Around the tracks…July 10 2009
A weekly wrap of motorsport from around the world.
Five more for Power
Will Power lost his Indycar ride with Team Penske when Helio Castroneves was cleared of tax fraud, but he has been rewarded with five part-time starts. He rejoins Penske in a third car with Castroneves and fellow Aussie Ryan Briscoe in Canada this weekend.
Marcos fires again
Marcos Ambrose did the top-10 thing again at Daytona, Florida, last weekend despite starting 18th in a field that was set on series points after a rained-out qualifying. He has now been in the top 10 five times in the first half of his inaugural Nascar Sprint Cup season.
Davison’s big weekend
James Davison had a top weekend when the Indy Lights series visited Watkins Glen in New York, grabbing pole position and leading for the first 13 laps before finishing as runner-up to series leader J.R. Hildebrand. The result moves Davison to fifth in the pointscore.
SA end for rally event
The Australian Rally Championship will end in Adelaide after the Coffs Harbour round was cancelled owing to rain-damaged roads. That leaves a battle in SA between reigning champions Neal Bates and Coral Taylor and their former teammates Simon and Sue Evans.