May 22, 2013

NASCAR: Runner-up Will Power the big winner at Sonoma

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Will Power, driver of the #12 Team Penske Chevrolet leads a pack of cars into a turn during the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma on August 26, 2012 in Sonoma, California. (August 25, 2012 – Source: Jeff Gross/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — SONOMA, Calif. – Ryan Briscoe finally [...]

As temperatures rise at Indy 500, so does Ganassi

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Chip Ganassi owner of Chip Ganassi Racing look on during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg on March 24, 2012 in St Petersburg, Florida. (March 23, 2012 – Source: Chris Trotman/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — INDIANAPOLIS – It was just a pit-stop competition but it [...]

IndyCar looking for star power in Danica Patrick’s absence

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Ryan Briscoe the driver of the #2 IZOD Team Penske car celebrates after winning the pole during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 19, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (May 18, 2012 – Source: Andy Lyons/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Ryan Briscoe has soaked up the spotlight [...]

Indy Car: Ryan Briscoe edges Hinchcliffe by 9 inches for Indy 500 pole

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Michael and Mario Andretti talk during Indianapolis 500 practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 18, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (May 17, 2012 – Source: Andy Lyons/Getty Images North America) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Roger Penske’s strategy beat Michael Andretti by inches Saturday — 9.168 inches to be exact. In the closest pole duel in Indianapolis [...]

Teams take cautious approach to Indy 500 practice

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Ryan Briscoe of Australia driver of the #2 Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet during warm up for the IndyCar Series Sao Paulo Indy 300 on April 29, 2012 in the streets of Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (April 28, 2012 – Source: Robert Laberge/Getty Images South America) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – IndyCar teams have used the [...]

Racing vet Dan Wheldon dies at Vegas IndyCar race

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The car of Dan Wheldon driver of the #77 Bowers & Wilkins Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara Honda (top left) bursts into flames in a 15 car pile up including the #12 Team Penske Dallara Honda of Will Power during the Las Vegas Indy 300 part of the IZOD IndyCar World Championships presented by Honda on [...]

Feisty, confident Will Power nears first IndyCar title

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(R) Scott Dixon driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda leads (L) Will Power of Australia, driver of the #12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara Honda during the IZOD IndyCar Series Indy Japan The Final, on the road course at Twin Ring Motegi on September 18, 2011 in Motegi, Japan. (September 17, 2011 [...]

Franchitti, then Power, win dual IndyCar races at Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — IndyCar Series points leader Will Power made a quick evasive move to avoid disaster just before his final pit stop Saturday night at Texas and held on for his first victory on an oval track. Power raced to his third win of the season, and 12th career for the Team [...]

Pit Stop – NASCAR Sprint Cup From Darlington Regan Smith Takes It

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(PhatzRadio – Staff Writer JLC) The “Lady in Black” hosts tonight`s NASCAR Sprint Cup race from Darlington Raceway in S.C. The track has a great history behind it having run its first event on Labor Day 1950 and dubbed as ‘THE TRACK TOO TOUGH TO TAME’. Darlington is a 1.3 mile oddly shaped oval in [...]