Hemelgarn 91/ Johnson Motorsports Joins the Silver Crown Series/ ORP Silver Crown Clarification/ Iowa Speedway Welcomes the IRL/ Chat with Robin Mille
Hemelgarn 91/ Johnson Motorsports Joins the Silver Crown Series
Indy 500 winning and IRL IndyCar Series champion car owner Ron Hemelgarn and current Silver Crown car co-owner Roger Johnson have teamed up together again to field a car in the USAC Silver Crown Series. Hemelgarn and Johnson have fielded cars in the Indy Pro Series from 2002 to 2005 recording four wins, two of them coming with USAC standout Aaron Fike behind the wheel. Hemelgarn has fielded Indy cars for more than two decades. Johnson co-owns the No. 199 Silver Crown car with Carl Edwards. Roger Johnson has been a USAC Silver Crown car owner since 2000. The team has purchased a C&R Racing chassis for the No. 191 car. Chilean driver Pablo Donoso will pilot the car, with Cristal, Life Fitness and R.E. Technologies the main sponsors.
ORP Silver Crown Clarification
Tuesday we listed the preliminary entry lists for the Silver Crown, Busch and Truck races at ORP. The lists are subject to change. It is possible that more than the thirteen Silver Crown cars originally listed will enter the event.
Iowa Speedway Welcomes the IRL
The Indy Racing League is guaranteed to visit at least one new venue in the 2007 season. As we first reported Tuesday, the IRL confirmed to day that the series will visit the new Rusty Wallace designed track on June 22-24. The Indy Pro Series will run a 100 mile race there on the 23rd and the IndyCar Series will run 250 laps at the 7/8-mile tri-oval track. This is the first facility built that will feature the New-Age SAFER Barrier, which does not have a concrete wall behind the energy absorbing barrier. The new barrier will circle the whole track. Driver Scott Dixon and Wade Cunningham gave their approval of the facility following a compatibility test this morning.
“We thought it was similar to Richmond,” said Dixon. “It will be fast and provide good passing because it's so wide, and the transitions are smooth.”
“The midwest is home to the core IndyCar Series fan so we are thrilled to partner with Iowa Speedway to bring IndyCar Series racing to Iowa,” said Brian Barnhart, president and COO of the Indy Racing League. “The combination of the Iowa Speedway's 7/8-mile size with the speed and side-by-side action of the IndyCar Series promises to keep race fans on the edge of their seats.”Iowa Speedway is in Newton Iowa about 30 minutes east of Des Moines just off of Interstate 80 and just north of Knoxnille Raceway. The new 7/8-mile tri-oval has a track width of 60 feet with 12-14 degree compound banking in the turns. The front stretch features 10 degrees of banking and the backstretch has 4 degrees of banking. For TV junkies like me, Iowa Speedway will also be the first racetrack to have cameras and michrophones embedded in the racing surface. Iowa Speedway will open for its inaugural race event which includes all three USAC National divisions on the weekend of September 15-17.
The date Iowa Speedway takes what was the Richmond date which means Richmond may slide up or back a week. The complete 2007 IndyCar Series schedule will be announced later this Fall.
Chat with Robin Miller
Robin Miller will park himself behind the computer tomorrow at 1:30mp eastern for a one hour chat session at SpeedTV.com. Judging from the archives, it should be worth your wile.
TV Listings
Friday
3:30 pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Practice Indianapolis (LIVE) SPEED
5:30 pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying Indianapois (LIVE) SPEED
8:30 pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Indianapolis (SDD) SPEED
Saturday
10:00 am Nextel Cup Qualifying TNT
3:30 pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Final Practice Indianapolis (LIVE) SPEED
6:00 pm NASCAR Busch Qualifying Indianapolis (LIVE) SPEED
9:00 pm Busch Series Race Indianapolis (LIVE) TNT
Sunday
2:00 pm Pre-Race Show - Indianapolis NBC
2:30 pm Nextel Cup Race - Indianapolis NBC
8:00 pm Speed Report SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain (LIVE) SPEED
Indy 500 winning and IRL IndyCar Series champion car owner Ron Hemelgarn and current Silver Crown car co-owner Roger Johnson have teamed up together again to field a car in the USAC Silver Crown Series. Hemelgarn and Johnson have fielded cars in the Indy Pro Series from 2002 to 2005 recording four wins, two of them coming with USAC standout Aaron Fike behind the wheel. Hemelgarn has fielded Indy cars for more than two decades. Johnson co-owns the No. 199 Silver Crown car with Carl Edwards. Roger Johnson has been a USAC Silver Crown car owner since 2000. The team has purchased a C&R Racing chassis for the No. 191 car. Chilean driver Pablo Donoso will pilot the car, with Cristal, Life Fitness and R.E. Technologies the main sponsors.
ORP Silver Crown Clarification
Tuesday we listed the preliminary entry lists for the Silver Crown, Busch and Truck races at ORP. The lists are subject to change. It is possible that more than the thirteen Silver Crown cars originally listed will enter the event.
Iowa Speedway Welcomes the IRL
The Indy Racing League is guaranteed to visit at least one new venue in the 2007 season. As we first reported Tuesday, the IRL confirmed to day that the series will visit the new Rusty Wallace designed track on June 22-24. The Indy Pro Series will run a 100 mile race there on the 23rd and the IndyCar Series will run 250 laps at the 7/8-mile tri-oval track. This is the first facility built that will feature the New-Age SAFER Barrier, which does not have a concrete wall behind the energy absorbing barrier. The new barrier will circle the whole track. Driver Scott Dixon and Wade Cunningham gave their approval of the facility following a compatibility test this morning.
“We thought it was similar to Richmond,” said Dixon. “It will be fast and provide good passing because it's so wide, and the transitions are smooth.”
“The midwest is home to the core IndyCar Series fan so we are thrilled to partner with Iowa Speedway to bring IndyCar Series racing to Iowa,” said Brian Barnhart, president and COO of the Indy Racing League. “The combination of the Iowa Speedway's 7/8-mile size with the speed and side-by-side action of the IndyCar Series promises to keep race fans on the edge of their seats.”Iowa Speedway is in Newton Iowa about 30 minutes east of Des Moines just off of Interstate 80 and just north of Knoxnille Raceway. The new 7/8-mile tri-oval has a track width of 60 feet with 12-14 degree compound banking in the turns. The front stretch features 10 degrees of banking and the backstretch has 4 degrees of banking. For TV junkies like me, Iowa Speedway will also be the first racetrack to have cameras and michrophones embedded in the racing surface. Iowa Speedway will open for its inaugural race event which includes all three USAC National divisions on the weekend of September 15-17.
The date Iowa Speedway takes what was the Richmond date which means Richmond may slide up or back a week. The complete 2007 IndyCar Series schedule will be announced later this Fall.
Chat with Robin Miller
Robin Miller will park himself behind the computer tomorrow at 1:30mp eastern for a one hour chat session at SpeedTV.com. Judging from the archives, it should be worth your wile.
TV Listings
Friday
3:30 pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Practice Indianapolis (LIVE) SPEED
5:30 pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying Indianapois (LIVE) SPEED
8:30 pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Indianapolis (SDD) SPEED
Saturday
10:00 am Nextel Cup Qualifying TNT
3:30 pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Final Practice Indianapolis (LIVE) SPEED
6:00 pm NASCAR Busch Qualifying Indianapolis (LIVE) SPEED
9:00 pm Busch Series Race Indianapolis (LIVE) TNT
Sunday
2:00 pm Pre-Race Show - Indianapolis NBC
2:30 pm Nextel Cup Race - Indianapolis NBC
8:00 pm Speed Report SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain (LIVE) SPEED
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