Full Throttle

Australian NASCAR star Marcos Ambrose has pushed the limit at a Goodyear tire test at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina this week, despite recovering from a minor back injury.

Le Affair Mayfield has taken many twists and turns in the last 12 months, in a two part episode of the new year - “In Related Matters” - a few dots are being connected.

NASCAR has placed Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, on probation for the next three series events for a rule violation he committed during the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 7. Edwards’ probation will run until April 14 of this year.

Enter FT’s wayback machine a minute, “They will be their own governing body. … They will have to watch and help each other, as much as police each other.” - John Darby in Jan. 2010.

Max Mosley may be gone from the president’s office at the FIA but he’s certainly not forgotten. A divisive figure (not to mention downright perverse) when he was running the show, it’s no surprise the process Mosley put in place to bring new teams into Formula One continues to cause friction in the paddock.

Lotus Racing and CNN International have announced a partnership deal that sees the newest Formula One team entering into a long-term agreement with the news network. CNN’s world famous logos will feature on the T127 race cars, the drivers’ overalls and on all team clothing.

Despite impressive debuts in ARCA and the Camping World Truck Series, ex-Formula One driver Nelson Piquet Jr. is already facing sponsorship issues.

Frustrated by slow stops on pit road and a variety of different tire strategies on the part of his competitors, Harvick passed Denny Hamlin for the lead with 25 laps left in Saturday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and pulled away to beat Hamlin by 1.361 seconds.

The final selection has now taken place for Teams to enter into the upcoming Superleague Formula by Sonangol campaign due to kick off at Silverstone on April 2nd.

The ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards is a lot of things to a lot of people. To some, it’s not much more than a stepping stone to the next level, and the fame and fortune of NASCAR.

Throughout an incredibly successful career, which included three NASCAR Cup championships and 105 victories, David Pearson always looked forward to racing at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Looking around the racing newswires this Tuesday has been an exercise in, not futility or uselessness, more like “Ho-hum that all there is.” In that light here are a few headlines that did spark a bit of interest.

God help us, Speed Channel is about to find out if NASCAR fans are able to sing and dance. The network is launching a talent search show called “Fast Track to Fame,” on March 1.

PRISM Motorsports efforts at Daytona were called “historic.” For the first time in the team’s history they entered two cars for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event, the #66 Toyota of Dave Blaney and the #55 Toyota of Michael McDowell.

F1 hopefuls Stefan GP have reportedly signed Indian GP2 driver Karun Chandhok as they bid for a spot on the 2010 grid.

Dr. Laurence J Peter authored the theory of the Peter Principle, a principle that states “In a Hierarchy Every Employee Tends to Rise to His Level of Incompetence.”

Following a very successful maiden season, interest in F2 has been high with over 40 drivers hoping to join the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship. Fifteen drivers have now been confirmed and they will be announced daily over the next two weeks.

The media in Argentina is reporting that the US F1 team has ground to a halt – and that Jose Maria Lopez is now trying desperately to find an alternative seat for this season.

Timothy Peters has won the season-opening truck series race at Daytona International Speedway. With a push from polesitter Jason White, Peters passed Bodine on the backstretch and won the race to the finish line.