HORNADAY DRIVES INTO SOME BAD LUCK.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 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 Grand National driver 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. said he felt like he had a top-10 car - maybe even a top-five car - at Kansas Speedway last Saturday for the Mr. Goodcents 300. Unfortunately for him, a broken cam shaft made his No. 26 Chevy for Carroll Racing a 34th-place car. It was Hornaday's fifth consecutive race finishing outside the top 10. ``We didn't have a car that could win (last Saturday),'' Hornaday said, ``but seeing how the rest of the race unfolded we easily could have been in the top 10 and probably in the top five.'' On the bright side, his car looked good in qualifying and ran as high as fourth early in the race. But his engine cut out on lap 147 and Hornaday's day was done. ``This was just disappointing for the fact that we came back from adversity early in the race,'' said Hornaday, a former Saugus Speedway champ. ``The `Thirst Crew' hammered out an excellent pit stop under the green flag that allowed me to stay on the lead lap for as long as possible.'' The broken cam shaft that took Hornaday out of the race was the culmination of an admirable effort to stay in the race. Worn tires and an early spin added to Hornaday's problems. ``Our tires were just all used up, and most of the other cars had much fresher tires; we were just biding bide v. bid·ed or bode , bid·ed, bid·ing, bides v.intr. 1. To remain in a condition or state. 2. a. To wait; tarry. b. our time till we could get in for some new rubber. The Dr Pepper Team did a great job (last Saturday). It was just unfortunate that we had problems that we can't control.'' Hornaday and the Carroll Racing team will be testing 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. this weekend in preparation for the Oct. 12 race at the Charlotte, N.C., race track. The next race on the NASCAR Busch Series is the Little Trees 300 at Lowe's. --American Le Mans Series: Bryan Herta of Valencia is probably the only driver on 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. who can remember racing on the streets of Miami The Streets of Miami refers to several temporary street course race circuits set up in the Miami-area. Three distinct courses have been utilized over the years:
The Hart High graduate was driving on the CART FedEx Series the last time Miami hosted a race outside of Homestead-Miami Speedway. ``Miami is a sports-car racing kind of town,'' said Herta, who will be competing for Panoz Motor Sports in today'sCadillac American Le Mans Challenge. ``The people are very cosmopolitan and international, and that suits our type of racing just perfectly. I raced there in the last CART race on the streets in 1995, and it was great.'' Panoz Motor Sports, which fields two teams in the LMP-900 class of the American Le Mans Series, is in a three-race victory drought. The last time a Panoz car won a race was in the inaugural National Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., on July 21. David Brabham and Jan Magnussen won the race in D.C., their second of the season and the second for Panoz. Herta and teammate Bill Auberlen have posted a couple of podium finishes this season but are seeking their first win. This will be the first visit to Miami for many drivers, but there are some who are familiar with the fans and the city. ``We presented our new Audi at a press event there in 2000 and the reaction was unbelievable,'' said Tom Kristensen, ALMS points leader and driver for Audi Sports North America. ``There are a lot of lively, fun people who will love street racing. With the bay and the ships and boats in the background, it will look like the Monaco Grand Prix  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. .'' The American Le Mans Series race will be part of a three-race weekend in Miami. The CART FedEx Series and the Trans-Am Series are running races Sunday on the temporary street course. AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES Cadillac American Le Mans Challenge Site: Miami Schedule: Today, race (SPEED Channel, 1 p.m.) Track: Miami Downtown Street Circuit (1.57-mile, 15-turn temporary race circuit) Race distance: 2 hours, 45 minutes (timed event) Cars: Four classes of American Le Mans Series sports cars (Le Mans Prototype A Le Mans Prototype (commonly abbreviated as LMP) is a type of custom-built race car intended for sports car racing and endurance racing, most notably used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. LMP-900; LMP-675; Grand Touring Sport (GTS GTS abbr. gas turbine ship ); Grand Touring (GT)) Next race: Audi presents Petit Le Mans The Petit Le Mans (French for little Le Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, USA. The race was first run on October 10, 1998 as part of the IMSA season, then in 1999 became one of the original events of the , Oct. 12, Road Atlanta, Braselton, Ga. On the net: www.imsaracing.net CAPTION(S): box Box: AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES (see text) |
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