KIA RACING'S MARK WILKINS VICTORIOUS IN ROUND 11 OF THE PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE AT MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE

KIA RACING'S MARK WILKINS VICTORIOUS IN ROUND 11 OF THE PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE AT MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE

Mark Wilkins, driver of the No. 38 B.R.A.K.E.S. Optima turbo, now has 10 consecutive top-five finishes, including two wins and six podiums, and remains in hot pursuit of the Driver Championship with two races remaining Nic Jönsson, piloting the No ....

1964 Nurburgring 1000 Kilometers: Survive for One Last Victory

1964 Nurburgring 1000 Kilometers: Survive for One Last Victory

During the late 1950s, Richie Ginther would begin a relationship with John von Neumann and this partnership would result in one of the most dominant periods of American sportscar racing in which Ginther and Porsche would be virtually unbeatable. Nearly ....

1961 Monaco Grand Prix: Outdueled by a Legend

1961 Monaco Grand Prix: Outdueled by a Legend

Powering his way around Tabac, Richie Ginther would find that his time had run out. He had doggedly fought and wrestled his way around the tight, twisty streets of Monaco in pursuit of Moss. The British veteran had an answer for everything but it required ....

1959 12 Hours of Sebring: 12 Hours to Success

1959 12 Hours of Sebring: 12 Hours to Success

In 1961, Richie Ginther would join Giancarlo Baghetti, Willy Mairesse and Wolfgang von Trips to come away with a 2nd place overall finish in the 12 Hours of Sebring. Completing 208 laps, the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa would finish two laps behind eventual ....

1965 Mexico Grand Prix: Ginther Finally Gets It!

1965 Mexico Grand Prix: Ginther Finally Gets It!

Richie Ginther had come so close so many times in the past but had always been outshone by someone else for victory. Now with the new Honda Team, it seemed anybody other than Ginther would win. But all of that would change on the 24th of October, 1965. Ginthers ....

1954 Carrera Panamericana: Courage to Go On

1954 Carrera Panamericana: Courage to Go On

Suddenly the Ferrari 340 Mexico would break loose on Hill. Careening down over the ledge, the car would be battered and bruised, coming to a rest finally with its occupants none the worse for wear. It would be a scary moment and the mangled bodywork ....

LEAD IN FINLAND: VOLKSWAGEN'S OGIER SHOWS HIS CLASS

LEAD IN FINLAND: VOLKSWAGEN'S OGIER SHOWS HIS CLASS

Sébastien OgierJulien Ingrassia (FF) made their mark on day two of the Rally Finland. The Volkswagen pairing leads the fastest rally of the year with the Polo R WRC ahead of the grand finale on Saturday. The two Frenchmen first moved to the top of ....

AUDI TAKES BOTH TOP SPOTS ON GRID AT RUSSIAN PREMIERE

AUDI TAKES BOTH TOP SPOTS ON GRID AT RUSSIAN PREMIERE

– Audi is entering the first Russian race in DTM history with two cars on the front row. At the debut event at Moscow Raceway, Mike Rockenfeller and Mattias Ekström in their two Audi RS 5 DTM cars are starting from the front row (Sunday, from 1315, ....

'WE MUST WORK FOR FERRARI AND ITS FANS' - MONTEZEMOLO TO THE CORRIERE DELLA SERA

'WE MUST WORK FOR FERRARI AND ITS FANS' - MONTEZEMOLO TO THE CORRIERE DELLA SERA

Maranello, 3 August – Ferrari and its fans the priorities are very clear for Luca di Montezemolo, points he stressed in an interview published today in the Italian daily paper, Corriere della Sera and here we reprint several sections. Montezemolo didnt ....

HISTORIC ONE-TWO VICTORY FOR AUDI IN RUSSIA

HISTORIC ONE-TWO VICTORY FOR AUDI IN RUSSIA

– Historic success for Audi At the first Russian DTM race in history, Mike Rockenfeller (Audi Sport Team Phoenix) and Mattias Ekström (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline) caused a one-two Audi victory in front of an impressive crowd of 45,000 spectators ....

FERRARI VICTORIES IN FIRST ASIAN LE MANS SERIES RACE

FERRARI VICTORIES IN FIRST ASIAN LE MANS SERIES RACE

AF Corses #77 car triumphed in the first Asian Le Mans Series race held at the Inje Speedway in Korea winning the GTC and finishing second overall. After a torrential downpour at the start of the three hour race, the cars were forced to spend the ....

SHORTENED NHRA QUALIFYING PRODUCES MIXED RESULTS FOR MOPAR IN SEATTLE; BECKMAN EARNS NO.1 QUALIFIER

Friday qualifying sessions were rained out at the 26th annual OReilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries, the 15th of 24 NHRA events Beckman is No.1 qualifier in Funny Car by setting a new track record Last w ....

PENSKE RACING DUO LEAD FORD EFFORT AT POCONO

PENSKE RACING DUO LEAD FORD EFFORT AT POCONO

CARL EDWARDS, No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion (Finished 11th) – We ended up 11th which is probably about where we deserved to end up. I thought we would be worse after that speeding penalty. I am glad we were able to bounce back from that. I would have ....

FORD CLINCHES GLOBAL RALLYCROSS MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP AS HEIKKINEN AND FOUST TAKE GOLD AND SILVER AT X GAMES

FORD CLINCHES GLOBAL RALLYCROSS MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP AS HEIKKINEN AND FOUST TAKE GOLD AND SILVER AT X GAMES

–Toomas Topi Heikkinen landed his fourth consecutive series victory to win gold while Tanner Foust claimed silver at X Games Los Angeles on Sunday as Ford Racing clinched the Global Rallycross manufacturers championship. Heikkinen, who drives ....

MOPAR CLEANS UP WITH TWO WINS IN SEATTLE; SWEEPS PRO STOCK NHRA WESTERN SWING

Mopar earns wins in both Funny Car and Pro Stock at 26th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals Hagan posts his fourth win of the 2013 season clinches a playoff spot and maintains lead in championship standings Last weeks Sonoma winner Nobile earns h ....

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