This is the sort of deal that would get a governmental nastygram even if there werent a presidential election just. Drivers with the most races of the most laps led in a single season. Stephen leicht born january 9, 1987 is an american professional stock car racing driver. The annual lightning lap roundup from car and driver is easily one of our favorite car magazine features of any of the past five. Cars drive presidential election car news articles. Having the most laps led in a race usually indicates, for one reason or another, you were the dominant car that day. In this wacky election cycle of ours, im being asked by some of my academic neighbors here in berkeley to generalize on how.
In the eighth installment of the car and driver lightning lap the allnew m4 and m235i took to the tarmac of virginia international raceway to see how they measure up to the competitionpast and present the competition classes in the lightning lap are set up by price range. Car and driver m4 and m235i lightning laps bmw car club. Keselowski was the only driver left to pit towards the end of the first pit cycle and had the whole field lapped and later on it was logano who. In the 2011 lightning lap, the sti beat the wrx by 2. Has there ever been a race in which the race leader laps the second place car. What id do differently he built the homely but speedy consulier gtp in 1985 with a fortune the exwall streeter earned in money management. We used to run that car out at suicide bowl in waco, tx and at another track in ft. Can you name the nascar all time laps led at homestead. Car and driveroctober 2016 magazine get your digital. What does the presidential election mean for the car industry. If not for the recent presidential election, id call the. Imagine riding in a selfdriving car that, for some reason.
When obama took office, the american auto industry was in a state of collapse, and now car sales are at record highs. Visit pennsylvania susquehanna valleys most reliable source for breaking news. Car driver laps led 27 rossi, alexander 71 12 power, will 6 18 bourdais, sebastien 4 1 newgarden, josef 3 28 hunterreay, ryan 1 leader summary car reason lap penalty 15 avoidable contact 5 drivethrough 32 improper pit exit 5 drivethrough 18 improper pass 54 yield position 30 too many crew over the wall 55 post race. He has over 150 feature event wins in quarter midgets and gokarts, and was the 2012. Wgal news 8 is your source for the latest local headlines and live alerts.
It is a mediumhigh speed course, especially for its length. The road to the white house is long and rocky, but these aspirants took the journey. Previous story 2015 audi tt driver being an idiot on the highway video. Nascar debuts gen6 in daytona 500 with allstar lineup. For the sixth time, we assemble the newest, hottest vehicles on the market and subject them to a reference lap on our beloved vir. Lightning flows very well and most people find it a joy to drive. Lance stewart racing career profile driver database. I dont think well ever see only one car on the lead lap, even if we saw a repeat of this 2002 race. We have compiled a list of the top famous actors who were interested in racing.
Heres a look at a few presidential candidates from a car perspective. Frances presidential election may be seen as one of the biggest political risks of 2017, but its finance minister is confident le pen wont win it. Final push of 2012 presidential campaign cuts through florida. While there was some interest in indycar racing, larson was signed for the 2012 racing season by earnhardt ganassi racing egr as part of the teams driver development program. Whoever wins in november will be getting a new company car as part of the dealand we have photos of it testing. What cars presidential candidates drive thursday, 14 april, 2016. Get your digital subscriptionissue of car and driveroctober 2016 magazine on magzter and enjoy reading the magazine on ipad, iphone, android devices and the web. But, according to car and driver editor john phillips. Alcorn state student body president charged for gun, drugs. Car and driver returns to vir for lightning lap no.
It had a 100 horse flathead v8 in it with dual carbs and edlebrock heads. Bill qualified the autohaus motorsports camaro in the 8th position for the debut grandam rolex series race at the brickyard on friday morning. Autoweek car culture, breaking car news, motorsports and. Has there ever been a race in which the race leader laps. Local pennsylvania susquehanna valley breaking news and. Making the politics of driverless cars worse, designers and regulators will enter treacherous moral territory as technology evolves. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Read more about the new presidential limo and see pictures at car and driver. He was one of the first africanamerican drivers in nascar, and the first africanamerican to win a race in the grand national series, nascars highest level.
Your customizable and curated collection of the best in trusted news plus coverage of sports, entertainment, money, weather, travel, health and lifestyle, combined with outlookhotmail, facebook. Also cant wait to see motortrends drivers car article as randy. Nascar all time laps led at homestead quiz by rkolegacy0. Presidential election redefines debate over the role of. Are you an entrant planning on covering one lap of america on your website, twitter, facebook or blog. Fords ceo alan mulally, believed by some to be the vicar of henry ford on earth, will stay on at the company though at least 2014, the company announced this morning. Bill lester racing the official website for sports car. Tapping the mind of a race car driver to make safer. Presidential elections up car crashes scientific american. Here are some of the more interesting times, the rest is n the pictures below.
Lightning lap by patrick rall on september 12, 2016 at 4. Consortium stories recycled the same get over ittype reactions to their study, particularly from bush spokesman ari fleischer the election was settled a year ago, president bush won and the voters have long since moved on. Rains postpones daytona 500, dampening event, trumps visit. Navigating the politics of driverless cars the boston globe. The daytona 500 has been postponed by rain for the first time since 2012, dampening nascars season opener that started with a ballyhooed visit from president donald trump. Click here to see video michigan is the largest of the six states holding primary elections on tuesday, so as the nominating contest for the presidential election touches down in the home of the u. After not leading a lap in 2016, slumping through the summer, and finding his groove after missing the playoffs, kahne has added pressure to perform in 2017 and getting his car in the top 10 at. Tapping the mind of a race car driver to make safer autonomous cars.
Mcqueen was such a good driver that we cant honestly make up our minds about his popularity. Stephen jelley racing career profile driver database. Lightning is a short course, more so in terms of lap time than distance. James stirgus iii was taken into custody on the lorman campus, according to reports. General motors rolled out the 2017 corvette grand sport and the 2017 camaro 1le packages, touting them as track ready monsters, and the 2016 car. Because theres a higher risk of injury and death from traffic accidents on presidential election days. List of famous actors who are also race car drivers. Msn outlook, office, skype, bing, breaking news, and. In february 2012, at the pete orr memorial orange blossom 100 at new smyrna speedway, larson made his first start in a fullbodied stock car and won the race, leading only the final lap. Here are the cars the presidential candidates drive.
Wendell oliver scott august 29, 1921 december 23, 1990 was an american stock car racing driver. R to a 10th place finish at indianapolis motor speedway. Drivers with the most races of the most laps led in a. Alcorn state student body president charged for gun, drugs on campus. How democratic candidates compare on cars and the automotive future. Latest breaking news from around the world, us, entertainment, science, technology, current events, politics and elections all on townhall. Once again we assemble the newest, hottest vehicles on the market and subject them to a reference lap on the fearsome virginia. I think user acceptance will dependent on whether or not the driver approves of how. Weve got a gallery of shots from the event below provided courtesy of car and driver and a list of all. Did you know that joe biden was a car guy at the time you interviewed him.