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Johnny Herbert scored a dominant win in the penultimate round of the Speedcar Series on Saturday morning in Bahrain.

Former grand prix winner Jean Alesi charged his way through the pack to win Saturday’s Speedcar Series race at Dubai Autodrome, to add to his victory from the previous day.

Speedcar Series will run the fourth round of the season at the Dubai Autodrome on February 27-28, 2009.

MotoGP star Marco Melandri came within four laps of a shock Speedcar Series victory under the lights at Losail in Qatar on Saturday night, but a mechanical failure took him out, handing the victory to Vitantonio Liuzzi, who headed an Italian 1-2-3.

Speedcar Series announces night race in Qatar. The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) will host Speedcar Series’ first night race at the Losail International Circuit on 12-14 February, 2009.

Johnny Herbert won the second Speedcar Series race held in Bahrain Saturday. It was a win that came down to the wire with Gianni Morbidelli in second spot and a surprise podium for new driver Thomas Biagi in third.

Jean Alesi won the first Speedcar Series race of the weekend at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Frenchman who started second on the grid was joined on the podium by Heinz Harald Frentzen in second position and Johnny Herbert in third.

Speedcar Series will hold its second round in Bahrain this Friday and Saturday, January 23-24, 2009. There will be 15 drivers on the grid representing 8 teams over the 2 races this weekend.

Jacques Villeneuve - Canada’s only Formula One/Indianapolis 500 champion - is still dreaming of becoming a real life Jean Girard and resurrecting his aborted NASCAR career.

Speedcar Series’ second season begins this weekend at the Dubai Autodrome with 14 cars on the grid. The Speedcars will be run by 7 teams from six countries across Europe, the Middle East and United States.

Jacques Villeneuve sets fastest lap at Speedcar Series test session.

Jacques Villeneuve, former CART champion (WAY former), former World Champion slightly less former), former driver for the British American Racing F1 entry (*Retch*), recipient of a BMW unceremonious boot out of F1 (Robert Kubica goes on to fame and fortune in the ride), Speedcar Series lifeline grabber for a couple 2007 events, Jacques-fan teaser by [...]

Johnny Herbert scored a long overdue win in the first race of the Speedcar Series finale at Dubai Autodrome on Friday.
The three-time Formula 1 grand prix winner, who was dominating the last race in Bahrain until he was forced out with a gear selection issue, came out on top of the 40-minute event after a [...]

As previously noted Jacques Villeneuve is in Bahrain this weekend competing in the Speedcar Series.
Nothing entirely unusual in that, he is a racer and racers want to race.
Racing has been on Jacques’ the back burner since being ushered out of the Bill Davis Racing garage door in February for lack of sponsorship he was said [...]