Sunday, March 14, 2010

Roundup

Sebastian Vettel wins pole for Formula One season opener

Vettel of Red Bull will start Formula One's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position, while Michael Schumacher will start seventh in his comeback with Mercedes. - 03/13/2010

Kurt Busch waiting on his NHRA drag-racing debut

Heavy rain and flooding has postponed Kurt Busch's NHRA debut until Saturday at the earliest.

When Kurt Busch's wife surprised him with a spot in a drag racing school, the NASCAR driver had no idea what he was getting into. He still doesn't really know, either. - 03/12/2010

Danica Patrick sets NASCAR aside, refocuses on IRL

Danica Patrick will stick with the IndyCar Series for the next four months before returning to NASCAR in the last weekend in June.

Patrick is back with the IndyCar Series after three races in NASCAR's second-tier Nationwide circuit, and she can't wait for the open-wheel season to get under way. - 03/12/2010

NASCAR

Jack Roush satisfied with Carl Edwards' penalty

On Tuesday, Carl Edwards was placed on probation for three races.

Edwards was in an early accident with Keselowski in Sunday's race at Atlanta, and later returned to the track and deliberately wrecked Keselowski. The contact sent Keselowki's car airborne. - 03/11/2010

NASCAR suspends two for violating drug policy

NASCAR has suspended two crewmen for violating its substance abuse policy, including the former brother-in-law of Jeremy Mayfield. - 03/10/2010

Carl Edwards gets three-race probation for wrecking Brad Keselowski

Brad Edwards is 20th in the Sprint Cup driver standings.

Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on three-race probation Tuesday for his deliberate wreck with Brad Keselowski of Rochester Hills last week at Atlanta. - 03/09/2010

NASCAR: Kobalt Tools 500

Brad Keselowski-Carl Edwards feud results in scary crash; Kurt Busch wins

Brad Keselowski flips after being nudged by Carl Edwards during Sunday's race in Hampton, Ga. "That's not cool," said Keselowski, of Rochester Hills.

Edwards, running 156 laps behind, clipped Keselowski and caused his car to spin, then lift into the air at around 190 mph. Keselowski was OK, but NASCAR ordered Edwards to park his car and summoned him to its trailer. - 03/08/2010

Saturday's roundup

Dale Earnhardt Jr. hopes Atlanta pole will launch resurgence

Dale Earnhardt Jr.: "It's definitely a step in the right direction."

Hampton, Ga. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is doing his best to forget 2009. - 03/06/2010

Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins pole at Atlanta

Dale Earnhardt Jr. climbs out of his car after qualifying.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on the pole for the first time in nearly two years. He's hoping it will lead to Victory Lane. - 03/06/2010

NASCAR president says wings coming off soon

NASCAR president While Helton didn't provide a specific date for the expected removal of the wings from the cars.

"We're hoping within the next two of three races that we'll take the wings off and put the spoiler on," NASCAR president Mike Helton said Monday. - 03/02/2010

NASCAR

Jimmie Johnson catches Jeff Gordon to win in Las Vegas

Jimmie Johnson took four tires on the final pit stop — Harvick and Gordon only took two — in a race-winning decision that gave him his 49th career victory and fourth at Las Vegas.

Johnson reeled in his teammateat Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where the four-time defending champion won for the second consecutive week. He needed luck to win last week. - 03/01/2010

Saturday's roundup

Kevin Harvick wins Nationwide race, Danica Patrick wrecks

Kevin Harvick leads during Saturday's Nationwide race at Las Vegas.

Harvick led 83 of the 200 laps, but had to rally after his crew cost him several spots on pit road. "You look like a bunch of idiots," Harvick told crew members. - 02/27/2010

Roundup

Kurt Busch wins pole in Las Vegas

Kurt Busch grew emotional in his pole-winners press conference, having to stop to compose himself and wipe away tears when he recognized one of his father's former racing rivals.

Kurt Busch visited Victory Lane last year at his home track. He was there to congratulate his little brother, Kyle, who became the first Busch brother to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. - 02/26/2010

IRL

Marco Andretti still waiting for breakthrough year

Marco Andretti's resume reads like that of a seasoned IndyCar Series veteran: 32 top-10 finishes, 18 top-fives and nearly $5 million in career earnings. Yet he will only turn 23 on the eve of the March 14.

"I'm feeling more like a veteran, just because of having been there. Experience is everything," Andretti said Thursday before testing at Barber Motorsports Park. - 02/26/2010

Olympic Insider

Auto racing star Geoff Bodine a savior to U.S. sledders

Former NASCAR star Geoff Bodine helped design the sleds used by the United States, including Steve Holcomb's sled called Night Train.

With a good chunk of his own money, along with private donations, Bodine -- assisted mightily by lead designer Bob Cuneo -- has spent 18 years keeping up with bobsled technology changes, research and development costs. - 02/25/2010

Blog

NASCAR/Racing Blog: Doug Guthrie
Keselowski will drive Penske's Dodge and Jr's Chevy too

Taking a seat in a Dodge in NASCAR's Cup series used to mean you won't be driving that Chevy in the Nationwide series any more. But not in … Continued

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