Sunday, February 10, 2013

Autoweek Racing Weekend Wrap-up for February 10, 2013 — SPOILER ALERT

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Bernie Ecclestone is claiming that he's not subject to U.S. laws in regards to a $650 million lawsuit filed...
Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone says that he is not subject to U.S. laws in a formal affidavit he has submitted to the New York State Supreme Court. The affidavit responds to a $650 million lawsuit filed against him and others by Bluewaters, an American private ...

  Sebastien Ogier has taken Volkswagen’s first rally victory in Sweden, stamping his authority on the event from start to finish in

  Five-time World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz got the new winged sprint car season off to a sizzling start, sweeping the two-night UNOH All-Star Circuit of Champions-sanctioned program at Florida's Bubba Raceway Park. Schatz banked $4,000 for winning on Friday night...

  The Indianapolis Motor Speedway could receive public funding for up to $100 million in improvements under legislation that's expected to be introduced Monday in the Indiana General Assembly. Republican state Sen. Michael Young of Indianapolis is expected to introduce the bill that would...

  After Volkswagen driver Sebastien Ogier won the manufacturer its first rally with a victory in Rally Sweden, Volkswagon team principal Jost Capito talked about the win. His comments are below. At the moment, I don’t really have words to express what we’re feeling. It’s just ...

  Former World Rally Champion Petter Solberg won Rally Sweden, but this time in the historic class, driving a Ford Escort MkII built by the company owned by his former co-driver Phil Mills. The Norwegian hadn’t rallied a rear-wheel drive car since an outing in 1996 with an original Volvo 240,...

  With owner points from Danica Patrick’s 2012 ride unavailable, Stewart-Haas Racing has bought the owner points from Robinson-Blakeney Racing for her to use in the upcoming Daytona 500. Patrick ran 10 races last year for Tommy Baldwin in his No. 10 Chevrolet, but he kept those owner points for ...

  NASCAR recently clarified some of its new administrative rules, most of them relating to off-track issues such as qualifying, provisionals and owner points for its Camping World Truck Series, Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series teams. Among them: -Former Cup champions may now use a...

  Lotus technical director James Allison says he’s been encouraged by the form of the E21 in Jerez this week. Although team personnel are always cautious at early tests, Allison conceded that the car appears to be competitive after Kimi Raikkonen topped the times at the Spanish track today....

  Richard Childress Racing has signed 21-year-old Dakoda Armstrong to drive in five races during the 2013

  The 2013 American Le Mans Series Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway is now in the books, and the second day of the two-day...

  Three years ago this week, the DeltaWing debuted at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show as a candidate to become the new IndyCar. It lost that bid, but went on to compete at the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the American Le Mans Series...

  It may have been a difficult week of testing for Mercedes in Jerez, but team principal Ross Brawn says he's happy with the way Lewis Hamilton is settling into the

  Kimi Raikkonen and Lotus finished the fourth and final day of testing in Jerez on top of the times. The Finn's 1 minute, 18.148-second run, however, did not eclipse the 1 minute, 17.879-second ride achieved by Felipe Massa on Thursday, which remains the fastest time of the week. The day's...

  Haven’t bought tickets for the Daytona 500 yet? We may have good news. Already bought your tickets? Probably best you quit reading. The catch? Only geographic. Chevrolet is again offering two free tickets to the Great American Race in return for test-driving any new Chevy. As you might...

  Without even trying extra hard, NASCAR has nailed down another high-profile resource to help expand its long-coveted Hispanic and Latino market. Late Friday afternoon, Turner Scott Motorsports confirmed the recent speculation that Nelson Piquet Jr. will run the full 33-race Nationwide Series...

  Darrell Wallace Jr., the most promising African-American graduate of NASCAR's ongoing Drive for Diversity program, will run the full 22-race Camping World Truck...

  The last scrap of confetti hadn't even reached the floor of the Super Dome last weekend before NFL pundits were yammering about who might win next year's Super Bowl. In today's unrelenting 24-hour news cycle, nobody seems willing to give anyone time to exhale and enjoy what they've just...

  The Mazda-powered Dyson Racing LMP1 championship car from last season was not at the American Le Mans Series test at Sebring, but is expected to race at the 12 Hours of Sebring, along with cars from Rebellion Racing, Muscle Milk and, of course, two ...

  Al Speyer, longtime director of motorsports for Bridgestone and Firestone tire companies, says that speculation that his company will jump to replace Michelin...

  The MSR Indy team has sold its lone Izod IndyCar Series machine to Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, but team owner Michael Shank said he’s not giving up on his dream to compete in IndyCar. Shank, who runs a full-time team in Grand-Am’s Rolex Sports Car Series, still wants to participate ...


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