Compiled By Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network.

Weekend of:  July 29, 2012

2012 is Raceline’s 20^th anniversary!

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Formula One World Driving Championship:

Last Race: Sunday July 29^th, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest: Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest:  Lewis Hamilton fought off Kimi Raikkonen for his 2^nd win of the season to put his campaign back on track that got wobbly after McLaren’s last win Montreal! Hamilton led the majority of the race, but had
Romain Grosjean’s Lotus on his tail just about the entire distance. Jenson Button challenged early, but fell back to allow the McLaren and Lotus to pull away for a  basic two-car scrap for most of it.

F-1 Points: Drivers:  Fernando Alonso ( 5th ) leads Mark Webber ( 8th ) by 40.
Constructors:  Red Bull Renault leads McLaren Mercedes by 53.

Next Race: Sunday September 2^nd ( They have August off! ): Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Franchorchamps. Last year’s winner: Sebastien Vettel.

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:

Last Race: Sunday July 29, Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson dominated the last 100 miles-plus with huge leads to score his 4^th career NASCAR win at
Indianapolis. It puts him in very distinct company: Rick Mears, AJ Foyt and Al Unser Senior have all won 4 Indy 500’s. Michael Schumacher won 5 U.S GP’s on the road course. Jeff Gordon is also a 4-time Indy winner.

Cup Points: Dale Earnhardt Junior’s 4^th and Matt Kenseth’s 35^th place finish after being
clobbered by Joey Logano puts Little-E into the points lead by 14. Junior has finished on the lead lap in the last 21 races!

Next Race: Sunday August 5^th: Pocono P.A.  Last year’s winner: Brad Keselowski.

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IZOD IndyCar Series:

Next Race: Sunday August 5^th: Mid Ohio SportsCar Course, Lexington Ohio. Last year’s winner: Scott Dixon.

Last Race: Sunday July 22^nd: 8^th Annual Edmonton Indy: Helio astroneves held off Takuma Sato for his 2^nd win of the season. Sato 2^nd, Will Power 3^rd. Tagliani was 5^th. James Hinchcliffe missed the set up and booted some corners to finish 12^th. It was the first caution-free race of the season!

IndyCar Points: Castroneves is right back in the championship hunt, only 23 behind Ryan Hunter Reay, who’s 7^th place arrival snapped a 3-race winning streak that included Toronto. Just 4 races remain with the cancellation of the August 19^th race in China!

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American LeMans Series: Next Race: August 4^th,
Mid Ohio.                  

Last Race: Mosport Toronto: Muscle Milk/Picketts Luhr and Graff win their 4^th in a row. Plowman/Hinemaier win LMP-2. Bergmeister/Long: GT.

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Rallying:

Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru:  Next Rally: Sept. 8^th: Rallye Defi Ste Agathe Quebec. Last Rally: June 30: Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, New Richmond PQ:  Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard continued their winning streak, winning this rally for the 4^th time, leading from start to finish.  Pat “Rocket” Richard and Alan Ockwell finished second in their Subaru WRX STi.

World Rally Championship: Next Rally: Aug 5^th: Rally Finland. Last Rally: June 24^th: Rally New      Zealand: Sebastien Loeb extended his World Rally Championship lead to 38 points as he took his 5th win in 7 starts this season, and led team-mate Mikko Hirvonen in Citroen’s 3rd straight 1-2
finish.

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COMING UP ON RACELINE RADIO on Sportsnet 590 The FAN:

Monday July 30th, 7:00 PM: The winner of the Edmonton Indy: HELIO CASTRONEVES from the media center… PETE BICKNELL previews the August 6^th Big Block Modified qualifier at Merrittville Speedway, Canada’s oldest dirt track… and the Tissot/Raceline E-Mail Bag contest!

Monday August 6th: DJ KENNINGTON, who’s set a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series record with his 5^th win in a row… “Raceline Rewind”: from June, 1994, then 4-time NHRA FunnyCar Drag Racing champ JOHN FORCE who’s won 11 more titles since… and our Tissot/Raceline E-Mail Bag
contest!

-Guest scheduling is subject to change.

AJ Allmendinger is in big trouble.

After waiting more than two weeks for his ‘B’ sample to be tested, Allmendinger learned the result was again positive after a test of his “B” sample on Tuesday. Together with the primary ‘A’ sample, that prompted NASCAR to announce it has indefinitely suspended the Penske Racing driver for violating its substance abuse policy.

Allmendinger becomes only the second Sprint Cup Series driver to be indefinitely suspended under NASCAR’s new drug policy. Jeremy Mayfield, the other driver, fought NASCAR’s results in court and has never driven again.

Allmendinger is married to a Toronto girl, a practising chiropractor.

He won the 2006 Toronto Indy during the open wheel era of his career.

The specific substance was not announced by NASCAR, though Allmendinger has said it was for a “stimulant.”

Aegis, the company which conducts NASCAR’s drug testing, performed the test on Allmendinger’s ‘B’ urine sample this morning at its laboratory in Nashville. Allmendinger and a toxicologist of his choosing were expected to be in attendance.

Allmendinger’s business manager, Tara Ragan, said an unspecified stimulant caused results “that were within nanograms of accepted standards.”

“This was not the news we wanted to hear and we will work to get to the source of what may have caused this,” Ragan said. “To that end, we have secured the services of an independent lab to conduct thorough testing on every product within AJ’s home and motor coach to find what might collaborate with his test.”

If Allmendinger is ever to return to NASCAR, he has a long road ahead. The next step is for him to receive a letter from NASCAR outlining a process for reinstatement.

Should Allmendinger agree to the letter, he will be in the “Road to Recovery” program, which is tailored to each individual and implemented by NASCAR’s program administrator.

“We are working closely with NASCAR and Penske Racing to identify the next action steps in this process,” Ragan said. “We continue to be extremely grateful by the breadth and scope of support for AJ from his fans and partners.”

Allmendinger will likely miss the rest of this season and possibly longer. Since he was on a one-year contract to drive Penske’s No. 22 car, his chances of remaining with the team have taken a huge blow.

In a statement, Penske Racing said it was “very disappointed” by the test result.

“We respect NASCAR’s policy and the process they have taken with this matter,” the statement said. “… (Penske) will evaluate its course of action as it pertains to AJ over the coming week.”

Sam Hornish Jr., who subbed for Allmendinger at Daytona and New Hampshire, will again drive the No. 22 car this weekend at Indianapolis and in the following race at Pocono.

Sam will likely stay in the car for good.

ET

Compiled By Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network.

Weekend of:  July 22, 2012

2012 is Raceline’s 20^th anniversary!

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IZOD IndyCar Series:

Last Race: Sunday July 22^nd: 8^th Annual Edmonton Indy: Montreal’s Alex Tagliani took the lead on the opening lap and led 3 quarters of the distance. But with 23 laps to go, Penske’s Helio
Castroneves forced his hand, pitting for fresh “reds” to chase down Tag! Tagliani pitted, but Helio passed him just as he emerged from the pit, and Castroneves then held off Takuma Sato for his 2^nd win of the season. Sato 2^nd, Will Power 3^rd. Tag was 5^th. James Hinchcliffe missed the set up and booted some corners to finish 12^th. It was the first caution-free race of the season!

IndyCar Points: Castroneves is right back in the championship hunt, only 23 behind Ryan Hunter Reay, who’s 7^th place arrival snapped a 3-race winning streak that included Toronto. Just 4 races remain with the cancellation of the August 19^th race in China!

Next Race: Sunday August 5^th: Mid Ohio SportsCar Course, Lexington Ohio. Last year’s winner: Scott Dixon.

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Formula One World Driving Championship:

Last Race: Sunday July 22^nd, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim: Fernando Alonso extended his points lead holding off Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button for his 3^rd win of the season.  Alonso never had a huge lead in his Ferrari, but just enough to keep the Red Bulls and McLarens behind him.  He got some help with Vettel and Button battling each other back there, too busy to catch Fernando!  Nice distraction!

F-1 Points: Drivers: Alonso leads Webber, who was 8^th at Hockenheim by 31. Constructors:
Red Bull leads Ferrari by 61.

Next Race: Sunday July 29^th, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest. Last year’s winner: Jenson Button.

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:

Next Race: Sunday July 29, Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Last year’s winner: Paul Menard.

Last Race: Sunday July 15^th, New Hampshire: Denny Hamlin was dominating, but a communication gaff with his crew chief Darien Grubb likely cost him the race. Denny wanted a quick 2-tires on
his last pit stop, but Grubb thought he meant 4 and the extra seconds handed the lead to Kasey Kahne, who out-legged Hamlin to the checkers. Kahne’s 2^nd win of the season, and a step closer to a spot in the Chase. He leads the ‘wildcard’ standings, which give drivers with victories ranked between 10th and 20th in the points a place in the play-off.

Cup Points: Matt Kenseth ( 13^th ) leads Earnhardt Junior ( 4^th ) by 16.

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American LeMans Series: Last Race: Mosport Toronto: Muscle Milk/Pickett’s Luhr and Graff win their 4^th in a row. Plowman/Hinemaier win LMP-2. Bergmeister/Long: GT.

Next Race: August 4^th, Mid Ohio.                  

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Rallying:

Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru:  Next Rally: Sept. 8^th: Rallye Defi Ste Agathe Quebec. Last Rally: June 30: Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, New Richmond PQ:  Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard continued their winning streak, winning this rally for the 4^th time, leading from start to finish.  Pat “Rocket” Richard and Alan Ockwell finished second in their Subaru WRX STi.

World Rally Championship: Next Rally: Aug 5^th: Rally Finland. Last Rally: June 24^th: Rally New      Zealand: Sebastien Loeb extended his World Rally Championship lead to 38 points as he took his 5th win in 7 starts this season, and led team-mate Mikko Hirvonen in Citroen’s 3rd straight 1-2
finish.

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COMING UP ON RACELINE RADIO on Sportsnet 590 The FAN:

Monday July 23rd. 7:06 PM: A wrap up of the Edmonton Indy with TEAM 1260’s DUSTIN NEILSON… JEFF AREND talks about his recent NHRA FunnyCar win at Chicago, his 4^th career “Wally”… Commentator and dirt track historian FRAN BUSCHARDT talks up the “All Canadian Championship” at Humberstone Speedway… plus another play in our Tissot/Raceline E-Mail Bag
contest!

July 30th: The Top 3 finishers of the Edmonton Indy: HELIO CASTRONEVES, TAKUMA SATO and WILL POWER… PETE BICKNELL previews Merrittville Speedway’s August 6^th Big Block Modified qualifier… and the Tissot/Raceline E-Mail Bag contest!

-Guest scheduling is subject to change.

Compiled By Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network.

Weekend of:  July 15, 2012

2012 is Raceline’s 20^th anniversary!

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:

Last Race: Sunday July 15^th, New Hampshire: Denny Hamlin was dominating, but a communication gaff with his crew chief Darien Grubb likely cost him the race. Denny wanted a quick 2-tires on
his last pit stop, but Grubb thought he meant 4 and the extra seconds handed the lead to Kasey Kahne, who out-legged Hamlin to the checkers. Kahne’s 2^nd win of the season, and a step closer to a spot in the Chase. He leads the ‘wildcard’ standings, which give drivers with victories ranked between 10th and 20th in the points a place in the play-off. Hamlin 2^nd, Clint Bowyer 3^rd.

Cup Points: Matt Kenseth ( 13^th ) leads Earnhardt Junior ( 4^th ) by 16.

Next Race: Sunday July 29, Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Last year’s winner: Paul Menard.

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IZOD IndyCar Series:

Next Race: Sunday July 22^nd: 8^th Annual Edmonton Indy. Last year’s winner: Will Power.

Last Race: Sunday July 8^th: 26^th Honda Indy Toronto. Ryan Hunter Reay wins his 3^rd race in a row with stellar pit work and a track that came to him late as it rubbered up! With 3 laps to go RHR was able to filter through a log-jam crash in turn 3 involving Bourdais, Briscoe, Franchitti, Pagenaud and Carpenter. Charlie Kimball also got through the mess for a career best 2^nd, Mike Conway 3^rd

Canadians: Not a good weekend, both started well back due to illegal engine changes. James Hinchcliffe’s engine woofed anyway and he DNF’d. Alex Tagliani was 10th

IndyCar Points: Hunter-Reay leads Will Power ( 15^th ), by 34.

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Formula One World Driving Championship:

Next Race: Sunday July 22^nd, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim. Last Year’s winner: L. Hamilton.

Last Race: Sunday July 8^th, British Grand Prix, Silverstone: Red Bull’s Mark Webber hunted down then swept past pole sitter Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari with 4 laps to go for his 2^nd win of the season. Alonso 2^nd, Sebastien Vettel 3^rd in the other Red Bull.

Points: Alonso leads Webber by 13 in Drivers. Red Bull tops Ferrari by 64 in Constructors.

Note: Webber just signed a contract extension with Red Bull!

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American LeMans Series: Next Race: Mosport Toronto:
July 22^nd.  Last Race: Saturday July 7^th, Lime Rock Connecticut: Muscle-Milk Pickets Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graff overall winner. Bergmeister/Long won GT.                   

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Rallying:

Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru:  Next Rally: Sept. 8^th: Rallye Defi Ste Agathe Quebec. Last Rally: June 30: Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, New Richmond PQ:  Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard continued their winning streak, winning this rally for the 4^th time, leading from start to finish. Pat “Rocket” Richard and Alan Ockwell finished second in their Subaru WRX STi.

World Rally Championship: Next Rally: Aug 5^th: Rally Finland. Last Rally: June 24^th: Rally New      Zealand: Sebastien Loeb extended his World Rally Championship lead to 38 points as he took his 5th win in 7 starts this season, and led team-mate Mikko Hirvonen in Citroen’s 3rd straight 1-2
finish.

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COMING UP ON RACELINE RADIO on Sportsnet 590 The FAN:

Monday July 16th, 11 PM after Jays/Yankees: Our preview of the 8^th annual IZOD IndyCar Series Edmonton Indy with new event GM IKE JANACEK, plus driver perspective from Canada’s ALEX TAGLIANI, SOMONA de SILVESTRO and RYAN BRISCOE… RON FELLOWS previews the American LeMans Series stop at his Canadian Tire Motorsports Park/Mosport the July 22^nd weekend… and another play in our Tissot/Raceline E-Mail Bag contest!

Monday July 23rd: Barrie Ontario’s JEFF AREND talks about his recent NHRA FunnyCar win at Chicago, his 4^th career “Wally”… Commentator and dirt track historian FRAN BUSCHARDT talks up the “All Canadian Championship” at Humberstone Speedway… plus another play in our
Tissot/Raceline E-Mail Bag contest!

-Guest scheduling is subject to change.

Thanks to all of you who dropped by The Raceline/Sportsnet 590 broadcast center on Gasoline Alley at the 26th Honda Indy Toronto!

Even those who just gave us a wave or a smile as they walked by!

Your compliments on the show are very much appreciated more than you know!

It’s always amazing when you realize there are people out there listening to something

you’ve crafted and laboured on for 20 years!

We didn’t melt on Friday, a miracle in itself!

That was the warmest day I have ever experienced at this race and I’ve done all of them!

Already looking forward to the 27th Indy!

Best!

Erik Tomas

Compiled By Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network.

Weekend of:  July 8, 2012

2012 is Raceline’s 20^th anniversary!

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IZOD IndyCar Series:

Last Race: Sunday July 8^th: 26^th Honda Indy Toronto. Ryan Hunter Reay wins his 3^rd race in a row with stellar pit work and a track that came to him late as it rubbered up! With 3 laps to go RHR was able to filter through a log-jam crash in turn 3 involving Bourdais, Briscoe, Franchitti, Pagenaud and Carpenter. Charlie Kimball also got through the mess for a career best 2^nd, Mike Conway 3^rd.

Canadians: Not a good weekend, both started well back due to illegal engine changes. James Hinchcliffe’s engine woofed anyway and he DNF’d.  Alex Tagliani was 10th

IndyCar Points: RHR leads Will Power ( 15^th ), by 34.

Next Race: Sunday July 22^nd: 8^th Edmonton Indy. Last year’s winner: Will Power.

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:

Last Race: Saturday night July 7^th: Daytona under the lights:  A crash filled mess with two “Big-Ones!” Tony Stewart let almost everyone crash around him so he could over haul Matt Kenseth
in the late going for his 3^rd win this season. Smoke has 18 wins at Daytona, but no 500 wins! Jeff Burton was 2^nd, Matt Kenseth 3^rd.

Cup Points: Kenseth leads Dale Earnhardt Junior ( 15^th ) by 25.

Next Race: Sunday July 15^th, New Hampshire. Last year’s winner: Ryan Newman.

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Formula One World Driving Championship:

Next Race: Sunday July 8^th, British Grand Prix, Silverstone: Red Bull’s Mark Webber hunted down then swept past pole sitter Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari with 4 laps to go for his 2^nd win of the season. Alonso 2^nd, Sebastien Vettel 3^rd in the other Red Bull.

Points: Alonso leads Webber by 13 in Drivers. Red Bull tops Ferrari by 64 in Constructors.

Next Race: Sunday July 2^nd, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim. Last Year’s winner: L. Hamilton

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American LeMans Series: Last Race: Saturday July 7^th, Lime Rock Connecticut: Muscle-Milk Pickets Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graff overall winner. Bergmeister/Long won GT.

Next Race: Mosport Toronto: July 22^nd.                           

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Rallying:

Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru:  Last Rally: June 30: Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, New Richmond PQ:  Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard continued their winning streak,
winning this rally for the 4^th time, leading from start to finish. Pat “Rocket” Richard and Alan Ockwell finished second in their Subaru WRX STi. Next Rally: Sept. 8^th: Rallye Defi Ste Agathe Quebec.

World Rally Championship: Next Rally: Aug 5^th: Rally Finland. Last Rally: June 24^th: Rally New      Zealand: Sebastien Loeb extended his World Rally Championship lead to 38 points as he took his 5th win in 7 starts this season, and led team-mate Mikko Hirvonen in Citroen’s 3rd straight 1-2
finish.

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COMING UP ON RACELINE RADIO on Sportsnet 590 The FAN, the week of:

Monday July 9th, 7 PM: We wrap up the 26^th Honda Indy Toronto with winner RYAN HUNTER-REAY, team owner MICHAEL ANDRETTI and 2^nd place finisher CHARLIE KIMBALL from the Media Center… plus another round of our Tissot/Raceline E-Mail Bag contest.

July 16th: Our preview of the  8^th annual IZOD IndyCar Series Edmonton Indy with new event GM IKE JANACEK, plus driver perspective from Canada’s ALEX TAGLIANI, RYAN BRISCOE  and SOMONA de SILVESTRO… RON FELLOWS previews the American LeMans Series stop at his Canadian Tire Motorsports Park/Mosport the July 22^nd weekend… and another play in our Tissot/Raceline E-Mail Bag contest!

-Guest scheduling is subject to change.

All set for coverage on the 26th IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy Toronto this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at the CNE Toronto!

I started with the Indy back for race-one 1986 doing track PA and continued when Raceline was born in 1986!

Join us at our usual Gasoline Alley Sportsnet 590 The FAN broadcast center, as we welcome:
James Hinchcliffe
Randy Bernard
Charlie Johnstone
Justin Wilson
Ryan Briscoe
Marco Andretti
Michael Andretti
Sebastien Bourdais
Ed Carpenter
Helio Castroneves
Will Power
Charlie Kimball
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Tony Kanaan
Rubens Barrichello
Simona de Silvestro
Bobby Rahal
Alex Tagliani
Dario Franchitti- last year’s winner, his 3rd at the EX!

Listen all weekend for the interviews and reports with David Alter and yours truly on Sportsnet 590 The FAN Toronto, and when we wrap it all up Network-wide on Raceline Radio!

RADIO COVERAGE OF A LOCAL MOTORSPORT EVENT YOU DON’T GET ANYWHERE ELSE!!