speedway was sheer insanity and that a tragedy would result if they didn't change their ways. It's very sad that it took losing Dan Wheldon in order for the impetus for meaningful change to finally gain traction. In the coming weeks and months IndyCar, its drivers and CEO Randy Bernard will be evaluating everything associated with the sport. Let's hope they get it right because with the withering amount of all-encompassing media coverage that's part and parcel of our lives today, I don't see the sport surviving if they have another day like that dark Sunday in Las Vegas. - PMD
Editor-in-Chief's Note: Check out this video from the Porsche Rennsport Reunion here. - PMD
Editor-in-Chief's Note: If you really must keep up on all of the latest F1 developments and the potential U.S. GP in Austin, Texas, go here. - PMD
Editor-in-Chief's Note: Check out Michelin's racing website - "Michelin Alley" - and get in on all of the behind-the-scenes buzz. Go here. - PMD
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