Montoya’s Temper Flares; South Florida’s Andretti Looks for a Big Season and More
3/5/2010
Michael McDowell ended Danica Patrick's NASCAR debut at Las Vegas with an early race accident. Patrick will return to the IndyCar Series for the entire season before returning to NASCAR in late summer (photo courtesy: Todd Warshaw, Getty Images Sport)
Homestead- Miami Speedway Engine Blog
Grand-Am: The Grand Prix of Miami - March 6-7 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Gian and Andrew Prepare for the Grand Prix of Miami, Racing Icon to Broadcast GP of Miami
Legendary motorsports announcer Eli Gold will take the action to the airwaves as the “Voice of GRAND-AM” for the Grand Prix of Miami March 6 and beyond.
Mazda will employ “strength in numbers” Saturday during the Grand Prix of Miami in the GT class of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.
Road racing ace joins Stevenson Motorsports for the Grand Prix of Miami March 6.
Ian James will join Ft. Lauderdale-based Starworks Motorsports for the Grand Prix of Miami March 6.
AIM Autosport will make its season debut March 6 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the Grand Prix of Miami.
Ford Racing wants to get back to its winning ways in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge with the Boss 302R in the Homestead 200 March 6.
GRAND- AM team owner Kevin Buckler has employed innovative marketing strategies which will allow him to compete in the Grand Prix of Miami March 6 and during NASCAR’s Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov. 19-21.
Former IndyCar driver Davy Jones will show some “heart” during the GRAND-AM Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway March 6.
For Grand Prix of Miami ticket information, stay tuned to THEChampionshipTrack.com or call toll free (866) 409-RACE. The Grand Prix of Miami will take place at Homestead-Miami Speedway Mar. 6, 2010.
NASCAR: Ford Championship Weekend - Nov. 19-21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Danica Heads Back to IndyCar after Three-race NASCAR Stint, Montoya’s Temper Flares
This is your chance to race on THE Championship Tracksm. Check out the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway in iRacing’s 2010 World Tour. Experience what NASCAR’s best will encounter during the Ford 400 Nov. 21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
South Florida’s Juan Pablo Montoya is already focused on the Chase which will culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov. 21: “For the Chase, this doesn’t help,” Montoya said. “We had a problem last week with the motor and this week this. It is painful.”
"You don't want to be the (jerk) that wrecked Danica.” NASCAR’s Michael McDowell missed the memo in Vegas. Danica Patrick made an early exit as she prepares to return to the IndyCar Series for the upcoming 2010 season.
2008 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway winner Carl Edwards added “daddy” to his impressive racing resume heading into the third race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season which will culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov. 21…
…NASCAR loses a legend on the same day as Edwards becomes a father.
All three of NASCAR’s premier racing series—the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series—again will crown Champion during Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 19-21). For ticket information, stay tuned to THEChampionshipTrack.com or call toll free (866) 409-RACE.
IndyCar: Championship Weekend - Oct. 1-2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Ladies First, IndyCar’s Unemployed Star and South Florida’s Andretti Looks for a Big Season
Miami resident and 2009 Firestone Indy Lights winner at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Mario Romancini, joins Conquest Racing to compete full-time in the IZOD IndyCar Series Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway Oct. 2.
IndyCar’s first female driver/owner Sarah Fisher is looking forward to the start of the 2010 IndyCar season and a Homestead-Miami Championship Oct. 2: "I'm not the kind of person who would want to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.”
Speaking of the women in the IndyCar Series… move over Danica as a third woman has announced a full-time IndyCar Series which will culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway Oct. 2. Beatriz will make her IndyCar debut in her native Brazil for the IndyCar season opening race March 14
South Beach resident Marco Andretti sets his sights on a breakout season which will crown a Champion at Homestead-Miami Speedway where Andretti made his IndyCar debut in 2006: “Can you believe I'm going into my fifth year with this team already?' I'm only 22.”
IndyCar Series star Graham Rahal sidelined for now. Will we see him during the IndyCar Championship Oct. 2 or NASCAR Championship Weekend Nov. 19-21? "Every minute going by and by seems to cause more of a concern."
Bryan Herta Autosport announces a partnership with the Skip Barber National Series – which will compete at Homestead-Miami Speedway March 5-7 during GRAND-AM Weekend. BHA tested at Homestead-Miami Speedway March 1 in preparation for the upcoming season which will culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway Oct. 1-2.
The IZOD IndyCar Series season will culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway Oct. 1-2, 2010. For ticket information, stay tuned to THEChampionshipTrack.com or call toll free (866) 409-RACE.
Track Calendar
For the 11th consecutive year, Homestead-Miami Speedway will serve as host to NASCAR’s Ford Championship Weekend in 2012. South Florida again will be the site when NASCAR crowns its Champions in all three of its top national divisions—the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series— the weekend of Nov. 16-18, 2011.
In addition to hosting high-profile sanctioned events, Homestead-Miami Speedway is “hot” more than 280 days each year in playing host to activities that include: race-car and manufacturer testing; car-club events; driving schools and ride-along programs; charitable events; film, movie and photo shoots; product launches; motorcycle racing; and the track’s weekly Friday night “T-n-T/Test ’n Tune” car competition that opens up Pit Road to the public as an alternative to illegal street racing. Don't miss a second of exciting motorsports action at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2012!
