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Rusty Wallace has made clear one of his NASCAR “retirement projects” is the nuturing of son Steve along the bumpy trail to [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cup.jpg]NEXTEL Cup[/avatar]. Steve is scheduled to start a ARCA RE/MAX Series car fielded by Penske Racing at Michigan International Speedway Aug. 19th.
This past week son beat father in a testing session at Michigan. [...]

Dennis Setzer dominated the [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cts.gif]Craftsman Truck Series[/avatar] Power Stroke Diesel 200, leading 177 of the 200 laps. It was his fourth win of the year, 16th career win and extended his series points lead to 227 over Ted Musgrave, who finished 14th.
Todd Kluever finished second just under a half second back. Bobby Hamilton the defending [...]

Qualifying for Friday night’s Power Stroke Diesel 200 [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cts.gif]Craftsman Truck Series[/avatar] race at the Indianapolis Raceway Park was cancelled due to rain.
The starting grid was been determined by rule book with series points leader Dennis Setzer on the pole. The No.46 Morgan-Dollar Chevrolet driver, who has won three of the last five races, leads the [...]

In lieu of my normal weekly NASCAR Cesspool feature - yes I get the week off also - will be possible suggestions directed to Michael Waltrip. They are based on the announcement that Michael Waltrip has been granted zoning approval for his planned North Carolina development called, “Waltrip Racing World.”
The Cornelius Board of Commissioners approved [...]

Since NASCAR first rolled it’s caravan of colorful haulers into the venerable old Indianapolis Motor Speedway it has carried a special weight among drivers and fans alike.
Jeff Gordon summed up the drivers feelings for that first race in 1994.
“What a big deal it was to go to Indianapolis in a stock car. That’s just [...]

A1 Team Great Britain led the way through the pit lane Wednesday morning, first onto the track on what is sure to be a historic day with the first team running of the World Cup of Motorsport. 15 nations took their cars onto the track for the first time on day one of a two [...]

This year’s Macau Grand Prix will boast the best race line-up in the event’s 52-year history, including the FIA F3 Intercontinental Cup, the final round of the all-new FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) - the touring car Guia Race - and the 39th running of the ever-popular Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix.
In addition to the [...]

It has been speculated for weeks and became a deafening crescendo this past week during the Hungarian Grand Prix. The first F1 driver domino has fallen and it starts near the top of the F1 food chain with Rubens Barrichello.
Rubens Barrichello is through playing No. 2 to Michael Schumacher. Ferrari announced Tuesday it was replacing [...]

As Reed Sorenson drove one lap after another under Saturday night’s last [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/caution.jpg]caution[/avatar], his fear wasn’t that he would ruin a night dedicated to the three Wallace brothers.
In fact, his mind was solely on winning no matter who trailed at that point:
“During the race I didn’t even think of that,” said the 19-year-old rookie. “It [...]

Paul Tracy, the 2003 series champion and a longtime open-wheel star, is hoping to drive in his first NASCAR Nextel Cup event on Aug. 21 at Michigan International Speedway. That’s between Champ Car races at Denver and Montreal.
Tracy said Sunday he will test in an ARCA stock car at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., [...]

First Indian A1 Grand Prix series single seater Lola car was launched Sunday in a glittering ceremony in capital New Delhi. The event was attended by top film actors and politicians.
The A1 series, dubbed the World Cup of motor racing, is the brainchild of Sheikh Maktoum Hasher al-Maktoum, a member of Dubai’s ruling family. Bollywood [...]