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It was a race of surprises in the “Nearly Smokeless” (explaination forthcoming) Hungarian GP. The largest, to me at least, was the length of Michael Schumacher’s first stint. Most thought his pole winning effort was aided by a light fuel load and expected a very early stop for fuel. That turned out not to be [...]

Michael Schumacher and Ferrari returned from it’s season long dream state to grab the pole for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The pole is Schumie’s 64th and leaves him one shy of the late Ayrton Senna’s record.
Schumacher’s performance was impressive considering he lost all of the second practice session to alternator failure. With nearly a full [...]

As NASCAR enters it’s “chase to the Chase” segment of the season - and with only six events til it’s official start - lets us pause for a moment and reflect on the new Dodge Charger and the soon to be Ford Fusion. At this point the Charger has not lived up to it’s winning [...]

I’m not sure what to make of this, but it’s interesting none the less.
Honda intend to give F1’s V10 formula a rousing farewell in China by aiming to break the 1000hp barrier with a one-off engine. ”It’s possible,” the Japanese marque’s Otmar Szafnauer told Autosport magazine. With the power boost, Honda - co-owner of Jenson [...]

“Jos the Boss” Verstappen will return to racing two years after leaving Formula One when he competes for the Jan Lammers owned Dutch A1GP team.
Verstappen1 who drove for Benetton, Arrows and Tyrrell-Ford in a varied Formula One career which ended at Minardi in 2003, will carry the flag of his home country Holland in what [...]

NASCAR has announced changes for the Busch Grand National North & West Series events. On first read I like their idea and tend to believe they should be emplemented for the [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cup.jpg]NEXTEL Cup Series[/avatar] and [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/bgn.gif]Busch Series[/avatar] events.
The changes will include lining cars up two abreast on restarts, but with a twist. The twist being [...]

A member of F1’s travelling circus died after falling from the eighth floor of a Budapest hotel.
29-year-old Darren Hawker, who worked for McLaren’s catering company - Absolute Taste - had been standing on a terrace of the Marriot hotel which was not normally used, a police spokesperson said.
”The exact circumstances are still being investigated by [...]

The inevitable has happened. After the success of the [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cts.gif]Craftsman Truck Series[/avatar] race at Daytona this year - a race that featured a three-wide photo finish - the announcement that NASCAR will stage a truck race in Talladega is not only unsurprising, but a welcome addition for those of us that remember the pre-restrictor plate [...]

Via Autosport:
Andretti Green Racing will hold an emergency meeting with IRL bosses this week after all four of the team’s driver boycotted last weekend’s official autograph session - because Danica Patrick was given a separate queue for the second time this season.

As Autosport is a paid subscription site the only section available is the quoted [...]

If former NASCAR star, and Daytona 500 winner, Geoffrey Bodine has his way the current stars of [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cup.jpg]NEXTEL Cup[/avatar] will not only be sliding, but racing down hill. On a bobsled run!
John Morgan has lived and breathed bobsledding as a driver, broadcaster, and coach. He says he’s never seen anything like this.
“I’ve been promoting the [...]

This weeks first Cesspool entry should upset more than a few Earnhardt Jr. fans, even those that won’t even acknowledge there was a [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cup.jpg]NEXTEL Cup[/avatar] event this past weekend. Which raises a question, are you a NASCAR fan if you post about TV shows and Lance Armstrong and completly ignore the NASCAR results in your [...]

Kimi Raikkonen’s title dreams were shattered yesterday when mechanical failure stole victory from his grasp and handed championship leader Fernando Alonso his sixth win of the year.
The Finn had dominated all weekend and looked a safe bet for victory halfway through the race until bad luck struck once again to leave him stranded on the [...]

After a month of [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cup.jpg]NEXTEL Cup[/avatar] domination by the Joe Gibbs team and Tony Stewart, Jack Roush returned to the forefront with 3 of the top five finishers, led by winner Kurt Busch. The ‘04 season Champ led 131 of 203 laps - those extra three resulting from a late-race [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/caution.jpg]caution[/avatar] - for his second [...]

Sam Hornish Jr. captured Sunday’s A.J. Foyt 225 [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/irl.png]IndyCar[/avatar] event at the historic Milwaukee Mile. The No.6 Penske driver crossed the finish line 0.383 seconds ahead of runner-up Dario Franchitti.
The victory was Hornish Jr.’s second of the season and 14th of his career. Tomas Scheckter, Tony Kanaan and Dan Wheldon completed the top-five.
Series points leader [...]

Answer: When Jeff Green takes the lead on the white flag lap of the ITT Industries 250 at Pikes Peak International Raceway, then motors on to his first win since 2003.
David Green grabbed the lead on the second-to-last lap and held off polesitter Clint Bowyer to win of the NASCAR Busch Series’ ITT Industries 250 [...]

Let the bidding war over control of Formula One begin!
Upon further reflection… how much of a war could it be? Not many have $1 billion dollars to toss around!
Hutchison Whampoa, the Hong-Kong based conglomerate controlled by the tycoon Li Ka-shing, is preparing a $1bn (

Jamie McMurray - Ganassi lame duck1 - was the surprise pole winner for todays running of the Pennsylvania 500 in Long Pond Pa. It was McMurray’s second career pole and first since the final race of the 2003 season and made him the 18th different pole winner in the last 19 Pocono races.
Series points [...]

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At the head of the field for Sunday’s German Grand Prix will be Kimi Raikkonen. To complete the set of field spanning bookends will be team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya who crashed on the last turn of his warm-up lap and starts at the tail of the field.
1. RAIKKONEN McLaren [...]

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - Points leader Frank Kimmel took the lead on the 53rd lap and won the ARCA 200 Saturday at Pocono Raceway for his series-high fourth victory of the season.
While Kimmel has dominated the ARCA series with six straight championships, he found it pretty tough to take the checkered flag at Pocono. [...]