Phoenix Raceway sets 500 event on Sunday afternoon
The 1 mile Phoenix International Raceway hosts a 500 kilometer race totaling 312 laps this Sunday at 2 pm ET. First round qualifying 4 15 pm today, second round time trials 12 15 pm Saturday. TV on TNN with WKNR radio coverage at 1 30 pm. Purse 3 084 404 dollars. Tony Stewart the prior year's winner.
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That’s Racin ranks Winston Cup teams by performance and potential
The ranking lists drivers like Bobby Labonte Dale Earnhardt Jeff Burton Dale Jarrett Tony Stewart and others with brief notes on recent races at Rockingham Phoenix and Homestead. It notes Labonte could lose points yet win the championship and points out recent miscues and improvements across the top 10 with a link to full top 40 rankings.
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Computer method tunes race car chassis before track
Bolles, Chassis R&D president, describes a pair of computer programs that set a race car’s chassis before leaving the shop. By inputting track banking and using precise geometry, the system aligns roll centers to optimize handling, speed, and tire temperatures for both dirt and stock cars.
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Chassis R D Software Aims to Unravel Race Balance
The article profiles Bolles and his chassis setup software that analyzes suspension geometry and dynamic roll centers to optimize race car balance through turns. It notes two roll centers, the static and dynamic, and explains how measurements feed a laptop computed setup. Bolles discusses marketing challenges and racers withholding technical details, with some NASCAR teams owning the software but sharing little.
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Mark MartinLack of Wins In Cup Season At Phoenix Race
Mark Martin trails with only one win this season and ten top ten finishes in two Phoenix starts. Rusty Wallace, Ken Schrader, Geoffrey Bodine, and Bill Elliott have multiple Phoenix poles. Jeff Gordon has not won at Phoenix or Homestead this year, with Texas and Las Vegas as other non wins. Winston Cup standings list Earnhardt and Labonte among leaders as of Oct. 22 while the site notes ongoing NASCAR coverage and fan polling.
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Texan floats auto racing as potential Olympic sport
Gossage, head of Texas Motor Speedway, argues auto racing could join the Olympics as an exhibition sport. He notes the track’s scale and cites a bylaw allowance for exhibition events while acknowledging the challenge of convincing global officials and choosing a race format. He warns technology and design shape racing as much as athletes.
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