A total of 58 cars began the 50th anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona, but there could be only one winner.
After trying to win this race since 2004 and coming up empty eight times, team owner Michael Shank took his eponymous team to Victory Lane on the strength of a heroic three-hour final stint by NASCAR star AJ Allmendinger, who is also one of his partners in a new Indy car venture.
Allmendinger’s driving partners were former CART teammate Justin Wilson, Ozz Negri and John…
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Rolex 24 at DaytonaSo many great roadsters, only three days to ogle them.
The 63rd Grand National Roadster Show opens on Friday and runs through Sunday night, when they hand out the million or so awards to just about everybody who showed up. This is the ninth year the show has been held at the L.A. County Fairplex in Pomona, Calif., having moved south from its Bay Area roots where it was known forever–and by some even today–as the Oakland Roadster Show or, simply, Oakland.
New owner John Buck, who someday will stop being referred…
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Street RodsSalem, IN (January 24, 2012) – Champion Racing Association will kick off its 2012 season with SpeedFest 2012 this weekend at Watermelon Capital Speedway, located in Cordele, Georgia. This will be the eighth addition of SpeedFest for CRA. The first SpeedFest was held in 2005 at USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Florida where Charlie Menard took the win. SpeedFest was held at that track for three more seasons with Mike Fritts winning in 2006, Eddie Hoffman in 2007 and Jeff Choquette in 2008.
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Watermelon Capital SpeedwayThe new TCI T-Handle FAST-GATE Shifter features a universal design that can be mounted in virtually any 3- or 4-speed application. The shifter’s sturdy construction is capable of withstanding the demands of racing, yet its stylish and durable injection molded cover looks classy in street applications. The T-Handle grip provides comfortable shifting action, while stamped components ensure smooth, accurate shifting movements. A reverse lockout mechanism eliminates the chance of transmission damage from accidentally shifting into reverse. The shifter comes with a black cover, shifter cable and all required…
Over the past 10 years the fastest growing and most lucrative grassroots drag racing program in the sport has been the International Hot Rod Association’s Summit Racing SuperSeries.
Designed as a championship program for bracket racers around the world, the Summit SuperSeries has crowned nearly two dozen champions and awarded over $1 million in cash and prizes since 2002 and now, through the continued partnership of Summit Racing Equipment, the IHRA is pleased to announce a brand new Summit SuperSeries program for Junior Dragster racers beginning…
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Summit Racing SuperSeries Junior Dragster World ChampionshipThe Ford F-Series has been the #1 selling vehicle in North America for several years and has always been an integral part of ROUSH Performance’s product line up. With Ford launching four new engines for the 2011+ F-150, ROUSH has added more horsepower and throaty tunes to enhance all four new F-150 powertrains.
Among the new engines are two new beefy V-8′s. ROUSH has developed new ROUSHcharger supercharger systems for both the 6.2L and the 5.0L V-8 powertrains. Both the 6.2L and 5.0L supercharger systems will be available as a non-calibrated TUNER kit…
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