The IRL at Watkins Glen/ Indy 500 Instant Classic/ Ryan Newman Goes Roadcourse/ Tony Stewart to get Sub/ Carl Edwards back in a Truck/ Big Car Series
The IRL at Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, NY - Welcome to our coverage of this weekend’s IRL race at Watkins Glen. It has rained on and off today here while teams have been setting up for this weekend’s event. A couple of notes to get us started. First who is not here. After loosing two cars at the Indy 500 last weekend, P.J. Chesson and the Carmelo/ Hemelgarn Racing team will not be at Watkins Glen. Neither will his brother James Chesson nor Jeff Dodge in the Pro Series. There have been a lot of buzz about and Associated Press article about Sam Hornish basically saying never say never to running in NASCAR. Sam is not going anywhere anytime soon. You never know where life is going to take you next but for now, it is not NASCAR. I haven’t interviewed Sam on the subject but I am sure he would like to claim another championship. So far, he and his teammate Helio Castroneves have a good chance at winning one for the Captain. The IRL IndyCar Series has as many races on their schedule (14) this season as USAC’s Silver Crown division. The IRL will utilize a unique form of qualifying this weekend. Live video of qualifying and practice sessions will be available on the IRL’s website http://www.indyracing.com/ much like it was during much of the month of May. The Indy Pro Series will run their 50th race this season. Do you have a question you would like to see answered this weekend at Watkins Glen? Email me at johnsonbjv@aol.com and I will attempt to have it answered for you.
Indy 500 Instant Classic
The thrilling finish between Sam Hornish Jr. and Marco Andretti is now and Instant Classic. ESPN Classic will replay the race Friday at 9pm eastern. It’s the second year that the Indianapolis 500 has earned “Instant Classic” status. The 2005 race, featuring a late-race duel between winner Dan Wheldon and Danica Patrick, also received the same accolade.
Ryan Newman Goes Roadcourse
PRN reports that Ryan Newman spent part of this week testing to prepare is car for the upcoming Cup roadcourse event. The former Silver Crown driver tested Wednesday at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina.
Tony Stewart to get Sub
Tony Stewart will start Sunday’s Cup race at Dover but then hand off driving duties to Ricky Rudd at the first caution flag.
Carl Edwards back in a Truck
Carl Edwards is slated to drive the No. 50 truck for Roush Racing at Dover on Friday.
Big Car Series Seeks Tracks for 2007
According to the website http://www.whowon.com/, the Premiere Racing Association is actively looking for both dirt and pavement tracks to compete at in 2007. The website lists 34 paved and 15 dirt tracks as potential facilities to host events in 2007. The list includes USAC Silver Crown staples, IRP, Terre Haute, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Iowa Speedway and Eldora. The list also includes Devil’s Bowl, Williams Grove, Irwindale, South Boston, Concord, Stafford, Martinsville, Lernerville, Mansfield and Toledo to name a few. The report says the Big Car Series is looking at tracks 3/8 mile or large. It adds that the series is considering adding tracks a small as 1/4 mile after the 2007 season.
Here is the full list of potential tracks that PRA officials reportedly would like to see on the 2007 schedule according to WhoWon.com.
Indianapolis Raceway Park; Indianapolis, Indiana. (Asphalt) (.686)Illiana Motor Speedway; Schererville, Indiana. (Asphalt) (1/2)Music City Motorplex; Nashville, Tennessee. (Asphalt) (5/8)Stafford Motor Speedway; Stafford Springs, Connecticut. (Asphalt) (1/2)South Georgia Motorsports Park; Cecil, Georgia. (Asphalt) (1/2)USA International Speedway; Lakeland, Florida. (Asphalt) (3/4)Birmingham International Speedway; Birmingham, Alabama. (Asphalt) (1/2)Irwindale Speedway; Irwindale, California. (Asphalt) (1/2)Thompson International Speedway; Thompson, Connecticut. (Asphalt) (5/8)Five Flags Speedway; Pensacola, Florida. (Asphalt) (1/2)Volusia Speedway Park; Barbervill, Flordia. (Dirt) (1/2)New Smyrna Speedway; New Smyrna Beach, Florida. (Asphalt) (1/2)Peach State Speedway; Jefferson, Georgia. (Asphalt) (1/2)Tri-City Speedway; Granite City, Illinois. (Dirt) (1/2)Baer Field Speedway; Fort Wayne, Indiana. (Asphalt) (1/2)Indiana State Fairgrounds; Indinapolis, Indiana. (Dirt) (1.0)Salem Speedway; Salem, Indiana. (Asphalt) (.555)Terre Haute Action Track; Terre Haute, Indiana. (Dirt) (1/2)Winchester Speedway; Winchester, Indiana. (Asphalt) (1/2)X-Plex Park; Portland, Indiana. (Dirt) (5/8)Hawkeye Downs Speedway; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Asphalt) 1/2)Iowa Speedway; Newton, Iowa. (Asphalt) (7/8)Hagerstown Speedway; Hagerstown, Maryland. (Dirt) (1/2)Berlin Raceway, (Marne0 Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Asphalt) (7/16)Hartford Speedway Park; Hartford, Michigan . (Dirt) (1/2)I-96 Speedway; Lake Odessa, Michigan. (Dirt) (1/2)I-70 Speedway; Odessa, Missouri. (Asphalt) (.573)New York State Fairgrounds; Syracuse, New York. (Dirt) (1.0)Oswego Speedway; Oswego, New York. (Asphalt) (5/8)Concord Motorsports Park; Concord, North Carolina. (Asphalt) (1/2)Eldora Speedway; Rossburg, Ohio. (Dirt) (1/2)Mansfield Motorsports Speedway; Mansfield, Ohio. (Asphalt) (1/2)Toledo Speedway; Toledo, Ohio. (Asphalt) (1/2)Jennerstown Speedway; Jennerstown, Pennsylvania. (Asphalt) (1/2)Learnerville Speedway; Sarver, Pennsylvania. (Dirt) (1/2)Pittsburg's PA Motor Speedway; Imperial, Pennsylvania. (Dirt) (1/2)Williams Grove Speedway; Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. (Dirt) (1/2)Greenville-Pickens Speedway; Greenville, South Carolina. (Asphalt) (1/2)Myrtle Beach Speedway; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Asphalt)Devil's Bowl Speedway; Mesquite, Texas. (Dirt) (1/2)San Antonio Speedway; San Antonio, Texas. (Asphalt) (1/2)Martinsville Speedway; Martinsville, Virginia. (Asphalt) (.529)South Boston Speedway; South Boston, Virginia. (Asphalt) (4/10)Spokane Raceway Park; Spokane, Washington. (Asphalt) (1/2)Yakima Speedway; Yakima, Washington. (Asphlt) (1/2)West Virginia Motor Speedway; Parkersburg, West Viginia. (Dirt) (5/8)LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway; LaCrosse, Wisconsin. (Asphalt) (5/8)Madison International Speedway; Oregon, Wisconsin. (Asphalt) (1/2)Wisconsin International Raceway; Kaukauna, Wisconsin. (Asphalt) (1/2)
Big Car Series Preps for Illiana
The Big Car Series will head to the Chicagoland area for it’s second event. The new series will visit the 1/2 mile paved oval of Illiana Motor Speedway in Schererville, Indiana on Tuesday, June 13th. The Big Car Series season opener at IRP was rained out after qualifying. The South Shore 125 race day schedule looks like this according to the PRA’s website.
Pit Gate 12:00pm
Drivers Meeting 3:30pm
Practice 4:30-5:30pm
Qualifying 5:45pm
Prerace 7:00pm
Qualifying Race 7:15pm
Feature 8:00pm
TV Listings
June 2
5:30 pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Qualifying Dover (SDD) SPEED
8:00 pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Dover (SDD) SPEED
June 3
12:00 pm NASCAR Busch Qualifying Dover (LIVE) SPEED
2:00 pm Nextel Cup Happy Hour Practice (SDD) FX
3:00 pm Busch Series Race Dover FX
8:30 pm Speed News SPEED
June 4
1:30 pm Nextel Race Dover FX
2:00 pm Champ Car World Series Milwaukee (LIVE) SPEED
3:30 pm Indy Racing League Watkins Glen (LIVE) ABC
7:00 pm Speed News SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain (LIVE) SPEED
Watkins Glen, NY - Welcome to our coverage of this weekend’s IRL race at Watkins Glen. It has rained on and off today here while teams have been setting up for this weekend’s event. A couple of notes to get us started. First who is not here. After loosing two cars at the Indy 500 last weekend, P.J. Chesson and the Carmelo/ Hemelgarn Racing team will not be at Watkins Glen. Neither will his brother James Chesson nor Jeff Dodge in the Pro Series. There have been a lot of buzz about and Associated Press article about Sam Hornish basically saying never say never to running in NASCAR. Sam is not going anywhere anytime soon. You never know where life is going to take you next but for now, it is not NASCAR. I haven’t interviewed Sam on the subject but I am sure he would like to claim another championship. So far, he and his teammate Helio Castroneves have a good chance at winning one for the Captain. The IRL IndyCar Series has as many races on their schedule (14) this season as USAC’s Silver Crown division. The IRL will utilize a unique form of qualifying this weekend. Live video of qualifying and practice sessions will be available on the IRL’s website http://www.indyracing.com/ much like it was during much of the month of May. The Indy Pro Series will run their 50th race this season. Do you have a question you would like to see answered this weekend at Watkins Glen? Email me at johnsonbjv@aol.com and I will attempt to have it answered for you.
Indy 500 Instant Classic
The thrilling finish between Sam Hornish Jr. and Marco Andretti is now and Instant Classic. ESPN Classic will replay the race Friday at 9pm eastern. It’s the second year that the Indianapolis 500 has earned “Instant Classic” status. The 2005 race, featuring a late-race duel between winner Dan Wheldon and Danica Patrick, also received the same accolade.
Ryan Newman Goes Roadcourse
PRN reports that Ryan Newman spent part of this week testing to prepare is car for the upcoming Cup roadcourse event. The former Silver Crown driver tested Wednesday at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina.
Tony Stewart to get Sub
Tony Stewart will start Sunday’s Cup race at Dover but then hand off driving duties to Ricky Rudd at the first caution flag.
Carl Edwards back in a Truck
Carl Edwards is slated to drive the No. 50 truck for Roush Racing at Dover on Friday.
Big Car Series Seeks Tracks for 2007
According to the website http://www.whowon.com/, the Premiere Racing Association is actively looking for both dirt and pavement tracks to compete at in 2007. The website lists 34 paved and 15 dirt tracks as potential facilities to host events in 2007. The list includes USAC Silver Crown staples, IRP, Terre Haute, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Iowa Speedway and Eldora. The list also includes Devil’s Bowl, Williams Grove, Irwindale, South Boston, Concord, Stafford, Martinsville, Lernerville, Mansfield and Toledo to name a few. The report says the Big Car Series is looking at tracks 3/8 mile or large. It adds that the series is considering adding tracks a small as 1/4 mile after the 2007 season.
Here is the full list of potential tracks that PRA officials reportedly would like to see on the 2007 schedule according to WhoWon.com.
Indianapolis Raceway Park; Indianapolis, Indiana. (Asphalt) (.686)Illiana Motor Speedway; Schererville, Indiana. (Asphalt) (1/2)Music City Motorplex; Nashville, Tennessee. (Asphalt) (5/8)Stafford Motor Speedway; Stafford Springs, Connecticut. (Asphalt) (1/2)South Georgia Motorsports Park; Cecil, Georgia. (Asphalt) (1/2)USA International Speedway; Lakeland, Florida. (Asphalt) (3/4)Birmingham International Speedway; Birmingham, Alabama. (Asphalt) (1/2)Irwindale Speedway; Irwindale, California. (Asphalt) (1/2)Thompson International Speedway; Thompson, Connecticut. (Asphalt) (5/8)Five Flags Speedway; Pensacola, Florida. (Asphalt) (1/2)Volusia Speedway Park; Barbervill, Flordia. (Dirt) (1/2)New Smyrna Speedway; New Smyrna Beach, Florida. (Asphalt) (1/2)Peach State Speedway; Jefferson, Georgia. (Asphalt) (1/2)Tri-City Speedway; Granite City, Illinois. (Dirt) (1/2)Baer Field Speedway; Fort Wayne, Indiana. (Asphalt) (1/2)Indiana State Fairgrounds; Indinapolis, Indiana. (Dirt) (1.0)Salem Speedway; Salem, Indiana. (Asphalt) (.555)Terre Haute Action Track; Terre Haute, Indiana. (Dirt) (1/2)Winchester Speedway; Winchester, Indiana. (Asphalt) (1/2)X-Plex Park; Portland, Indiana. (Dirt) (5/8)Hawkeye Downs Speedway; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Asphalt) 1/2)Iowa Speedway; Newton, Iowa. (Asphalt) (7/8)Hagerstown Speedway; Hagerstown, Maryland. (Dirt) (1/2)Berlin Raceway, (Marne0 Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Asphalt) (7/16)Hartford Speedway Park; Hartford, Michigan . (Dirt) (1/2)I-96 Speedway; Lake Odessa, Michigan. (Dirt) (1/2)I-70 Speedway; Odessa, Missouri. (Asphalt) (.573)New York State Fairgrounds; Syracuse, New York. (Dirt) (1.0)Oswego Speedway; Oswego, New York. (Asphalt) (5/8)Concord Motorsports Park; Concord, North Carolina. (Asphalt) (1/2)Eldora Speedway; Rossburg, Ohio. (Dirt) (1/2)Mansfield Motorsports Speedway; Mansfield, Ohio. (Asphalt) (1/2)Toledo Speedway; Toledo, Ohio. (Asphalt) (1/2)Jennerstown Speedway; Jennerstown, Pennsylvania. (Asphalt) (1/2)Learnerville Speedway; Sarver, Pennsylvania. (Dirt) (1/2)Pittsburg's PA Motor Speedway; Imperial, Pennsylvania. (Dirt) (1/2)Williams Grove Speedway; Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. (Dirt) (1/2)Greenville-Pickens Speedway; Greenville, South Carolina. (Asphalt) (1/2)Myrtle Beach Speedway; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Asphalt)Devil's Bowl Speedway; Mesquite, Texas. (Dirt) (1/2)San Antonio Speedway; San Antonio, Texas. (Asphalt) (1/2)Martinsville Speedway; Martinsville, Virginia. (Asphalt) (.529)South Boston Speedway; South Boston, Virginia. (Asphalt) (4/10)Spokane Raceway Park; Spokane, Washington. (Asphalt) (1/2)Yakima Speedway; Yakima, Washington. (Asphlt) (1/2)West Virginia Motor Speedway; Parkersburg, West Viginia. (Dirt) (5/8)LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway; LaCrosse, Wisconsin. (Asphalt) (5/8)Madison International Speedway; Oregon, Wisconsin. (Asphalt) (1/2)Wisconsin International Raceway; Kaukauna, Wisconsin. (Asphalt) (1/2)
Big Car Series Preps for Illiana
The Big Car Series will head to the Chicagoland area for it’s second event. The new series will visit the 1/2 mile paved oval of Illiana Motor Speedway in Schererville, Indiana on Tuesday, June 13th. The Big Car Series season opener at IRP was rained out after qualifying. The South Shore 125 race day schedule looks like this according to the PRA’s website.
Pit Gate 12:00pm
Drivers Meeting 3:30pm
Practice 4:30-5:30pm
Qualifying 5:45pm
Prerace 7:00pm
Qualifying Race 7:15pm
Feature 8:00pm
TV Listings
June 2
5:30 pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Qualifying Dover (SDD) SPEED
8:00 pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Dover (SDD) SPEED
June 3
12:00 pm NASCAR Busch Qualifying Dover (LIVE) SPEED
2:00 pm Nextel Cup Happy Hour Practice (SDD) FX
3:00 pm Busch Series Race Dover FX
8:30 pm Speed News SPEED
June 4
1:30 pm Nextel Race Dover FX
2:00 pm Champ Car World Series Milwaukee (LIVE) SPEED
3:30 pm Indy Racing League Watkins Glen (LIVE) ABC
7:00 pm Speed News SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain (LIVE) SPEED
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