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Daily Archive: June 21, 2009
Sebastian Vettel stole Jenson Button’s thunder on the British star’s home turf to consummately triumph in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone today. 
Indicating he would rather reach a deal to stave off the threat of a breakaway championship. 
Kasey Kahne held off Tony Stewart on double-file restart after double-file restart and won at Sonoma for Richard Petty Motorsports. 
Franchitti inherited the lead on Lap 200 as cars cycled through for their final pit stops under green and held off Ryan Briscoe. 
That Surfers Paradise is keen to host a round of FOTA’s breakaway series. 
A word he uttered earlier at Silverstone echoed around the race-day paddock. 
Ducati Xerox riders Michel Fabrizio and Noriyuki Haga rode a stressful 24–lap first race at the Misano World Circuit today, in which “flag-to-flag” rules were implemented due to the wet track conditions at the race start. 
Today’s report from Formula One teams & drivers at Silverstone. 
For Sunday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer after the line-up had to be based on entrant points. 
With the Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) over its ongoing political stand-off with the FIA, insisting competitors should be free to ‘spend what they like’ – provided they commit to F1 for the next five years. 
Andy Soucek has won his first FIA Formula Two Championship race in Brno, Czech Republic, this afternoon (Sunday). 
Pastor Maldonado has taken his second victory of the season this morning in race two atSilverstone, leading from lights to flag despite race long pressure and a late safety car period toclaim the win ahead of Andreas Zuber and Karun Chandhok. 
Today’s report from GP2 Series teams & drivers at Silverstone. 
Sir Frank Williams is sceptical the FOTA teams will carry through their threat to establish an alternate series. 
Donington would consider cancelling its contract to host the next 17 British grands prix if the major teams break away, the Leicestershire circuit’s boss Simon Gillet has warned.
Henry Surtees took pole position for Race Two this morning at Brno, Czech Republic, just ahead of Red Bull Junior driver Mikhail Aleshin. Jun 21
Brent Dragon wins Series ACT Castrol Riverside 100 (+result)
After taking the initial green in the 12th position
Milton, Vermont’s Brent Dragon dominates the Series ACT Castrol Riverside 100 stock car race at Riverside Speedway in St-Croix, QC. Dragon made the trek up north after finding out the Nutmeg State make-up scheduled at Waterford Speedbowl was cancelled.