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Determination and Disappointment in Fontana NASCAR Winston Cup Race

The Auto Club 500 rolled to a start at California Speedway in front of a sell out crowd come to see the latest installment in the ongoing rivalry between points leader Matt Kenseth, who won the Busch Series event the previous afternoon, and the rapidly closing second place driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. The 250-lap race had the potential to be another record breaker as the tenth consecutive race with ten different drivers in victory lane, and several struggling teams hoped to be the one to set the record. Read More »

Racing the Rain at Richmond in the 2003 Pontiac Excitement 400

The Pontiac Excitement 400 rolled to a start under the lights at Richmond International Raceway earlier than scheduled, as NASCAR officials hoped to squeeze in a full race before the coming rain began. The 300 mile event marked 50 years of racing at Richmond. The atmosphere in the garage and the grandstands was subdued before the race, everyone's thoughts on driver Jerry Nadeau, who was critically injured in the previous day's practice. Read More »

Record Number of Cautions Shape Richmond Busch Race

The Hardee's 250 rolled to a start under the lights of Richmond International Raceway amidst concern for injured driver Jerry Nadeau. The weather was clear as the field followed the pace car onto the <= mile oval for the start of the start of the race. A last minute, single race sponsorship deal allowed point leader Todd Bodine to start the race that, just the day before qualifying, he was not scheduled to enter. Read More »

Cautions Abound In Busch Race At California Speedway

The reunion of Busch and Winston Cup series in Fontana, California brought the return of the "Busch-whackers", Winston Cup drivers racing the Busch series to gain an advantage in Sunday's event. Just as in the early races of the season, most of the 150 lap 1-800-PIT-SHOP.com 300 was dominated by Cup drivers. Read More »

Michael Schumacher Trimuphs In Imola

Speaking after yesterdas qualifying session, Managing Director of Ferrars racing department, Jean Todt thanked Shell for all their hard work so far in the weekend before mentioning that there was an even higher mountain to climb on the race day. Shels contribution today was certainly noticeable. In a race dominated by fuel strategy, Michael Schumacher took his first win of the year in difficult personal circumstances and was followed home by Kimi Raikkonen and Rubens Barrichello. Read More »

F.I.A. 2003 Formula One World Chmpionship Schedule

Date Event Circuit March 9 Australian GP, Albert Park March 23 Malaysian GP Sepang April 6 Brazilian GP Interlagos April 20    San Marino GP Imola May 4 Spanish GP Catalunya May 18 Austrian GP A1 Ring June 1 Monaco GP Monte Carlo June 15 Canadian GP Montreal June 29 European GP Nurburgring July 6 French GP Magny-Cours July 20 British GP Silverstone August 3 German GP Hockenheim August 24 Hungarian GP Hungaroring September 14 ... Read More »