 |
|
 ABOUT CSD
Race
Shop
NEW! Readers Lounge
Classifieds
ADVERTISE |
Click Here:
Gifts For Her!
2008 NASCAR Tickets & NASCAR Schedule
NOTE: I'm a one man show, not supported by anyone. If you wish to donate to help offset expenses, it would be appreciated:
|
Front Page
->>Page 2 Stories
Pruett, road racing aces lead charge into Mexico Posted:0535hrs By Amanda Brahler,Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Scott Pruett won the pole at last year's Nationwide Series race in Mexico City and was in good position to drive away with the win -- that is, until Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Juan Pablo Montoya put a fender to him with less eight laps remaining and sent him spinning. While Pruett vented after a fifth-place finish, Montoya celebrated his first NASCAR win.
"(I'm) looking forward to big things," Pruett said. "We did finish fifth last year. It was very controversial. It was the talk of the town for the week afterwards. I think it's a little bit more personal with what happened last year and it's also a little bit more personal with the fact of this long-standing relationship with Mexico. For me personally, it would be huge. I'm excited to get down there and see if we can win that race." Pruett will be joined by other road racing specialists, including Michel Jourdain (Braun Racing), Max Papis (Rusty Wallace Racing), Boris Said (Team Rensi Motorsports) and Adrian Fernandez (JR Motorsports), a native of Mexico City. While some teams are tabbing road course specialists as weekend replacements, others are sticking with their full-time Nationwide Series drivers. Of those full-time drivers, Marcos Ambrose will have an edge as he tries to get his first Nationwide win. A two-time V8 Supercar champion in his native Australia, Ambrose finished eighth in last year's race at Mexico City and also came in seventh at the road course in Montreal last season. "I'm really excited to be road racing again, just for the fact that we're going to be OK, and we can turn our season around," Ambrose said. "We've had a really good buildup but we haven't had any stand-up performances yet, so I'm hoping Mexico is going to be it." --(Cont'd From Front Page)--
Carl Edwards isn't known for his road racing skills, but he has showcased unexpected prowess in the three previous Mexico City races, finishing no lower than eighth. He is second behind Clint Bowyer in the points standings. Although winless thus far, Edwards is the only driver to complete every lap in the series this season.
Bowyer has run two events at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with a top finish of seventh. Said also has a good record at the track, with top-five finishes in all three Nationwide races he has run there.
Despite the fact Kyle Busch has opted out of a full-season run in the Nationwide Series, he is entered in this weekend's race. Busch has won the past two series events and enters Sunday's race having led 41.1 percent of the season's laps. He has one start in Mexico, a seventh-place finish in 2006.
NOTE: I'm a one man show, not supported by anyone. If you wish to donate to help offset expense, it would be appreciated:
|
