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Ford Gets Le Mans Trophy Back 45 Years Later
All the way back in 1967 the Shelby-Ford racing team won its second (of ultimately four-straight) championship at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race. I too was shocked to learn that they had cars all the way back in such ancient historical times. The 1967 team stands out from the other Shelby-Ford winners because it was (and remains) the only all-American team to ever win the...
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Missing Ford Racing Trophy Won By A.J. Foyt Returned After 45-Years
DEARBORN, Mich. Feb. 9, 2012. – A trophy from one of Ford Motor Company’s greatest racing triumphs has just returned home in time to help celebrate the 45th anniversary of Ford Racing's 1967 victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The victory that day was piloted by the All-American team of Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt in a car prepared by Carroll Shelby and his Shelby-American...
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F1: Vettel Admits Doubts Over Top Teams' 2012 Pace
Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel was just third quickest of 10 drivers testing on Thursday in Jerez, Spain...
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Alonso ends first F1 test with top lap
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso finished with the fastest session Friday in Formula One's first preseason test.
The Spanish two-time world champion had a quickest lap of 1 minute, 18.877 seconds to go seven-tenths faster than the field.
The Italians rallied from a subdued start with the second fastest time this week among 2012 designs. Alonso's running was restricted to 39...
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Barrichello seeking sponsors for IndyCar move
Veteran Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello says his move to the IndyCar Series depends on finding new sponsors and acknowledges he may only compete on road and street circuits.
Barrichello said Thursday that ''everybody is in a hurry to try to find the money'' to allow him to drive this season. He says there are only ''minor details'' to be discussed...
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F1: Kovalainen Delighted With Caterham Progress
Heikki Kovalainen says that he already believes Caterham is in better shape than last season...
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F1: Schumacher Happy To Wait For 2012 Mercedes
Michael Schumacher spent a day-and-a-half driving the 2011 Mercedes in Jerez...
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Schumacher paces F1 field in test
Michael Schumacher set the fastest pace on the second day of Formula One preseason testing Wednesday at the Jerez Circuit track.
The German driver, entering the final year of his F1 comeback, used Mercedes' car from last year to clock an early morning lap of 1 minute, 18.561 seconds.
Schumacher says ''it was a good and productive test, full of lots of useful information...
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F1: Sutil Not Axed Due To Lux Affair, Force India Says
The assault charges against Adrian Sutil weren't the driving force behind his removal from Force India...
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Undefeated Heavyweights Nearly Come to Blows at Weigh-in!
Abdusalamov vs. Rodriguez Heating Up Tensions rose and a scuffle broke out between heavyweight prospects Magomed "Mago" Abdusalamov (12-0, 12 KOs) and Pedro Rodriguez (8-0, 6 KOs)at todays' Superbrawls weigh-in for tomorrow's (Friday, February 3) ESPN Friday Night Fights broadcast from theTexas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas. The...
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Takuma Sato official at Rahal Letterman Lanigan
Takuma Sato's move to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series championship is now official, with Honda Motorsports announcing the deal this morning according to the Associated Press.The former Formula One racer will enter his third season in IndyCar after spending the last two with KV Racing Technology, where he earned two poles, three top-5s and eight...
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INDYCAR: Barrichello Concludes Impressive Sebring Test
Rubens Barrichello matched times with some of IndyCar's best after two days at Sebring. Hinchcliffe, Servia and Wilson tried the DW12 and Honda had setbacks.
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VINTAGE: Lightning Jim, Sebring’s First Endurance Champion
Long before Juan Manuel Fangio, Phil Hill, Stirling Moss and Dan Gurney roared down the concrete of Sebring International Raceway, it was the roar of B-17s that thundered through the orange groves of Highlands County Florida...
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F1: Hamilton Says No To Sutil Trial Appearance Date
Lewis Hamilton doesn't plan to appear at the trial of fellow driver Adrian Sutil...
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Race Car Driver Donnie Ray Crawford III Murdered By His Grandfather
Terrible story.
An odd one as well as you will see. Thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Larry Brown Sports has the details.
Race car driver Donnie Ray Crawford III (pictured) was killed Saturday morning by his grandfather, Daniel Garcia, who also died in the shooting at the family’s home.
Wagoner County Sheriff Bob Colbert says the 74-year-old Garcia, who was living with...
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