Live from Chicagoland Speedway 9/06/08 6:15 p.m. Chicagoland speedway tickets, Qualifying is over, and I'm in the media center, strongly hoping they re-examine the no-beer-in-the-media-center rule. As usual, after their qualifying runs each driver comes over.".the bullpen'.".wherein a group of reporters descends upon him or her like Japanese carp to popcorn. My mission, to ask each driver what he or she thinks about The Knob (the fuel position knob). Keep it? Rip it out? Q: Fuel position settings in the Dallara. Keep them? Get rid of them? What do you think? Graha.

Live from Chicagoland Speedway 9/06/08 1:30 p.m. Chicagoland speedway, Greetings .from trackside at the fabulous Chicagoland Speedway. I rolled over to Joliet from Des Moines on Friday. Stopped at the Genseo, Ill. for gas. Went out of my way for some Shell gas since they sponsor the Prancing Pony in F1. Then I hit the Dollar General Store for some sundries (props to my girl Sarah Fisher!), and later gave 7-11 some money for BEER (Tony, I'm here for ya). Yeah, I'm open-wheel racing's sponsors' BITCH, OK? Before we go any farther, you gotta go to a race in 2009.

Live from Chicagoland Speedway 9/06/08 5:00 p.m. Drama erupts at the Chicagoland Speedway! Helio Castroneves has been sent to the back of the field.fter driving below the white line during qualifying. The Iron Hand of Justice (Brian Barnhart) brings the pain for a second straight race! IndyCar PR guy said the IHJ warned the drivers .".numerous times.".during the drivers' meeting this morning, then .".".Helio - you'll get nothing and like it. Stay tuned for a pressdog. Chicagoland speedway Joliet.

Roush Driver on Chicagoland Pole Roush Driver on Chicagoland Pole Roush Fenway Racing's Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. became the first driver to break the 29-second range in the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Chicagoland Speedway on Friday afternoon, posting a 29.995 second lap around the 1.5-mile speedway for a speed of 180.03 mph. He sits on the pole in a No. 99 Aflac Ford owned by Jack Roush for Saturday's Chicagoland ARCA 200. Scott Lagasse, Jr. also broke the previous track record (30.171 second/179.575 mph) to start second. Tickets.

For better or for worse for better or for worse comic strip for better or for worse for better or for worse for better or for worse comic strip JOHAN JAAFFAR: For unity's sake, keep the 's' word where it belongs for better or for worse for better or for worse comic strip. WE celebrated the 51st anniversary amid a very trying time in our nation's history for better or for worse for better or worse. The March general election was a bruising one for better or for worse zits. Chicagoland speedway theater tickets.

Stewart hires Grubb as crew chief of new team RICHMOND, Va. - Stewart-Haas Racing has signed Darian Grubb to a multi-year contract to serve as crew chief for driver/owner Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Chevrolet upon the conclusion of the 2008 Sprint Cup Series season, team officials announced Friday at Richmond International Raceway.A 32-year-old from Floyd, Va. Grubb comes to Stewart-Haas Racing.om Hendrick Motorsports, where in six years since joining the multi-car organization, he rose from team engineer with the No. 48 Sprint Cup squa. Chicagoland speedway concert tickets.

IndyCar: Chicago ready to crown third champion Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves go for glory As the IndyCar Series season draws to a close.   The IndyCar Series champion will be crowned at Chicagoland Speedway for the third consecutive season as Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves take their increasingly close battle down to the wire on Sunday. Dixon leads the standings by a seemingly impenetrable 30 points but, as Castroneves has shown in the last two races, he is far from giving up on his dream of a first title, having slashed the Kiwi. Joliet.

Tagliani will be back behind the wheel of the Conquest car Conquest Racing preview at Chicagoland Speedway for the PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil 300   The following is a series of stats, notes and quotes from Conquest Racing for this weekend's PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.     PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 Chicagoland Speedway, 1.5-mile, D-shaped tri-oval September 6 -7, 2008, Race #17 Race Distance:  200 laps (300 miles) Broadcast: ABC, 3:30 p.m. ET   JOLIET PRE-RACE NOTES   Driver Change Alex. Chicagoland speedway sports.

IndyCar Series Preview; PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 ? Champions to be Crowned at Chicagoland Ticket Broker, Copyright © 2008 Backstretch Motorsports. All Rights Reserved. If you are not reading this in a news reader, the website you are viewing it on is guilty of copyright infringement. Please report this site through the contact link on Backstretch Motorsports. (digital signature: 6ea9e345f2cca6a2af9e40912785736b (208.66.64.4) ) Scott Dixon (Dana Garrett/IRL)Chicago ready to crown third IndyCar Series champion The IndyCar Series champion will be crowned at Chicagoland Speedway for the third.

Alex Tagliani to drive in final two taces of the season for Conquest Racing Chicagoland speedway schedule?I?m honored that Conquest has called on me again? expressed Tagliani. Conquest Racing announced today that Alex Tagliani will be returning to the cockpit of the Conquest Racing machine as a replacement for the injured Enrique Bernoldi for this weekend's upcoming race at Chicagoland Speedway. In addition, Conquest has elected to sign Tagliani for the final event of the season at Surfers Paradise due to his vast experience at the Gold Coast street circuit. While Bernoldi was hoping.