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From: press@motorsport,com - 06 Nov 2007, 00:34
RIKI CHRISTODOULOU TAKES SLENDER WINTER LEAD AS BOTTAS WINS Fortec Motorsport's Riki Christodoulou (Sutton Coldfield) leads the 2007 Formula Renault UK with Michelin Winter Cup after two podium finishes in rounds one and two at Donington Park National circuit on Saturday, 3rd November. Finnish racer Valtteri Bottas won both races on the road but is ineligible...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 06 Nov 2007, 00:32
CARBONE SECOND IN GT CHAMPIONSHIP WITH WIN AT FUJI! Up-and-coming Brazilian star Fabio Carbone has finished second in this year's Japanese Super GT Championship with a dominant win at the final round of the season in Fuji. In his first year of the ultra-competitive Super GT Championship, Fabio was a regular visitor to the podium -- thanks to a trio of...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 06 Nov 2007, 00:30
Solid start at Donington for Clark in Formula Renault UK Winter Series Kieren Clark, the 18 year old Royston based youngster, made a solid start in the first round of this years Formula Renault UK Winter Series. With 32 other young hopefuls all looking for future racing careers, a 12th place finish, from a qualifying position of 10th looked very strong in...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 06 Nov 2007, 00:29
Finally, a Top-10 for Tim Sauter When the smoke cleared at the end of Saturday's Chevy Silverado 350k, Tim Sauter finally scored a top-10 finish. It took 23 races to make it happen, but the Green Light team achieved one of its pre-season goals of top-10 finishes. For the second time in three races the last ten laps of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 06 Nov 2007, 00:29
Johnson Clinches Top 10 Finish At Season Finale POMONA, CA 11/4/07 The 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing season ended on a high note for Snap-on Tools Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Steve Johnson of Irondale, Alabama when he clinched a ninth place ranking in the prestigious Top 10 points standings. It's Johnson's 15th Top 10 finish in 21 years of Pro...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 06 Nov 2007, 00:29
Ashley ends strong with semifinal finish, nets sixth in POWERade points POMONA, Calif. (November 4, 2007) - Torco Racing Fuels driver Mike Ashley finished his "007 Bat with a Vengeance" season in sixth place overall in POWERade points and worked his way to the semifinals in the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif. [...] For...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 06 Nov 2007, 00:25
FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 4, 2007) -- For just the second time in nine career races at Texas Motor Speedway, Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge Charger, earned a top-five finish in Sunday's Dickies 500; Newman's only other top-five came in 2003 when he won the Samsung 500 after starting third. All of Newman's remaining seven races at the 1.5-mile...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 06 Nov 2007, 00:25
FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 4, 2007) -- Kurt Busch and his Pat Tryson-led Miller Lite Dodge team bounced back from going a lap down at one point to post an eighth-place finish in Sunday's Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch's 13th top-10 finish this season helped him maintain ninth in the NEXTEL Cup point standings with only two races remaining. [...] For...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 06 Nov 2007, 00:24
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Despite a strong start in Saturday's O'Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway, Sam Hornish Jr. experienced early misfortunes with his No. 12 Kodak Dodge Charger that relegated him to a 31st-place finish in the NASCAR Busch Series race. "Obviously, we wanted more out of it, but we got to run 194 laps here, which is another place...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 06 Nov 2007, 00:24
EXCEPTIONAL RACEDAY PERFORMANCE NOT QUITE ENOUGH FOR BRATT IN FPA McLAREN AWARD 'SHOOT-OUT' Banbury single-seater racer Will Bratt produced three exceptional race performances at Snetterton Circuit in Norfolk today to clinch the Vice-Champion's position in the 2007 Visma Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy -- but a superb double podium wasn't quite enough...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 05 Nov 2007, 13:51
By Nikki Reynolds - Motorsport,com Since McLaren's recent confirmation that the team and Fernando Alonso have agreed to part company the rumour mill has gone into overdrive about who will be teammate Lewis Hamilton next year. Several names have been linked with the Woking squad but CEO Martin Whitmarsh said there is no hurry to confirm the second race...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 05 Nov 2007, 05:50
Continued from <a href="article.asp?ID=274786">part 1</a> How many drivers can you race that hard with that much on the line in the big picture, and how much trust do you have to have in the guy that you're racing because as you just stated, you're completely sideways at 200-mile-an-hour. [...] For the full story, visit http :// www .motorsport,com /news/article.asp?ID=274787&F=N --- http :// www .motorsport,com ...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 05 Nov 2007, 05:50
An Interview With: We're going to roll into our post-race winner's press conference with the Dickies 500. Our congratulations goes out to Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's/Kobalt Chevrolet. Jimmie takes over the points lead in the Chase. He's up 30 (points) over Jeff Gordon. This is his third straight win. I believe it's his first win here at...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 05 Nov 2007, 05:35
Justin Humphreys' Stellar Performance Comes Close to Finals Victory POMONA, Calif., Nov. 4, 2007 -- Justin Humphreys has displayed sparks of brilliance in his first NHRA Pro Stock season, but he was shining brightly Sunday evening following his runner-up finish in the Auto Club Finals, the 23rd and last, 2007 race. [...] For the full story,...
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From: press@motorsport,com - 05 Nov 2007, 05:34
POMONA, Calif., Nov. 4, 2007 - The 2007 NHRA POWERade season came to a close today at the 43rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway with Chevrolet driver's champions crowned in the Pro Stock and Funny Car categories. Team Chevy's Jeg Coughlin Jr. captured his fourth victory of the year, and gave Chevrolet its first NHRA Pro Stock championship...
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