Justin Wilson charged from 17th on the starting grid to overtake Graham Rahal's mishandling car on Lap 226 of 228 to win the Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway
Let the good finishes continue to roll in. Even under threatening skies, Chad Hackenbracht in his sponsorless No. 58 Chevrolet delivered an outstanding second-place effort at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in the Pocono ARCA 200 Saturday afternoon.
For the fifth consecutive week, Frank Kimmel and the #44 Ansell/Menards Toyota team secured a top ten finish after a sixth place finish at Pocono Raceway. Competing over the course of 80 laps on a newly resurfaced racetrack proposed many additional variables for teams to manage, most notably, tire wear.
One week after capturing the checkered flag at Elko Speedway in Minnesota, Brennan Poole once again flexed his muscle dominating the ARCA Pocono 200, leading 77 of 80 laps – including the final 60 en-route to his third ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards career victory.
Nelson Canache entered the 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season with the desire and determination to hone his craft and become a successful driver at the highest levels of American stock car racing.
New conditions require adaptability, especially in racing, and Brennan Poole and Venturini Motorsports proved to be the best at handling a revamped Pocono Raceway in the track's first ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards event since an offseason paving project.
Alex Tagliani earned the pole position Friday for the IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone 550, marking the second consecutive year he was the top qualifier at Texas Motor Speedway.
National Guard Panther Racing driver JR Hildebrand knew he had his hands full on this warm-up lap during qualifications for tomorrow night’s Firestone 550k at Texas Motor Speedway.
KV Racing Technology drivers Tony Kanaan, Rubens Barrichello and E. J. Viso will contest just their second oval race of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season when they compete in the Firestone 550, June 8-9 on the 1.5-mile D-shaped Texas Motor Speedway oval in Ft. Worth, Texas.
RUBENS BARRICHELLO, NO. 8 BMC/EMBRASE KV RACING TECHNOLOGY CHEVROLET AND RYAN BRISCOE, NO. 2 HITACHI TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, met with member of the media at Texas Motor Speedway to discuss preparations for Saturday’s running of the Firestone 500 for the IZOD IndyCar Series. Quotes from press conference:
Zilisch was originally scheduled to race at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race last year, but sat out due to the late-race Talladega crash, which resulted in a back injury.
One day after veterans dominated the speed chart, rookie Caio Collet rode the aerodynamic wave to the fastest overall speed of the Indianapolis 500 Open Test on Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
