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Slick-50 200 Phoenix, Arizona Friday, April 8, 1994 3rd Practice -- Combined Practice Report ----------------------------------------- POS DRIVER TIME SEED --------------------------------------------------- 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 20.335 177.037 2 Raul Boesel 20.622 174.568 3 Nigel Mansell 20.699 173.921 4 Teo Fabi 20.707 173.852 5 Paul Tracy 20.831 172.820 6 Jimmy Vasser 20.918 172.105 7 Mario Andetti 20.936 171.953 8 Robby Gordon 20.990 171.510 9 Scott Sharp 21.011 171.340 10 Scott Goodyear 21.027 171.209 11 Al Unser, Jr. 21.072 170.842 12 Jacques Villeneuve 21.146 170.245 13 Dominic Dobson 21.192 169.874 14 Michael Andretti 21.303 168.988 15 Stefan Johansson 21.306 168.963 16 Mike Groff 21.557 166.999 17 Arie Luyendyk 21.757 165.468 18 Marco Greco 21.799 165.144 19 Bobby Rahal 21.801 165.130 20 Adrian Fernandez 21.821 164.978 21 Mark Smith 21.946 164.040 22 Stefan Johansson 21.970 163.856 23 Jacques Villeneuve 21.116 162.774 24 John Paul Jr 22.339 161.150 25 Davy Jones 22.409 … [Read more...] about CHAMPCAR/CART: Phoenix Friday Qualifying

1967 Canadian GP, Mosport: At the start, Jim Clark, Lotus, leads teammate Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell-Matra) and Dan Gurney (Eagle-Weslake) Photo by: Sutton Images In racing, the success or failure of participants is determined purely by results – but you’ll have noticed that’s never enough for the rest of us. After a race, much of the sport’s allure, intrigue and enchantment (or any other bottled fragrance) is provided by speculation over what might have been. Yes, we anticipate the next episode, but we’re equally intrigued by dissecting the last, and theorizing over how it might have turned out differently.Within minutes of the checkered flag, there are drivers, team managers, sponsors, journalists and fans giving vent to their opinions. ‘If Team X had changed its driver from wets to slicks one lap sooner in qualifying, he’d have taken pole, and probably the win,’ or, ‘If we’d used the same tire strategy as Team Y, … [Read more...] about Clark, Amon, and the speculation that rules motorsport history

Romain Grosjean will follow in esteemed footsteps when he makes the switch to U.S. open-wheel racing this season, the well-trodden path from Formula 1 most recently traversed by Marcus Ericsson. But who is the greatest F1-to-Indy convert? Drivers must first have competed in F1 to be eligible for our list, which rules out 1993 McLaren driver Michael Andretti and his 1978 world champion father Mario. The 1988 series champion and 1985 Indianapolis 500 winner Danny Sullivan is also ineligible, his Indy car debut in 1982 coming one year before his single F1 season at Tyrrell, while Juan Pablo Montoya and Sebastien Bourdais each won Indy car titles before moving to F1 and subsequently returning Stateside. When considering the order of the list, F1 achievement isn't factored in - it's purely down to how successfully the driver made the transition to Indy car. Making an instant impression is rewarded, and so too is longevity. On that basis, despite Fernando Alonso’s impressive debut in … [Read more...] about Top 10 F1 to Indy car converts ranked

At 14.00 hrs local time, His Highness Sheikh Juma al Maktoum waved the national flag of the United Arab Emirates to send off the field of 89 cars for this year’s tenth running of the Hankook 24H DUBAI. After some incidents in yesterday’s practice and qualifying sessions, certain cars were damaged beyond repair and were sidelined from the race, but the number of 89 cars taking the start still marks a record field for the first international endurance race of the new calendar year. His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, vice-president of the FIA and president of the Automobile and Touring Club of the United Arab Emirates (ATCUAE) also attended the start of the race. Oil on track ! The first ‘code 60’, a neutralisation in which no driver is allowed to go faster than an average of 60 km/h, was called during the first lap of racing after the Nova Race Ginetta (#167, Vescovi/Ferri/Gentili/Fletcher) had spread oil on the circuit before coming to a halt on the track. Racing … [Read more...] about Fierce battle for the lead in first hour Hankook 24H Dubai

Welcome to this week's top 10 photos chosen by our own photo editors. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did selecting these photos. And remember that you can write your own comments when you click on an image and bring up the photo viewer page. Express yourself and let us know what you think! 10. Pflanzgarten during qualifying for the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring: guaranteed airtime. #30 Frikadelli Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R: Sabine Schmitz, Patrick Huisman, Patrick Pilet, Jörg Bergmeister Photo by: Eric Gilbert 9. After a tumultuous qualifying day at Indy, with a massive airborne crash for Ed Carpenter in practice and the resulting changes to the cars, Scott Dixon came out on top with Penske duo Power and Pagenaud on the front row. Here, the traditional post-qualifying photoshoot. Front row photoshoot: Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske Chevrolet, Will Power, Team Penske Chevrolet and polesitter Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Photo by: … [Read more...] about Top 10 photos of the week: 2015-05-20