We've got Racing starting this weekend!!

[DeeDee]

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 28

11:00P-2:00A - SPEED - NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown QUALIFYING, Toyota Speedway, Irwindale, CA, The top teams in NASCAR's Grand National and Elite divisions compete for national recognition and over $500,000 in posted awards, HD, L

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29

11:00A-12:00n - SPEED - British Touring Car Championship, Round 9, Donington Park, England, Sept 19/10, N

12:00n -1:00P - SPEED - German Touring Cars (DTM), Round 9, Hockenheim, Germany, Oct 17/10, N

1:00P-2:00 - SPEED - FIA World Touring Car Championship, Round 9, Valencia, Spain, Sept 19/10, N

3:00P-10:00 - SPEED - Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, Rolex 24 at Daytona, Daytona Intl. Speedway, Part 1, HD, L

10:00P-2:00A - SPEED - NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown Toyota Speedway, Irwindale, CA, The top teams in NASCAR's Grand National and Elite divisions compete for national recognition and over $500,000 in posted awards, HD, L

SUNDAY, JANUARY 30

12:00n-1:00P - CBS - AMA Monster Energy Supercross, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA, Jan 29/11, N

9:00A-4:00P - SPEED - Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, Rolex 24 at Daytona, Daytona Intl. Speedway, Part 2, HD, L

1:00P-1:30 - RDS -Les Championnats Canadiens de Rallye: Revue de l’Année 2010, HD, N

6:00P-7:00 - SPEED - AMA Monster Energy Supercross Lites, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA, Jan 29/11, N

7:00P-8:00 - SPEED - The SPEED Report, HD, L

~Race Fan TV (http://www.racefantv.com/) does not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/

ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE – Broadcast times can change – check your local listings
N = première broadcast; L = live; SDD = same day/tape-delayed; R = repeat; HD = available in high definition format

[DeeDee]

News & Notes: Fired Up For The Showdown
Toyota All-Star Race Brings Top Talent To Irwindale By Jason Christley, NASCAR
January 24, 2011 - 4:17pm
For Joey Logano and David Gilliland, winning the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown served as a prelude to their accension to NASCAR's national series stage.

What drivers have come to call the 'Daytona 500 of short-track racing' has become a launching pad for those looking to make their mark, and it has come into even sharper focus in recent years. Fans have seen drivers such as Logano, Ryan Truex, Brian Ickler, Ricky Carmichael, Austin Dillon, Trevor Bayne and Justin Loftin run in the prestigious postseason event for NASCAR's developmental series.

The trend is certain to continue. Last week, action sports star Travis Pastrana announced his NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule for 2011. Before he gets there, though, he will make his official NASCAR debut at Irwindale. Pastrana will drive for the Michael Waltrip Racing team that is coming off back-to-back NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championships with Truex.

The event is loaded with some of the best young talent in the series, including 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series Sunoco Rookies of the Year Luis Martinez Jr. and Darrell Wallace Jr. -- Martinez, 20, finished seventh in points in the West while Wallace, 17, became the youngest winner in series history and finished third in the East; Max Gresham, 17, won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series combination race last May at Iowa Speedway; and Sergio Peña, 17, who nearly won the event last year in his first series start.

There will be plenty of veterans lined up, though, to show experience pays off on the fast, multi-grooved half-mile at Irwindale. They will be led by three-time NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion Eric Holmes and two-time NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown winner Matt Kobyluck. Jason Bowles, the 2009 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion and 2009 Showdown third-place finisher, and Sean Caisse, a two-time Showdown pole winner and 2006 runner-up, are also headed to Irwindale.

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series will share the stage -- and spotlight on SPEED and Sirius XM Chn. 128 -- with the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. The Super Late Model Division will race Friday night, while the Late Models hit the track Saturday.~NASCAR.com

Full article: http://hometracks.nascar.com/News_Notes/Fired_Up_For_The_Showdown

[DeeDee]

How many here plan on watching either the Toyota All-Star Race or Rolex 24?
Or maybe I should say ... How many here need a racing fix? ;) :lol:

[TeamBlueOval]

Me! I'll watch the All Star race Saturday night and probably catch the end of the Rolex on Sunday afternoon.

[DeeDee]

STARTING LINEUP


Rolex 24 At Daytona Qualifying Results

January 27 - 30, 2011
Rolex 24 At Daytona
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL

Pos No. Class Pic Drivers Team/Car Time Speed Sponsors
1 45 DP 1 Bergmeister / Long / Neiman / van Overbeek Flying Lizard Motorsports / Porsche Riley 1:40.099 128.033
2 10 DP 2 Angelelli / Briscoe / Taylor / Taylor SunTrust Racing / Chevrolet Dallara 1:40.133 127.989 SunTrust
3 01 DP 3 Hand / Pruett / Rahal / Rojas Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley 1:40.245 127.846 Target, TELMEX
4 8 DP 4 Braun / Dalziel / Enge / Forest / Lowe Starworks Motorsport / Ford Riley 1:40.250 127.840 Corsa Car Care, Burlusa
5 02 DP 5 Dixon / Franchitti / McMurray / Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates / BMW Riley 1:40.302 127.774 TELMEX, Target
6 90 DP 6 Edwards / Garcia / Maassen Spirit of Daytona Racing / Chevrolet Coyote 1:40.396 127.654
7 77 DP 7 Bell / Frisselle / Kaiser / Richard Doran Racing / Ford Dallara 1:40.468 127.563
8 6 DP 8 Allmendinger / McDowell / Wilson Michael Shank Racing with Curb/ Agajanian / Ford Dallara 1:40.469 127.561 Continental Tires, Curb Records, PVA, Rocky Fork Company
9 23 DP 9 Blundell / Brown / Brundle / Patterson United Autosports with Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:40.784 127.163 Johnnie Walker, FXI, UBS
10 99 DP 10 Fogarty / Gurney / Johnson GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing / Chevrolet Riley 1:40.828 127.107 GAINSCO Auto Insurance/BobStallingsCars.com
11 60 DP 11 Goossens / Negri / Pew / Valiante Michael Shank Racing / Ford Riley 1:40.847 127.083 Crown Royal XR
12 9 DP 12 Barbosa / Borcheller / Fittipaldi / France / Papis Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley 1:41.128 126.730
13 5 DP 13 Donohue / Frisselle / Law / Rice Action Express Racing / Porsche Riley 1:41.240 126.590
14 7 DP 14 Beyer / Heylen / Mayer / Peterson / Valentine Starworks Motorsport / Ford Riley 1:41.288 126.530 Xtreme Indoor Karting, Burlusa
15 76 DP 15 Jonsson / Krohn / Minassian / Zonta Krohn Racing / Ford Lola 1:41.695 126.023
16 67 GT 1 Bertheau / Gaughan / Henzler / Lally / Pumpelly TRG / Porsche GT3 1:48.487 118.133 Sargent & Lundy, South Point Hotel & Casino
17 66 GT 2 Farnbacher / George Jr / Keating / Luhr TRG / Porsche GT3 1:48.781 117.814 ViperExchange.com, Summit, DRI-SW
18 88 GT 3 Lester / Marsh / O'Connell / Taylor Autohaus Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:48.821 117.771 Autohaus Motorsports
19 44 GT 4 Holzer / Lietz / Potter / Stanton Magnus Racing / Porsche GT3 1:49.011 117.566 Magnus Racing
20 17 GT 5 Armindo / Baldwin / Burtin / Ragginger / Tandy Burtin Racing / Porsche GT3 1:49.134 117.433 Foametix
21 65 GT 6 Lewis / Pagerey / Sheehan / Sweedler Chris Smith Racing / Porsche GT3 1:49.297 117.258 65 Roses
22 4 GT 7 Eversley / Graeff / Wallace / Yarab Jr. / Zahn TRG / Porsche GT3 1:49.451 117.093 Children's Tumor Foundation
23 57 GT 8 Bremer / Liddell / Magnussen Stevenson Motorsports / Camaro GT.R 1:49.472 117.071 Stevenson Automotive Group
24 94 GT 9 Auberlen / Dalla Lana / Plumb / Said Turner Motorsport / BMW M3 1:49.503 117.037 Turner Motorsport
25 59 GT 10 Davis / Haywood / Keen / Lieb Brumos Racing / Porsche GT3 1:49.540 116.998 Brumos.com
26 54 GT 11 Bleekemolen / Curtis / Pappas / Pilet / Sofronas TRG/Black Swan Racing/GMG Racing / Porsche GT3 1:49.554 116.983
27 22 GT 12 Lux / O'Young / Walker / Wong Bullet Racing / Porsche GT3 1:49.707 116.820 PacificWesternPerformance.com, Guard Transmission
28 48 GT 13 Bell / Miller / Sellers / Sugden Paul Miller Racing / Porsche GT3 1:49.916 116.598 Marquis Jet, Total, IPC
29 42 GT 14 Gidley / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Sahlen Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:49.961 116.550 Theracesite.com
30 40 GT 15 Dempsey / Espenlaub / Foster / Long Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 1:49.974 116.536 Mazda, Visit Florida
31 70 GT 16 Bomarito / Christodoulou / Edwards / Tremblay SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:50.020 116.487 Castrol Edge, Mazdaspeed
32 69 GT 17 Assentato / Ham / Lazzaro / Longhi / Segal SpeedSource / Mazda RX-8 1:50.064 116.441 FXDD
33 32 GT 18 Cheng / Hyatt / Lewis / Papadopoulos PR1 Motorsports / BMW M6 1:50.135 116.366 Autosport Designs, Mobotic, Corsa Car Care
34 41 GT 19 Cameron / Gue / James / Kitch Jr / Lacey Dempsey Racing / Mazda RX-8 1:50.178 116.320 Seattle Children's Hospital, JG Sport, Global Diving
35 07 GT 20 Curran / Gavin / Ledoux / Schaldach Banner Racing / Camaro GT.R 1:50.300 116.192 The Cool TV
36 86 GT 21 Atterbury / MacNeil / Pobst / Whitis Mitchum Motorsports / Porsche GT3 1:51.139 115.315 Weather Tech, Semper Fi Fund, Eibach
37 18 GT 22 Friedman / Ludwig / Thomas / von Moltke Muehlner Motorsport / Porsche GT3 1:51.305 115.143
38 11 GT 23 Empringham / Maxwell / Nastasi / Russell TPN Racing/Blackforest / Ford Mustang 1:51.528 114.912 Summit Financial, Borla, RaceTec, Gary Yoeman's Ford
39 36 GT 24 Cumming / Hacquard / Marks / Miller Yellow Dragon Motorsports / Mazda RX-8 1:51.847 114.585 ModSpace, Construct Corps, Scotia Bank, Mazda
40 53 GT 25 Doyle / Michaelian / Mulligan TRG/Nadeau Motorsports / Porsche GT3 1:51.983 114.445
41 56 GT 26 Allen / Davidson / Dumoulin / Geddie / Skeen Bennett Racing / Ferrari 430 Challenge 1:51.996 114.432 Skip Bennett
42 81 GT 27 Baron / Poordad / Wagner DragonSpeed / Ferrari 430 Challenge 1:53.639 112.778
43 63 GT 28 Downing / Grupp / Murry / Spencer / Trinkler Team Spencer Motorsports / Mazda RX-8 1:54.184 112.239 Trench Shoring Services
44 43 GT 29 Gidley / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Sahlen Team Sahlen / Mazda RX-8 1:55.203 111.247 Theracesite.com
45 47 GT 30 Earnhardt / Harrington / Hull / Monroe / Sandberg Rick Ware Racing / Porsche GT3 1:57.478 109.092 Fuel Doctor USA
46 30 GT 0 Buford / Jensen / Jensen / Marsal / Rettich Racers Edge Motorsports / Mazda RX-8 - - 3-Dimensional.com, Idemitsu, Moton, Terra Firma, Springboro Car Wash, PDI Coummunications Systems
47 55 DP 0 Bouchut / Diaz / Tucker / Wilkins Level 5 Motorsports / BMW Riley - - Microsoft, E Data Solutions, Selling Source, US Bank
48 00 GT 0 Abergel / Collard / Jones / Lisa / Pompidou Aten Motorsports / Ferrari 430 Challenge - - RG512, OFI, Sequana, Ice Cap, Sport Event
49 95 DP 0 Hunter-Reay / Matos / Tucker / Westbrook Level 5 Motorsports / BMW Riley - - Microsoft, E Data Solutions, Selling Source, US Bankhttp://www.grand-am.com/schedule/results.cfm?series=r&eid=2350&sid=1480


Most of the NASCAR guys qualified 5th-10th :D

[speedfan]

I have live timing and scoring for the Rolex 24 posted here

http://www.fordfans.net/news/content/132-Rolex-24-Live-Timing-and-Scoring

[TeamBlueOval]

That's great ... I was looking for the running order and hadn't found it yet!

[yatesracing]

FORDS are looking pretty good

[DeeDee]

Ganassi wins Rolex 24; TRG wins touring class: America's longest endurance race came down to a one-lap sprint. No surprise, the winner ended up being the guy with more wins in the Grand-Am Series than anybody else. Three-time and defending series champion Scott Pruett drove the last leg of the Rolex 24 at Daytona and held off Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon during a final restart. Pruett's smooth restart helped him pull away from Dixon and third-place finisher Joao Barbosa after the green-white restart and clinch the Daytona Prototype class by 2.42 seconds. It was Pruett's 32nd win in the series and his fourth Rolex 24 victory (1994, 2007, 2008). It could be his most meaningful, too. This one capped the "Ganassi Slam." Ganassi became the only car owner to win the four biggest races in the United States during a 12-month period. His drivers won the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 last year. Andy Lally led TRG Racing to a two-lap victory in the Grand Touring class. Lally claimed the pole, but started in the back of the field after failing post-qualifying inspection. The team drove the final 17 hours without a clutch.()(1-30-2011)~jayski

[DeeDee]

Bowles wins Toyota Showdown: Jason Bowles won the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown on Saturday night, beating Canadian D.J. Kennington by 0.501 seconds on the half-mile track. Bowles, the 2009 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion from Ontario, Calif., took the lead on the final restart in the 225-lap race that was slowed by 11 cautions. Kennington, the 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series champion, gave Toyota a sweep of the top two spots in his first start at Irwindale. Jonathon Gomez was third, followed by Luis Martinez Jr., Johnny Borneman, action sports star Travis Pastrana, Derek Thorn, Travis Motley, Moses Smith and NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Steve Wallace.(Associated Press/ESPN)(1-30-2011)~jayski


OK the racing season has begun!!!!:D

[TeamBlueOval]

Less than two weeks away from the Budweiser Shootout!

[DeeDee]

I'm not very psyched about the BS but at least it racing :)