...CHANCE: AJ Allmendinger has a new part-time job with a familiar team.On Friday, Roger Penske hired the former open-wheel racer to drive two IndyCar races this season including the Indianapolis 500 on May 26. Allmendinger also will compete April...
...their sports car out front.NASCAR, however, has been a different challenge. Unlike the sports cars and sleek open-wheel racers he drove to worldwide prominence, stock cars are big and bulky. For Montoya, finding success on an oval now...
...row. Kahne won the pole with a lap of 169.013 mph, and Newman was second-fastest at 168.192. Both were open-wheel racers who specialized on dirt tracks before they came to NASCAR. "This is one of the toughest tracks we go to and one...
...Supercross and motocross star Ricky Johnson, SCCA's Jeff Zwart, Rally racer Rod Millen along with former open wheel racers Mike and Robbie Groff, Roberto Guerrero, Stefan Johansson and Johnny Unser have entered this year's Baja 1000...
...one hand, he's at Indianapolis, a hollowed piece of real estate, especially for a driver who grew up driving open-wheel racers. On the other, he's only driving a stock car. His fame and fortune have been built in stock cars, but his...
...all-star that features the top drivers from several forms of motorsports, including stock cars, sports cars and open-wheel racers. The Winston Cup Series champion automatically has participated in the series since it started in 1974. "It's...
...simmered down, but the rivalry between the two former open-wheel racers has obviously lingered - proven Sunday. "We're both open-wheel racers who are stock car racers now, and we're both aggressive...
...to the Ford would be a problem. Gordon said he hasn't had other run-ins with Stewart, who also is a former open-wheel racer. In earlier years, the two competed at the Indianapolis 500. "He's a great race-car driver," Gordon said...
...history of the IROC with 11 victories, although Mark Martin has won one more championship (three). Though an open-wheel racer at heart, Unser had a solid showing in the 1995 Daytona 500, and he won't rule out competing in future NASCAR...
...visit to the 0.75-mile oval. Franchitti averaged 167.315 mph over four laps on his return to the track in an open wheel racer. He dominated at Richmond in 2007, leading 242 of 250 laps. Scott Dixon earned the outside spot on the front row...
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