Compiled By Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network. Week Of: July 24th 2022
2022 is our 30th Anniversary Season!
Formula One World Driving Championship:
Last Race: Sunday July 24th: The French Grand Prix, Paul Ricard, Le Castellet/Marseille: with the whack-a-doodle blue and red striped runoff areas. Tire-killing hot! Title rivals Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen ran nose-to-tail throughout the opening laps but the bottom fell out when LeClerc made another “mistake” and swapped ends in his Ferrari in turn 11 on lap 17-hard into the tire barrier, the 3rd time this season the young Monegasque broke or crashed out of the lead! After that calamity, it was milk-run for Max for his 7th win of the season. LeClerc figures he’s tossed away 32 points though errors this season! In his 300th F-1 start, Lewis Hamilton and team mate George Russell 2nd and 3rd, double-podium for a huge Constructors total for Mercedes!
Canadians in France: Lance Stroll 10th and in the points for Aston Martin, Nick Latifi, his 2nd DNF in a row for Williams, a flat and damage.
F-1 Points into Hungary: Max Verstappen’s lead over Charles LeClerc is now 60. Red Bull’s Constructors advantage on Ferrari is wide at 82, with Mercedes now just 44 back of the Red Cars.
Next Race: Sunday July 31st : The Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest.
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NTT IndyCar Series:
Last Races: Saturday & Sunday July 23 & 24th: Double header on the Iowa Oval. Race # 1: Josef Newgarden, his 4th win of the season, 4th at Iowa! Pato O’Ward 2nd, Will Power 3rd. The Canadians: Devlin DeFrancsco 17th, Dalton Kellett 20th.
Race # 2: Newgarden was killing it again but a suspected rear suspension failure put him into the wall with 60 laps to go, handing the win to Pato O’Ward, his 2nd of the campaign, 4th career. Jimmie Johnson’s best IndyCar finish: 5th. Canadians in Race # 2: DeFrancesco: 15th. Kellett 22nd.
Post Script: Newgarden, awake and alert sent to hospital for observation showing concussion symptoms after that wall contact.
Points into Indianapolis: Marcus Ericsson leads Will Power by 8.
Next Race: Saturday July 30th: The road course at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series:
Last Race: Sunday July 24th: Pocono PA: On the Pocono P.A Tricky tri-oval: On the Pocono P.A Tricky tri-oval: Denny Hamlin battled through yet another confrontation with Ross Chastain and finished first, Gibbs team mate Kyle Busch 2nd, Chase Elliott 3rd. But hang on! Both Hamlin and Busch’s cars failed post-race tech! Elliott wins his series-high 4th of the season. Aero in the front splitter- material that’s not supposed to be there on the # 11 and 18. No points docked, no suspension and the DQ’s are appealable. Both cars sent to NASCAR’s R&D center for closer inspection.
Cup Points into Indianapolis Road Course: TBD
Next Race: Sunday July 31st: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
IMSA Sports Cars:
Next Race: Sunday August 7th: Road America, Elkhart Lake Wisconsin.
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.
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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:
Next Rally: August 7th: Rally Finland.
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.
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Raceline Radio Show Guest Schedule The Week of:
July 24th: More 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!
July 31st: Doug Leonard previews the Big-Dollar Canadian Grand Nationals at Canada’s oldest dirt track-Merrittville Speedway…. Bruce Mehlenbacher sets up the August Pro Modified-North East Outlaw show at Empire dragway… plus 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: Tuesday 7 PM Eastern
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.