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Road America: CTE Racing HVM race report

Road America: CTE Racing HVM race report Sundays 51-lap race featured mixed emotions for the CTE Racing HVM team as the team experienced the highs and lows of Racing at Road America. Dan Clarke and Nelson Philippe finished the Champ Car Grand Prix sixth and 14th despite leading the pack. Rookie Dan Clarke had the birds eye view Sunday when he started the Champ Car Grand Prix at Road America after earning the first pole position of his Champ Car career. It was a perfect start to the weekend, Clarke mastered the wet track on slick tires Friday, securing the provisional

Road America: World Speed Motorsports race notes

Road America: World Speed Motorsports race notes After several drivers lapped under the existing track record in Friday practice, championship points leader Adrian Carrio shattered the record in qualifying to capture the pole position for Round Nine of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at Road America. Driving the #14 World Speed Motorsports Rockford Fosgate Mazda, the seventeen-year old Carrio clocked a time of 2:03.849 (117.666 MPH) as the checkered flag fell to officially break the previous record of 2:04.621 set in 2004 by Daniel DiLeo. My crew stayed here until midnight last night working on the car and my

Mid-America Modified Championship

Mid-America Modified Championship The 2006 racing season at the Batesville Speedway will continue Wednesday, March 22 with the 10th Annual Mid-America Modified Championship. The four night run will bring an estimated 100 of the top Open-Wheel Modified’s in the Midwest to the track. The event will culminate a three weekend run for these type of cars, as they competed in two other big events in the region, with the biggest being at the Batesville Speedway. With a $50,000 purse on the line, and $10,000 earmarked for the winner, the best the Midwest has to offer will be at the Batesville Speedway. Wednesday night

Road America: RuSPORT race report

Road America: RuSPORT race report An afternoon filled with yellow flags, spins and crashes saw Justin Wilson (#9 CDW / RuSPORT Ford-Cosworth / Lola / Bridgestone) take fifth place in the Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America. The result earned Wilson his ninth finish in the top five of the 2006 Champ Car season, and leaves Justin in third place in the Champ Car Drivers Championship. The race was temporarily halted on lap 46 because a serious crash in Turn 10 involving Katherine Legge of PKV Racing. The red flag flew for approximately 40 minutes while the Champ Car Safety

Champ Car returning to Road America, dropping Las Vegas

Champ Car returning to Road America, dropping Las Vegas INDIANAPOLIS - Champ Car will return to a longtime venue next year by racing again at Wisconsin's Road America course while dropping Las Vegas from the schedule. The Road America race in Elkhart Lake, Wis., is scheduled Sept. 24. It was not on the schedule this season after being a fixture since 1982. Attendance, sponsorships and revenue had declined for the race in recent years, but Champ Car President Steve Johnson said Tuesday that fans, sponsors and teams pushed for a return to the 14-turn, 4.048-mile track. "Our new agreement gives us both a chance