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Marcos Ambrose second Nascar win at Watkins Glen

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:51:32 +0200

Australian racing driver Marcos Ambrose has claimed his second NASCAR win by defending his Zippo 200 crown at the Watkins Glen International road course in New York state today. Ambrose, who claimed his first NASCAR victory in the same race last season, dominated today’s Nationwide Series event to take the che...

Australian Andrew Hagen begins oval racing career in the USA

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:30:38 +0200

Australian Andrew Hagen has begun to make a name for himself in the short track racing world after competing successfully for Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) in the first two Super Late Model Series events of his career. Hagen was born and raised in Brisbane, Australia. After years of karting, he progressed up to ...

Marcos Ambrose voted Australian Driver of the Year by Auto Action Magazine

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:32:06 +0100

Marcos Ambrose has been voted as the Australian Driver of the Year by Australian motor racing magazine Auto Action for the second-consecutive year.Ambrose, who is currently at home with his family in his hometown of Launceston, Tasmania, won the award by receiving 41 percent of the vote, which was decided by readers of...

60 minutes to focus on Marcos Ambrose Nascar career

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:30:24 +0100

Australian motor racing fans will get a unique insight into the world of NASCAR and the life of Aussie ace Marcos Ambrose when 60 Minutes resumes on the Nine Network early in 2009. A 60 Minutes crew, headed by reporter Peter Overton, were treated to a ‘fly on the wall’ experience with Ambrose during last...

NASCAR stops F1 test for Kyle Busch

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:18:12 +0100

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch has expressed disappointment that he will no longer be able to make his formula one test debut this winter. It emerged earlier this year that the 23-year-old American was likely to test at Toyota\'s end-of-season exhibition in Japan -- possibly as a prelude to a more serious foray. But...

Kurt Busch Leads Penske Racing at Phoenix; Finishes Second

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:44:35 +0100

Kurt Busch and his Pat Tryson-led No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge team led the Penske Racing production at Phoenix International Raceway with a second-place finish Sunday, completing their most solid weekend of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season in the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500. Teammates Sam Hornish Jr. and Ryan Newman...

Aussie finishes runner-up in the Irwin ultimate Tradsman Challenge World Final

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:57:36 +0100

Western Australian carpenter Nathan Vander Wielden has finished runner-up in the IRWIN Industrial Tools Ultimate Tradesman Challenge world final in Phoenix Arizona in the US today. The 27 year-old from Eaton near Bunbury went head to head in the final with North American champion Eric Howard and was beaten to the li...

Penske Racing Trio Suffer Tire Issues at Martinsville

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:06:19 +0200

Tire issues plagued Penske Racing drivers Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr. and Kurt Busch at Martinsville Speedway in Sunday's TUMS QuikPak 500 as the trio finished 23rd, 34th and 36th respectively.Inclement weather rained out qualifying at Martinsville on Friday afternoon, so the field was set by 2008 owner points. New...

Allgaier Finishes 34th In Impressive Nationwide Debut

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:56:04 +0200

Justin Allgaier, making his debut in the No. 12 Penske Truck Rental Dodge in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, survived wet weather, near-misses with spinning competitors, multiple caution periods and a tight-handling condition only to get caught up in a multi-car incident in Friday night’s Dollar General 300. ...

Kurt Busch Leads Penske Racing Results at Lowe's Motor Speedway

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:54:53 +0200

Penske Racing drivers Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman and Sam Hornish Jr. finished third, 21st and 22nd respectively in Saturday night's Bank of America 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. After adverse weather forced officials to cancel qualifying on Thursday, No. 2 Miller Lite driver Busch started the r...

Penske Racing Trio Experience Handling Issues at Kansas

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:38:35 +0200

Penske Racing drivers Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch and Sam Hornish Jr. finished 16th, 31st and 33rd respectively in Sunday's Camping World 400 at Kansas Speedway. Newman and the No. 12 Alltel Dodge started 15th and suffered an extremely loose handling race car early on. After slapping the wall in turn two on lap 74, he r...

Ryan Newman Leads Penske Contingent at Dover

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:55:15 +0200

The Penske Racing contingent of drivers Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch and Sam Hornish Jr. finished 13th, 34th and 42nd respectively in Sunday's Camping World RV 400 presented by AAA at Dover International Speedway. Newman and the No. 12 Alltel Dodge team started from the 19th position and ran in the top-15 for most of the...

Kurt Busch Leads Penske Racing at Loudon

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:00:26 +0200

Penske Racing drivers Kurt Busch Sam Hornish Jr. and Ryan Newman finished sixth, 30th and 36th respectively in Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.Due to rain, Friday's qualifying session was cancelled and the field was set by the 2008 NASCAR Cup Series owner point standings. Sunday began with rain sh...

F1 teams courted Jeff Gordon

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:56:07 +0200

Multiple NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon has revealed he was courted by teams about switching over to formula one some years ago.For a PR stunt at the US grand prix in 2003, the 37-year-old famously swapped cockpits with then Williams racer Juan Pablo Montoya, and some of the F1 observers were impressed with the American's...

California Proves Challenging for Penske Racing Trio

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:52:52 +0200

Penske Racing drivers Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr. and Kurt Busch finished 16th, 31st and 39th respectively in Sunday's Pepsi 500 at the Auto Club Speedway.Newman's No. 12 Kodak Dodge team started 17th and was able to run in the top 10 for a substantial portion of the 500-mile event Sunday night thanks to a two-tire pi...