Racing Discussion Thread

Dodge Viper is coming back to ALMS.

Front end looks kinda like a Corvette to me

lemonhead75 wrote:

Move a Rookie up to the Cup Series, give him 4 races, then move him back down to the Nationwide Series where he will now have to race in because you didn't run his N'wide Car. GENIUS!

You don't know half the story. Moving him back down had nothing to do with Timmy, it had to deal with Larry Gunselman tearing their team apart.

Can you share any details? Or is this a hush-hush sorta deal for now?

Found a picture of the new aero package for IndyCar that they are running on the ovals; they were testing it today at Indy. So far they have reached 219 mph in a single car run.

Falk Chases Virginia Trifecta This Weekend at Langley



DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — C.E. Falk opens his quest for a fourth consecutive NASCAR Late Model Stock Car track championship at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va., Sat., April 7. Langley’s 62nd season opener is one of the highlights of a busy Easter weekend for NASCAR Whelen All-American Series tracks.

Falk is shooting for a track opening trifecta this weekend. He’s already won the 300-lap season opener at South Boston (Va.) Speedway March 10 and the 150 lap-opener at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va., March 31. He’ll try to continue his Virginia track opening hot streak in Saturday’s 100-lap feature at Langley.

“I race against some great champions at Langley and we have a tough field every week,” Falk said. “They’re the most professional drivers I race against. These guys are smart.”

The track itself is also a challenge, Falk said.

“Langley Speedway is the kind of a track you have to respect,” Falk said. “If not, she’ll bite you.”

Langley’s tricky .396-mile asphalt surface is known for its variable characteristics based on weather conditions.

“It’s an ever-changing creature,” Falk said of the track surface. “You have to fine tune your set-up every week.”

Falk, 24, of Virginia Beach, Va., has been in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship equation for three years. His place in the final national standings has improved from sixth to fifth to fourth 2009-11.

“I’m on a mission to do better every year and a mission to win the next race,” Falk said. “I’m always trying to improve and I feel like I have more tools than ever this year.”

While Falk is using the year-old Toyota Camry Creech chassis at Langley again this year, some key ingredients were added. Veteran wrench Sammy Houston is the team’s new crew chief. A new Creech-built car debuted in the South Boston and Motor Mile events. The car was built specifically for larger tracks.

In 2011, Falk had 11 wins, 20 top-fives and 22 top-10s in 23 starts. In addition to placing fourth in the nation in 2011, he placed third in NASCAR’s state standings behind Philip Morris and Lee Pulliam. Neither driver has competed in a NASCAR point race so far this year.

Falk, whose uncle Joe was the 1976 Langley Speedway track champion, drives for E.F. Motorsports, a team owned by his parents, Steve and Susan Falk. The driver’s brother Wesley is a crewman as are Troy Turnage, Jeremy Jordan, Cody Jones and Randy Armstrong. Primary sponsor Hampton Roads Toyota Dealers is joined by Creech Motorsports Fabrication and Clark’s Automotive Engines.

Newman/Haas Racing will be at the Indy 500 with former F1 driver Jean Alesi.

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JR Motorsports swaps crew chiefs: JR Motorsports has implemented a crew chief swap to its #88 and #5 Nationwide Series teams. Crew chief Bruce Cook has taken over responsibilities for the #88 Chevys driven by Cole Whitt. Until now Cook has spearheaded the organization's third team  a part-time entry primarily driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr.  while lending assistance to the company's two full-schedule teams. That role will now fall to Tony Eury Sr., who takes charge of the #5 team while continuing his role as JR Motorsports' competition director. Tony Eury Jr.'s role as crew chief for Danica Patrick and the #7 GoDaddy.com team remains unchanged. The #5 car will race at Texas next weekend with Earnhardt Jr. and sponsor Degree Men. The crew chief change reunites Earnhardt Jr. with Eury Sr. The pair won 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races between 2000 and 2004 as well as Nationwide Series championships in 1998 and 1999.(JR Motorsports)(4-3-2012)

I'd rather have Pops with Whitt, but Cook is a pretty good CC, too. Just might work out for them.

Richmond, VA — Here is the Invitee List for the 2012 Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown to be held on April 26th at the Richmond International Raceway. The open test date that was on the entry list has been changed to Wednesday April 18th.

1. A1 – Travis Braden – 2011 NWAAS State Champion
2. 01 – Richard Boswell – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS
3. 04 – Ryan Reed – DHF Wild Card
4. 05 – Doug Godsey – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS
5. 06 – Davin Scites – DHF Wild Card
6. 07 – Clint King – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS
7. 08 – Deac McCaskill – DHF Wild Card
8. 2 – Matt Waltz – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS
9. 3 – Burt Myers – 2011 NWAAS NORTH CAROLINA Champion
10. 5 – Frank Deiny Jr. – 4th 2011 NWAAS VIRGINIA State Points
11. 5 – Dexter Canipe Jr. 5th Martinsville Speedway Fall Race
12. 9 – Ben Rhodes – DHF Wild Card
13. 10 – Brandon Davis – 5th 2011 NWAAS NATIONAL Points
14. 10 – Nick Smith – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS
15. 16 – Jeff Oakley – 2011 Southside Speedway Track Champion
16. 16 – Ryan Preece – 7th 2011 NWAAS NATIONAL Points
17. 17 – Stacey Puryear – 3rd 2011 Martinsville Fall Race
18. 26 – Phillip Morris – 2011 NWAAS NATIONAL CHAMPION
19. 27 – Jeb Burton – 8th 2011 Martinsville Fall Race
20. 28 – Bill Leighton Jr. – 6th 2011 NWAAS National Points
21. 29 – Brandon Butler – 2nd 2011 Martinsville Fall Race
22. 32 – Kyle Grissom – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS
23. 33 – David Polenz – 2011 Old Dominion Speedway Track Champion
24. 34 – Greg Edwards – 2nd 2011 NWAAS Langley Speedway
25. 40 – CE Falk III – 2011 Langley Speedway Track Champion
26. 44 – Nate Monteith – 2011 NWAAS TENNESEE State Champion
27. 44 – Dylon Lupton – DHF Wild Card
28. 51 – Matt McCall – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS/2011 Pole Winner
29. 57 – Eddie Johnson – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS
30. 58 – Scott Turlington – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS
31. 59 – Coleman Pressley – DHF Wild Card
32. 66 – Steve Carlson – Past NWAAS National Champion
33. 72 – Josh Berry – 9th 2011 NWAAS VIRGINIA State Points
34. 77 – Timothy Peters,DHF Wild Card
35. 77 – Clint Mills – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS
36. 80 – Justin T. Johnson – 11th 2011 NWAAS VIRGINIA State Points
37. 80 – Kris Bowen – 2nd 2011 NWAAS Motormile Speedway
38. 81 – Ryan Robertson – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS
39. 82 – J Herbst – 2011 NWAAS WISCONSIN State Champion
40. 82 – Paddy Rodenbeck – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS Race
41. 83 – Matt Bowling – 12th 2011 NWAAS VIRGINIA State Points
42. 88 – Keith Rocco – 2nd 2011 NWAAS National Points
43. 89 – Adam Royle – 2011 NWAAS MINNESOTA State Champion
44. 90 – Pietro Fittipaldi – DHF Wild Card
45. 94 – Natalie Sather – 2nd 2011 NWAAS South Boston Speedway
46. 99 – Brandon Dean – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS
47. 99 – Peyton Sellers – Qualified for 2011 DHSTS

This race and the K&N East race will be live on Speed

you sure? i heard like amonth ago that it wasnt going to be on speed

Well. I am going racing tonight so

Lotus no longer financially supports the Lotus F1 team, apparently due to money issues. Lotus is allowing Lotus F1 to continue to be called Lotus though, unlike what they did with Team Lotus last year.

Its also now coming out that the Rebellion Lola Lotus Toyota put the Lotus colors on their car without a signed contract and now they have no clue whats going on.



Its all coming apart for Lotus

Slotus' IndyCar program appears to be falling apart too

maybe they shouldn't sponsor 10,000 cars then.


and is there any racing of any kind this weekend?

No "major" racing series I don't believe, due to Easter.

I know Kasey's running WoO this weekend, and Tim George Jr posted a pic of his late model for Team Dillon Racing for this weekend, might be at Langley, but I have no idea

Late Models at Ace Speedway last night. Jeb Burton picked up the win.

Also South Boston picks back up on racing and Langley Speedway runs their opening night tonight.

TheShermanator wrote:

No "major" racing series I don't believe, due to Easter.

FIA GT1 and GT3 is at Nogaro this weekend.

Here is the live YOUTUBE stream

I believe the qualifying race is tommorow, and the main race is monday. MotoGP also is this weekend.

VW has apparently begun design work on a 2014 Nationwide car, and a 2015 Sprint Cup car for their execs to see.

Of all the things that get leaked, I'd like to see what they have in mind for both cars lol