Compiled By Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network. Week Of: July 17th 2022
2022 is our 30th Anniversary Season!
NTT IndyCar Series:
Last Race: Sunday July 17th: Toronto Indy, Exhibition Place Toronto. Back after 2 years of Covid closure: Make it bigger numbers for New Zealand’s Scott Dixon! Fast all weekend and starting on the front row, the Chip Ganassi Racing veteran started 2nd, took the lead for good on lap 62 of 85 and recorded excellent fuel mileage to score his 4th win in Toronto and first win of the season, but that’s his 52nd career IndyCar win to tie him with Mario Andretti for second all time, behind A.J Foyt’s 67. Pole sitter Colton Herta finished 2nd, Felix Rosenqvist 3rd, Graham Rahal 4th and last week’s guest Marcus Ericsson 5th.
The Canadians: Devlin DeFrancesco: career best 12th starting spot, he wound up 18th. Dalton Kellett started 23rd with no qualifying time due to fuel pressure issues, had more engine problems and parked it for good on lap 32 … a DNF.
Points out of Toronto into Iowa Double-Header: Marcus Ericsson leads Will Power by 35.
Next Race(s): Saturday & Sunday July 23 & 24: Iowa Speedway, Newton Iowa.
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NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series:
Last Race: Sunday July 17th: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon NH: Christopher Bell took his first NASCAR Cup Series win of the season with a late surge to the front, shaking up the playoff picture. Bell’s No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota overhauled Chase Elliott and set the pace for the final 42 of the 301 laps. Bell’s second win of his Cup Series career was his fifth at New Hampshire. Chase Elliott was 2nd, Bubba Wallace 3rd
Cup Points into Pocono: TBD
Next Race: Sunday July 24th: Pocono PA.
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Formula One World Driving Championship: Idle!
Next Race: Sunday July 24th: The French Grand Prix, Le Castellet/Marseille.
Last Race: Sunday July 10th: The Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg: Another good one with tons of passing! The new aero is working! Monaco’s Charles Leclerc got around Max Verstappen 3 times, then nursed a sticky throttle home to score his 3rd GP win of the season, 5th of his career! LeClerc very nervous until he saw checkers as Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz grenaded an engine with 10 laps to go- shaky Ferrari reliability robbing the team of what could have been a 1-2 finish! Verstappen finished 2nd in Austria for Red Bull, Lewis Hamilton 3rd, his 3rd podium in a row, scoring points despite Mercedes’ struggle.
The Canadians in Austria: Lance Stroll 13th no points despite a decent pace. Nick Latifi: a DNF with a damaged floor.
F-1 Points: Into France: Max Verstappen’s lead over LeClerc is 38 at the half-way mark of the season. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez drops to 3rd in the order, a DNF in Austria. Red Bull’s Constructors lead on Ferrari is 56.
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IMSA Sports Cars:
Last Race: July 16th: Limerock Park Connecticut: Canada’s Pfaff Porsche 911 squad wins a series-high 4th win of the season with Campbell and Jaminet at the tiller! GTD to Sellers & Snow in the Miller BMW.
Next Race: Sunday August 7th: Road America, Elkhart Lake Wisconsin.
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Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru:
Next Rally: Sept. 8-10th: Rallye Defi Petite Nation, Montpellier Quebec.
Last Rally: July 1-3: Rallye Baie Des Chaleurs, New Richmond Quebec: Mexico’s Cordero & Hernandez in their Citroen C3-R by just under 5 minutes over Quebec’s Mailloux & Pourier in their Subaru TR-GRD.
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World Rally Championship:
Last Rally:July 17th: Rally Estonia: Finland’s Kalle Rovanpera for Toyota wins his 5th over the first 7 rallies by a minute over his team mate: England’s Elfyn Evans. Rovanpara has an 83 point lead in the WRC standings.
Next Rally: August 7th: Rally Finland.
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Raceline Radio Show Guest Schedule The Week of:
July 17th: A wrap up of the Toronto Indy… Top Fuel drag racers Cameron Ferre and Todd Paton… and The Subaru-Raceline E-Mail Bag Trivia Contest!
July 24th: Sound with Toronto Indy winner Scott Dixon… legend Al Unser Jr. on his return to the Toronto Indy… and The Subaru-Raceline E-Mail Bag Trivia Contest!
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2022 Raceline Radio Network Affiliate Stations:
Sportsnet 590 The FAN Toronto: ( Co-Flagship ) Sundays 7am (replay) and Monday nights at 10 PM Eastern or after the post-game show for the primary airing. The FAN / Raceline is also available in HD FM: 92.5 Channel 3, The Radio Player Canada App, Bell Express-Vu Sat. channel 959, and carried live and podcasted on the Web at sportsnet.ca
Raceline Podcasts on Sportsnet 590 The FAN Toronto: (http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/) “Shows” – link to the audio page for Raceline Radio (http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/raceline-radio/
Listen LIVE: www.sportsnet.ca
Tune In Radio: http://tunein.com/radio/Raceline-Radio-p58510/.
TSN 690 Montreal: Monday 9 PM Eastern or Tuesday 9PM Eastern if game conflict
Sportsnet 650 Vancouver: Monday 11 PM Pacific and Saturday 6 AM Pacific. Also in HD at 96.9 - HD 3, the Radioplayer Canada App and podcasted: www.sportsnet.ca/raceline-radio
Sportsnet 960 The FAN Calgary: Monday 10 PM Mountain
TSN 1260 Edmonton: Saturday 7:00 AM Mountain
CityNews 95.7 Halifax: Monday 8 PM Atlantic
CityNews 101-1 FM Ottawa: Sunday 3 PM Eastern
CityNews 1310 AM Ottawa: Sunday 3 PM Eastern
Global News Radio 900 CHML Hamilton: ( Co-Flagship ) Sunday 8 PM Eastern, HD FM at 95.3 Channel 3 and podcasted.
NEWS-TALK 610 CKTB St. Catharines-Niagara: Monday 11 PM Eastern, and Saturday 6 PM Eastern, I-Heart Radio and podcasted.
NEWS TALK 1290 CJBK London: Saturday 5 PM Eastern and Sunday 6 PM Eastern and I-Heart Radio.
