Motorsports News and Information - 2010 News Archive: October - November

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Race Winner Edwards Ready to Go Again
Updated: Nov-22-2010
HOMESTEAD -- Most people in the NASCAR Sprint Cup garage will welcome Thanksgiving this week and the fact that, after a 10-month, coast-to- coast season, they will have a little time to relax.

Winning Ways
Updated: Nov-22-2010
HOMESTEAD -- Ford Racing conducted a Q&A session this morning with Tanner Foust (X Games Champion), Vaughn Gittin Jr. (Formula Drift Champion), John Force (NHRA Funny Car Champion) and Ken Block (Rally America/World Rally Driver) in the Homestead-Miami Speedway infield media center to talk about their respective seasons.

RPM Shows Strength
Updated: Nov-22-2010
HOMESTEAD -- Ford drivers filled five of the first 10 spots in Sunday’s finish order, with Aric Almirola (fourth), AJ Allmendinger (fifth), Matt Kenseth (ninth) and Greg Biffle (10th) following winner Carl Edwards.

Edwards Ends 2010 with Back-to-Back Wins
Updated: Nov-22-2010
HOMESTEAD -- Carl Edwards ended the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup season on a high note for Ford as he won for the second straight week, capturing Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Ford Racing Weekend Results-11/19/2010
Updated: Nov-22-2010
DEARBORN -- Weekend racing results for Nov. 12-21, 2010.

This Week In Ford Racing Podcast - A.J. Allmedinger, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards
Updated: Nov-22-2010
The curtain comes down on the Nascar season this weekend with Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 5 of the last 6 years, a Roush-Fenway Ford Fusion has been in victory lane in the Ford 400. Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards talk about the weekend ahead.

Determined Latvala Secures Runners-Up Place in WRC for Ford
Updated: Nov-16-2010
CARDIFF - BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila finished second in the FIA World Rally Championship by claiming a podium in Rally GB.

Edwards: Track Sweeper
Updated: Nov-16-2010
AVONDALE — Perfection. When it comes right down to it, that’s the only word that really applies to Carl Edwards and the weekend he had at Phoenix International Raceway.

Force Rallies: Wins Championship, Final
Updated: Nov-16-2010
POMONA — John Force still knows how to seal a deal.

This Week In Ford Racing Podcast - John Force, Bob Tasca III, Henry Ford III and Jamie Allison
Updated: Nov-16-2010
John Force, Bob Tasca III, Henry Ford III and Jamie Allison discuss the race at Pomoma and the 2010 season.

Ford Racing Weekend Results-11/12/2010
Updated: Nov-16-2010
DEARBORN -- Weekend racing results for Nov. 12-14, 2010.

Ford Racing Weekend Results-11/5/2010
Updated: Nov-8-2010
DEARBORN -- Weekend racing results for Nov. 5-7, 2010.

This Week In Ford Racing Podcast - Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle
Updated: Nov-5-2010
Texas Motor Speedway is the stop this weekend for all three of Nascar's top series. Roush-Fenway Ford Fusion drivers Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle, who have 7 wins at TMS amongst them, talk about the race at the mile and a half track. This weekend marks the Sprint Cup debut of 19 year old Trevor Bayne who will be driving the Wood Brothers' #21 Motorcraft Ford Fusion. Trevor discusses this opportunity and the challenges it will pose.

This Week In Ford Racing Podcast - John Force
Updated: Nov-3-2010
On Sunday at The Strip in Las Vegas, John Force and his Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang Funny Car defeated points leader Matt Hagan in the finals to close to within 37 points heading to the season final at Pomona, California. Force talks about that win, his comeback from near fatal injuries and having a chance at claiming NHRA Funny Car title 15 in California.

Changan Ford Racing Team Crowned 2010 CTCC Series Champions in Shanghai
Updated: Nov-1-2010

SHANGHAI --

The penultimate round of the 2010 China Tour Car Championship (CTCC) was also the series winning round for the Changan Ford Racing Team.

Force Breathes New Life into Championship Chase
Updated: Nov-1-2010
LAS VEGAS — In the most pressure-packed round of the most pressure-packed race of the most pressure-packed season of his 33 professional seasons, John Force found a way to win Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and, in so doing, kept alive his hopes of claiming an unprecedented 15th NHRA Funny Car championship.

Wild Ride
Updated: Nov-1-2010
TALLADEGA -- AJ Allmendinger has never been a fan of the wild, often out-of-control racing at Talladega Superspeedway. On Sunday, entering the final lap of the Amp Energy Juice 500, those feelings were underlined.

Ford Racing Weekend Results-10/29/2010
Updated: Nov-1-2010
DEARBORN -- Weekend racing results for Oct. 29-31, 2010.

This Week In Ford Racing Podcast - Ashley Force Hood, Larry Morgan and Bob Tasca III
Updated: Oct-29-2010
Both the Nascar Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series take on Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. Ford Fusion drivers Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, and Elliott Sadler give us their insight to racing at the longest and highest banked oval on the Nascar schedule.

This Week In Ford Racing Podcast - Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, and Elliott Sadler
Updated: Oct-26-2010
Both the Nascar Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series take on Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. Ford Fusion drivers Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, and Elliott Sadler give us their insight to racing at the longest and highest banked oval on the Nascar schedule.

Fourth for Latvala Boosts Hopes of WRC Runners-Up Place
Updated: Oct-25-2010
SALOU-- BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team finished fourth and fifth in Rally de España. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila were fourth in a Focus RS World Rally Car after three days of gravel and asphalt action in the hills west of Barcelona. Team-mates Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen were fifth in a similar car on this 12th and penultimate round of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Ford Racing Weekend Results-10/22/2010
Updated: Oct-25-2010
DEARBORN -- Weekend racing results for Oct. 22-24, 2010.

This Week In Ford Racing Podcast - John Force
Updated: Oct-22-2010
It's down to two races in the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season. 14-time NHRA Champion John Force and his Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang for the first time this season aren't in the points lead. Force fell to second, 64 points behind Matt Hagan with a bad weekend last time out in Reading, PA. Force talks about the challenge ahead in the final two races and what claiming his 15th NHRA title would mean.

Sainz Helps M-Sport Celebrate 200th World Rally in Spain
Updated: Oct-21-2010
SALOU -- This weekend's Rally de España marks the 200th world rally since M-Sport joined Ford as its partner in the FIA World Rally Championship.

This Week In Ford Racing Podcast - Car Edwards, Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth
Updated: Oct-20-2010
It's the challenge of the "paper clip" this weekend. Point 526 mile Martinsville Speedway has always been a tough place for Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth to race. All three Chase drives talk about the upcoming race.

Mixed Surfaces Bring New Challenge for Ford Duo in Spain
Updated: Oct-18-2010
SALOU -- The BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team journeys to northern Spain this week for the FIA World Rally Championship's first traditional mixed gravel and asphalt round since 1996.

Martin Cao and His Ford Focus Tame the Beijing Street Circuit
Updated: Oct-18-2010
BEIJING -- With Martin Cao‘s win in the latest round of the 2010 China Tour Car Championship (CTCC) on Oct.10, the Changan Ford Racing Team is the odds on favourite to take top honours in this year’s championship.

Ford Racing Weekend Results-10/15/2010
Updated: Oct-18-2010
DEARBORN -- Weekend racing results for Oct. 15-17, 2010.

Eight Year Old's "Fired Up for a Cure" Paint Scheme Selected as Winner in Ford Customer Service Division's NASCAR Design Contest
Updated: Oct-14-2010
CONCORD -- One young man wants to tell the entire NASCAR community that he’s fired up to find a cure for type 1 diabetes – and he plans on using the paint scheme on the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion running this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway to get the point across to millions of fans nationwide.

This Week In Ford Racing Podcast - Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler and Colin Braun
Updated: Oct-14-2010
Nascar teams race at home this weekend as both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series visit Charlotte Motor Speedway. Listen to Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler and Colin Braun have to say up the upcoming races.

Ford Racing Weekend Results-10/8/2010
Updated: Oct-11-2010
DEARBORN -- Weekend racing results for Oct. 8-10, 2010.

This Week In Ford Racing Podcast - Bob Tasca III, Robert Hight, John Force, Tanner Foust and Vaughn Gittin, Jr.
Updated: Oct-8-2010
Race four of the NHRA Countdown to One is this weekend at Reading, Pennsylvania. Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang Funny car driver/owner Bob Tasca III is the defending winner of the event. Tasca goes in 5th in points and talks about this being a make or break weekend.

Chasin' Jack Blog - Consistency Beats Winning
Updated: Oct-8-2010
In this week four installment of Jack Roush’s blog he talks about Greg Biffle’s win at Kansas and how the seven remaining tracks play into Roush Fenway Racing’s bid for a third series championship

This Week In Ford Racing Podcast - Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, A.J. Allmedinger and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
Updated: Oct-6-2010
Race 4 of the 2010 Nascar Chase for the Sprint Cup is this weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. #16 3M Ford Fusion driver Greg Biffle goes into action off his second win of the season claiming victory at Kansas. The Biff talks about that victory and being now back on track to possibly claim the series title.

Rally Award for Block
Updated: Oct-5-2010
STRASBORUG -- America’s Ken Block has received the Abu Dhabi Spirit of the Rally Award for his contribution to the sport and his Monster World Rally Team achievements in the Rallye de France.

Biff Beats Competition to Victory Lane
Updated: Oct-4-2010
KANSAS CITY -- Just call Greg Biffle the Bounty Hunter from now on.

Latvala Finishes Fourth in France
Updated: Oct-4-2010
STRASBOURG -- BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila finished fourth in Rallye de France after a tough three days action.

Ford Racing Weekend Results-10/1/2010
Updated: Oct-4-2010
DEARBORN -- Weekend racing results for Oct. 1-3, 2010.

Fiesta Rally Car Makes Paris Debut
Updated: Oct-1-2010
PARIS -- Ford's new challenger for the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship, the Fiesta RS World Rally Car, made its first global public appearance at the Paris Motor Show today

This Week In Ford Racing Podcast - Jamie Allison
Updated: Oct-1-2010
Jamie Allison, director of Ford North America Motorsport, reflects on Ford Racing's involvement in the Ford Fiesta launch and looks ahead at where the Fiesta and rally racing program are headed.

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