HENDRICK LOOKS TO WEST FOR WIN.Byline: TIM TIM Timothy TIM Technical Interchange Meeting TIM Transient Intermodulation Distortion TIM Time Is Money TIM The Invisible Man (movie) TIM Telecom Italia Mobile (Italian cellular provider) HADDOCK NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Craftsman Truck Series driver Ricky Hendrick says his team has one more win in it this season. The top rookie and Truck Series championship contender already has one win this season, at Kansas Speedway. With five races remaining, he's sixth in points, 153 behind his Hendrick Motorsports teammate and series leader Jack Sprague. The series heads to South Boston Speedway South Boston Speedway or "SoBo" is a race track located in South Boston, Virginia, U.S.A.. SoBo is located approximately sixty miles east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Dr. Joe Mattioli III, who also controls Pocono Raceway. in Virginia for today's NetZero 250. But the tiny, 0.4-mile oval probably won't give Hendrick his second win of the season. He says the speedways of the West will be more to his liking. ``Texas for sure,'' Hendrick said when asked where he thinks his best chance for a win will come. ``The worst I've ever finished there, I think, is sixth. I should've won there when we raced earlier this year.'' Hendrick finished fifth in his first Truck Series appearance at Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track layout is very similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor in June. Sprague won the race. The Truck Series will be making its return to Texas on Oct. 5, a makeup date for the race that was canceled after the terrorist attacks in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Washington, D.C. But Hendrick, son of Rick Hendrick, owner of Jeff Gordon and Terry Labonte's Winston Cup teams, said there are a few race tracks out West where he thinks he can pull off another victory. He likes Las Vegas, a track where his team had some encouraging tests earlier in the season. ``And California Speedway is another kind of track I love,'' he said. The Truck Series will hold its season finale at the two-mile superspeedway in Fontana on Nov. 3. --Newman on Kansas Speedway: The NASCAR Winston Cup Series will be making its first visit to Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., this weekend, but rookie Ryan Newman might have a slight advantage. The driver of the No. 02 Penske Racing Ford made a trip to the 1.5-mile tri-oval for an ARCA race in June. Newman, who will be racing full-time on the Winston Cup circuit next season, has been racing in selected ARCA, Busch and Winston Cup races this year to gain experience for next year. ``It's a benefit to the schedule we've chosen,'' Newman said. ``I may be one, maybe two, steps ahead of everybody else. But on the other hand, I may be tricking myself by thinking that.'' This will be Newman's fifth Winston Cup start of the year and his first since the Brickyard 400 in August. His best Winston Cup race came at the Kmart 400 at Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3.22 km), moderate-banked, D shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,400 acres [1] near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. in June. He started 12th and finished fifth. He also won the pole at Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. It features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. for the Coca-Cola 600. Winning poles has become Newman's forte on the Busch Series. In 13 races, he has won five, including last weekend at Dover Downs International Speedway in Delaware. He also has won poles at Atlanta, Chicago and Darlington twice. Newman, a two-time USAC USAC Universal Service Administrative Company USAC United States Auto Club USAC Universidad de San Carlos (University of San Carlos, Guatemala) USAC US Airways Center (Phoenix, Arizona) Midget champion and Silver Crown Series rookie of the year Rookie of the Year may refer to:
``It's just you and the race track,'' Newman said. ``And you get to conquer the race track in two laps.'' --Broken seat belts: Winston Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield completed only 54 laps before ending his day last Sunday at Dover Downs in a crash that later revealed a broken seat belt in his car. The broken belt was cause for concern for at least one driver, Ken Schrader, a 17-year veteran of Winston Cup racing. ``Obviously, it is very much a concern,'' said Schrader, driver of the No. 36 M&Ms Pontiac. ``I'll go back to the shop and look at the car and come to my own conclusions on how it happened.'' Mayfield's belt stirred memories of the accident that killed Dale Earnhardt in the season-opening Daytona 500. Schrader defended the Simpson equipment, seat belts and other safety restraints in his, Earnhardt's and Mayfield's car, and said he is far from considering replacing any of his safety equipment. NASCAR announced Thursday that modifications will be made for seat belts and shoulder harnesses in its stock cars. The modification from NASCAR states, ``the manufacturer's label on seat belts must not be located under the adjusting mechanism when the driver is buckled into the seat and has tightened the seat belts and shoulder harness. ``If the label is under the adjusting mechanism, the label must be removed or relocated in a manner that does not affect the integrity of the belt material.'' --Normally aspirated engines: In a move that might lead to CART reconsidering its turbo-charged engines, Toyota announced Thursday that beginning in 2003 it will produce only 3.5-liter, normally aspirated V-8 engines for open-wheel competition. The engines will be similar to the ones used by the Indy Racing League The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. The League consists of two series, the premiere IndyCar Series and will meet IRL 1. (jargon, chat) IRL - In real life. Generally synonymous with f2f. 2. (language, robotics) IRL - Industrial Robot Language. specifications. Toyota has been an engine supplier in the CART FedEx Series since 1996 with the current spec 2.65-liter, turbo-charged engine. CART has spent more than a year discussing its future engine plans without reaching a decision to change its power plants of choice. THIS WEEKEND'S RACES NASCAR WINSTON CUP Protection One 400 Site: Kansas City, Kan. Schedule: Today, qualifying (CNN/SI, 1 p.m.); Sunday, race (Ch. 4, 10 a.m.) Track: Kansas Speedway (tri-oval 1.5 miles, 15 degrees banking in turns) Race distance: 400.5 miles, 267 laps On the net: www.nascar.com BUSCH Mr. Goodcents 300 Site: Kansas City, Kan. Schedule: Today, qualifying, 11:15 a.m.; Saturday, race (TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. , 10 a.m.) Track: Kansas Speedway (tri-oval 1.5 miles, 15 degrees banking in turns) Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS NetZero 250 Site: South Boston, Va. Schedule: Today, qualifying, noon; race (ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2, 4 p.m.) Track: South Boston Speedway (oval 0.4 miles, 7 degrees banking in turns) Race distance: 100 miles, 250 laps FORMULA ONE U.S. Grand Prix Site: Indianapolis Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speedvision, 10:30 a.m.); Sunday, race (Ch. 7, 11 a.m.) Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest (road course, 2.606-miles, 13 turns) Race distance: 190.238 miles, 73 laps On the net: www.formula1.com NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) NHRA NHRA National Hot Rod Association NHRA Northland Human Resource Association NHRA National Human Resources Association NHRA Nursing Home Reform Act NHRA National Hospice Regatta Alliance NHRA National Heritage Resources Act (South Africa) Nationals Site: Joliet, Ill. Schedule: Today, qualifying, noon; Saturday, qualifying, 9 a.m. (ESPN2, 7 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations, 8 a.m. (ESPN2, 5:30 p.m., tape) Track: Route 66 Raceway Route 66 Raceway is a drag racing strip in Joliet, Illinois. It opened in 1998 and features a ½ mile (0.8 km) dirt oval and a ¼ mile (0.4 km) drag strip. The drag strip hosts several events including the NHRA Car Quest Nationals in mid-June. On the net: www.nhra.com CAPTION(S): box Box: THIS WEEKEND'S RACES (see text) |
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