Auto racing

August 14, 2007 -- ESPN analyst and championship winning crew chief Andy Petree on racing at Michigan International Speedway:

Q - What is it about the design of Michigan International Speedway that allows drivers to run almost anyplace on the track (high, low, middle) and still go fast?
“It’s a very wide racetrack with big sweeping turns. The transition in and out of the corners is very smooth. You have some banking but it’s fairly flat and allows them to run all over it. There’s not a better track on the circuit for three- and four-wide racing.    » read more »

August 5, 2007 -- Before the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race Sunday at Pocono Raceway, ESPN’s pre-race show, NASCAR Countdown, analyzed the event as well as recent news in NASCAR. Suzy Kolber hosted NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN Pit Studio, joined by ESPN's lead racing analyst and 1989 NASCAR Cup champion Rusty Wallace and ESPN analyst and former winning NASCAR team owner Brad Daugherty. Two-time NASCAR champion crew chief Tim Brewer reported from the ESPN Chevy Cutaway Car.

NASCAR Parks Robby Gordon after Black Flag in Saturday's Busch Series Race    » read more »

June 24, 2007 -- On Sunday, June 24, 2007, Iowa Governor Chet Culver and Lt. Governor Patty Judge attended the inaugural Iowa Corn Indy 250 at the Iowa Speedway in Newton. On Sunday, June 24, 2007, Governor Chet Culver and Lt. Governor Patty Judge attended the inaugural Iowa Corn Indy 250 at the Iowa Speedway in Newton. During the day, the Lt. Governor promoted the use of renewable energy and thanked the Indy Racing League for their use of 100% ethanol in Indy cars.    » read more »