Hornish on the Pole at Texas/ Why Hasn’t Danica Won Yet?/ Finally Dan Gets the Spotlight/ Carnegie Puts Down the Mic/ Kraig Kinser Qualifies 3rd
Hornish on the Pole at Texas
Sam Hornish is on the pole for Saturday night’s race at Texas Motor Speedway.
The 2006 Indy 500 winner bested Dan Weldon by .0041 of a second. The field was actually quite close. Less than half a second separates the pole sitter from Buddy Lazier. Felipe Giaffone did not take a qualifying lap.
”We want to make it to the end of the race and not give ourselves any problems,” Hornish told the IMS Radio Network. “This is one of the tracks that you always you have to stay heads up.”
Hornish should know. He has more wins at Texas than any other IndyCar driver. Eddie Cheever was having problems finding drafting partners during practice today at Texas. His qualifying times were below his practice times. PJ Chesson is not at Texas this weekend. Team Panther has more wins at Texas than any other IndyCar team.
IndyCar Series Lineup Texas
1. (6) Sam Hornish Jr.
2. (10) Dan Wheldon
3. (3) Helio Castroneves
4. (9) Scott Dixon
5. (2) Tomas Scheckter
6. (11) Tony Kanaan
7. (8) Scott Sharp
8. (27) Dario Franchitti
9. (26) Marco Andretti
10. (55) Kosuke Matsuura
11. (7) Bryan Herta
12. (20) Ed Carpenter
13. (4) Vitor Meira
14. (15) Buddy Rice
15. (16) Danica Patrick
16. (17) Jeff Simmons
17. (51) Eddie Cheever
18. (5) Buddy Lazier
19. (14) Felipe Giaffone
Graham Rahal to Make First IRL Indy Pro Series Start
Graham Rahal, son Bobby Rahal, will drive for Kenn Hardley Racing in the Indy Pro Series™ Liberty Challenge to on July 1 on the road course at IMS.
Why Hasn’t Danica Won Yet?
Fans commented to me last weekend at Watkins Glen that Danica Patrick hasn’t been smiling as much was she was last year. Is she feeling pressure of having not won a race. She shouldn’t have to bare that burden. Danica will make her 22nd IndyCar Series start this weekend. The average number of starts it takes an IndyCar Series driver to win their first race is 33. She won’t hit race number 33 until the 2007 season.
Finally Dan Gets the Spotlight
After having to live in the shadow of Danica Patrick last season. The 2005 IndyCar Series and Indy 500 champ will bask in the limelight Saturday night. A one-hour documentary titled "Dan Wheldon's Race for Indy" will air at 8pm prior to ESPN's coverage of the Bombardier LearJet 500K.
Carnegie Puts Down the Mic
In a story in today’s Indianapolis Star, Curt Calvin reports that longtime Indianapolis Motor Speedway announcer Tom Carnegie is stepping away from the microphone after 61 years.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060608/SPORTS01/60608027
Kraig Kinser Qualifies 3rd at Texas
Open Wheelers have always loved Texas Motor Speedway and tonight we have two OW’s in the top three in qualifying. Terry Cook (Open Wheeler by marriage) qualified second for Friday nights truck tilt. But it was Kriag Kinser who made waves with his best qualifying run of his career, timing in third. Mike Skinner is on the pole for the event that will be televised live on SPEED.
Truck Series Qualifying Texas
1. (5 Mike Skinner)
2. 10 Terry Cook
3. 46 Kraig Kinser
12. 98 Erin Crocker
14. 21 Bobby East
15. 16 Mike Bliss
25. 25 Boston Reid
35. 15 Kyle Krisiloff
Drake back in Silver Crown
USAC Silver Crown veteran Jay Drake will return to the USAC Silver Crown Series at Richmond and is scheduled to run every race thereafter. Drake will drive the No. 41 for Jim Paternoster Racing. Cole Carter will be in the No. 41 a week from Friday at Kentucky Speedway.
Richmond offers Fathers Day Package for Silver Crown Race
Richmond International Raceway is offering a special Father’s Day package for the SunTrust Indy Challenge. Dads and their sons or daughters can be treated to two general admission tickets for the Silver Crown and IndyCar Series race for $65.
TV Schedule
June 9
3:30pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Qualifying Pocono (LIVE) SPEED
9:00pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Texas (LIVE) SPEED
June 10
1:00pm ARCA RE/MAX Series Pocono (LIVE) SPEED
5:00pm NASCAR Busch Qualifying Nashville (LIVE) SPEED
7:30pm Busch Series Race Nashville FX
7:30pm Speed News SPEED
8:00pm "Dan Wheldon's Race for Indy" ESPN
9:00pm Indy Racing League Texas ESPN (LIVE)
June 11
1:30pm Nextel Cup Race at Pocono FOX
7:00pm Speed News SPEED
9:00pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain (LIVE) SPEED
Images appearing in this blog courtesy of R.E. Technologies.
Sam Hornish is on the pole for Saturday night’s race at Texas Motor Speedway.
The 2006 Indy 500 winner bested Dan Weldon by .0041 of a second. The field was actually quite close. Less than half a second separates the pole sitter from Buddy Lazier. Felipe Giaffone did not take a qualifying lap.
”We want to make it to the end of the race and not give ourselves any problems,” Hornish told the IMS Radio Network. “This is one of the tracks that you always you have to stay heads up.”
Hornish should know. He has more wins at Texas than any other IndyCar driver. Eddie Cheever was having problems finding drafting partners during practice today at Texas. His qualifying times were below his practice times. PJ Chesson is not at Texas this weekend. Team Panther has more wins at Texas than any other IndyCar team.
IndyCar Series Lineup Texas
1. (6) Sam Hornish Jr.
2. (10) Dan Wheldon
3. (3) Helio Castroneves
4. (9) Scott Dixon
5. (2) Tomas Scheckter
6. (11) Tony Kanaan
7. (8) Scott Sharp
8. (27) Dario Franchitti
9. (26) Marco Andretti
10. (55) Kosuke Matsuura
11. (7) Bryan Herta
12. (20) Ed Carpenter
13. (4) Vitor Meira
14. (15) Buddy Rice
15. (16) Danica Patrick
16. (17) Jeff Simmons
17. (51) Eddie Cheever
18. (5) Buddy Lazier
19. (14) Felipe Giaffone
Graham Rahal to Make First IRL Indy Pro Series Start
Graham Rahal, son Bobby Rahal, will drive for Kenn Hardley Racing in the Indy Pro Series™ Liberty Challenge to on July 1 on the road course at IMS.
Why Hasn’t Danica Won Yet?
Fans commented to me last weekend at Watkins Glen that Danica Patrick hasn’t been smiling as much was she was last year. Is she feeling pressure of having not won a race. She shouldn’t have to bare that burden. Danica will make her 22nd IndyCar Series start this weekend. The average number of starts it takes an IndyCar Series driver to win their first race is 33. She won’t hit race number 33 until the 2007 season.
Finally Dan Gets the Spotlight
After having to live in the shadow of Danica Patrick last season. The 2005 IndyCar Series and Indy 500 champ will bask in the limelight Saturday night. A one-hour documentary titled "Dan Wheldon's Race for Indy" will air at 8pm prior to ESPN's coverage of the Bombardier LearJet 500K.
Carnegie Puts Down the Mic
In a story in today’s Indianapolis Star, Curt Calvin reports that longtime Indianapolis Motor Speedway announcer Tom Carnegie is stepping away from the microphone after 61 years.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060608/SPORTS01/60608027
Kraig Kinser Qualifies 3rd at Texas
Open Wheelers have always loved Texas Motor Speedway and tonight we have two OW’s in the top three in qualifying. Terry Cook (Open Wheeler by marriage) qualified second for Friday nights truck tilt. But it was Kriag Kinser who made waves with his best qualifying run of his career, timing in third. Mike Skinner is on the pole for the event that will be televised live on SPEED.
Truck Series Qualifying Texas
1. (5 Mike Skinner)
2. 10 Terry Cook
3. 46 Kraig Kinser
12. 98 Erin Crocker
14. 21 Bobby East
15. 16 Mike Bliss
25. 25 Boston Reid
35. 15 Kyle Krisiloff
Drake back in Silver Crown
USAC Silver Crown veteran Jay Drake will return to the USAC Silver Crown Series at Richmond and is scheduled to run every race thereafter. Drake will drive the No. 41 for Jim Paternoster Racing. Cole Carter will be in the No. 41 a week from Friday at Kentucky Speedway.
Richmond offers Fathers Day Package for Silver Crown Race
Richmond International Raceway is offering a special Father’s Day package for the SunTrust Indy Challenge. Dads and their sons or daughters can be treated to two general admission tickets for the Silver Crown and IndyCar Series race for $65.
TV Schedule
June 9
3:30pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Qualifying Pocono (LIVE) SPEED
9:00pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Texas (LIVE) SPEED
June 10
1:00pm ARCA RE/MAX Series Pocono (LIVE) SPEED
5:00pm NASCAR Busch Qualifying Nashville (LIVE) SPEED
7:30pm Busch Series Race Nashville FX
7:30pm Speed News SPEED
8:00pm "Dan Wheldon's Race for Indy" ESPN
9:00pm Indy Racing League Texas ESPN (LIVE)
June 11
1:30pm Nextel Cup Race at Pocono FOX
7:00pm Speed News SPEED
9:00pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain (LIVE) SPEED
Images appearing in this blog courtesy of R.E. Technologies.
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