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Jun 06
Moffitt back in K&N East victory lane in rain shortened race
Brett Moffitt finally has the trophy to go with the fast car. It just happens to be one of the most sought after prizes in NASCAR race: A Grandfather Clock from Martinsville Speedway. Moffitt was out front when rain shortened the UNOH Performance 200 to 174 laps Sunday afternoon, giving the 17-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing Development Driver from Grimes, Iowa, his third career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East win.
Jun 06
Canadian Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz) has won the third DTM season round at EuroSpeedway Lausitz
After 52 laps at the 3.478 kilometres long track, he crossed the finish line as the winner, followed by his fellow Mercedes-Benz drivers Paul Di Rest and Jamie Green. With his sixth victory in the most popular international touring car series, Spengler was able to extend his points’ lead in the drivers’ standings. After three rounds, he has 26 points.
Jun 06
Leg Two report: Rally d’Italia-Sardegna, 4-6 June, 2010
Juho Hanninen has strengthened his grip on the Intercontinental Rally Challenge drivers’ title with his second victory of the season on Rally d’Italia-Sardegna today (Sunday). Driving a factory Skoda Motorsport-run Fabia, the Finn took a slender lead on the rally’s ninth stage and pulled clear when Kris Meeke, his closest pursuer, crashed heavily on stage 10. The accident was captured live on Eurosport, which covered four stages of the sun-coated gravel event as they happened.
Jun 06
Second trip in three years for Lewis’ squad
Autocon Motorsports return to Le Mans 24 Hours as the sole US representative in LMP this year. Team owner/driver Michael Lewis-– splitting time with Tony Burgess and Bryan Willman next week – took time out of his busy schedule to speak to lola-group.com about the teams aims for the coming week at Le Mans.
Jun 06
A current competitor in the 2010 Star Mazda Championship
Rusty Mitchell has signed with Juncos Racing for the remainder of the 2010 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear season. A current competitor in the 2010 Star Mazda Championship, this year marks Mitchell’s second full season and third year of experience in a Formula Mazda. The Midlands, Texas native will make his debut as a Juncos Racing driver at the Pizza Ranch 100 event at Iowa Speedway June 18-19.
Jun 06
MotoGP Round 4: Italian GP race report
Opting for Bridgestone’s hard compound slicks front and rear, Dani Pedrosa took victory for the Repsol Honda Team at Mugello in decisive style, setting a new lap record on only the fifth lap of the race and consistently lapping faster than the existing lap record. The Spaniard was the only rider to lap in the 1m 49second bracket.
Jun 06
Kennington wins at Delaware Speedway
D.J. Kennington kicked off his chase for his first NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 championship with a victory in the season-opener Saturday. Kennington out-dueled JR Fitzpatrick over the closing laps to claim the Keystone Light 200 at Delaware Speedway.
Jun 06
Pirro Power!
Emanuele Pirro has the most extraordinary record at Le Mans. Until 1999, when the Audi era at Le Mans began, the 49-year-old Roman had competed just twice at La Sarthe, as a 19 year old in 1981 with a Lancia Beta Monte Carlo and 16 years later with a McLaren F1 GTR. Both races ended in retirement but in the 11 years since he finished third in the Audi R8R, Emanauele has five winners trophies and three more for podium finishes.
Jun 06
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race at The Glen
Charles Espenlaub and Charles Putman recovered from a first-lap spin in Saturday’s Continental Tire 150, the sixth round of the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season, to win the Grand Sport (GS) race and give Fall-Line Motorsports its first series victory.
Jun 06
Leg one report lead by Peugeot
Paolo Andreucci will head a Peugeot one-two into the final day of Rally d’Italia-Sardegna Sunday following a drama-filled opening leg of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge qualifier on the sun-baked Mediterranean island, when several drivers, including Sebastien Ogier, Andreas Mikkelsen and Guy Wilks hit trouble.
Jun 06
In Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen
Five days after a three-race GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series winning streak ended in a first-lap crash, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas turned in a solid performance and started a new streak Saturday in the No. 01 TELMEX BMW Riley by scoring their third consecutive victory in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
Jun 06
Preview Le Mans 24 Hours (June 6-13, 2010)
On the momentum of its one-two finish at Le Mans this time last year, Peugeot is on the hunt for a second straight win in the prestigious French competition. Twelve months of hard preparation work since June 2009 have kept the team under pressure in its bid to secure repeat success on this uniquely popular event which attracts more than 250,000 spectators annually.
Jun 06
Dahlgren and Göransson win, while Magnussens crashes twice
Round two of the new Scandinavian Touring Car Cup that will eventually see the Danish Touringcar Championship and the Swedish Touring Car Championship merge into one series was held at the street circuit in Gothenberg, where Robert Dahlgren extended his championship lead with a win in the first race, while Richard Göransson moved into second place in the standings following his win in the second race.
Even though a good number of drivers here at the Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival are from California, the event has a notable international contingent and a distinct worldly panache by virtue of having attracted the most extraordinary cars on the planet. 
Autocon Motorsports return to Le Mans as the sole US representative in LMP this year. Michael Lewis took time out of his busy schedule to speak to lola-group.com about the teams aims for the coming week at Le Mans.