HERTA LEAVES LE MANS, FOCUSING ON IRL.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 Motor Sports Valencia's Bryan Herta Bryan Herta (b. May 23 1970, Warren, Michigan) is an American race car driver. He currently drives for Andretti Green Racing, which is co-owned by former CART and IRL driver Michael Andretti, in the ALMS, although his career has primarily been spent in open-wheel cars has been replaced as driver on Team Nasamax for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. South African Werner Lupberger was named to replace Herta in the June sports car endurance race in Le Mans, France, the team announced Monday. Team Nasamax is entering the only car, an LMP-900 Reynard Cosworth, that is fueled with agriculturally produced bio-ethanol in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. ``I've enjoyed my time with Team Nasamax,'' said Herta, who drove for the team in the 12 Hours of Sebring in Florida, the season opener of the American Le Mans Series The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. . ``It's been good to be involved at the beginning and see the progress we made on the Cosworth engine running with bio-ethanol.'' Herta said he wanted to concentrate his focus on driving for the Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IRL IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans Series. Early years in CART Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing team on 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 . Herta was named the substitute driver for Andretti Green Racing in the IRL 1. (jargon, chat) IRL - In real life. Generally synonymous with f2f. 2. (language, robotics) IRL - Industrial Robot Language. events at Pikes Peak International Raceway Pikes Peak International Raceway was a one mile oval Auto Racing track located in Fountain, Colorado, south of Colorado Springs and north of Pueblo. Capacity: 42,000 Grandstand seats, 20,000 Infield capacity. and 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 . Herta is replacing Dario Franchiti, who was injured in a motorcycle accident. Herta, the Hart High of Newhall graduate, also is Robby Gordon's backup driver in the Indianapolis 500 on May 25. Gordon, driving an Indy 500 entry for Andretti Green Racing, is also competing in NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. on the same day. ``I appreciate the Team Nasamax directors understanding that the opportunity to drive with Team Green in the next few races was too good to pass up, and I'll be watching Le Mans with interest from the race at Pikes Peak Pikes Peak, 14,110 ft (4,301 m) high, central Colo., in the Front Range of the Rocky Mts.; discovered by U.S. explorer Zebulon Pike in 1806. There are many higher peaks in the Rockies, but this is the best known and most conspicuous because of its location on the and cheering the team on to a good result,'' Herta said. Tight time constraints and the uncertainty of Franchiti's recovery were factors in the amicable split between Herta and Team Nasamax. ``Bryan's worked well with us and we'll miss him,'' said John McNeil John McNeil (February 14, 1813 – June 8, 1891) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his role in the Palmyra Massacre and other acts of alleged brutality. , team technical and renewables consultant. ``However, it's a chance for him to return to top single seaters, and we wish him well with the drives in IRL. Bryan could not give us a commitment to Le Mans until two weeks before, as it depends on Dario's condition, and we need to know now.'' --NASCAR Busch Series The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCAR's "minor league" circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big league" circuit, the Nextel Cup. : Ron Hornaday Ron Hornaday, Jr. (born in Palmdale, California on June 20, 1958) is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver. He is the father of former NASCAR driver Ronnie Hornaday, and the son of Ron Hornaday, Sr., a two time Winston West Champion. Jr. tried using bungee cords to keep his car in gear in Sunday's 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. Busch Series at Gateway International Raceway Gateway International Raceway is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA, just minutes from Downtown St. Louis, Mo. It hosts a NASCAR Busch Series event and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on a 1. in Missouri. But it wasn't enough to keep his car together. Hornaday, driver of the No. 2 Chevy for Richard Childress Racing RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team fielding Chevrolets for Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, and Scott Wimmer in the NEXTEL Cup Series as well as the #2 BB&T Chevy for Clint Bowyer, the #21 AutoZone Chevy for Harvick , had a strong car, qualified and ran in the top five, but a broken transmission knocked him out of contention. He finished a disappointing 28th and dropped to sixth in the Busch Series standings. Hornaday was in second place in the championship when the series visited California Speedway The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, similar to that of "sister track" Michigan International Speedway. It is located approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. on April 26. Hornaday and the rest of the Busch Series teams head to Nazareth Speedway Nazareth Speedway was an auto racing track in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania which operated from the 1910s to 2004. The track is often associated with local drivers Mario and Michael Andretti. It was associated with Frankie Schneider in its earlier dirt track history. in Pennsylvania on Sunday. The former Saugus Speedway champion from Palmdale is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a little change of luck after some rough finishes. ``We have had good qualifying runs lately and the car has run up front,'' Hornaday said before the Gateway race. ``We just need to try and stay out of trouble at the end. We got caught up in late crashes at Bristol (Tenn.), Texas and now Richmond (Va). You can't win championships with wrecked cars. I really think that this is a championship team. That's what Richard hired me to do and that's where my focus is.'' --Irwindale Speedway: Dave Blakenship of Stevenson Ranch won his first race of the season and took over the points lead in the Ultra Wheel Super Truck series at Irwindale Speedway. Blakenship holds a narrow two-point edge over Carson Woods of Yucca Valley after two races. In other races last Saturday night, Ben Walker of Santa Clarita moved into second place in the NASCAR Super Late Models standings with a pair of strong finishes in the Twin 50s. Walker finished fourth and sixth in the 50-lappers and trails class leader and defending champion Rip Michels of North Hills by 12 points. Chris Houwen of Canyon Country maintained his third-place hold in the NASCAR Super Stocks with a fifth-place finish in the 40-lap main event. Lee Ladd of Westlake Village won his fourth race in a row and has yet to lose a race this season. Fellow Super Stocks driver Julianne Seeley of Canyon Country moved into the top 10 in points for the first time this season with an eighth-place finish. Racing continues tonight at Irwindale Speedway with the NASCAR Late Model Twin 40s, NASCAR Grand American Modifieds, Legend Cars and Modified 4s. --Willow Springs International Raceway: The fifth round of the Toyota Cup Formula One Motorcycle Series will take place at Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamond this weekend. Practice and preliminaries start at 8 a.m. today. The Toyota Cup Formula One race starts at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 a person and include pit pass, parking and camping. Children under 10 are free. IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY STANDINGS The following is a list of the top-10 drivers in each division in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series at Irwindale Speedway. Drivers are listed by name, city and points: NASCAR Super Late Models 1. Rip Michels, Mission Hills 208 2. Ben Walker, Santa Clarita 196 3. Brandon Loverock, Norwalk 194 4. Dana Moore, Burbank 192 5. Tony Bruncati, Glendora 188 6. Greg Pursley, Lake View Terrace 182 7. Stephen Sadler, Brea 164 8. Deyon Young, La Verne 160 9. Russell White, Corona 148 10. Nathan Wulff, San Marcos 146 NASCAR Late Models 1. Scott Youngren, Fallbrook 140 2. Mike Price, San Pedro 130 T3. David Hessing, Canyon Country 124 T3. Jess Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the , Sylmar 124 5. Brian Kelley, Arleta 118 T6. Mike Johnson, Covina 102 T6. Todd Burns, Riverside 102 8. Ron Schartau, Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. 100 9. Guy Tripp, Saugus 84 10. Keith Spangler, Northridge 82 NASCAR Grand American Modifieds 1. Rod Johnson, Canyon Country 100 2. Andrew Phipps, Simi Valley 94 3. Roger Carufel Jr., Saugus 92 4. John Watkinson, Canyon Country 86 5. Eddie Ernst, Cathedral City 78 6. Robert Rice, Hawthorne 76 7. Travis Thirkettle, Newhall 70 T8. Wally Pettengill Jr., Pearblossom 64 T8. Tim Morse, North Hollywood 64 10. Mike Trottochau, Acton 60 NASCAR Super Stocks 1. Lee Ladd, Westlake Village 200 2. Greg Benner, Whittier 172 3. Chris Houwen, Canyon Country 168 4. Larry Sampson, Covina 140 5. Danny Renko, Temple City 124 6. Brian Harrell, Bloomington 118 7. Ken Brown, Bermuda Dunes 116 8. Steve Gilmore, Van Nuys 100 9. Julianne Seeley, Canyon Country 96 10. Eric Sunness, Chatsworth 92 NASCAR Modified 4s 1. Greg Tucker, Ojai 50 2. Tony Lawler, Palm Springs 48 3. Eric Reed, Riverside 46 4. Fred Adams, Fontana 44 5. Dustin Morgan, Covina 42 6. Tim Ross, Rancho Cucamonga 40 7. Robert Lovas, Menifee 38 8. Kevin Berhardt, Fontana 36 9. Richard Boker, Fontana 34 10. Robert Miller, Palm Springs 32 Ultra Wheel Super Trucks 1. Dave Blakenship, Stevenson Ranch 98 2. Carson Woods, Yucca Valley 96 3. Ryan Arciero, Foothill Ranch 94 4. Dana Moore, Burbank 80 5. Scott Davidson, Riverside 66 6. Brian Harris, Torrance 64 7. Mark Laeger, Escondido 58 T8. Jim McGill, Temecula 56 T8. John Sereika, Norco 56 10. Greg Adler, Manhattan Beach 52 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES Goulds Pumps ITT ITT Initial Teacher Training (UK) ITT I Think That ITT Invitation To Tender ITT Individual Time Trial (professional cycling) ITT Intention-To-Treat ITT In This Thread (forums) Industries 200 Site: Nazareth, Pa. Schedule: Today, qualifying, 12:35 p.m.; Sunday, race (FX, 10 a.m.). Track: Nazareth Speedway (tri-oval .946 miles, 1 degree banking in turn 1, 4 degrees in turn 2, 6 degrees in turns 3-4). Race distance: 189.20 miles, 200 laps. Last race: Scott Riggs raced to his third victory of the season, taking the Charter Pipeline 250 in Madison, Ill., when Mike Bliss ran out of fuel on the final lap. David Green finished second, 0.543 seconds behind Riggs, to take a five-point lead over Todd Bodine in the season standings. Last year: Jason Keller recorded his third win in five races by taking the Stacker2 200 at Nazareth Speedway. The final 30 laps were run under caution after a two-car accident involving Jeff Purvis and defending race winner Greg Biffle. Fast facts: Tim Fedewa won the race in 1995 and 1998, becoming the only driver to win more than once. ... Matt Kenseth outlasted a five-hour rain delay to win the 1999 race. ... Ron Hornaday Jr. raced to his first Busch series victory in the 2000 event, beating Elton Sawyer by 1.992 seconds. ... Keller has finished in the top five in each of his last three races at Nazareth. He is expected to make his 300th career Busch start this weekend. ... Penske Speedway Inc. bought the 90-acre Nazareth Speedway in 1986. Next race: Carquest Auto Parts 300, May 24, Harrisburg, N.C. On the net: www.nascar.com CAPTION(S): 2 boxes Box: (1) IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY STANDINGS (see text) (2) NASCAR (see text) |
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