Hendrick no longer runaway leader in COT (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By RICK HERRIN Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage is giving NASCAR a big pat on the back. Despite being an admitted critic of NASCAR, Gossage has nothing but glowing reviews when it comes to the Car of Tomorrow. He's not alone. The car has provided excellent racing, and returns Saturday night to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Sharpie 500. Gossage loves what the new car has done for the ......more...Grant Hill Makes Music Video Appearance (NBA.com) For years, the cross-over appeal of athletes wanting to be musicians and musicians wanting to be athletes has been more than apparent. Recently, it's Phoenix's newest forward Grant Hill who's been testing the rockstar waters with his cameo in Nickelback's new video, "Rockstar."...more... Albany?s Boyd gets the main event win at Willamette (Albany Democrat-Herald) LEBANON ? With 16 of the fastest qualifiers fully reversed, Bob Boyd moved quickly from his second row starting spot to take the lead in Saturday night?s I-5 Challenge main event at Willamette Speedway....more... Salem driver wins after gaining lead late (Salem Statesman Journal) Jeremy Shank wasn't going to be denied this time....more... Rochester calendar (Post-Bulletin) AY Open house, Studio Academy High School, 415 16th St. S.W., Rochester. 529-1662. 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Tour the school and learn about the arts-, academics- and community-focused program. Robotics demos. Studio Academy is an accredited high school serving...more... Spa: Michelin race report (Motorsport.com) Michelin has today claimed its fourth Le Mans Series victory of the year, thanks to Peugeot Sport at the classic Spa Francorchamps circuit. The winning crew of Pedro Lamy and Stephane Sarrazin completed the 1000 kilometres in 5h47m, covering 143 laps....more... FedEx Hopes for the Right Bounce From Golf (New York Times) FedEx is trying to drum up frenzy over the FedEx golf playoffs that start at the Westchester Country Club on Thursday....more... New NZ Championship title award (Scoop.co.nz) With the increased level of category and competition at championship level, New Zealand?s Rally Championship award list has been consolidated. Presented at the MotorSport NZ Annual Awards dinner the overall Goldstar trophy incorporates drivers in both Group N 2WD and 4WD categories....more... Rally Deutschland: Stobart M-Sport leg two summary (Motorsport.com) Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila have fought through a tough second leg of the ADAC Rallye Deutschland to be in a strong manufacturer points scoring position for the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team....more... |