The Fiat Yamaha Team riders concluded their pre-season preparation this evening with another strong performance in the humid Qatar night, Valentino Rossi finishing second and Jorge Lorenzo sixth. This was the last time the riders will be on track before the first race, back at the same circuit in three weeks time.

A field of more than 500 of the nation’s best sportsman drag racers has packed the pit area at No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, La., for the opening day of the sixth annual JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals. The first of three SPORTSnationals events backed by JEGS Mail Order, the No Problem event has long been a favorite of racers across North America.

Drayson Racing will start fourth, outside of Row Two, for tomorrow's 58th Running of the 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida. The qualifying effort follows an off-season of intense preparation by the team and positions the No. 8 Drayson Racing Lola Coupé with Judd Power as the highest ranking American Le Mans Series (ALMS) privateer entry. The qualifying lap of one minute, 46.46 seconds by Emanuele Pirro (Rome) places the United Kingdom-based, Le Mans Prototype One (LMP1) operation directly behind the factory programme of Peugeot and alongside the factory effort of Aston Martin Racing. Pirro joins regular Drayson Racing pilots Paul Drayson (London/Gloucestershire, UK) and Jonny Cocker (Guisborough, Yorks, UK) for the opening round of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) at 10:30 (ET).

Paul Menard, driver of the No. 98 Menards Ford Fusion, is a career-best ninth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings after four races. Menard spoke about his fast start in the Bristol Motor Speedway infield media center before practice started on Friday afternoon

Photos by: JEAN MICHEL LE MEUR / DPPI

After spending the past week pounding round the demanding circuit at Sebring, Team Peugeot Total has succeeded in qualifying its two 908 HDi FAPs on the front row for this weekend’s 12-hour clash.

Goossens behind the wheel, team focused on race setup

After a week of preparing for the season opener of the 2010 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron season, the JaguarRSR team had a successful qualifying run this afternoon in preparation for Saturday's 58th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida.

MATT KENSETH – No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion (Qualified 7th)
“I’m really pleased with the time, but I’m not really pleased with the lap. I didn’t do a very good job. I probably overdrove it going for the pole. We tried to tighten it up some and went too far. I was way too tight and just couldn’t get the speed out of it that I wanted. I’m real happy with the lap time, but I wish I would have driven a little better. I wish I could do it again.”

Alex Job Racing (AJR) will take the start of tomorrow's American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Presented by Tequila Patron Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race from the first, second and third positions on the GTC grid. Having been absent from ALMS competition since 2006, Alex Job Racing has returned the series in a big way taking the top three starting positions in their Porsches.

Tommy Johnson, Jr. scored two wins Friday evening at Yas Drag Centre behind the wheel of his Yas Marina Circuit Top Fuel dragster during the Inaugural Yas Drag Festival. Teammate Rod Fuller notched one win light during the three match races in Abu Dhabi. Johnson also posted the quickest elapsed time of the day at 3.899-seconds.

The Porsche 911 GT3 RSR racers take up the 12 hour race in Sebring from good starting positions. During qualifying for the long distance classic in Florida, which kicks off the 2010 American Le Mans season on Saturday, Porsche works driver Joerg Bergmeister posted the second quickest time. The title defender shares driving duties in the 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports with his factory pilot teammates Patrick Long (USA) and Marc Lieb (Germany). “My lap was very good, but I couldn’t have done any more today,” he said. “Second place on the grid for a twelve hour race is an excellent starting position.”

Motorcycle racing legend Jeff Ward will bring his considerable amount of racing and career experience to AMA Pro Racing as rider liaison and advisor. Ward has nine AMA Pro Racing Championships in Motocross, Supercross and Supermoto. He also has a number of other significant motorcycle wins and achievements as well as an impressive auto racing resume that includes a Ganassi Indy Car win, Rookie of the Year at the 1997 Indianapolis 500 and a second place finish in that iconic event in 1999. Jeff is also in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.

Reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi continued his domination of the pre-season testing programme in Qatar today, finishing the opening day of the final test 0.3 seconds ahead of Casey Stoner. His team-mate Jorge Lorenzo made a welcome return from injury to finish the day a creditable seventh and with Ben Spies third and Colin Edwards fourth, it was four Yamahas in the top seven.

Citizens Business Bank Announced as Title Sponsor
"Legends of Riverside II" – March 26-28, 2010

Riverside International Automotive Museum President and co-founder Douglas Magnon has announced the addition of a presenting sponsor’s name to the title of this year's Legends of Riverside Film Festival and Gala.

Just some of the recognized Legends of Riverside: Dan Gurney • Scooter Patrick • Davey Jordan • Bob Bondurant • John Morton • Elliot Forbes-Robinson • George Keck • Pete Lovely • Oscar Kovaleski • Paul Reinhart • Lothar Motschenbacher • Dave Friedman • Bruce Kessler • Peter Bryant • Dave Wolin • Joe Playan • Jim Jeffords • Chuck Jones• Bill Pollack • Eric Haga •Chic Vandagriff • Jim Dittemore • Joe Leonard Ralph Ormsbee • Tony Adamowicz • Pete Lyons • Doug Hooper • Andy Porterfield • Skeeter McKitterick • Bob Schilling • Linda Vaughn • Jennifer Revson • Tony Settember • Art Evans • Brock Yates • Dick Guldstrand . George Follmer • Howden Ganley • Stuart Forbes- Robinson •Toly Arutunoff • Jerry Grant • Bill Krause • Tom Meehan • Jerry Entin • Tim Considine . Peter Brock • Brett Lunger

Upgraded ADVAN® ENV-R2™ orange oil-infused tires set track records in successful debut in Patrón GT3 Challenge by Yokohama

Photo by: Richard Prince

Months and months of testing paid off for Yokohama Tire Corporation as its second generation orange oil-infused eco race tires, the ADVAN® ENV-R2™, set track records in 2010’s first Patrón GT3 Challenge by Yokohama series race at Sebring International Raceway late Wednesday afternoon.