(PhatzRadio / AP) — Takuma Sato became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race on Sunday in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The win came in Sato’s 52nd career start, and was the first for A.J. Foyt Racing since Airton Dare won Kansas in 2002. Only the Texan wasn’t on hand [...]
Motorsports Roundup: Sato first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race
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NASCAR: Tony Stewart makes passionate anti-blocking argument
April 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Story Highlights Tony Stewart says he doesn’t believe blocking should become a common practice Stewart tried to block a last-lap charge at Talladega last year and triggered a massive crash Stewart insisted blocking was a relatively new phenomenon that is getting increasingly worse (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Tony Stewart vehemently defended [...]
NASCAR: Kyle Busch, Gibbs Racing pick up first win at Fontana
March 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano raced side by side into the final lap, two bitter rivals unwilling to give even an inch – right up until they made contact with less than a mile to go. The race ended with Hamlin in the hospital, Logano in a shoving match with Tony [...]
NASCAR: Sam Hornish Jr. holds off Kyle Busch for Nationwide win
March 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the #12 Wurth Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 9, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (March 8, 2013 – Source: Jerry Markland/Getty Images North America) Story Highlights Sam Hornish Jr. won the Sam’s Town 300 [...]
NASCAR: Sprint All-Star Race will discourage sandbagging with $1 million bonus
February 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Jimmie Johnson celebrates after winning the 2012 Nascar Sprint Cup Series All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.(Photo: Jeremy Brevard, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Sprint All-Star Race will discourage sandbagging with a $1 million bonus and format tweaks The order on a pit stop to start the final segment will be determined by the average [...]
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton beats Sebastian Vettel in US GP, Alonso third
November 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / BBC News) — Lewis Hamilton won the United States Grand Prix after a tight battle with Sebastian Vettel as Fernando Alonso kept the title fight alive. Hamilton’s McLaren tracked Vettel’s Red Bull throughout the race and finally passed him with 14 laps to go. Continue reading the main story “I tried to defend [...]
NASCAR: Johnson holds off Keselowski to win at Texas
November 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (November 3, 2012 – Source: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — FORT WORTH, Texas — Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski [...]
NASCAR: Stenhouse steals Nationwide race at Kansas
October 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. celebrates in victory lane after winning a NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Photo by The Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rallied from two laps down at Kansas Speedway to salvage his points day. Then he [...]
NASCAR: Gordon wins pole at Loudon
September 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 22, 2012 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (September 21, 2012 – Source: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images North America) LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Jeff Gordon came [...]
NASCAR: Sadler penalty hands Keselowski Nationwide win in Indianapolis
July 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Snap-On Tools Dodge, leads Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Indiana 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 28, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (July 27, 2012 – Source: Justin Edmonds/Getty Images North America) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brad Keselowski planted an emphatic [...]
