RCR Texas Samsung Mobile 500 Preview: Harvick Going For Three-Peat

Jeff Burton has the only Texas win for RCR, which came in 2007

Race: Samsung Mobile 500
April 9, 2011
Location: Texas Motor Speedway
Richard Childress Racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Notes:

RCR at TMS … In 57 starts at TMS, dating back to 1997, RCR has recorded one win, six top-five and 23 top-10 finishes with drivers Jeff Burton, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Green. Prior to TMS’s inaugural season, Richard Childress, a former driver in NASCAR’s top division, earned a pair of top 10s while he was still behind the wheel at the now defunct Texas World Speedway in College Station.

The Collective RCR … Over the season’s first six races, RCR’s four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entries have notched two wins, four top-five and eight top-10 finishes. The No. 31 team kicked off the 2011 season with a non-points win in the second Duel 150 qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. Most recently, the No. 29 team visited Victory Lane at Auto Club Speedway in March and backed that up with a win the following weekend at Martinsville Speedway. RCR-prepared Chevrolets have also completed 7,267 out of 7,948 total laps (91.4 percent) with drivers Bowyer, Burton, Harvick and Paul Menard, who have led a combined 228 laps. At least one RCR driver has led laps in each of the season’s first six events.

Harvick and the Bud crew have won two races in a row coming into Texas

Kevin Harvick
No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet Impala
Race Notes and Quotes

This Week’s Budweiser Chevrolet at Texas Motor Speedway…Kevin Harvick will race chassis No. 309 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. Harvick drove this Chevrolet to fourth-place finishes in both races at Pocono Raceway in 2010.

Texas Notes … In 16 starts at Texas Motor Speedway, Harvick has earned three top-five and eight top-10 finishes. He’s completed 99.8 percent (5,342 of 5,354) total laps and has led five laps at the 1.5-mile track. Harvick has an average starting position of 20.5 and an average finishing position of 12.4 at Texas.

In the Loop … Harvick owns a couple impressive loop data statistics at Texas Motor Speedway, heading into this weekend’s Samsung Mobile 500: second in Closers and third in Green-Flag Passes (796).

Double Up … Entering Saturday night’s race, Harvick has scored back-to-back wins at Auto Club Speedway and Martinsville (Va.) Speedway so far this season. The last time the Bakersfield, Calif., native scored two wins in a row was in September 2006 at Richmond (Va.) International Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Solid Start … Harvick’s two wins advanced him to fifth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver point standings and he sits just 15 points behind point leader Carl Edwards. Six races into the 2011 season, Harvick has earned two wins, three top fives and four top-10 finishes. His average starting position is 16.3 and his average finish is 11.8.

Last Time Around … Harvick and RCR’s No. 29 team had a good run in last year’s Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. He started the race from the 19th position and brought home a seventh-place finish.

KEVIN HARVICK QUOTES:
You haven’t won at Texas Motor Speedway yet, but you’ve been pretty solid there lately. “Last year, everything was rock solid. This year, our goal is to put ourselves in position to win more races. Obviously, you want that consistency and the things to go with it. Right now, we kill for the consistency over the first few races, but I think that’s the biggest difference of what we have from last year to this year. You’re going to have a bad week, and you need to move on and forget about it and try to make your car better. Texas is a really fast race track. The grip goes away fast on the cars. You have some bumps to contend with, so you have to keep the splitter off the ground but as low as you can to make as much grip as you can. It’s a tough place to do that.”

Harvick using 4th-place Pocono chassis from 2010

Because you guys have been so rock solid, do you feel like you guys can take it to the next level and get a top five or even have a chance to win at Texas? “Well, we hope so. Obviously, we had a few things that we needed to work on when we left Las Vegas in order to have that raw speed that we thought we were lacking compared to a couple of the other cars. We’ve been working on some things. The off weekend gave us time to really try some things and, hopefully, those things pan out this weekend at Texas.”

How has the track in Texas been changing? Every track changes over time. “You know, it really hasn’t changed over the last couple of years but, for a while, every year we would come back, it would change a lot. Goodyear has done a good job with the tires to make them wear out, but they’re really, really fast at the beginning of the run and they last fairly long through the runs. As far as the race track goes, it still has big bumps in the middle of Turns 1 and 2 and it still has the little bumps on the bottom of Turns 3 and 4. There’s still a big bump in that corner over the tunnel, so it has character. It wears the tires out of the car and they become harder to drive as the run goes on. It’s a fun race track to race on because you have options to move around, but you still have really, really big speed at the beginning of the runs.”

Clint Bowyer's career best finish at Texas was fourth in 2008

Clint Bowyer
No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
Race Notes and Quotes

This Week’s Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet at Texas Motor Speedway … Clint Bowyer will pilot chassis No. 350 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. This is a brand new No. 33 Chevrolet Impala that will turn its first laps during opening practice on Thursday at “The Great American Speedway”.

Career Texas Stats … The Samsung Mobile 500 marks Bowyer’s 188th NSCS start.
* In 10 NSCS starts at Texas, Bowyer owns two top-five and five top-10 finishes.
* He has completed 99.3 percent (3,326 of 3,350) of the total laps contested at TMS during his career.
* The Emporia, Kan., native has led 40 laps at the 1.5-mile oval.
* Bowyer owns a 13.5 average starting position and a 14.5 average finishing position.
* His best effort at the Texas facility is a fourth-place finish that he recorded in the spring race of 2008.

Red and Yellow … After a four-race hiatus, the familiar Cheerios/Hamburger Helper paint scheme will return to the No. 33 Chevrolet this weekend for the 334-lap event.

Chat with Clint … Clint will participate in a NASCAR.COM Chat with Miss Sprint Cup, Kim Coon, which will be streamed live to the NASCAR.COM homepage on Thursday, April 7 at 2:45 p.m. CT. Viewers will have the ability to log-in during the chat and ask Bowyer questions.

Last Time in the Lone Star State … Bowyer and the No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper team backed up their 2010 Talladega win with a strong top-10 effort by finishing seventh in the AAA Texas 500 last November. The finish was the team’s third straight top-10 effort in the last three fall races at TMS.

Top 10 in Virginia … Bowyer and the No. 33 BB&T Chevrolet team, riding momentum from a top-10 finish in California the week prior, led 91 laps en route to a ninth-place finish in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway after starting from the 15th position.

Points Racing … After another solid finish in Martinsville, Bowyer jumped one position, to 16th, in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings

CLINT BOWYER QUOTES:
Looking at the stats, you finished seventh in the fall after a rough outing in the spring. That’s a ying to the yang there. “Yeah, we’ve always run decent in Texas. It’s just sometimes things don’t workout like you want them to. There’s a lot of different things that come into play. Sometimes its fuel mileage and I think we even got caught up in a wreck last year during the spring race. I’m looking forward to going there. It’s always a lot of fun.”

You debuted at Texas in a RCR Nationwide Series car back in 2004. A lot has happened between then and now. Do you ever think about that when you go to Texas? “I actually haven’t. I used to think about it a lot, but it seems like that was a long time ago. I will never forget that day though. I can promise you that. I was really, really nervous. I was about 10 feet over my head. I qualified high, things were going well and I think I got a little over confident. I had a flat tire. My first actual flat tire in a NASCAR race and I didn’t even know it. The car kept getting looser and looser and, finally, I wrecked. The crazy thing was everything was going well and we were a top-10 car. As nervous as I was, I was actually pretty confident that we were going to run well. However, it didn’t go very well.”

There are times now when you’re running 200 mph at Texas. Is that 200 mph different than running 200 mph at Daytona this year?  “Yeah, you pull on the wheel a lot harder getting into turn one than you do at Daytona. Certainly, you get the sensation of speed during qualifying, rolling around in turns one and two.”

Can you try to explain to race fans the kind of speed you have there? “You’re going over 200 mph, but when you turn off into the corner, you’re turning a pretty sharp turning-radius. The G-forces throw the car and slam it down in the corner up near the banking. It’s a pretty wild feeling. You’re really getting after it.”

When I think of Texas, I think of cowboys. I could picture you being a cowboy and riding around the range. Could you picture yourself riding around on the range in chaps? “Oh, I’ve done that before. I’ve actually gone out on the foothills and rounded up some cattle. I’ve been on a horse before. All my buddies back home are cowboys and farmers. I’ve certainly been around animals.”

Have you roped cattle before? “Yes, I can rope.”

Burton has two wins at Texas Motor Speedway

Jeff Burton
No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet Impala
Race Notes and Quotes

This Week’s Caterpillar Chevrolet at Texas Motor Speedway … Jeff Burton will pilot chassis No. 344 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. Built brand new for the 2011 season, this No. 31 racer most recently competed at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where handling issues relegated Burton to a 21st-place finish.

The Texas Report … In 20 starts at Texas Motor Speedway, Burton boasts two wins, three top-five and nine top-10 finishes. Over those same 20 races, he holds a 25.4 starting average to go along with a respectable 16.1 finishing average. The track’s first repeat winner has finished no worse than 13th in seven out of the last eight races held at the Fort Worth facility. Burton is also one of four drivers who have competed in all 20 events held at the 1.5-mile oval.

900 for JB … This weekend’s Samsung Mobile 500 will mark Burton’s 900th career NASCAR start. Over the course of 899 NASCAR starts, the South Boston, Va., native has accumulated 48 wins, 17 poles, 219 top-five and 393 top-10 finishes. Additionally, he helped capture RCR’s 2007 NASCAR Nationwide Series owner’s championship and has finished in the top 10 of the Sprint Cup Series point standings in eight of the 17 years he has run the series full time. This milestone places the veteran driver ninth on NASCAR’s all-time starts list across their top-three national series and ranks him second to Mark Martin in active drivers.

Loopy in the Lone Star State … The RCR driver is the series’ seventh-best Green-Flag Passer at Texas Motor Speedway. Over the last 12 races, he has made 752 passes at the Fort Worth arena under green-flag conditions.

Inaugural Winner … Burton won the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway on Apr. 6, 1997, capturing his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. Additionally, the South Boston, Va., native became the track’s first repeat winner when he took the checkers in April 2007.

This Time Last Year … A fast race car, coupled with excellent pit calls, helped Burton and the Cat Racing team overcome a commitment line violation just past the 100-lap mark and be in contention for the win in the rain-delayed Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. A two-tire pit call with 22 laps to go gave Burton the lead but, six laps later, a nine-car melee broke out that forced NASCAR to display the red flag for clean up. After the engines re-fired and a couple of pace laps were taken, Burton led the field back to green with 12 laps remaining. Much to the disappointment of the driver and team, the Caterpillar Chevy produced a tight-handling condition that aided in the loss of positions and a scrape with the outer retaining wall before the checkers flew, crediting them with a 12th-place finish.

Catch the Driver … In honor of the track’s 10-year celebration of the former Samsung Mobile 500 race winners, Burton will appear on the main stage in front of the frontstretch grandstands (Gate 4) and be a guest on KRLD’s 105.3 FM airwaves from 2:45 – 2:55 p.m. local time on Saturday, April 9. The Dallas/Fort Worth radio station is Texas Motor Speedway’s official radio partner.

JEFF BURTON QUOTES:
Texas will be your 900th NASCAR start. What do you think when you hear a stat like that? “My wife was telling someone the other day that she took a leave of absence from her teaching job because she was pretty positive she’d need that job the first year we went Cup racing. She wanted to go do that with me and experience that with me, so she took a leave of absence pretty much believing that she’d be asking for her job back. We’ve been fortunate to be doing this as long as we’ve done it. I love what I do. It’s a way of life. I think I have more respect for it today than I did then. I don’t know why that is, but having been through the peaks and valleys of a career, I appreciate it more. I’m extremely hungry to win a championship before I’m done. I really respect people like Mark Martin and Ricky Rudd. I respect people that have dedicated their life to this sport – Richard Petty, Richard Childress, those kinds of guys. They’ve done things that a lot of people could not have taken because it’s hard. It’s a hard way to make a living. I don’t want to be a guy that’s just been here for a long time. I want to be a guy that’s been here a long time and been competitive.”

You can’t help when you were born, or when you started racing, but do you feel like you came along in a good era of NASCAR? “I think I came along in the best era when it was unprecedented growth. I came along when the TV coverage was wide open and when the fans and sponsors were fully excited. I hope I can look back on my career and say ‘it wasn’t the best time in NASCAR,’ but I can truly say at this point, that it is the best time. There’s no question about that. My luck of timing there was great. We were afforded a lot of opportunities. If you go back and look at the Rookie of the Year class the year I came in, it was stout. There were a lot of people that won a lot of races. I think it was seven, or eight, or nine of us. Now, you look at rookie classes, and it’s one or two. We came in at a time when young drivers were given an opportunity; sponsorship was there to give them an opportunity. Davey Allison and Jeff Gordon opened a lot of doors for us. People were looking for the next young guy, like a Jeff Gordon, and he gave us a lot of opportunities.”

Gordon got upset with Burton at Texas because of this

Talk about how tough Texas was for the Cat Racing team last year. “I really don’t remember it. I remember the second Texas race – that’s when Jeff (Gordon) and I had our altercation. That certainly was unforgettable for me. That’s been a sticking point for me. It’s not something I’m proud of. It was a bad day for the No. 31 Caterpillar team and me, in particular. In the same token, Texas is a track where I’ve had a lot of success. At this track, we’ve either done really, really well or really, really bad. I was leading the race in the spring race, had a great opportunity to win the race and drove away from Hamlin. Then, we got a red flag. We sat there for 30 minutes and I don’t know if we lost air pressure in the tires or what, but we couldn’t run a lap after that. We finished 12th. I thought we had the race won. That was kind of how our year went. If you look at Texas, we ran really well and had a chance to win the race and finished no where as near as where we should have. Then, towards the end of the year, we had that calamity with Jeff (Gordon). Those two races summed up my year to be honest.”

The spring race was an example where your car was much better than where it finished. “There are days when you finished 12th and you’re like ‘alright great, we got 12th.’ Then, there are days when you finish 12th, and you feel awful about it. That was definitely one of those days. We played our cards exactly right and had the right pit strategy. We just took our time all day and got to the front, drove off and then we got that red flag. It went downhill from there.”

Texas, on paper, kind of looks like Charlotte or Atlanta. What makes it different? “When they built Texas, they said it was going to be just like Charlotte but whoever was working the GPS that day missed some coordinates. They didn’t quite hit the buttons correctly. Texas is just an incredibly challenging race track. The corner entries are really bizarre. Getting into turn one is very, very different than any other race track and turn three is very different than any other race track. Once you get there, there’s a lot of throttle. You get into the throttle quickly, and there’s a big bump in the middle of (turns) one and two that’s caused a lot of issues. So, it’s a difficult race track. Turn two used to be the place that everyone had trouble and that’s kind of switched. It’s turned into turn four being the place that a lot of people have trouble. Matter of fact, in the last few races there I’ve been really excited about our car because of how well it turned in turn two, but then I start watching other people and everyone’s going good through (turn) two well, too. Something has changed there where turn two has become the easier corner – easier, not easy. It’s still a very difficult corner, but certainly something has changed.”

Menard's career best finish was 10th last season

Paul Menard
No. 27 Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet Impala
Race Notes and Quotes

This Week’s Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet at Texas Motor Speedway … Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 351 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. This No. 27 Chevrolet Impala is a brand new addition to the RCR fleet, and will see its first laps on the race track during Thursday’s opening practice session.

Deep in the heart of Texas … In his nine previous starts at Texas Motor Speedway, Menard has one top-10 finish, completed 94 percent of his laps (2,835 of 3,016) and led for one circuit. He has an average starting position of 22.3 and an average finishing position of 23.6, with his best finish of 10th coming in his most recent visit to the 1.5-mile facility (November 2010). His best start at the Fort Worth-based speedway came in April 2009 when he took the green flag in the fifth position.

Race Rewind … Last week, Menard and the No. 27 team were relegated to a 38th-place finish at Martinsville Speedway when damage to the Menards Chevrolet was sustained on track, causing the motor to expire. Menard heads to Texas tied for 12th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings.

Double Duty Weekend … In addition to his driving duties with RCR’s No. 27 team, Menard will drive Kevin Harvick Incorporated’s No. 33 Menards Chevrolet in Friday night’s 300-mile race. The race will air live on ESPN2 beginning at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and will be broadcast live on PRN Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio.

PAUL MENARD QUOTES:
It seems like you’ve done pretty well at Texas. You had a 10th-place finish in the fall. How do you feel going back there? “I feel really good about heading back to Texas (Motor Speedway). We actually had a better car there in the spring race. We didn’t qualify very well, but we drove up into the top 10 pretty quickly. There was a big wreck on the front stretch, and we were involved in that. There were about 10 cars involved, and it ruined our day. Then we had a top 10 in the fall. It’s a good track for me. You drive Texas a little different than you would Charlotte (Motor Speedway) or Atlanta (Motor Speedway). There are some characteristics of TMS that I enjoy and seem to work out pretty well.”

It seems you run well on the intermediate tracks. Why do you think that is? “Honestly, our intermediate package was really good last year. Our short track package was not so good. None of the four (Richard Petty Motorsports) teams ran well at short tracks, with the exception of the No. 43 car. Everyone threw in what they had, and it didn’t work as well. Fortunately, RCR has a really good short track program and we’ve been able to improve our performance on tracks other than intermediates. We had a really good car in Phoenix; however, we made some contact that knocked the tow out, and fought tire wear issues for the rest of the day. That kind of ruined our day and we didn’t get the end result that we should have. The car was fast in practice and pretty good in qualifying. It was probably the best short track car I’ve had, and it’s something we can build off of.”

How would you explain the kind of speed you run at Texas to a race fan? “The speed at a race track is relative to the track itself. At Martinsville, things feel like they are happening really fast even though you’re only going about 90 mph. In comparison, at Texas, where you’re more spread out and going 190 mph, the pace feels a lot slower. There’s a lot more gap in between the cars so you don’t feel the speed…until you hit the wall. Then, you know how fast you’re going.”

So, you’re not impressed much going over 200 mph into turn one on fresh tires after a restart? “Oh no, it is impressive there. One of the coolest sensations I’ve felt while racing is when we qualified at Texas in the fall. I think we broke the track record. We had a really good car held it almost wide open.”

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Tony Stewart Texas Preview: Going to a Track He's 'Always Liked'

Tony Stewart won at Texas in 2006

KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (April 5, 2011) – Despite the warning carried on bumper stickers slapped on the backs of countless pickup trucks and cars throughout the state of Texas, Tony Stewart enjoys messin’ with Texas. In fact, the “Don’t Mess with Texas” mantra might as well be an invitation for the driver of the No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing.

Stewart has been messing around in Texas for nearly two decades, first harassing drivers in the IZOD IndyCar Series and now drivers in the elite NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

It all began in November 1995 when Stewart was tabbed to pilot A.J. Foyt’s Indy car for a commercial shoot at Texas World Speedway in College Station. And while those laps were a long way from an actual race, the then 24-year-old Stewart parlayed his time with Foyt – the racing icon for whom he is named after – into a full-fledged drive in the IndyCar Series that brought Stewart back to Texas in 1997.

Before Stewart became synonymous with stock cars, he was the poster child for what was then known as the Indy Racing League (IRL). In his three IRL races at Texas Motor Speedway, Stewart started on the pole twice (June 1997 and June 1998) and second once (September 1998). And while he never finished an IRL race at the 1.5-mile oval – engine failures hampered him in June 1997 and September 1998, and mechanical woes sidelined him in June 1998 – Stewart still led 208 of a possible 624 laps (33.4 percent).

The Texas trophies he was unable to attain in Indy cars were found in stock cars.

In November 2006 – Stewart’s 10th trip to Texas as a Sprint Cup driver – he dominated, leading eight times for a race-high 278 laps en route to victory. Serving as a precursor to that win was Stewart’s drive seven months earlier when the four-race International Race of Champions (IROC) visited Texas. Stewart won that April race and then followed it with another victory on the road course at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. With a third-place finish in the season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Stewart secured his first IROC championship – the last in the 30-year history of IROC.

Its memories like those, along with new-age loop data tallied by NASCAR, that makes Texas a welcome venue for Stewart.

In the last 12 Sprint Cup races at Texas, Stewart has amassed the best driver rating (104.5), the best average running position (8.6), the best average green-flag speed (173.177 mph) and the most laps spent in the top-15 (3,347 laps or 83.3 percent). All of which augment his more traditional statistics – one pole, one win, four top-fives, 10 top-10s and 542 laps in 18 career Sprint Cup starts.

It’s obvious the two-time Sprint Cup champion enjoys kicking butt in the Lone Star State, and with the trophy for Sunday’s Samsung Mobile 500 being an exquisitely carved wooden cowboy boot, it’s the perfect metaphor for Stewart to put his foot on the throat of his competition and mess with Texas yet again.

STEWART QUOTES

TONY STEWART, Driver of the No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing:
In your last 12 races at Texas you’ve earned the best driver rating, had the best average running position, the best average green-flag speed and have run in the top-15 a series-best 83.3 percent of the time. How have you been able to adapt to Texas’ layout?
“I’ve found that you can pass anywhere, really. If you get a guy who misses the bottom of the corner and he bobbles, you can get around him. But even if someone doesn’t make a mistake and you’ve got a little better car than they do, the groove has moved up enough over the years to where the track’s a little wider, so you have more room to get a run on a guy. But, as the tires wear out and grip goes away, drivers will make mistakes and a car’s handling will become more important. And when a guy makes a mistake, you need to be there to capitalize on it. You can really pass anywhere as long as the right opportunity comes up.”

Texas is a track where you’ve been consistently good. Does that make you more comfortable?
“Yes, absolutely. It puts you in a positive frame of mind when you go to a track knowing that you’ve run well there before.”

Good runs at Las Vegas and California should help effort at Texas

With a pole, a win, four top-fives and 10 top-10s in 18 career Sprint Cup starts at Texas, how comfortable are you there?
“I’ve always liked Texas. I’ve been there clear back in my Indy car days in ’97. The fans in Texas and the people that come to Texas Motor Speedway are really appreciative of the drivers and the teams. They’re just really passionate about their racing. They have a great promoter with Eddie Gossage out there. It’s just a fun track, it’s a fun weekend, and it’s a place that we run really, really fast at. It’s a fast track. That makes it one on the schedule that you look forward to because you know you’re going to get to let your legs stretch out, so to speak, and run some quick lap times.”

Before you raced at Texas in a stock car, you raced there in an Indy car. What was the difference?
"The Indy car was nothing like driving a stock car. You could go anywhere on the track with the Indy car that you wanted to, and you could run wide-open while doing it. It was as easy as riding down the Interstate, whereas with a stock car, you’re not off the gas very long, but you do have to lift. With the track being so line-sensitive, it’s really important that you’re doing the same thing every lap, and making sure you’re very consistent in how you’re driving the car.”

What is it, specifically, that makes you so comfortable at Texas?
“You have to be comfortable or you’re not going to go fast. The more comfortable I am, the faster we go.

“This track, the grooves have moved around, especially in the last couple of years. We’ve seen the track start getting wider and, when Eddie (Gossage, track president) took the initiative and got rid of the bumps in (turns) one and two, it made it to where you can move around on the racetrack and where you can run the top side or the bottom side. It’s nice from a driver’s perspective to be able to have that flexibility behind the steering wheel, knowing that if your car’s not driving exactly the way you want it to, you can move around the racetrack and find a spot the car likes better.

“Any time you put more seasons on a racetrack, the better it gets because it seems like the pavement wears out on the bottom and it makes it to where you can run the top and be fast and you can run the bottom and be fast. It makes the whole racetrack, speed-wise, about the same, versus when they pave a racetrack and the only groove is right on the bottom. The fastest way is the shortest way, because it all has the same amount of grip, so the shorter distance is faster. Every year that we come here, I think the racing just gets better and better, as far as being able to move around on the racetrack and guys not having to just follow each other and get stuck behind each other. You can actually pass. You can race. You can get away from guys if your car’s fast.”

A lot of drivers talk about turn two at Texas where it feels like the banking falls out from underneath them. Can you describe that sensation?
“It does. The entry and exit of these corners, they’re very abrupt as far as the banking. When you turn in the corner, it’s very abrupt getting in, and falls off very quickly. The reason for that, when they built Texas Motor Speedway, they intended to have the Indy cars race on the apron. That’s why the apron is so wide at Texas. The Indy cars were not originally meant to run on the banking. That’s why the banking on the entry of the corner and exit falls off so fast, so the cars could come from the straightaway from the apron and back up with a smooth transition from the bottom. It makes it a different challenge than what we have at Charlotte or Atlanta because of that. It does make it a lot more challenging to get your car set up for it. You can’t relax on the entry and you can’t relax on the exit of the corner. A lot of times it’s hard to get your car secure on the entry because you don’t have that banking to hold it. Once you get in the corner, it seems like it’s all right. Same thing happens on the exit. Turn two is the tighter of the two exits of the racetrack. You’re still trying to finish the corner there and you have to keep tugging on the steering wheel and, at the same time, make sure you don’t lose the back (of the car). It definitely falls out from under you. When it does, you have to make sure your car is tight enough to make it through that transition.”

STEWART'S CHASSIS CHOICE: No. 14-583

Stewart's Texas chassis ran in All-Star race last year

This car debuted last March at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where it qualified ninth and led twice for seven laps before finishing seventh. Prior to Las Vegas, it spent time in the wind tunnel. It returned to the track for a NASCAR-sanctioned test at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway March 23-24 before coming back to Charlotte for the non-points NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, where it started 11th and finished a solid fifth.

It revisited the wind tunnel in preparation for its third career start in July at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. The time in the tunnel paid off, as it qualified a strong third and finished ninth. It served as a backup at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City and at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., before returning for the 2010 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In that race, Stewart used Chassis No. 14-583 to rally from his 31st-place starting spot and overcome two instances where he was a lap down to finish eighth, maintaining the car’s streak of never finishing outside the top-10.

During the offseason, the car was fitted with a new body and tested extensively in the wind tunnel. The Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth will mark Chassis No. 14-583’s fifth career start and first of 2011.

Stewart has made three IZOD IndyCar Series starts at Texas. He started on the pole twice (June 1997 and June 1998) and second once (September 1998). While Stewart never finished an IndyCar Series race at Texas (he suffered engine failures in June 1997 and September 1998 and mechanical troubles in June 1998), he still led 208 of a possible 624 laps (33.4 percent). Ironically, 208 was the exact amount of laps in each of Stewart’s three IndyCar Series races at Texas.


In the last 12 Sprint Cup races at Texas, Stewart has…
Ø The best driver rating (104.5)
Ø The best average running position (8.6)
Ø The best average green-flag speed (173.177 mph)
Ø The most laps spent in the top-15 (3,347 laps or 83.3 percent)
Ø The second-most fastest-laps run (274)
Ø The fifth-most quality passes (435)


In the six Sprint Cup races held thus far in 2011, Stewart has…
Ø The second-best driver rating (100.5)
Ø The second-most fastest laps run (169)
Ø The second-fastest driver on restarts (10.5 rank)
Ø The second-fastest driver early in a run (5.6 rank)
Ø The second-fastest driver late in a run (4.8 rank)
Ø The second-most miles led (325.5)
Ø The third-most laps led (233)
Ø The third-best average running position (10.801)
v Second-best is Stewart’s Stewart-Haas Racing teammate, Ryan Newman (10.064)
Ø The third-fastest green-flag speed (5.8 rank)

Roush Fenway Racing Texas Preview: Seven Wins Says Roush is a Contender This Week

Kenseth won at Texas in 2002

Matt Kenseth 
Team: No. 17 Crown Royal Black Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig

KENSETH CHASSIS CHOICE: Primary: RK-741 (brand new chassis)

MATT KENSETH ON RACING AT TEXAS: "Texas is a place where Roush Fenway as an organization has had a lot of success at in the past, and I just really love going there. We’ll be racing under the lights Saturday night and I think that will just add to the excitement of the racing action at Texas. Texas is high-banked and really fast, but the straightaways are really flat, so it’s always a challenge trying to negotiate that. The track has started to wear out to where you can race multiple lines around the track and it’s made for some really exciting races lately allowing guys to run along the top or the bottom of the track. I really feel like the racing will be great this weekend like it always is, and I’m looking forward to Texas.”

KENSETH CREW CHIEF JIMMY FENNIG ON RACING AT TEXAS: “This will be the first time we’ve raced under the lights at Texas and I don’t think there will be a big difference, but we’ll just make sure that we adjust the car accordingly throughout the race. I’m looking forward to racing at an intermediate track since we’ve had a lot of great runs at these kinds of tracks as an organization. Matt has achieved a lot of success at Texas and our goal is to keep up with the adjustments we need, have fast pit stops, and get the best result we can this weekend.”

KENSETH FAST FACTS:
• In 17 Cup starts at Texas, Kenseth has completed 5,636 of 5,688 laps (99.1 percent) and led for 500 laps
• Kenseth has an average starting position of 18.4 and an average finishing position of 9.5 at Texas
• Kenseth has achieved one win, eight top-five, and 11 top-10 finishes at Texas in the Cup series
• Kenseth holds the record for the most top five (8) and the most top 10’s (11) in Cup action at Texas
• This weekend at Texas, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Crown Royal Black Ford Fusion
• Entering the weekend at Texas, Kenseth is currently 9th in the NSCS driver point standings

Carl Edwards is a 3-time winner at Texas

Carl Edwards 
Team: No. 99 Scotts EZ Seed Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Bob Osborne

EDWARDS CHASSIS CHOICE: RK-748 New chassis

CARL EDWARDS ON RACING AT TEXAS: “I love racing at Texas and it’s been one of our best race tracks. I’ve got some great memories from that place. There’s nothing like standing in victory lane and shooting off those Berettas. That is a fun place to win a race. Martinsville was tough for us. We used up our point lead and now we are going to Texas to get it back.”

EDWARDS CREW CHIEF BOB OSBOURNE ON TEXAS: “Texas is a good track for Carl and we’re taking a new car there this weekend. We had a tough race in Martinsville last weekend, so an intermediate track where Roush Fenway has had a lot of success over the years should be good for us. It will be the first night race we’ve run at Texas so that will be different, but we’re looking forward to it.”

EDWARDS FAST FATS
Carl Edwards will make his 13th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend in the Samsung Mobile 500.
FOR THE RECORD… Edwards has accumulated three wins at the 1.5-mile Texas track, the most of any active Sprint Cup driver. Edwards’ average NSCS start at Texas is 16.1 and his average finish is 17.7. He is one of only two drivers to win both the spring & fall events in the same year at Texas.
IN THE LOOP… According to NASCAR’s Loop Statistics, Edwards ranks third in laps led with 476 in the past 12 races. He has also turned 270 of the track’s fastest laps, which is third best. He has a driver rating of 96.9, seventh best among active drivers.
REWIND APRIL, 2010… It looked as though Edwards would get a top-10 finish, but instead got caught up in a multi-car accident in the closing laps of the race. He was 10th for the restart on lap 318, but Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon made contact ahead of him which spun Gordon right in front of Edwards resulting in a 33rd-place finish.

Greg Biffle won at Texas in 2005

Greg Biffle
Team: No. 16 3M Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Greg Erwin

GREG BIFFLE ON TEXAS: “I love racing at Texas. We had a couple of chances to win there last year and just had things go wrong. We led over 200 laps there in the fall and had a shifter problem that took us out of contention for the win. Based on how fast our car was at Las Vegas, I feel confident that we can go back to Texas this year and compete for a win if we don’t have anything go wrong.”

BIFFLE CREW CHIEF GREG ERWIN ON TEXAS: “We generally run well in Texas and I believe this weekend will be no exception. The track suits Greg’s driving style and that always helps. Texas allows for fast and exciting racing so it should be a good show for the fans down there. Greg led 224 laps there during the fall race last year and we had a problem with the shifter. He was able to drive back for a top-five finish though. If we can avoid any little problems like that, I don’t see why we can’t get this 3M Ford into victory lane.”

BIFFLE TEXAS NOTES
• Biffle is currently 20th in the Sprint Cup point standings following his 21st-place finish in Martinsville.
• Biffle has an average finish of 19th from an average starting position of 13.3 at Texas Motor Speedway.
• In 14 starts at Texas, Biffle has led a total of 612 laps.
• During the race last fall at Texas Biffle led 224 of 334 laps but a shifter issue that prevented him from being able to put the car in first or second gear late in the race. The shifting issue made it difficult to leave the pits and restart. He was, however, still able to race his way to a top-five finish.

David Ragan is bringing a brand new chassis this week 

David Ragan 
Team: No. 6 UPS Freight Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Drew Blickensderfer

RAGAN CHASSIS CHOICE: Primary: RK-750 Brand new chassis; Backup: RK-695 Last ran Phoenix in 2010 as the No. 99 – finished first

RAGAN ON RACING AT TEXAS: "It’s always fun to run a different paint scheme and I think the UPS Freight car is one of the best looking cars of the year. We had a strong run at Texas in the fall, so going back to a track we’ve had success at in the past is always a highlight. The Roush cars are pretty good on mile-and-a-half tracks so that definitely helps our chances. Plus, Saturday night racing is always fun and exciting. I can’t wait to get to the Lonestar state.”

RAGAN CREW CHIEF DREW BLICKENSDERFER ON TEXAS: “We are taking a brand new chassis to Texas this weekend to race the silver UPS Freight Ford under the lights Saturday night. We ran in the top 10 there in the fall and can build on the momentum from our top-10 finish in Martinsville to keep running where we should be. Our cars are getting better every week.”

RAGAN FAST FACTS
* Ragan will drive the UPS Freight Ford in Texas. It will be the first race this season that Freight has appeared on the No. 6.
* Ragan holds his best qualifying average of 14.5 at Texas Motor Speedway compared to any other track on the circuit.
* Ragan has competed seven times in the Nationwide Series at Texas Motor Speedway. He claimed the pole in the spring of 2007 and has three top-five and five top-10 finishes.
* Ragan also has three Camping World Truck Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway. Ragan has two top-10 finishes in just those three starts. His best finish was sixth in the fall of 2007.
* Bobby Brown, a UPS employee from Fort Worth, Texas will deliver the green flag for Saturday night’s race. Brown was selected for this honor for his outstanding customer service and community involvement, and will also have his name featured on the C-Post of David Ragan’s UPS Ford.

- Roush Fenway Racing, Press Releases

Texas Race Will Be 'Biggest Test' For Kurt Busch and Shell Team

Kurt Busch will use his Las Vegas chassis this week at Texas

--Kurt Busch and his Steve Addington-led Penske Racing “Double-Deuce” team will be racing their “PRS-744” Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Charger this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. “This is the car we debuted at Las Vegas,” said crew chief Addington. “It was a pretty strong car in its only race so far at Vegas. It responded well to our adjustments during the race. We spun out early in the race, but came back up through the field for a solid top-10 (finished ninth) finish. It should be a good match for the demands of the Texas track.”

--The “Double-Deuce” Penske Racing Dodge will carry its popular yellow and red Shell-Pennzoil colors this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. The trunk deck will feature the “Speedco” logo, representing the only national network to specialize in quick lubes and tire services for the trucking industry. For additional information, please visit www.speedco.com .

--April is National Safe Digging month, and Penske Racing will be supporting Shell and the Common Ground Alliance to increase awareness for 811 and encouraging fans to ‘Call Before You Dig.’ During all four April races, Kurt Busch will run ‘Call 811’ logos on the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge to help educate fans about the importance of following the proper safety procedures when digging. A quick call to 811 can help avoid damage to underground utilities, which can cause injuries, environmental incidents, and disruption of services. Every digging job requires a call to 811 – even small projects like planting trees or shrubs. Visit www.call811.com for additional information.

--Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch has completed all but one possible lap so far during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. “That’s so important when it comes to the big picture and the points,” Busch offered. “If you’re not winning the races, you better be at least finishing all the laps.” Busch’s only unfinished lap came in last Sunday’s Martinsville battle and, according to crew chief Steve Addington, it was just a stroke of luck that caused it. “We went down a lap early in the race and were able to get the ‘lucky dog’ and get back in the lead lap. We had such a long stretch of green there with 100 laps to go and nobody really knew just how long the tires would last. Some of the leaders had already started pitting under the green. When our teammate (Brad Keselowski) had a problem, I just had to call Kurt down pit road. As our luck would go, just a couple of laps later the 78 car had a problem and the caution came out. You never know; if we’d chanced it and not had problems, we’d had us another strong top-10 finish instead of finishing 16th. Just a crap shoot deal that didn’t work out our way there.”

--Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch says this weekend’s Samsung Mobile 500 is the “biggest test” so far for his Steve Addington-led Penske Racing team and that’s because it is another of the intermediate track races. Yet he is quick to point out that Texas Motor Speedway certainly is not a clone of any other track. “It’s its own animal,” said Busch. “Each place may look the same, but each driver and crew chief will tell you that it drives very different and requires you to work hard on your race setups. It’s a tough track, that’s for sure and it’s so fast. With this race being at night under the lights, I guarantee you that Texas will feel like it’s the fastest one of them all. There's just a lot of high speed action at Texas. You really have to get up on the wheel and grit your teeth. You have to push your car extra if you're going to make it stick and get that extra speed out of it."

Busch was the 2009 fall Texas winner 

--Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch’s margin of victory in the November 2010 Texas Motor Speedway 500-mile race was 25.686 seconds over runner-up Denny Hamlin. That is the largest margin of victory for any Cup race to date at TMS and was one of the largest in modern history at any track? So, what was the largest ever margin of victory in NASCAR’s big-league series? The record book shows that the largest MOV by laps occurred at the old Spartanburg Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds track (half-mile dirt), when Ned Jarrett finished a whopping 22 laps ahead of runner-up G.C. Spencer. Jarrett also holds the record for largest MOV by miles; 19.25 miles over runner-up Buck Baker in winning the 1965 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. The most-recent race that saw the victor win by a full lap came in the October 1994 race at North Wilkesboro Speedway when Geoffrey Bodine completed all 400 laps to runner-up Terry Labonte’s 399 laps.

--In 16 career Cup races on the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway, Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch has recorded one win, three top-five finishes and 10 top-10s. He has been running at the finish in all but one (15) of the races and has a 97.8 percent lap completion average (5,234 of 5,354 laps). He has finished on the lead lap in 11 races. He has a career average start of 16.1 and career average finish of 13.8 in the Texas races.

Kurt Busch “Quick-Stats” entering Texas (Courtesy of NASCAR PR):
· One win, three top fives, 10 top 10s
· Average finish of 13.8
· Average Running Position of 14.2, 12th-best
· Driver Rating of 91.3, 10th-best
· 159 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-most
· 779 Green Flag Passes, fourth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 172.506 mph, 13th-fastest
· 2,475 Laps in the Top 15 (61.6%), 10th-most
· 390 Quality Passes, ninth-most

--Going through April 30th, fans can enter for a chance to win many great prizes from Pennzoil including autographed sheet metal, $20 gift cards, autograph cards and even an autographed piston from one of the “Double-Deuce” Dodge Chargers. Plus, you and a guest could win a VIP trip to both big Memorial Day races, the Indy 500 and Coke 600. It’s all part of the exciting Pennzoil “Shift to Clean” Promotion. Visit a participating installer location and ask for Pennzoil and receive a game piece with a code to enter online. Or go to your local auto parts retailer and purchase Pennzoil and the entry code is right on the bottle. For more details visit www.pennzoil.com

--The NASCAR Sprint Cup tour heads to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend and No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver, Kurt Busch, will not only be racing to make the Chase, but he’ll also be racing to save his fans money at the pump. This promotion – known as “WINSday” – will benefit Shell $aver Card holders by offering them a savings of 22 cents per gallon any time Kurt wins a points race during the 2011 season. The savings will be available to cardholders who purchase Shell Nitrogen Enriched gasolines and Shell diesel on the Wednesday following his victory. To learn more or apply for a Shell Saver Card, visit www.shell.us/savercard .

--The full 2011 Kurt Busch No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil racing media guide is available online this season. Log on to www.shell.us/racing to find all the information you need in one convenient location. You can follow the Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Team on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/ShellRacingUS

--Follow Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch on Twitter at http://twitter.com/kurtbusch22 . You can also follow Kurt Busch as well as all the Penske Racing drivers on Facebook and Twitter by simply logging on to www.penskeracing.com and click on the respective links. TR is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/22carPR

--Don’t forget that Shell-Pennzoil Dodge crew chief Steve Addington is a regular on Wednesday editions of the popular radio program, “The Morning Drive” on Sirius NASCAR Radio Channel 128. Addington is scheduled for Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. ET. The show is hosted by veteran race announcer Mike Bagley and racing insider Pete Pistone. You can participate by e-mailing the guys at themorningdrive@siriusxm.com or calling 1-866-PIT-LANE (866-748-5263).

--Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch is scheduled for his “top-12 points” media interview opportunity/Q & A session on Thursday at 3:15 p.m. CDT in the Texas Motor Speedway infield media center. He continues his effort in reaching out to the media rather than making them come to him at the team transporter.

--Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch will be signing autographs at his souvenir trailer this Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway. He is scheduled to be signing from 2:30 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. CDT. You must have tickets to join the line. Tickets are free of charge and available at the trailer on Saturday morning.

-“Baseball is like driving; it's the one who gets home safely that counts.” -Tommy Lasorda

- TRPR

Top 10 best Motorcycle Concept Design

Everyone loves to ride motorcycles and so do we. As technology evolves, we will see a new motorcycle concepts with some unique anatomical design. Although interesting, this motorcycle is just a concept some have not been made into the real world.

Compiled below is a list of the most amazing concept bike you've ever seen. Some of them even can hit the road in the future reality, but most of them are just ideas for an imaginary world.sequence from 10 to 1, as follows :

10.  Honda v4

Honda V4 Concept that was revealed in 2008 Intermot bike show in Germany is a sportbike-style and futuristic which proposes a new design direction for the brand.

9. Suzuki G-Strider

Suzuki G-Strider was first seen in 2003 Tokyo Motorshow. The concept of this bike is best described as half motorcycle and scooter explorer.

8. l.Care

This motor concept, known as Care I., is the best example of modern-day technology is mixed with the design and speed. It is designed and visualized by a France-based company, Design enzyme. I. Motorcycle maintenance is intended to be Aston Martin's two-wheeled world with a 1.8 engine six-cyclinder Honda.

7. Victory Vision 800

Victory Vision 800 is a true bike concept, designed to show how victory can be thought radical. Victory, a division of Polaris ATVs are not intended to produce the Vision 800, but the design remains important.

6. Yamaha Tesseract

Yamaha tesseract concept unveiled at Yamaha Motorcycles 2008 Tokyo Auto Show. Yamaha has made the concept of a hybrid, boasting both a V-Twin engine undisclosed size along with an electric motor.

5. Peraves Monotracer

The Monotracer Peraves is completely enclosed motorcycle featuring the appearance, sporty aerodynamics and fuel consumption low. The Monotracer Peraves is, a new updated and more interesting version of Swiss-made Ecomobile.

4. Bombardier Embrio

The embrio is a robot unicycle announced by Bombardier in 2003, currently only a conceptual design. If produced, would not be available until 2025. It is designed to be a hydrogen fuel cell-powered motorized unicycle that can achieve high speeds.

3. Batpod

Seen this on Dark Knight, Will we? The Batpod was designed for the film by Nathan Crowley and supported by high-performance, radiator, single-cylinder engine - is directed to the bottom for quicker acceleration and without the exhaust pipe.

2. Dodge Tomahawk

The Dodge Tomahawk is a concept car produced by Dodge. Dodge widowmaker potentially a very crazy to be understood and then named the Tomahawk was first seen in 2003 at the Detroit Auto Show.

1. Confederate Renovatio

Renovatio Concept Motorcycle from Confederate Motorcycles is based in America is a radical concept bike designed by designer Ed's Jacobs led the Confederacy. So cool right?

Come on .. to select which one?

Jeff Gordon Feeling Good About His Plan For Texas

Jeff Gordon's lone Texas win came in 2009

FORT WORTH, Texas (April 5, 2011) – Texas Motor Speedway may not be one of Jeff Gordon’s best tracks statistically but, having led 34 percent of the laps in the last two Samsung Mobile 500’s, it would not be surprising to see the brightly painted No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet at or near the front during Saturday night’s 334-lap race.

In those two events, Gordon has led 229 of a possible 668 laps with one win (2009) and a DNF (Did Not Finish) due to a late-race multi-car accident last year. In the past two fall events, he has led only 11 laps with a 13th-place finish in 2009 and a DNF last year.

“We haven’t always run well at Texas, but I am cautiously optimistic heading into the weekend,” said the 83-time NASCAR Sprint Cup race winner. “The differences in our performances in the spring and the fall races recently is probably just different weather and track conditions at that time of year.”

Overall, the four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion has that lone victory, two poles (2008 and 2009), seven top-fives, nine top-10’s and 581 laps led in 20 starts at the Lone Star State track. But while the facility has not changed much since the inaugural race in 1997, the track has changed a lot.

“This track has always been one of the premier facilities – if not the premier facility,” said Gordon. “There is no other place like this and it has really turned into a fantastic track.

“When we first came here, it was a really, really challenging race track. It was fast and the transitions were really abrupt, and it was hard just to stay out of the wall.

“But as the surface has worn and as we’ve gotten the cars handling better, it’s become one of the premier tracks. The race track itself has come into its own and made great racing with the groove widening out.
“It seems like it gets better every time we come here.”

Just like the track seems to improve with each visit, Gordon and crew chief Alan Gustafson hope the No. 24 Impala performs better on this return visit. “

Alan, the team and I have talked about this weekend’s race,” said Gordon. “And we’ll have more discussions before this weekend.

“But, right now, I feel good about our plan for Texas.”

- Performance PR Plus for DuPont Motorsports, Press Release

Top 5 Luxurius Car Of The Moon

LeBlanc Mirabeau

Mirabeau is the newest car output Wysstec GmbH and Leblanc Cars. This car is a racecar that was prepared with the standard FIA / Le Mans. And the fact that this car can be used on the road. The main strength comes from Koenigsegg's V8 engine equipped with a Lysholm Screw Compressor compressor superiority car racing in general.

Saleen S7 Twin Turbo

Models with the power of the HP 750 has a maximum speed of up to 402 km / hour. S7 Twin Turbo is a supercar that is produced only in America. Classified as limited-edition car has a coupe that created solely by Saleen in Irvine, California.

Koenigsegg CCR

The result of the Swedish manufacturer that made ​​its debut in 2004 at the Geneva Auto Show is the title of fastest cars mass-produced the record defeat for 12 years who never held by McLaren. Velocity reached 386.7 km / h on the track along the 9 km.

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

The work of this German manufacturer is the result of collaboration between Mercedes-Benz with McLaren Automotive. According to some commentators, automobile, this car can be classified as a type of super GT in accordance with the purpose of Mercedes Benz who want to combine the concept supercar and GT characteristics.

Porsche Carrera GT

GT model is powered by 5.7 liter V10 engine capable of producing 612 HP. Porsche claims that this brand will be able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in just 3.9 seconds with a maximum runway capacity up to 330 km / h