Race-Report
8 of 12, Saturday, 2nd Aug. 2008 @ Michigan
Peters ekes out his 1st victory @ ICS
Michigan, a wide track, good for 2- or even 3-wide racing and long green flag stints. The drivers did not disappoint the fans in this matter, because there were only 2 yellows during the entire race. The first one came in lap 3 when the unfortunate Yosh Hughes lost his engine, which sent him spinning into the wall. He was leading at that time, having taken the lead from polesitter Uwe Berger.
After the restart, 5 people - Florian Kirchhofer, Stephan Peters, Andreas Kroeger, Uwe Berger and Mansuet Grasser - were able to break free from the rest of the field and continued to increase the gap to the rest until the first green flag pit stops. It was then Kirchhofer and his pit crew who needed the least amount of time in pit lane, and after everyone had pitted, Kirchhofer had a lead of 3 seconds to number 2. In a fine example of coopetition, Kirchhofer was able to keep this lead with the help of drafting buddy Steve Smith, who was 11th and a lap down at that time.
The chasers found out that they were unable to close the gap to Kirchhofer, and one of them, Andreas Kroeger, short pitted with about 40 laps to go, possibly gambling on the fact that it would stay green until the end, so that he would have better tires on average until the finish. This was also attempted by Marc van Brakel, driving behind the group of chasers at a respectable distance of about 15-20 seconds. But in lap 93, 27 laps before the finish, the second yellow flag came, following a collision between Steve Smith and Helge
Gravemeyer.
After the yellow, a 22 lap sprint to the checkered flag ensued, which was eventually won by Stephan Peters, getting his first win
at the ICS.
Mansuet Grasser finished second, Florian Kirchhofer third and Uwe Berger fourth. Dave Luoto, who was the lucky dog of the last yellow flag, rounded out the top 5.
Author: Marc van Brakel
Training-Session: 9:30 am EST = 15:30 MEZ
Race-Session: 12:00 pm EST = 18:00 MEZ
Race-Report
7 of 12, Saturday, 5th July 2008 @ Sears Point
What an ICS-debut for Hannu Tuomainen! @ Sears Point
3rd in Quali, 3rd in
Warmup, and a really smashing win!
After figthing the whole race in the top 3 positions there was a
really dangerous situation for him in the last corner of the
race when leader Caspar Kahari got loose, spun and Tuomainen
crashed into him.
Kormany finished 3rd. Leemann and Helge Gravemeyer rounded up
the top 5.
Race
7 of 12, Saturday, 5th July 2008 @ Sears Point
Training-Session: 11:00 AM EST = 5 PM CET = 17:00 CET
Race-Session: 01:00 PM EST = 7 PM CET = 19:00 CET
Race-Report
6 of 12, Saturday, 7th June 2008 @ Richmond
Kormany wins the Dan Lowry 400 @ Richmond
Joerg Kormany gives his championship-hopes a big push as he dominates the race nearly
leading all the laps. Only Polesitter Yosh Hughes seemed to be able to follow him around
the track.
Martin Buchan finally was able to finish in third place.
Andreas Kroeger brought home a 4th place and is now 2nd in the championship-standings.
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Track-Info: 0.750-Mile D-Shaped Oval; Turns 14°
Training-Session: 11:00 AM EST = 5 PM CET = 17:00 CET
Race-Session: 01:00 PM EST = 7 PM CET = 19:00 CET
Race-Report
5 of 12, Saturday, 3rd May 2008 @ Darlington
Hughes Claims First Victory @ ICS
5 races so far this season - 5 different winners! Yosh Hughes contiunes the series of "each race a different winner" and wins the Dodge Challenger 500 ahead of King, Kroeger, Peters and Seyen.
Blessing in disguise for the German Championship-Leader Joerg Kormany who got in contact with Hughes in lap 108, Turn 1 at about 160 mph and crashed heavily into the wall.
The duraction of this debilitating race including 7 yellows was 2 hours and 24 minutes, which was just overtopped at Homestead in December 2006.
Training-Session: 11:00 AM EST = 5 PM CET = 17:00 CET
Race-Session: 01:00 PM EST = 7 PM CET = 19:00 CET
Race-Report
4 of 12, Saturday, 5th April 2008 @ Talladega
Veni, vidi, vici for Joachim Ingebrigtsen @ Talladega
Joachim Ingebrigtsen claims a
fantastic victory at Talladega Superspeedway in his first
apperance at the International Cup Series.
Pole-Sitter Helge Gravemeyer seemed to be the only threat to
Ingebrigtsen, but was taken out of contention in the final
stages of the race being involved in a crash with Dirk
Hunschede.
The feared Big-One happened already at lap 3 taking out many
good drivers and once again championship-leader Florian
Kirchhofer who seems to get the worst share of the championship-contenders.
Congrats also to the German Ole Seyen who finished 5th in his
1st ICS-race, just half a second behind the winner.
Author: Florian Kirchhofer
Race
4 of 12, Saturday, 5th April 2008 @ Talladega
Training-Session: 11:00 AM EST = 5 PM CET = 17:00 CET
Race-Session: 01:00 PM EST = 7 PM CET = 19:00 CET
Race-Report
3 of 12, Saturday, 1st March 2008 @ Las Vegas
Justin Roberts powers to a victory at Las Vegas
Justin Roberts hits the jackpot at Las Vegas Motorspeedway, leading 128 of 161 laps. He was closely followed by Stephan Peters, who is gaining a lot of ground in the championship, claiming third spot in earnings after the third race this season.
Dave Washington did a great debut at the ICS and finished 3rd.
Pole-Sitter Gabriel Stoehr got 4th.
Bad luck for the former champion and current pointsleader Florian Kirchhofer getting involved in a late crash on lap 156.
Author: Florian Kirchhofer
Race
3 of 12, Saturday, 1st March 2008 @ Las Vegas
Training-Session: 11:00 AM EST = 5 PM CET = 17:00 CET
Race-Session: 01:00 PM EST = 7 PM CET = 19:00 CET
Race-Report
2 of 12, Saturday, 2nd February 2008 @ North Carolina
Joerg Kormany wins at "The Rock"
Joerg Kormany wins the Carolina 500 in a dominating fashion. He took the lead from
Polesitter Keith Dunn at lap 8 and never let anyone else have it for the remaining 228 laps. Andreas Kroeger was very pleased with his 2nd place because it was the second podium in his
second race at the ICS.
Stephan Peters filled up the podium as 3rd.
Author: Florian Kirchhofer
Race
2 of 12, Saturday, 2nd February 2008 @ North Carolina
Training-Session: 11:00 AM EST = 5 PM CET = 17:00 CET
Race-Session: 01:00 PM EST = 7 PM CET = 19:00 CET
Race-Report
1 of 12, Saturday, 12th January 2008 @ Daytona
Florian Kirchhofer wins the ICS-Season-Opener 2008 / Daytona 500
Like the 2007 season ended, the new season begins, with a victory of Florian Kirchhofer.
The young German dominated the race leading a race high of 83
laps and earning the highest payout an ICS-race ever gave of
142214$.
Marvin Aulmann got 2nd, just 5 hundredth of a second behind the winner, followed by
Thomas S.
Bad luck for Polesitter Helge Gravemeyer, being involved in an early crash
in lap 12 with his brother Soenke, who finished 4th.
Race
1 of 12, Saturday, 12th January 2008 @ Daytona
ICS-Season-Opener 2008
The weekend at the "World Center of Racing" / Daytona
500
Daytona International Speedway is the home of "The Great American Race" - the Daytona 500. Though the
season-opening NASCAR NEXTEL Cup event garners most of the attention - as well as the largest audience in motorsports - the
enormous 480-acre motorsports complex boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe, thus earning it the title of
"World Center of Racing."
The Speedway is a venue that is known throughout the world as a place where everyone in motorsports wants to claim a
victory!
But in lap 93, 27 laps before the finish, the second yellow flag came, following a collision between Steve Smith and Helge
Gravemeyer. 
Martin Buchan finally was able to finish in third place.
Andreas Kroeger was very pleased with his 2nd place because it was the second podium in his
second race at the ICS.
