Topic: Nascar

IndyCar star Patrick set for NASCAR jump

IndyCar star Danica Patrick and her plans to depart the series for the US stock car circuit were the talk of the track as racers gathered for Sunday's IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma.Patrick became the first woman to win a major open-wheel ...

Patrick confirms full-time move from Indy to NASCAR

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Danica Patrick, the only woman to win an IndyCar race, ended months of speculation about her racing future by announcing on Thursday that she will make a full-time move to NASCAR next year.The petite American has divided her time ...

Patrick announcement hints at NASCAR move from Indy

PHOENIX (Reuters) - IndyCar driver Danica Patrick is widely expected to make a full-time move to NASCAR next year after announcing she will hold a news conference in Scottsdale, Arizona Thursday to discuss her plans for 2012.Patrick has divided her time between ...

IndyCar looks to future as fans embrace past

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - For a race that has been around for 100 years and bills itself as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing", the Indianapolis 500 will speed into a new era on Sunday focused on the future as fans embrace the past.On ...

Hamilton to get a taste of US stock cars

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton of Britain and American Tony Stewart, a two-time US stock car champion, will swap rides next month at Watkins Glen, promoters said Friday.Hamilton will drive laps around the 3.4-mile, 11-turn long course at the famed raceway ...

Hamilton and Stewart in F1/NASCAR car swap

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and NASCAR's double title winner Tony Stewart will swap cars for the day at the Watkins Glen circuit in upstate New York on June 14, both sides announced Friday.Hamilton, the 2008 F1 world champion, will drive ...

Raikkonen planning NASCAR debut this year

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Former Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen will make a surprise NASCAR debut this year while also competing in rallies, Finland's Turun Sanomat newspaper reported on Tuesday.The Finn, who took the F1 title with Ferrari in 2007, has been ...

Daytona 500 champ Bayne to stay in Nationwide

MIAMI (Reuters) - Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne, who became the youngest driver to triumph in NASCAR's top race last weekend, will stay in the second-tier Nationwide Series this season despite his victory.Bayne won Sunday's Daytona 500 in just his second start ...

Daytona 500 winner Bayne tipped for the top

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Twenty-year-old Trevor Bayne, who stunned the NASCAR establishment by becoming the youngest driver to win the Daytona 500, is seen by friends and rivals as having a long and flourishing NASCAR career.Bayne's victory on Sunday came in ...

Earnhardt is remembered at the Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Ten years after Dale Earnhardt's fatal crash at the Daytona 500 the shadow of the "The Intimidator" continues to loom large at NASCAR.Beloved by most, reviled by others, NASCAR sorely misses the seven-time series champion whose aggressive ...
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