by Reid Spencer Ron Hornaday Jr. overcame an ill-timed caution to win Friday night's Chevy Silverado 350K NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway and trim third-place finisher Johnny Benson's lead in the series standings to six points.
During qualifying for last weekend's Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway - the seventh round on the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup calendar - Michael McDowell suffered the mother of all shunts in the #00 Aaron's Toyota machine.
In what has to be the first of a kind in the world of Motorsport, the Nextel Cup drivers who win pole position at the Texas Motor Speedway in 2005 will be awarded with a unique Beretta firearm.
The path to the Indianapolis 500 included stops at American short tracks such as Devil's Bowl Speedway, Ascot Park and Williams Grove Speedway for many racers.
"We are all wishing Kenny and Anita our best. We spoke with Kenny at the care centre, and he joked with us. We are all family at Team Rahal and the IRL, and we hope everyone can wish him the very best." - Steve Dickson, Team Rahal team manager
In a huge testimony to the safety standards of the current generation of IRL IndyCar chassis, Kenny Brack is awake and alert in a Dallas hospital following his horrific shunt in the closing laps of Sunday's Chevy 500 title decider at the Texas Motor Speedway.
After fifteen races, Marlboro Team Penske teammates Helio Castroneves and Gil de Ferran are both in contention to bring MTP its third major open wheel championship in four years and Penske Racing its 12th National Championship overall as the enthralling 2003 IRL IndyCar Series season reaches its
The field continues to fill for the inaugural Firestone Heroes of Indy event at Texas Motor Speedway. The race is scheduled for Sunday, October 12th at 1 p.m. prior to the season finale Chevy 500k Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race.
Indy Racing League fans planning to visit the Texas Motor Speedway for the season-ending Chevy 500 will also get to enjoy a very special support race, featuring ten of the sport's biggest names at Indianapolis down the years.