MOTOGP: Round 8 – Laguna Seca, United States – July 5

July 5, 2009 in MotoGP
Tags: casey stoner, dani pedrosa, james toseland, jorge lorenzo, laguna seca, valentino rossi

With both of his chief rivals hobbled by injuries and illness, this was supposed to be an easy win for Valentino Rossi against a second string of Honda riders. But someone hadn’t read the script.
At the start, Dani Pedrosa had his traditional flier from the second row and took the lead, with Valentino characteristically looking [...]

IRL: Round 9 – Camping World Grand Prix, Watkins Glen – July 5

July 5, 2009 in IRL
Tags: dario franchitti, helio castroneves, justin wilson, ryan briscoe, scott dixon, watkins glen

Fourth of July weekend certainly gave us the best in US motorsport venues: Daytona for NASCAR, Laguna Seca for MotoGP – and the beautiful, historic Watkins Glen road course for IRL. Which driver would this former F1 track suit best?
Form the start, it was clear that Justin Wilson was the class of the field. Starting [...]

NASCAR: Round 18 – Coke Zero 400, Daytona International – 4 July

July 5, 2009 in NASCAR
Tags: denny hamlin, jimmie johnson, kyle busch, tony stewart

One of NASCAR’s top races, the Independence Day night race at Daytona is always tense, absorbing stuff with the cars packed close together and the potential for bumping, big accidents, drama and amazing finishes ever present. And this year was no different – just make sure you read to the final lap!
As the race got [...]