IndyCar Series: April 2008 Archives
The number two, apparently, is not nice to Matt Kenseth when it comes to Texas (see article at NASCAR.com). This upcoming weekend's race theoretically could see his fourth second-place finish in his last five starts at the track. So if you're raising a glass to him, make it a double.
That said, congratulations to Denny Hamlin for his win at Martinsville this past weekend. I only got to see about an hour of the race, but reports say he really used his strategy well.
I did, however, get to see - get this - a MotoGP race in which numbers one and two (Alvaro Bautista and Marco Simoncelli), who had been seriously leading most of the race, got into each other on the last lap, slid off the track, and let Mika Kallio win. That's gotta hurt. (You can read about it here, but mind the expletives.)
And, of course, I can't let you go without some more business news:
1) Coca-Cola has become an IndyCar Series sponsor through 2010. “We’ve been involved in the Indianapolis 500 and the Indianapolis Speedway. This just involves us with the entire series, not just the one race,” Coca-Cola spokeswoman Susan Stribling said. (That's here.)
2) This is big: Richard Childress Racing will expand to four cars next season with General Mills as sponsor, a partnership that leaves Petty Enterprises searching for financial backing for its famed No. 43 for just the second time since 1972, according to the AP. For those of you worried, however, Petty's pretty sure Bobby Labonte's gonna stay with them, though his contract is up this year, too. It should also be noted that all three of Childress' drivers are currently in the top 12. I didn't see you note it... That's better.
And that's all from me.
That said, congratulations to Denny Hamlin for his win at Martinsville this past weekend. I only got to see about an hour of the race, but reports say he really used his strategy well.
I did, however, get to see - get this - a MotoGP race in which numbers one and two (Alvaro Bautista and Marco Simoncelli), who had been seriously leading most of the race, got into each other on the last lap, slid off the track, and let Mika Kallio win. That's gotta hurt. (You can read about it here, but mind the expletives.)
And, of course, I can't let you go without some more business news:
1) Coca-Cola has become an IndyCar Series sponsor through 2010. “We’ve been involved in the Indianapolis 500 and the Indianapolis Speedway. This just involves us with the entire series, not just the one race,” Coca-Cola spokeswoman Susan Stribling said. (That's here.)
2) This is big: Richard Childress Racing will expand to four cars next season with General Mills as sponsor, a partnership that leaves Petty Enterprises searching for financial backing for its famed No. 43 for just the second time since 1972, according to the AP. For those of you worried, however, Petty's pretty sure Bobby Labonte's gonna stay with them, though his contract is up this year, too. It should also be noted that all three of Childress' drivers are currently in the top 12. I didn't see you note it... That's better.
And that's all from me.
