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Enrique Bernoldi Enrico Bertaggia Tony Bettenhausen Mike Beuttler
Wednesday
The Daytona 500 fireball animation video is a letdown
So, so much more that could have been done here. Next Media Animation of Hong Kong and Taiwan, which specializes in quickie animations of breaking news events, whipped up a little something to explain just what the hell went wrong in the Daytona 500. Alas, it's a pretty routine crash recreation; no dancing devils or thrash-metal guitarists to be found. A disappointment, but hey, at least NASCAR is playing big in the Far East.
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Bob Anderson Conny Andersson Mario Andretti Michael Andretti
Automotive Journalist crashes Camaro ZL1 at Virginia International Speedway
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In the midst of celebrating their title as America’s Favorite Performance Brand, Chevrolet invited a number of journalists over to the Virginia International Speedway to test drive their new Camaro ZL1. Lucky journalists signed right up to take advantage, but one got a little more than he bargained for.
Aaron Gold from About.com took his turn on the track after a rain cloud made its way through the area and tried to play it safe during his turn. Unfortunately, he may have played it too safe. Gold says that he was "way off the proper line" and had the car in second gear when it should have probably been in third. He "gave it a bit too much juice, broke the rear tires loose, and that was it." The Camaro ended up going off the track, sliding forward and sideways onto the wet grass, and went nose-first into the tire wall.
Gold didn’t suffer any injuries and GM has assured him that the damages on the Camaro ZL1 are cosmetic, which is all good news. Another plus is that Gold was able to test out the OnStar system, which automatically sent out an SOS call, before a live operator came on to see if Gold was okay.
As a refresher the ZL1 is powered by LSA 6.2-liter supercharged V8 engine that delivers a total of 550 horsepower and 550 lb/ft of torque. The muscle car can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds and can reach a top speed of 184 mph. So we guess these numbers are just too much even for a professional driver.
Automotive Journalist crashes Camaro ZL1 at Virginia International Speedway originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 28 February 2012 12:00 EST.
Tuesday
2012 Philip Island WSS Warm Up - Parkes On Top Again
Broc Parkes was again the fastest man on track in Sunday morning's Supersport warm up session. The pole man finished more than a half-second quicker than Fabien Foret, who was followed home by Sam Lowes, Vladimir Leonov, and Kenan Sofuoglu.
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Mike Beuttler Birabongse Bhanubandh Lucien Bianchi Gino Bianco
Under Pressure: The driver?s who need to deliver in 2012
Whilst Sebastian Vettel had the year of his life, for some of the other frontrunners, 2011 proved to be an unhappy hunting ground. Matthew Roulstone assesses the drivers who need to find form fast in 2012. Three wins and three podiums would be considered by some drivers as an incredible feat but for Lewis Hamilton [...]
Monday
Kate Upton isn?t a highway speed demon
And besides, given the current ? ahem ? track of 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model's modeling career, it's doubtful she'll ever have to consider any other gig anyway.
Upton, the co-grand marshal of the Daytona 500 along with "Glee" star Jane Lynch, was asked Sunday morning in the media center how fast she's ever driven on the street.
"I only go five miles an hour over the speed limit," Upton said.
"Probably 80 [is the fastest]. It's faster here in Florida. They let us drive faster. No snow."
She's no Ryan Lochte or Kyle Busch.
Olympian swimmer Lochte, the grand marshal for the first Gatorade Duel on Thursday, said he's driven 175 mph on the highway. Kyle Busch was cited in May driving 128 mph in a 45 mph zone.
Upton and Lynch are promoting their new movie "The Three Stooges" which premieres April 13.
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JeanDenis Deletraz Patrick Depailler Pedro Diniz Duke Dinsmore
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Gerhard Berger Eric Bernard Enrique Bernoldi Enrico Bertaggia
Video: We have the first scary wreck of 2012
And we officially have our first "Wow, that was a little intense" wreck of the 2012 season, as Jeff Gordon went a-tumbling in the closing laps of Saturday night's Bud Shootout. Gordon was attempting to nudge Kyle Busch out of the way and set off a reaction that ended with Gordon himself cartwheeling sideways on the track apron. He was fine, the eternal reminder of how safe these cars are, but it was a spooky few moments as his car kept shedding piece after piece and didn't slow down.
"This was not how I wanted to start the 2012 season," Gordon said after clambering out of the flipped vehicle. "I've never been upside down in one of these cars. The hit to the wall was much harder than the rest of it. The roll was pretty soft and pretty easy. The protection we have inside of these cars is amazing because I didn't even hardly feel any of it. The toughest part is when you're laying upside down and you can't get out of the car. The roof was caved in a little bit and that was no fun."
NASCAR couldn't have asked for a better advertisement for the "we watch for the wrecks" crowd, and considering the way the field thinned out Saturday night, the Daytona 500 literally is any driver's race to win. If you're on the track, you're in the mix ... and also in the line of fire.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/video-first-scary-wreck-2012-140132703.html
2012 Phillip Island WSBK Round Up - Rea, Ducatis and Injuries
Jonathan Rea was quickest in Friday's first qualifying session from Philip Island, joining Carlos Checa as the only two men to put in sub-1.32 minute laps this weekend.
The Ulsterman shot to the top of the timesheets in the afternoon session, after struggling with an electrical issue earlier in the day. Despite Rea’s provisional-pole, he said he still doesn’t have the race pace to stay with Checa and clinging on to Max Biaggi could be a tough ask, as well.
Things on the other side of the Ten Kate garage were not quite as rosy. Former 250cc World Champion Hiroshi Aoyama fell off early, leaving his crew to fix a sticky gear selector for much of the day, finishing in 15th, just more than a second behind his teammate.
Ducati looked again impressive at the Island, occupying three of the top five places after QP1. Although, not in the order one would imagine. Qualifying superhero Jakub Smrz put his Effenbert Liberty Ducati second in the order, ahead of Althea Ducati teammates, defending World Superstock Champion Davide Giugliano and defending World Superbike Champion, Carlos Checa.
Sunday
Why Is This News 50: Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne
Bayne talks about what has changed in his life since winning the race, what a first-timer can expect at Daytona, and what it's like being a religious athlete in a secular world. Enjoy, and be sure to check out the Daytona 500 on Sunday on Fox.
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Zsolt Baumgartner Elie Bayol Don Beauman Karl Gunther Bechem
The Daytona 500?s top five surprises and shortfalls
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ? Anyone who wins the Great American Race becomes a NASCAR immortal, but not every NASCAR immortal has won the Daytona 500. Here, we present the most successful drivers in NASCAR who haven't won racing's biggest prize, as well as drivers who had the greatest race of their lives at exactly the right time.
The best never to have won:
1. Tony Stewart (13 races): The three-time champion has won 17 times in stock cars at Daytona, but the biggest victory continues to elude him. He's got his best shot in years in 2012 ... but thanks to tandem racing and pack racing, so, too, does everyone else.
2. Rusty Wallace (23 races): His best finish was a third in 2001; Rusty never could quite get it done at Daytona.
3. Ned Jarrett (7 races): His son won this race three times, so at least the Jarrett name is etched into the marble of Daytona.
4. Terry and Bobby Labonte (43 races combined): The brothers have been all over this track but never quite able to bring home the big dog.
5. Mark Martin (27 races): He came within a hairsbreadth of winning in 2007 but saw Kevin Harvick snatch it right from his grasp on the final straightaway.
On the other end of the spectrum, you have:
1. Trevor Bayne: Put on a masterful two-lap performance of tandem drafting en route to NASCAR's unlikeliest Daytona 500 victory ever.
2. Derrike Cope: Snatched a win at the 1990 Daytona 500 after Dale Earnhardt hit debris and cut a tire on the final lap of the race.
3. Michael Waltrip: Won the 2001 Daytona 500, breaking NASCAR's longest losing streak even as Earnhardt fatally crashed behind him. But he picked his spots; of his four career wins in 766 races, two were Daytona 500s.
4. Mario Andretti: In 1967, not even his own team wanted him to win, preferring for No. 1 driver Fred Lorenzen to take the checkered flag. But despite being held in his pits for a few extra seconds by his own team, Andretti caught and passed Lorenzen to win under caution.
5. Ward Burton: Snatched the 2002 Daytona 500 but later plummeted to 25th in the standings that season.
Whoever takes the Daytona 500 will live forever in NASCAR history ... but it's up to them to determine if their story ends there.
2012 Phillip Island WSS QP1: Parkes Steals Provisional Pole From Cluzel
Ten Kate Honda's Broc Parkes sits on provisional pole after the first day of practice for the World Supersport class at the Australian's home round at Phillip Island. Parkes took control in the early part of the session, but as the first qualifying practice started to wind down, Sam Lowes, Jules Cluzel and Fabien Foret did what they could to make life uncomfortable for Parkes. In the end there was almost nothing to choose between them: though Parkes came out on top, his advantage over French Moto2 refugee Jules Cluzel was just twenty-six hundredths, while Cluzel ended a mere six thousandths of a second ahead of Sam Lowes. Fabien Foret was the first Kawasaki rider to break the Honda hegemony putting his Lorenzini Kawasaki into 4th, just ahead of fellow former champion and Kawasaki teammate Kenan Sofuoglu.
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Indycar Lore Pt.3; The Fastest
It has been more than a few months since the last installment of indycar lore, so in the bleak tundra that is the off season? might as well pick it back up now. I have great aspirations for this series … Continue reading 
Source: http://anotherindycarblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/indycar-lore-pt-3-the-fastest/
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