TRIPLE THREAT: Mark Webber (left), Sebastian Vettel (center) and Fernando Alonso are three of the five title contenders battling for the Formula One World Championship. (Steve Etherington Photo) BLOOMINGTON, Minn. ? Never in the history of the FIA Formula One World Championship have more than three drivers still been in contention for the title heading into the final grand prix on the season. Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/other-news/touring-cars/irc/five-remain-in-formula-one-title-fight/
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Ford's newest offering, Focus, will race as a touring car globally, building off Ford's history in engineering race-ready platforms. The first race appearance for the car is anticipated to be in the 2011 British Touring Car Championship. (Ford Racing Photo) LAS VEGAS ? Ford revealed its plans to utilize its redesigned Focus model for auto racing, specifically in the 2011 British Touring Car ChampionshipSource: http://www.inracingnews.com/power/ford-has-touring-cars-in-focus/
Filed under: Brian Vickers, Kasey Kahne, NASCAR Rumors, Sprint Cup, Red Bull Racing, NASCAR
Discussing his abrupt departure from Richard Petty Motorsports this week, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne insisted Friday morning that it was a mutual decision. He dismissed reports that he was owed money from the team and challenged anyone to question his commitment despite the late-season split. "It was time for me to move on,'' Kahne told reporters Friday morning at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, where he'll begin his tenure in the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. "It definitely went down differently than what a lot of people people expected, including myself. It's a big change for myself. I'm been doing the same thing for six and a half years. ... and now everything's different, but I'm looking forward to it. I've been looking forward to next year and now I've got a quicker start on it. "I think it's good for me that it happened. And I think it's good for RPM also.'' Red Bull Racing general manager Jay Frye concurred and acknowledged the timing certainly benefited them as well. Kahne was already set to run the full 2011 season with the team before taking over the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in 2012. With one of Red Bull's lead drivers, Brian Vickers recovering from a blood clot, the No. 83 was available for Kahne now.
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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2010/10/22/kasey-kahne-it-was-time-for-me-to-move-on/
AUTOSPORT talks to Guy Wilks about his decision to move from Skoda to Peugeot for next season. Q. Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/q-and-a-wilks-on-his-peugeot-move/
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Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/rusty-wallace-signs-dental-company-as-sponsor-ap.html
The new Ford Focus ST is likely to run for the first time in the British Touring Car Championship next year. At the SEMA show in Las Vegas, Ford announced that the Focus would be the base for a 'global' touring car, which would be adaptable to race in all major tin-top series worldwide. Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/other-news/touring-cars/btcc/btcc-debut-for-new-ford-focus/
Filed under: Jeff Gordon, NASCAR Sponsors, Sprint Cup, NASCAR
The AARP Foundation and Jeff Gordon will team up in 2011, with the charity arm of the retired persons organization becoming the primary sponsor on Gordon's No. 24 Chevrolet for most of the NASCAR Sprint Cup races to promote a major anti-hunger campaign, the Charlotte Observer reported Monday. The paper reported that the campaign will be coordinated by the foundation and will eventually involve other companies. The new deal, however, doesn't mean that fans will no longer see Gordon's longtime primary sponsors, Dupont and Pepsi, on his No. 24 Chevrolet. Those two powerhouse companies are expected to sponsor the races that AARP Foundation doesn't cover, the Observer said. More details of the sponsorship are expected to be announced at a Wednesday news conference. Dupont is one of NASCAR's longest-running and most dedicated sponsors. If Dupont steps away completely from some of the 2011 races, it will be the first time since the company began sponsoring Gordon beginning with his very first race at Atlanta at the end of 1992.
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Andy Priaulx believes that his chances of winning a fourth World Touring Car Championship this year are over after he spun out of a wet second race at Okayama. The BMW driver now trails Chevrolet's Yvan Muller by 37 points with only 50 available from the final round in Macau. Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/other-news/touring-cars/wtcc/priaulx-concedes-title-to-muller/