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EXTRA.(NEWS)
SHOOTOUT CHANGES
NASCAR's 2009 Budweiser Shootout, scheduled for Feb. 7 at Daytona International Speedway, will have a new format. The nonpoints race will have 24 cars, six each (based on final owner points) from Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and Toyota. The race has been lengthened from 70 to 75 laps and will be divided into 25- and 50-lap segments. Starting positions will be determined by a blind draw. The previous 30 Bud Shootouts were limited to teams that had won pole positions the previous year. The change comes after Coors took over the pole-winner award this season.
ON PROBATION
NASCAR placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for six races because the drivers bumped and banged after the checkered flag flew at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 23. The probation took effect beginning with the Aug. 31 event at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.
ZYTEK HYBRID
Corsa Motorsports plans to race a hybrid-powered LMP1-class Zytek prototype in the final two races of the American Le Mans Series season, Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Oct. 4 and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Oct. 18. Corsa intends to run the full 2009 ALMS season.
The car, dubbed Q10, will be powered by a combination of an ethanol-fueled, 4.5-liter V8 and a three-phase-induction electric motor. However, the car has yet to run in hybrid form, and Zytek could not guarantee that it will be ready in time for Petit.
- AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES Brabham keeps head clear of overdrive He beats de...
- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel DAVE KALLMANN August 17, 2009 700+ words
...said after holding off Gil de Ferran in the closest American Le Mans Series finish this season...the same sort of lead over de Ferran as Pagenaud had over Sharp...and reigning 24 Hour of Le Mans winner, and de Ferran, an Indianapolis 500 winner...
- Gil de Ferran to retire from Le Mans series
- News wire article from: AP Online WILL GRAVES August 7, 2009 700+ words
...Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran is ready to get out of...driver of his American Le Mans Series team at the end...business side of his de Ferran Motorsports program...and expand the team, de Ferran said. That expansion...
- A FITTING FINALE; De Ferran Wins at Laguna Seca to Close Out Driving...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek October 19, 2009 700+ words
GIL DE FERRAN'S FINAL outing as a professional...overall win in the American Le Mans Series finale at Mazda Raceway...his typical modest style, de Ferran shifted some of the focus...engineer Jim Hall, who gave de Ferran his Indy-car break in...
- Acura Motorsports to Enter LMP1 Class in 2009 ALMS Season De Ferran, Patron...
- News wire article from: JCN Newswires September 1, 2008 700+ words
...the 2009 American Le Mans Series, company...Development (HPD). De Ferran Motorsports and...seasons of American Le Mans Series competition...new challenge." De Ferran returned to active...young team, but de Ferran Motorsports has...forefront of American ...
- FAST FIVE: Gil de Ferran.(NEWS)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek August 24, 2009 700+ words
Gil de Ferran, the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner, is working to enter De Ferran Motorsportsthe Indianapolis...to compete in the American Le Mans Seriesin the IndyCar Series...are the plans coming? Gil de Ferran: I've got all sorts of...
- De Ferran realized success in U.S., not F1.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Sturbin, John June 3, 2003 700+ words
...CART championships to his credit, Gil de Ferran is running out of tangible goals in his...accomplish as a race-car driver?' " de Ferran said after his victory in the 87th Indy...day _ and one another. For a younger de Ferran, Brazilians Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson...
- De Ferran strong in return to IRL.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Latham, Krista July 24, 2003 700+ words
...Latham DETROIT _ Early this spring, Gil de Ferran was "not the happiest bunny around...Castroneves raced in the Indy Japan 300, de Ferran channel-surfed, read a few books and...comfortable position I could find," de Ferran said Thursday. These days, de Ferran...
- SPLIT PERSONALITY? The laid-back Gil de Ferran is a hard, aggressive...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek Cavin, Curt March 31, 2003 700+ words
...Michael Andretti has seen so much of Gil de Ferran's mastery on the racetrack over the...misjudged me or what,'' he said. De Ferran was unavailable for comment after the...Andretti, insisting the contact was against de Ferran's right-rear tire, an indication...
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