Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/05/06/video-2012-talladega-aarons-499-restart-crash-big-one/
Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III
Friday, May 11, 2012
Video: 2012 Talladega Aarons 499 Restart Crash Big One
BIG ONE #2 with 4 laps to go, AJ Allmendinger tried to block Denny Hamlin, wrecking Paul Mendard, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, Michael Waltrip, and others….but that’s Talladega!
After Incredible Richmond Debut Ryan Blaney Heads To Darlington
(L-R) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Dave Blaney stands with son Ryan Blaney during NASCAR Nationwide Series Coors Light Qualifying on Friday at Richmond International Raceway. Ryan made his first NASCAR Nationwide Series race by qualifying 8th, best of the drivers who had to qualify their way into the Virginia 529 College Savings 250. -...more»
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Porsche Planning a Panamera Junior, Still Considering Ferrari FF–Baiting Coupe
The Porsche Panamera (above) will have a smaller sibling. Porsche is planning to add a mid-size four-door to its lineup. Internally referred to as Pajun, as in Panamera Junior, the low-slung hatchback sedan will be based on Audi’s MLB platform—just like the upcoming Macan crossover SUV. Priced between $60,000 and $100,000, the new four-door will [...]
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Today’s Headlines
Citi Bike All Over the News (NYT, News, Post, WSJ, NY1, DNA, NBC, CBS, Politicker, Bloomberg, TN)
Bike-Share Misconception #1: Expecting It to Be Used for All-Day Jaunts (Gothamist, Post, Felix Salmon)
Bike-Share Misconception #2: Expecting Pedestrians to Get Hurt By People Riding Shared Bikes (News)
Queens Feeling Slighted About Getting Shut Out of Citi Bike, Even Though LIC [...]
Bike-Share Misconception #1: Expecting It to Be Used for All-Day Jaunts (Gothamist, Post, Felix Salmon)
Bike-Share Misconception #2: Expecting Pedestrians to Get Hurt By People Riding Shared Bikes (News)
Queens Feeling Slighted About Getting Shut Out of Citi Bike, Even Though LIC [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/05/08/todays-headlines-1384/
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Boullier says Silverstone test ‘nonsense’
Lotus team principal Eric Boullier has slammed plans to hold Formula 1's young driver test at Silverstone in July as 'nonsense' - and hopes bad weather forces it to be cancelled. As AUTOSPORT revealed, F1's young driver test is being split into two venues this year, with 10 teams currently electing to run immediately after the British Grand Prix and only Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso opting to run in Abu Dhabi in November. But Boullier is deeply critical of the Silverstone decision, which he thinks only makes sense from a cost perspective
Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer
Stewart critical of engine cooling rules
Tony Stewart was critical of NASCAR rules hampering engine cooling at restrictor-plate tracks, making sarcastic comments following Sunday's race at Talladega.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/stewart-critical-of-engine-cooling-rules
Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Photos: Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway
PHOTO CREDIT: NASCARMEDIA (USED WITH PERMISSION)
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Shane Lewis to Make Dubai 24H Debut
Shane Lewis Dubai 24H DUBAI - December 29, 2011 American to Start 31st Career 24-Hour Race at Middle East's Premier Event Shane Lewis began his career running open wheel races that lasted 30-minutes. Today, he has become one of the...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/shane_lewis_to_make_dubai.php
MORE THAN 1000 FANS CELEBRATE MATT HAGAN'S 2011 FUNNY CAR CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIS HOMETOWN
MATT HAGAN 2011 FUNNY CAR CHAMPION CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (Dec. 19, 2011) More than 1000 fans and friends celebrated Matt Hagan's 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car championship at the special event hosted by Shelor Motor Mile in...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/more_than_1000_fans_celeb.php
Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin
Monday, May 7, 2012
Quaife-Hobbs dominates race one
Adrian Quaife-Hobbs increased his Auto GP World Series points lead with the most dominant performance of the season at the Hungaroring.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/quaife-hobbs-dominates-race-one
Whincup on pole again for race three
Jamie Whincup wrapped up a Sunday morning double as he added pole for race three of V8 Supercars' Barbagallo triple-header to his fastest qualifying time in the earlier race two session. The championship leader denied his Triple Eight Holden team-mate Craig Lowndes, who had struggled to row seven in round eight qualifying minutes earlier, but jumped back into contention when the drivers switched from hard tyres to softs in the round nine session. Lowndes knocked Whincup off the top spot with a 55.4225-second lap just before the red flags came out so Taz Douglas could be retrieved from the Turn 6 sand trap
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/whincup-on-pole-again-for-race-three
Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr
Bell back with Schmidt for Indy 500
Townsend Bell will rekindle his relationship with Sam Schmidt Motorsports after being announced as the driver of the team's second car for this month's Indianapolis 500. It will be the third year in succession that Bell has raced at Indy for Schmidt. "Fast and consistency win the Indianapolis 500," said Bell
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Horner: No reason for Webber to leave
Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner says he sees no reason why Mark Webber would want to leave the squad, despite fresh rumours linking the Australian with Ferrari. Webber has been mooted as a potential replacement for Felipe Massa at the Italian team next year - with some rumours suggesting that a deal is already done - but Horner said there had been no movement for 2013 yet, and that he felt Webber would be happy to stay put
Reduced penalties leave Jimmie Johnson confused (Yahoo! Sports)
Wire Service, Distributed By The Sports Xchange FONTANA, Calif. -- In the aftermath of Hendrick Motorsports successful appeal of penalties imposed on the No. 48 team for a Daytona rules infraction, Jimmie Johnson made a bold assertion Friday at Auto Club Speedway.
Motorsports: 2012 One Lap Of America starts today
Filed under: Motorsports, Performance
Yes, it's spring time in Indiana, and although Jim Nabors won't be singing ahead of the drop of the green flag, it's time for another One Lap of America.
Having been part of the timing and scoring team for well over a decade, we tend to see a lot of the same faces and sheetmetal year in and year out, though there's always a steady stream of newcomers. Every few races, however, there seems to be a bumper crop of new cars that show up as old ones get tired and drivers find something different to play with. This is clearly one of those times, perhaps brought about by the dominance of the Nissan GTR over the last several years. As a result, there are a glut of the Japanese supercars in the fold, along with other noteworthy new models including an Audi TT RS, a BMW M5 and 1 Series M Coupe, not to mention a factory-prepped Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. As ever, there's a brace of Porsche 911 and Chevrolet Corvette models of various vintages, along with a Dodge Viper or two and a Ferrari 430. There's even an E-Series ambulance and an incredible sounding Honda Odyssey, also running with factory support.
Unfortunately, one key classic will be notably absent from the paddock this year: Brock Yates. Father of One Lap Of America and the legendary Cannonball Run that spawned it, Yates' health has been deteriorating due to Alzheimer's. Yates' son, Brock Jr. has been ably running the event for many years, but this is the first time that Senior won't be in attendance.
As has become the usual, this year's event kicks off in South Bend, Indiana at title sponsor Tire Rack's massive headquarters with a wet skidpad event. The motley crew of madmen and their motors will then jog down the road a few miles to the South Bend Motor Speedway (a paved oval) before hoofing it over to Autobahn Country Club's road course in Illinois. After that, it's off to a string of road courses starting with scenic Pacific Junction, Iowa, for the Mid America Motorplex, then on to Oklahoma's Hallett Motor Racing Circuit before heading to High Plains Raceway in Colorado. After that, it's off to Motorsports Park Hastings in Nebraska followed by a trip to Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota. Then it's over to Wisconsin's legendary Road America before the sleepless and bedraggled horde stumble back into South Bend next Saturday, May 12 for a final dry skidpad event. Got all that? If you don't, you can check out a map here.
As we'll be working the event, we won't have the ability to give you daily updates on the rally's progress, but if you're interested in keeping tabs on the action, check out One Lap Of America's official website and Facebook page, both of which figure to have live updates as the race gets underway this morning. In the meantime, you can check out our massive gallery above. It doesn't have every one of the roughly 75 that are scheduled to race, but if you are new to One Lap, it'll give you a good idea of the automotive diversity on display.
We'll see you in 3,300 miles or so, if not sooner...
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David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch
Saturday, May 5, 2012
IndyCar to control engine switches
IndyCar teams will no longer be able to change engine suppliers mid-season without permission from the series following a rule amendment introduced this week. "The intent of the rule is to try to help build a partnership between a team and its engine manufacturer," said Trevor Knowles, IndyCar's director of engine development. "Having a long-term commitment helps ease concerns about confidentiality of any information the manufacturer may share with a team.
Talladega Superspeedway Among Closest Finishes In NASCAR History
Last year’s April race at Talladega was one of those finishes. And as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series prepares for this year’s spring race at the Alabama track on May 6, we’re counting down the closest finishes in the sport. The following are a few of the closest finishes in NASCAR history. 1. Jimmie Johnson [...]
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/05/03/talladega-superspeedway-among-closest-finishes-in-nascar-history/
Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick
Friday, May 4, 2012
2013 Dodge Dart Aero Announced with 41 mpg Highway: Same Great Taste, Less Filling
This is a regular Dodge Dart. On a bridge. In an effort to reach or surpass the vaunted 40-mpg mark that manufacturers have been aiming at for months now, Dodge will release the Dart Aero in the third quarter of this year. Although the Aero is still undergoing final engineering, Chrysler promises that the Dart [...]
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THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY #200 – RYAN BLANEY / TALLADEGA PREVIEW
SHOW #200 – GUEST: Ryan Blaney. We recap Richmond, the Carl Edwards jumpy restart, Cup Series Point Standings, Preview all things Talladega, drafting, The Pack is Back, and more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie (About 48 mins) LISTEN HERE WANT TO AIR THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY ON YOUR RADIO STATION? SUBSCRIBE FREE HERE [...]
Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli
Hinchcliffe calls for restarts rethink
Andretti Autosport's James Hinchcliffe has called on IndyCar officials to tighten up double-file restarts in order to prevent some drivers from getting an unfair advantage. The Canadian finished sixth in last weekend's street race in Sao Paulo, but felt that he could have been higher had he not been shuffled back prior to restarts by rivals who jumped early. "It was a catastrophe from the fourth row back," he told AUTOSPORT
André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin
Thursday, May 3, 2012
2013 Ford Focus ST: $24,495 Base Price, SAE-Rated 252 hp and 270 lb-ft
Ford has revealed the base price for the upcoming 2013 Focus ST: The turbocharged hatchback will start at $24,495 when it goes on sale later this year. The company also announced that the ST’s SAE power ratings are higher than the original estimates. When the ST debuted at the Frankfurt auto show last year, Ford [...]
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Hunter-Reay leads wet warm-up
Ryan Hunter-Reay topped a wet warm-up session ahead of Sunday's IndyCar race on the Sao Paulo street circuit. A combination of the weather and a proliferation of red flags made it difficult for drivers to do any meaningful running, but Andretti's Hunter-Reay capitalised on the slightly improved conditions toward the end of the session to post a lap of 1m36.3690s
José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould
DOT Expanding Use of “Life Preserving Intervals,” With More to Come
One more tidbit from last Friday’s Regional Plan Association shindig: During the Q&A session at the “Cars vs. Bikes vs. Pedestrians” panel (a title that seemed unnecessarily provocative to moderator Trent Lethco, RPA board member and transportation consultant with engineering firm Arup, until he concluded that it “reflects realities”), I asked about leading pedestrian intervals.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Name That Shifter, No. 74: 1983 Volkswagen Vanagon
On Monday we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. This week’s contest was challenging, judging by the variety of guesses and the fact that only a few were correct. The first commenter to match the shifter with the 1983 Volkswagen Vanagon [...]
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Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte
Carella's 2011 World Title Turns a New Page in F1 H2O Series!
F1 H2O / F1 Powerboat News ABU DHABI - January 2, 2012 Italian Alex Carella of the Qatar Team used both his driving skills and youthful exuberance to overtake his wily veteran teammate Jay Price of the USA with a...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/carellas_2011_world_title.php
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