Racing returning to Pikes Peak track

The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. After nearly three years without checkered flags or burning rubber, Pikes Peak International Raceway once again will have cars racing on its track. The National Auto Sport Association will hold races at the Fountain raceway on Labor Day weekend, Revkah Balingit, one of the association's regional directors, said Thursday night. KOAA television first reported PPIR was reopening and had been sold to promoter and track manager Arden Weatherford. PPIR has been closed since November 2005, but on its Web site there is a scrolling message that reads, "The Track is Back!!!" ''We had actually heard a couple of rumors," Balingit said. "We did some digging, found Arden, contacted him and it just fell into place." International Speedway Corp. purchased the approximately 1,000-acre track in 2005, and... [read full story]