ORLANDO, Fl - RIS -The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X will make its on-track debut in July 2010 in a newly developed spec series called the Dodge Viper Cup, which will be sanctioned by the existing Viper Racing League. Each vehicle in the new series must be the new Viper ACR-X. Two races per weekend for five weekends will make up the 10-race 2010 Dodge Viper Cup schedule which includes July 9-11 at Virginia International Raceway; August 14-15 at Hallett Raceway; September 11-12 at Pocono Raceway; October 1-3 at Miller Motorsports Park and October 22-24 at Daytona International Speedway. A contingency program sponsored by Dodge Motorsports and Mopar will pay out more than $200,000 during 2010.....More
PHOENIX, AZ - RIS - Several sources are reporting that on Tuesday in Phoenix Danica Patrick will announce her move to NASCAR on a part-time basis. She will drive a GoDaddy.com sponsored Chevrolet in NASCAR's Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports, which along with partner Hendrick Motorsports field the No. 88 and No. 5 Chevrolets. The announcement comes exactly one week after she announced a three year extension of her agreement with Andretti Autosport to race in the Indy Racing League's IZOD IndyCar Series.....(EDITOR'S NOTE: It's Official - Read the Press Release Here)....More
Dusty Brandel RIS BURBANK, CA - RIS - The 2009 All-America Auto Racing Team has been chosen by the nation’s motorsports press with a surprise and a shocker coming out of the final totals. Just two drivers are contenders this year for the Jerry Titus Award -- the team’s Driver of the Year, both of them dominating the vote in their category. One is not all unexpected but the other is a high surprise and they stand just two votes apart in the final tally. Who those two are is not revealed until the All-America ceremonies in Brownsburg, Ind., on Jan. 16 but they will come from among the eight drivers named to the First Team by the voting members of the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association....More
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