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A Rain Soaked Weekend At Charlotte For The Coca Cola 600

The weather was the topic on everyone's mind as the Coca Cola 600 got off to an early start at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Rain plagued the entire weekend, from qualifying to the checkered flag, and the green flag was pushed up in hopes of finishing the Winston Cup Series' longest event of the season. Read More »

Ferrari Wins Incident Packed Race In Austria

Michael Schumacher won Sundas Austrian Grand Prix in dramatic style following an incident during his first pit stop in which flames licked the side of his car and the refuelling hose. The Ferrari team extinguished the flames and sent Michael on his way to victory. Behind him, Rubens Barrichello fought a head cold to finish third and move up to third place in the Championship. Read More »

Deep Field, Impressive Reliability This Year

For starters, there is a driver who has won at least one IRL IndyCarTM Series race in each of the traditional 11 rows of three. All told, drivers in the 87th Indianapolis 500 have accounted for 154 Indy Racing League or CART wins, 12 IRL or CART championships and six Indianapolis 500 wins. Teams that have entered cars for the50 have tallied 19 Indianapolis 500 victories, 27 IRL or CART championships and countless IRL, CART, USAC, NASCAR, Formula One and road-racing victories. Read More »

One Wild Night At NASCAR’s All-Star Event

NASCAR's Winston Cup Series returned home to Charlotte for the 2003 Winston, a nighttime event that has often been referred to as stock car racing's all-star game. Drivers and crews enjoy two consecutive weeks in the area where most of NASCAR's teams are headquartered, a break from a hectic travel schedule, and those who qualify take part in the wildest, roughest race of the season. Read More »

A Fuel Mileage Finish In The Busch Series Charter Pipeline 250

As the Winston Cup drivers enjoyed a week off, the Busch Series rolled into St. Louis for the Charter Pipeline 250. The 200 lap event was delayed by the heavy rains the swept the area early Saturday morning, and rolled to a start a half hour late amidst concerns about the drastic temperature changes between final practice and the start of the race. Read More »