Formula 1 Blog (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi beat American Nicky Hayden to the inaugural Indy MotoGP event. The start of the weekend, however, was Mr. Hurricane Ike who forced Dorna to shorten the 125 race, cancel the 250 race, and red flag the Moto race with seven laps to go. Hayden took the early lead but the [...]
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Valentino Rossi wins first Indy MotoGP race, sets new all-time win record and stands on brink of eighth world title... despite a hurricane!
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - World championship leader Valentino Rossi won the rain-shortened Indianapolis Grand Prix on Sunday to notch his fourth straight win and tighten his grip on the MotoGP title.
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Valentino Rossi wins first Indy MotoGP race, sets new all-time win record and stands on brink of eighth world title... despite a hurricane!
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
The victory on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 2.6-mile road course Sunday is Rossi's seventh this season and fourth in a row, moving him closer to his sixth MotoGP series championship with four races to go. It is also his 69th career win, breaking the record he shared with former rider Giacomo Agostini.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
The victory on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 2.6-mile road course Sunday is Rossi's seventh this season and fourth in a row, moving him closer to his sixth MotoGP series championship with four races to go. It is also his 69th career win, breaking the record he shared with former rider Giacomo Agostini.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
Valentino Rossi of Italy has won the pole position for Sunday's inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP, ending a streak of seven straight poles for Australia's Casey Stoner.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
... road course is Rossi's seventh this season and fourth in a row, moving him closer to his sixth MotoGP series championship with four races to go. It is also his 69th career win, breaking the record he shared with former rider Giacomo Agostini."I don't remember if or when I won four races in a row," Rossi said. "We are in good shape."Taking the lead from American rider Nicky Hayden on the...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
INDIANAPOLIS Italy's Valentino Rossi has won the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP after the race was halted eight laps from the finish because of heavy rain and wind.
The victory on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 2.6-mile road course Sunday is Rossi's seventh this season and fourth in a row, moving him closer to his sixth MotoGP series championship with four races to go. It is also...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - World championship leader Valentino Rossi won the rain-shortened Indianapolis Grand Prix on Sunday to notch his fourth straight win and tighten his grip on the MotoGP title.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
Valentino Rossi of Italy has won the pole position for Sunday's inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP, ending a streak of seven straight poles for Australia's Casey Stoner.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
With just 7 minutes left in the one-hour qualifying session Saturday, Rossi turned a lap on the 2.6-mile road course in 1 minute, 40.776 seconds, or an average of 93.583 mph. Stoner was clocked at 1:40.860, or 93.505. Jorge Lorenzo of Spain, Rossi's Fiat Yamaha teammate, was the third front-row qualifier at 1:41.177, or 93.212 mph.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
Valentino Rossi of Italy has won the pole position for Sunday's inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP, ending a streak of seven straight poles for Australia's Casey Stoner.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
INDIANAPOLIS Valentino Rossi of Italy has won the pole position for Sunday's inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP, ending a streak of seven straight poles for Australia's Casey Stoner.
It's the second pole of the season for Rossi, who has won three straight races and leads the MotoGP series by 75 points over Stoner with five races to go.
With just 7 minutes left in the one-hour qualifying...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
Last updated September 13, 2008 1:00 p.m. PTItaly's Valentino Rossi wins pole for Indy MotoGPINDIANAPOLIS -- Valentino Rossi of Italy has won the pole position for Sunday's inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP, ending a streak of seven straight poles for Australia's Casey Stoner.It's the second pole of the season for Rossi, who has won three straight races and leads the MotoGP series...
