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  News-Star OnlineMexican driver runs fastest lap 03/05/05
In his first day of Busch Series practice, Fernandez turned the fastest lap -- an average of 103.631 mph -- in a Chevrolet.
Carl Edwards, the 2003 Craftsman Truck series rookie of the year, was fastest in morning practice.
Road course specialists Ron Fellows and Boris Said ran the fastest laps after that of Fernandez.
www.news-star.com /stories/030505/spo_3.shtml   (280 words)

  
 SI.com - Racing - Patrick 2nd woman to have fastest lap at Indy - Thursday May 12, 2005 9:51PM
Patrick turned a lap of 227.633 miles per hour in a Panoz/Honda, becoming the first female to have the fastest lap of the day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since Janet Guthrie's lap at 185.607 mph on May 7, 1977.
Sarah Fisher was credited with having the fastest lap of the day last year, but rained washed out that practice session after just four minutes and her lap was never at speed.
Patrick ran a total of 63 laps, including the fastest of the day on her 57th lap around the 2 1/2-mile oval.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2005/racing/05/12/indy.notebook/index.html   (994 words)

  
 RACEMIAMI.COM: News : ADRIAN FERNANDEZ 216.8 MPH LAP FASTEST LAP OF SPRING AT HOMESTEAD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The Mexican driver's speed of 216.808 mph was the second-fastest lap ever run at the 1.5-mile oval, exceeded only by Greg Moore's 1998 record of 217.541 mph.
Jimmy Vasser was second fastest of 19 drivers in Thursday's test, turning consistent laps of 215.139 in the Target Ganassi Honda Reynard.
Fernandez was 21st fastest in Spring Training, with a lap of 207.706 mph.
www.racemiami.com /news/releases/990304cart.htm   (310 words)

  
 BTCCinfo.co.uk | BTCC 2004 | Brands Hatch | Disappointment for Team PSP despite setting fastest lap   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Team PSP was in contention for a podium place in round 23 and set the fastest lap in round 24 - but came away from the weekend with little reward for their strong performance.
Fariqe's ever-improving racecraft saw him post a best lap just 0.6 seconds shy of his team-mate's fastest lap of the race in round 24 but he too was forced to retire.
I had to work my way through the pack in the final race and was pleased to set fastest lap.
www.btccinfo.co.uk /2004/brands/psp_race.html   (432 words)

  
 Grand American Road Racing Association
Anthony Lazzaro clocked the fastest lap with a 1:48.362 at 118.270 mph in the #7 car, while the #8 Nissan finished tenths of a second behind with a 1:48.672 lap at 117.933 mph.
Second in the class, with a lap of 1:59.617 at 107.142 mph, was the #72 Porsche GT3 Cup of Jack Lewis Enterprises.
Despite an encounter with a turtle on the track, Joao Barbosa managed to record the fastest lap with his 1:56.272 lap at 110.224 mph earlier in the session.
www.grandamerican.com /News/Article.asp?ID=743   (950 words)

  
 NASCAR.com - Hamilton turns fastest lap in Brickyard test - Jul 20, 2005
It was the fastest lap overall over six days of testing the last three weeks at the historic 2.5-mile oval.
The top four today were faster than the previous fastest lap of the month, 181.963, by Greg Biffle on July 11.
Four-time race winner Jeff Gordon also tested, as he continues his fight to earn a spot in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, as he is 120 points out of the top 10 in points.
www.nascar.com /2005/news/headlines/cup/07/20/indy_test_tues/index.html   (681 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Gaughan has fastest lap in Daytona test   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Bobby Hamilton turned in the fastest lap (182.419) of the test.
Mike Skinner was second fastest with a lap of 183.786 in the No. 4 Kodak Pontiac and 2001 Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip turned the third-fastest lap at 183.572 in the No. 15 NAPA Chevrolet.
Busch, who finished fourth in last year's Daytona 500, was the quickest driver during Thursday's drafting session with a lap of 184.999 mph, but was 11th fastest overall with a top non-drafting lap of 182.585 in the No. 97 Rubbermaid Ford.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2003/jan/14/514516110.html   (587 words)

  
 Christopher's Web Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The numbers that appear in bold fl are that laps fastest time, the numbers in green are the drivers personal best and the numbers in red are the drivers personal worst times.
The last page is the ranking of who was fastest during each lap, followed by a ranking of their average lap rankings.
However, he raced only the last 18 laps of the race, because he was one lap down he did not race the last lap.
web.pdx.edu /~forreste/assignment8.htm   (1057 words)

  
 Fastest Lap: Barrichello tops his team-mate - Latest News from Planet-F1.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Rubens Barrichello, hoping for a hat-trick of wins, set the fastest lap at this weekend's Japanese GP just eight laps before he was forced to retire.
Second fastest lap of the race went to his team-mate and race winner, Michael Schumacher, who on lap 41 was just three hundreds of a second slower than Rubino.
Halfway through the race, Ralf Schumacher, set the third fastest lap and went on to finish the race in second place - his first podium finish of the season.
www.planet-f1.com /news/story_17638.shtml   (304 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
Charged back to lead the final 11 laps and win by a seven second margin over Paul Tracy...Earned his sixth pole of the season and 11th in CCWS career for a 39% average.
Led 26 laps but contact with rookie Allmendinger ended his race in 15th place to close his pre-race lead from 58 points to 34 over second place Junqueira, who went on to win the race.
Set the fastest race lap...Led the first lap in Laguna Seca from his seventh pole of season but was hit by P. Tracy on L2 entering the Corkscrew which resulted in a flat tire.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=169041&FS=CHAMPCAR   (1247 words)

  
 NASCAR.com - Vickers posts fastest lap, then crashes at Lowe's - May 4, 2005
Brian Vickers was fastest on the unofficial stopwatches with a lap at 186.130 mph in the No. 25 Chevrolet fielded by Hendrick Motorsports, but his night ended against the outside wall.
Bobby Labonte's luck may finally be taking a turn for the better as the 1995 Coca-Cola 600 winner recorded the second fastest lap at 185.592 mph in the No. 18 Chevrolet.
Jeff Gordon joined his Hendrick Motorsports teammate in the top three on the unofficial speed chart with a lap at 185.554 mph in the No. 24 Chevrolet.
nascar.com /2005/news/headlines/cup/05/04/bvickers.charlotte.testing   (583 words)

  
 Primedia
JEREZ, Spain -- Nicky Hayden ended the long winter testing period in buoyant mood by being the fastest Honda rider on all three days of the Jerez test and today by being the only rider to dip into the 1 minute 39 second bracket; nearly one second inside the pole time from last year.
The weather, as predicted, was much better than yesterday and remained dry all day for the final day of the three-day tests at the circuit that will host the opening race in the 17-round championship in two weeks time — April 10th.
Nicky was also in a strong position when it came to using a Michelin qualifying tyre this afternoon and he made full of that with a good lap time.
www.whowon.com /primedia/pm_storiesresults.asp?StoryID=145902   (665 words)

  
 May 1999
It was the 23rd fastest time when he clocked it, but after running 27 laps, it fell to only the 26th fastest time.
By lap 75 Steve was running in the top 5, and said he was having the most fun he's had all year long.
He was fastest in the practice sessions for the Winston Open last week, and this week he was fastest in the first practice session on Wednesday May 26th.
www.geocities.com /motorcity/speedway/2700/monthly/1999/9905.htm   (4696 words)

  
 The Clarion-Ledger: Sports
HAMPTON, Ga. — Ryan Newman turned the fastest qualifying lap of the year in his No. 12 Dodge on a cool Friday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, earning his ninth pole of the season in time trials for Sunday's Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500.
The blazing lap gave Newman the 16th pole of his budding career.
The pole-winning lap was the third-fastest in Atlanta history, behind Geoffrey Bodine's 197.478 on brand new pavement in 1997 and Bobby Labonte's 194.957 in 1999.
www.clarionledger.com /news/0310/25/s03.html   (323 words)

  
 Cycle News Online
Biaggi also crashed at Siberia on his cooldown lap while on his way back to the pits to change a tire that was causing front end chatter.
I'm preferring the lower rear suspension link at the moment, the lap time between that and the upper link is the same but the feeling is slightly better with the lower link.
Capirossi lapped with both GP5 bikes at his disposal, one with the same set-up used during the last tests at Sepang and the other in race configuration, with a set-up very similar to the one he used in last season’s Australian GP, but Capirossi preferred the former.
www.cyclenews.com /ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=7160   (1171 words)

  
 www.cartracingupdate.com
Set the second fastest race lap...Started from his fourth pole of the season at Elkhart Lake but finished third due to a race decided on fuel strategy...Won his fifth pole in Denver but contact on the first lap dropped him to 15th place.
Also set the fastest race lap...Started third in Toronto but was involved in an opening lap accident with Mario Dominguez and retired in 18th place.
We were going for an okay race -- not great -- but about 15 laps in the differential started to lock and both wheels were completely solid at the end of the first stint which meant the car wouldn't turn, it was just going straight.
www.cartracingupdate.com /News04/82604newman.htm   (1004 words)

  
 GP2 SERIES News - Fastest lap no salve for Bruni bad luck..   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Gianmaria Bruni might have taken the two bonus points for fastest lap in race one of the GP2 weekend at Magny-Cours, but they did little to soothe his frustration after his run of bad luck continued to the start of the 41-lap event.
The Coloni driver missed the start after a clutch problem stranded him on the grid and, left to chase the field, he opted to pursue the more available option of points for fastest lap, changing tyres for a second time towards the end of the race to enhance his chances.
I was able to overtake him on lap 30, for 15th position, but, together with the team, decided to change tyres in order to try and get the best lap of the race - which we did.
www.crash.net /uk/en/news_view.asp?cid=7&nid=114189   (590 words)

  
 BreakingNews.ie: Button clocks fastest lap in practice
Button at least proved he has the speed to battle for points in the race with his lap of one minute 13.676 seconds, which came late in the session to deny Juan Pablo Montoya top spot.
Montoya was 0.300secs slower in his Williams while the McLaren pair of Kimi Raikkonen and David Coulthard were on the pace throughout to claim third and fourth respectively.
The lap times really began to fall as the session entered its final 25 minutes, with Raikkonen going clear at the top with an impressive effort.
www.breakingnews.ie /2004/07/24/story158534.html   (543 words)

  
 Stewart Turns Fastest Lap In History By New IRL Car To Lead Practice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Tony Stewart led all drivers during the second day of practice for the 82nd Indianapolis 500 at 223.703 mph, the fastest lap ever at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by a new-formula Pep Boys Indy Racing League car.
He completed 27 laps of the 2.5-mile oval in his primary car and 28 in his backup.
Stewart had recorded the previous fastest lap by a new-formula IRL car, 223.104 mph, during testing April 20.
www.indy500.com /news/1998/051198.html   (355 words)

  
 Fastest Lap Times: Alonso edges Fisi - Latest News from Planet-F1.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Giancarlo Fisichella would have grabbed his first F1 triple – pole position, victory and fastest lap – in Australia had it not been for his team-mate Fernando Alonso edging him in the fastest lap category.
Jenson Button will be disappointed to know that he actually set the fifth fastest time as he was down in 11th place when the race came to a halt.
The sixth fastest lap time went to Michael Schumacher showing what could have been had it not been for a lowly grid slot and an unfortunate coming together with Nick Heidfeld that put both drivers out of the race.
www.planet-f1.com /news/story_18812.shtml   (307 words)

  
 ESA - Technology Transfer - Pescarolo team makes fastest lap at Le Mans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Congratulations to the drivers of the Pescarolo Judd racing car no. 16 for making the fastest lap at this year’s Le Mans 24-hour race with a lap time of 3 min 35 s.
As the race ended it was still in second position and two laps down due to overheating problems.
Car no. 17 battled with continuous mechanical problems after its speedy start and was then hit by another car on a corner on the 188th.
www.esa.int /SPECIALS/Technology_Transfer/SEMZE42DU8E_0.html   (874 words)

  
 SLAM! Sports Motorsports - CART - D.J. spins fastest lap to earn CASCAR pole
The St. Thomas native led a field of 29 stock cars with a lap of one minute 18.419 seconds in his No. 17 Dodge to take the pole for today's race.
Peter Gibbons was second fastest with a time of 1:18.949 in his No. 1 Chevrolet.
Defending race champion, Jeff Lapcevich of Hamilton, was third with a lap of 1:19.057 in his No. 23 Chevrolet.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Motorsports/CART/2004/07/10/534938.html   (377 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Irvine turns in fastest lap at Monza
Brazilian Rubens Barrichello ended third fastest in his Ferrari but was just under a second slower than Irvine.
Italian Jarno Trulli was fourth fastest for Jordan with Finn Mika Hakkinen, back in action for McLaren for the first time since his British Grand Prix victory in place of an ill David Coulthard, fifth.
His teammate, Italian Giancarlo Fisichella, was further back with only 20 laps to his name because of limited mileage being available from his Renault engine.
espn.go.com /rpm/f1/2001/0719/1228337.html   (360 words)

  
 Fastest lap times: Kimi sets the pace - Latest News from Planet-F1.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The McLaren driver, who broke the team's duck with his Spa victory, clocked a 1:45.108 on lap 42 of the race as he set about ensuring that Michael Schumacher wouldn't be able to take the victory away from him.
Schumacher in turn was second quickest, although his fastest lap time, set on lap 28, was almost four tenths of a second slower than Raikkonen's.
The Brazilian had been caught out in the first lap carnage, however, worked his way up to a podium finish, clocking a fastest time of 1:45.666 in the process.
www.planetf1.com /news/story_17103.shtml   (285 words)

  
 Karthikeyan warms up for Spain with fastest lap:- - Sports News - Webindia123.com
Karthikeyan clocked in 1.22.75 seconds at the Circuit of Silverstone even as Jordan focussed on conducting tyre testing for Bridgestone and chassis set up work for the upcoming races, said a statement from Jordan.
Karthikeyan's co-driver Tiago Monteiro, who did 81 laps, returned with the best time of 1.23.61 seconds, while Nicky Pastorelli, Jordan's test driver, did 30 laps.
Narain Karthikeyan (Bridgestone) Fastest lap: 1:22.75 (54 laps)
news.webindia123.com /news/showdetails.asp?id=80077&cat=Sports   (318 words)

  
 BTCCinfo.co.uk | BTCC 2004 | Brands Hatch rounds 4,5,6 | More points and fastest lap for WSR
Setting fastest lap proved that the car had the pace.
The team at WSR provided me with a fantastic car again for the second race, but it was ruined by Huff holding me up.
A pole position, fastest lap, Two 1,2 finishes in the Independents Trophy this weekend has both drivers at the top of the Independents Trophy Championship points.
www.davebrockman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /btcc/news04/brands1/wsr260404.html   (252 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Sport | Formula one | Fastest lap takes Wurz to height of frustration
Alex Wurz returned to front-line action at a grand prix for the first time in more than five years yesterday - and was rewarded with the fastest time on the opening day of practice in his McLaren-Mercedes MP4-20.
The Portuguese De la Rosa was fourth fastest, with McLaren's regular driver Kimi Raikkonen eighth fastest after concentrating on running with a heavier fuel load in preparation for tomorrow's gruelling third round of the world championship, which is expected to see track temperatures exceeding 50C.
After a disappointing start to the season, Jenson Button struggled again yesterday and was ninth fastest in both the hour-long sessions as he tried to shake off the effects of a bad cough.
sport.guardian.co.uk /formulaone/story/0,10069,1450664,00.html   (433 words)

  
 Tracy runs fastest lap in rain | LJWorld.com
Driving a Dodge, Musgrave surrendered the lead to the polesitter on the 145th lap around the three-quarter-mile oval.
But Musgrave caught Wood at the line to begin lap 187 and looked for passing room both high and low -- moves the leader blocked entering the first turn.
Lapped traffic allowed defending O'Reilly 200 winner Travis Kvapil to close dramatically on Musgrave over the final two laps.
ww.ljworld.com /section/racing/story/136156   (623 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - NASCAR Plus - Da Matta posts fastest lap for Grand Prix of Cleveland qualifying - Friday July 12, 2002 ...
Da Matta, who has dominated the CART racing circuit this season, posted the fastest lap during Friday's provisional qualifying for the Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland.
Seeking a series record fifth straight victory, da Matta didn't begin the first of his 13 qualifying laps until there were just 17 minutes remaining in the one-hour session.
On his 12th lap, da Matta drove his fl and gold Toyota-powered Lola around the course in 57.641 seconds -- nearly a half-second faster than Tony Kanaan.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /motorsports/nascar_plus/news/2002/07/12/cleveland_qualifying_ap   (626 words)

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