The News Review:
- Rain hits Indianapolis again, canceling most of practice – Auto
- NASCAR: Too late to add Cup race to Kentucky – Auto
- SportingNews.com – Your expert source for NASCAR Auto Racing stats,…
- Who? What? When? How many? An Indy 500 quiz – Auto
- China 2012 auto steel demand projected at 12 mln tons – Baosteel
- Ganassi working to calm Montoya after stressful week – Auto
- Bajaj Auto to be listed on Monday
Rain hits Indianapolis again, canceling most of practice – Auto
ESPN – May 23, 2008
What was supposed to be an hour of final tuneups before Sunday’s race was stopped by rain Friday after only 12 minutes, and the annual pit stop competition among top contenders’ crews was canceled altogether. Former winner Buddy Rice had the most laps of any driver, managing 11 trips around the 2. 5-mile oval, while Ganassi Racing teammates Dan Wheldon and pole-starter Scott Dixon had six laps each and turned in the top speeds at 223.
NASCAR: Too late to add Cup race to Kentucky – Auto
ESPN – May 23, 2008
– NASCAR’s decision Friday to not have a Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway in 2009, despite a change in ownership to Bruton Smith, has left the track’s founder livid. Kentucky Speedway founder Jerry Carroll said in a phone interview Friday that he had contacted his attorneys to fight the decision. “This is what bullies do and it’s been going on too long,” Carroll said. “They’ve showed their hand again. If they want to break us and want to run us out of business, get more creative.
SportingNews.com – Your expert source for NASCAR Auto Racing stats,…
SportingNews.com – May 23, 2008
(May 23, 2008) — Side-by-side finishes may be the exception rather than the rule at the Coca-Cola 600 Sprint Cup race, NASCAR’s longest event, but the race is always compelling for the vignettes and strategies that play out over 400 laps. Here are five things to look for after the field takes the green flag on Sunday. Long green-flag runs — If last Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star race is any indication, there will be long runs on Sunday between caution flags.
Who? What? When? How many? An Indy 500 quiz – Auto
ESPN – May 23, 2008
Try this Indy quiz and see how much of a racing expert you really are:WARMUP (1 point apiece): If you can’t answer these, go back to the NBA and NHL playoffs on television. Last year’s Indy 500 winner was:a.
China 2012 auto steel demand projected at 12 mln tons – Baosteel
Forbes – May 23, 2008
3 mln in 2007, according to Dai Zhihao, vice president of Baosteel Group Corp. Baosteel Group, parent of Shanghai-listed Baosteel, expects demand from the auto industry to hit 8. 2 mln tons in 2008. ‘Baosteel continues to lead the market, and along with Angang Steel, Wuhan Steel, we jointly control 79 pct of the cold-rolled auto sheet market,’ Dai said.
Ganassi working to calm Montoya after stressful week – Auto
ESPN – May 23, 2008
– Juan Pablo Montoya posted the second slowest qualifying lap out of 48 entries and dejectedly climbed from his car. “What did you expect?” he asked. “Seriously, what did you expect?”Montoya is still reeling from the midweek firing of Jimmy Elledge, a personnel decision that’s given the former Formula One driver his third crew chief in a month. Frustrated that his opposition to the dismissal went unheeded, Montoya is now worried that his team is ill-prepared for Sunday’s race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Because new crew chief Brian Pattie had just two days to dissect Elledge’s setup on the No.
Bajaj Auto to be listed on Monday
Times of India – May 23, 2008
“I don’t see any revival in
sales. We are prepared for a flat market.