Cortese denies Terol 125cc pole

Sandro Cortese beat Nico Terol to pole position for the 125cc race at Jerez. The German managed to outshine Terol - who had been utterly dominant in Qatar a fortnight ago - in two of the three practice sessions, and then grabbed pole at the end of qualifying. Cortese lapped in 1m47.399s on his Team Germany Aprilia, beating Aspar rider Terol by 0.209 seconds.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/125cc/cortese-denies-terol-125cc-pole/

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Hayden: Ducati fantastic in the wet

Nicky Hayden admitted that there was no way he would have been able to take a podium finish in the dry at Jerez, as he praised his Ducati's performance in the wet Spanish Grand Prix. The American had only qualified 11th, but got up to third during the wettest part of the race

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/hayden-ducati-fantastic-in-the-wet/

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Merhi takes Ricard F3 poles

Roberto Merhi claimed his maiden Formula 3 Euro Series pole positions after dominating qualifying for the opening round of the season at Paul Ricard in France. The Prema Powerteam driver's pace-setting time of 1m51.511s came on his final lap of the session and ensured that he would start the weekend's third race - the feature event - from the front of the grid. Additionally, his second quickest time, which was less than 0.2s slower, secured him the front spot for the opening race of the season on Saturday.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/merhi-takes-ricard-f3-poles/

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In the Draft with Elliott Sadler: Ready for Texas

The No. 2 Kevin Harvick Inc. team has really been rolling the past two weeks. With two top-five finishes at Bristol and Fontana, I can't wait to get to one of my favorite tracks on the circuit this weekend, Texas Motor Speedway. It was nice to have an off weekend. As many of you know, I am a huge basketball fan. Even though my North Carolina Tar Heels were knocked out of the tournament early, I did get the chance to fly to Houston for the men's Final Four. It was an opportunity to see the best in men's college basketball compete and lucky for me, I was able to go and support a long time friend.

Source: http://nascar.com/news/110405/esadler-in-the-draft-texas/index.html?eref=/news/headlines/bg

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Merhi takes Ricard F3 poles

Roberto Merhi claimed his maiden Formula 3 Euro Series pole positions after dominating qualifying for the opening round of the season at Paul Ricard in France. The Prema Powerteam driver's pace-setting time of 1m51.511s came on his final lap of the session and ensured that he would start the weekend's third race - the feature event - from the front of the grid. Additionally, his second quickest time, which was less than 0.2s slower, secured him the front spot for the opening race of the season on Saturday.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/merhi-takes-ricard-f3-poles/

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Plato takes record 61st BTCC win

Jason Plato won the first round of the 2011 British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch this afternoon, giving him a record total of 61 wins in the series. The reigning champion started his RML Chevrolet Cruze third and grabbed second from Andrew Jordan's Eurotech Racing Vauxhall Vectra into the first corner. Poleman Matt Neal led into the corner his Honda Racing Civic, but slid wide allowing Plato to snatch the lead on the run to Druids.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/btcc/plato-takes-record-61st-btcc-win/

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Juncadella wins final Ricard race

Daniel Juncadella passed his Prema team-mate Roberto Merhi with three laps to go to claim victory in the third and final Formula 3 Euro Series race at Paul Ricard in France. The Prema drivers had been the class of the field during the Sunday morning race as polesitter Merhi and his Spanish compatriot Juncadella pulled away of the pack, which was led by Signature's Marco Wittmann.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/juncadella-wins-final-ricard-race/

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Competiton abounds for rookie of the year title

Since 1958, NASCAR has awarded top performing first-year drivers the distinction of rookie of the year. In 2011, there's a new twist in the race for the coveted rookie title as Sunoco steps up to fuel a new generation of young racing talent.

Source: http://nascar.com/news/110405/2011-sunoco-rookie-of-the-year-candidates/index.html?eref=/news/headlines/bg

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Dovizioso trying not to be downcast

Honda's Andrea Dovizioso admitted he was struggling for answers after ending Friday practice at Jerez off the pace. While his team-mates Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa topped a session apiece, Dovizioso was only sixth in the morning and then crashed, before slumping to 12th in practice two.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/dovizioso-trying-not-to-be-downcast/

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