An insider opinion Jun 28, 2008
"But it's not like that anymore. All of us know how to drive, and the best drivers are in good equipment -- and these cars are hard to drive on a road course as it is. So, you can't come over right away just 'cause you're a road course guy and go, 'OK, I'm better than everybody else.' People forget, with all these road course ringers that come in every year, none of them have ever won a Cup race. Boris Said came close, and Ron Fellows, but that's about it. It's an easy fact: you need a good car,... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Sonoma solidifies Busch's hold on NASCAR Jun 24, 2008
Max Papis was 35th, Scott Pruett 38th, Boris Said 41st and Brian Simo 43rd. Slide show. (MSNBC -- Sports)
AROUND THE TRACK: Busch's victory, Danica's feud, more Jun 24, 2008
Lessmeans more for Busch, plus other racing notes - Bruce Martin - SI.com. Posted: Monday June 23, 2008 2:10PM; Updated: Monday June 23, 2008 2:24PM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Bad-Boy Busch Has Good Day at Infineon Jun 24, 2008
" Several notable road-course specialists, including Boris Said, Brian Simo and former Nationwide driver Marcos Ambrose - the Australian driving for Wood Brothers Racing who was making his first Sprint Cup start - all failed to finish. The race was fairly clean early, with only three cautions through the first 81 laps. But things got dirty as the race neared its conclusion. The remaining field slowed to a complete stop on the course with four laps left, as raceway officials rushed to clean up a... (San Francisco Chronicle)
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350 Odds no longer favor road experts at Infineon Jun 22, 2008
Nobody is preaching that message louder than Boris Said, the all-purpose king of motor sports and the most prominent "hired gun" of road-course racing ... " Briefly: The always eventful NASCAR Camping World West Series, the Bennett Winery 200, was won by Jason Bowles of Ontario driving his No. 22 Sunrise Ford. Fairfield's Jim Inglebright's No. 1 Jelly Belly Chevrolet finished third. The accident-marred 200-lap race featured 12 caution flags and a spectacular airborne crash when Jeff Jefferson's... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Dale Jr. not a fan of Sonoma Jun 22, 2008
THANKS FOR THE HELP: As a master road course racer, Boris Said is often called on to help NASCAR's full-time drivers prepare for the two road course events on the annual schedule. The list of drivers he's helped in Sunday's race is at 18, including pole-sitter Kasey Kahne. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Kahne wins 2nd NASCAR pole in 3 weeks Jun 21, 2008
Of the many road-racing ringers in the field, Boris Said was the best qualifier at 14th. Ron Fellows was 22nd in a one-week fill-in ride for Regan Smith at Dale Earnhardt Inc.. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Ringers on call at Sonoma Jun 21, 2008
Brian Simo and Boris Said will field their own cars. Sorenson is 32nd in the owner standings and dangerously close to the top-35 cutoff for automatic exemptions into each race. (Florida Times-Union)
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350 / Cup needs old-school rivalries Kyle Petty wants... Jun 20, 2008
He gave less of a chance to the "road-course ringers" like Boris Said, Scott Pruett and Ron Fellows. "Those guys are really good, but it's tough to come in and cherry-pick one race against these guys.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Stewart hopes to lock out 'ringers' at Sonoma Jun 20, 2008
Of the six "ringers" entered Scott Pruett, Ron Fellows, Marcos Ambrose, Brian Simo 00004000 , Max Papis and Boris Said Fellows has had the most NASCAR success. He has three career Sprint Cup top-five finishes, including two runner-up finishes at Watkins Glen. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Road-course specialists will be out in force at Infineon Jun 20, 2008
Boris Said has four top-10s in eight starts at Infineon. "We have great equipment nobody has anything better than us," said Said, who will drive the No. 60 Ford. (USA Today -- Sports)
Area drivers hoping to change course in Sonoma Jun 19, 2008
Jimmie Johnson and Boris Said are on opposite ends of the NASCAR spectrum. Johnson is the defending and two-time Sprint Cup champion. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
This Week In Auto Racing June 20 - June 22 Jun 19, 2008
Franchitti and Carpentier along with "ringers" Ron Fellows, Brandon Ash, Brian Simo, Boris Said and "Mad" Max Papis should give the NASCAR regulars a run for their money. As always, Jeff Gordon, Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart and Montoya should be among the leaders. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Toyota/Save Mart testing today Jun 10, 2008
"I grew up racing on a 3/8-mile dirt track in Missouri. To come to a twisting, turning, uphill, downhill road course where you're shifting gears in a 3,400-pound stock car - against guys like Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart and Boris Said - is a very, very tough thing. To be able to come here and win a race would be one of the most satisfying wins in all of NASCAR.". Juan Pablo Montoya was last year's winner. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Sports Briefs: Busch continues hot streak in Nationwide Series Apr 22, 2008
Marcos Ambrose finished a career best second after a hectic day in which he collided with Boris Said, knocking Said out of the race. Said didn t leave quietly. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Auto racing results Apr 21, 2008
Boris Said (Ford) accident, 54, $47,628; 36. Michel Jourdain (Toyota) accident, 39, $47,593; 37. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
NASCAR-Nationwide-Mexico 200 Results Apr 21, 2008
(5) Boris Said, Ford, accident, 54, 73. 7, 58, $47,628. (International Herald Tribune)
Pruett back to try again in Mexico Apr 20, 2008
"But as long as we keep going in the right direction and going in an upswing, we welcome that any time.''The top drivers will be challenged, however, by experienced road course racers such as Pruett, Fernandez and Boris Said, who was third in Mexico City last year. Said qualified fifth Saturday."Patience,'' Said observed. "You've got to be there with 10 laps to go and have your car in one piece - that's the hardest thing on a road course in this series.'' 2008 The Associated Press. All rights... (MSNBC -- Sports)
19-year-old wins Nationwide pole Apr 20, 2008
Marcos Ambrose qualified fourth, and Boris Said was fifth. Kyle Busch, who has won two straight Nationwide races, was sixth, followed by Patrick Carpentier. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Edwards flatters Braun with talk of road course ability Apr 20, 2008
Both Carl and Boris Said were there and those guys taught me a lot about road course racing and really helped get me up to speed in these cars. I know, obviously, a little bit about road course racing, but certainly not like those guys do in these stock cars. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Pruett puts Montoya incident behind him Apr 20, 2008
The top drivers will be challenged, however, by experienced road course racers such as Pruett, Fernandez and Boris Said, who was third in Mexico City last year. Said qualified fifth Saturday. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Final dual event weekend may rattle IRL points race Apr 18, 2008
Quick hit: Boris Said, the only driver with a top five in all three years of the race, seeks his first win at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. American Le Mans Series. (USA Today -- Sports)
Carlsbad's Boris Said finally back behind wheel, for Mexico City race Apr 17, 2008
April 17, 2008 Boris Said will finally climb back into a cockpit Sunday for the NASCAR Nationwide Series road race in Mexico City. Said, who has spent much of the past two years as a NASCAR commentator, hasn't been in a race since one of the 150-mile qualifying races before February's season-opening Daytona 500. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Toyota's a major player as second year starts Feb 17, 2008
Joining Elliott on the sidelines are such notables as Ken Schrader, Sterling Marlin, Boris Said, and Jacques Villeneuve. If the duel qualifying races are any indication, we are in for a good show Sunday afternoon. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Championship Off-Road Racing on NBC Feb 16, 2008
Championship Off Road Racing- nbcsports. Watch the Pro 2 racers compete in Las Vegas. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Wallace, Vickers, Andretti, Jarrett race way in Feb 15, 2008
" Wallace and Vickers took two qualifying spots from the first 150-mile qualifying race; John Andretti and Dale Jarrett took two spots from the second. Fourteen drivers came into the qualifiers with a chance to win one of the four remaining spots in Sunday's main event. Among those who didn't make it were: Two-time Daytona 500 winner Bill Elliott, three-time winner Sterling Marlin, road-racer Boris Said, and former Indy-car and Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve. "I don't think there are... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Daytona looking bleak for Ford teams Feb 14, 2008
" David Gilliland, the Yates driver who was on the 500 pole here last year, crashed out of the Shootout, and so did Ford drivers Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray and Bill Elliott. Travis Kvapil, Gilliland's new teammate, had the fastest Ford Sunday, finishing seventh. Kvapil and Yates are still looking for a full-time sponsor for that team, and they need to show something here. Boris Said, a part-timer who must make the 500 field on speed, had the fastest Roush car, ninth. Said is one of the Roush... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
The ghost of Harley Earl Feb 13, 2008
"Actually, I've never even heard the name, to be honest with you," said Boris Said. Yeley, Sorenson and Said have never won the 500, never hoisted its trophy in triumph, so it's probably not fair to ask them. (The Palm Beach Post)
Colin Braun has been behind one wheel or another since the age of six. By 17, he was a true Grand Am Championship contender. Feb 5, 2008
Boris Said, an accomplished road racer who has been turning heads in Sprint Cup competition with Roush Fenway, was called in to substitute for Braun in those three Grand-Am races. Meanwhile, Braun's co-driver, Jrg Bergmeister, won the championship in 2006. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Pit Passes: Said to drive in five Sprint Cup races Jan 10, 2008
January 10, 2008 Fresh from winning his second straight NASCAR Bobsled Challenge at Lake Placid, N.Y., Boris Said has set his schedule for the 2008 season ... Perhaps the biggest event of the year for Said will come in July when ground is broken for Boris Said BMW in Temecula. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Said wins Bodine Bobsled Challenge again Jan 6, 2008
Road race expert Boris Said proved to be the master of Mount Van Hoevenberg again on Saturday, winning both races in the third annual Bodine Bobsled Challenge. In the three years this unique event featuring race car drivers on ice has been run, Said has won five of six races, finishing second to Kevin Lepage the only time he didn't take the gold. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Said rules again at Van Hoevenberg Jan 5, 2008
"He brought some heat. Damn! How did he do that?" Logano lamented Friday after road race ace and Carslsbad resident Boris Said won the pole for the Bodine Bobsled Challenge. "I was doing good, but I hit the nose and hit the rear. I've got to find a little heat. I'm not here to run second.". (North County Times)
Waltrip earns first NASCAR pole since 2005 Oct 7, 2007
Rookie A.J. Allmendinger, Boris Said, Scott Riggs, Sam Hornish Jr., another open-wheel driver and Indy 500 winner hoping to make his Cup debut, and Jeremy Mayfield qualified ninth, 10th, 11th, 13th and 15th, respectively, but were bumped out of the field by drivers in the top 35 in points. It was a big day for Toyota, which has had little to crow about in its first season in Cup. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Bowyer wins pole for first race in Chase Sep 15, 2007
Andrettis disqualification gave a starting spot to Boris Said, driving a fourth Gillette Evernham Motorsports entry. ALSO ON THIS STORY. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Title No. 2 won't be easy for JJ Sep 14, 2007
He blew by Juan Pablo Montoya, then veered off-road to pass Boris Said. With his wife, Chandra, sitting by his side and holding on for dear life, reigning Nextel Cup champion Jimmie Johnson mashed the gas pedal and shot across the grass, cruising over the hills and through the hollows of the Riverwalk Golf Club in San Diego until he reached the 4th hole, where he parked his cart next to Bobby Labonte's. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
New champion Johnson knows secret to his team's success. Sep 1, 2007
Others include new Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, four-time champion Jeff Gordon, rookie of the year and defending race winner Denny Hamlin, Brian Vickers, Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Elliott Sadler, Scott Riggs, Ryan Newman, rookie David Gilliland and road racing ace Boris Said. Past Shootout champions eligible for the 2007 event include Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, Ken Schrader and Bill Elliott. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Drivers Aug 30, 2007
60- Boris Said, SOBE No Fear Ford. No Fear Racing. (Suite101.com)
Johnson returns to East County start line Aug 30, 2007
A total of 215 individuals participated, including some of Johnson's Nextel Cup rivals Juan Pablo Montoya, Kyle Petty, Bobby Labonte, Casey Mears, Brian Vickers and Carlsbad's Boris Said. On Tuesday night, the Johnsons hosted a dinner at El Prado in Balboa Park the guests including team owner Rick Hendrick and four-time Nextel Cup champion and teammate Jeff Gordon. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Carpentier has good run Aug 13, 2007
"But you've got a lot of good drivers and a lot of good teams. We're all running the same speed, so when you see a small bobble you've got to make a bansai move. I think that's just because the level of competition is getting closer and closer between the top 10."ROAD WARRIORS: Jeff Gordon said he thought the Car of Tomorrow would give road race aces Boris Said and Ron Fellows a good shot at winning Sunday's Centurion Boats at The Glen. Neither made that breakthrough victory, but they were... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Boris Said replaces Bill Elliott for Nextel Cup race Aug 12, 2007
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) -A day after rain washed out his chances of making Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Watkins Glen International, Boris Said and his legion of wig-wearing "Said heads'' were wearing huge smiles.Former Cup champion Bill Elliott opted Saturday to get out of the No. 21 Little Debbie Ford Fusion and let Said drive for the Wood Brothers' entry in Sunday's Centurion Boats at The Glen."Totally shocked,'' Said said of his good fortune. "I thought he was kidding around. Nobody had ever... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Gesture thrills Said Aug 12, 2007
The Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - A day after rain washed out his chances of making today's Nextel Cup race at Watkins Glen International, Boris Said and his legion of wig-wearing "Said heads" were wearing huge smiles ... Boris Said will start at back of field. (News & Observer -- Sports)
New car design adds mystery Aug 12, 2007
Your Connection to the. Experience is not going to play as much of a role. (Athens Banner-Herald)
This Week In Auto Racing August 10 - August 12 Aug 8, 2007
There will also be the usual "road-course specialists" in the field, including Boris Said, Ron Fellows, P.J. Jones, Brian Simo and Canadian Patrick Carpentier. In his first effort behind the wheel of a NASCAR Busch Series car, Carpentier finished second to Harvick last week in Montreal. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Gillett enters motorsports partnership Aug 7, 2007
GEM also fields the No. 9 Ultimate Chargers Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Busch Series, driven by the three NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers, Boris Said and Chase Miller. The team is campaigning Dodge Chargers driven by Erin Crocker in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Chase is on for precious spots Aug 5, 2007
Boris Said (left) nudges Patrick Carpentier on a turn at the NASCAR Busch race in Montreal. Carpentier finished second. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Road racers rule on first day in Montreal Aug 3, 2007
Boris Said was clocked at 1:44. 338 (93. (Motorsport.com)
Pro Karts coming Aug 2, 2007
Carlsbad's Boris Said is among the entrants. Barona Speedway: California Lightning Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, 600cc midgets, Dwarf cars, street, factory and pony stocks; Gates open 2 p.m., racing at 5. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Unfair at any speed? Jul 13, 2007
Those rules washed away a potential pole-winning run at Daytona last weekend by Boris Said when rain forced NASCAR to cancel qualifying and seed the filed based on the system described above ... Boris Said's pole-leading qualifying run at Daytona was washed away by a combination of rain and NASCAR regulations ... Boris Said looked at the scoreboard in dismay last Friday night as the rain poured down at Daytona. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Daytona's rain cost Carlsbad's Said dearly Jul 12, 2007
Boris Said calls it a useless show car. But the damages suffered to his Sobe/No Fear Ford Racing team last weekend at the famed Daytona International Speedway go beyond losing his now-obsolete, restrictor-plate race car because of NASCAR's implementation of the Car of Tomorrow. (North County Times)
NASCAR's qualifying rules not producing desired results Jul 8, 2007
For Boris Said, that stunk. He ran a fast lap at 185. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Gordon gets Daytona pole as qualifying rained out Jul 7, 2007
Boris Said and two others were poised to make the race, but steady rain forced NASCAR officials to cancel the qualifying session with 14 cars left to make runs. NASCAR couldn't postpone qualifying much longer because of the Busch Series race scheduled to start later Friday. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Rain brings pain Jul 7, 2007
30-day news archives. My car wasn't driving great (in Thursday's practice) and I was in full race condition. (Florida Today)
Pole vault: Rain pushes Gordon to front Jul 7, 2007
The driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet knew those spoils belonged to Boris Said, the road-racing privateer whose four full-time employees would be easily outnumbered by an average over-the-wall Nextel Cup pit crew. "I definitely don't feel comfortable being in here right now," Gordon said in his news conference at Daytona's infield media center. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
IOC chief misses chance to send message to cycling Jun 27, 2007
Gary Blockus Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, had a chance to scare world class cyclists last week. Instead, like so many other heads of sport, he gave the equivalent of a polite curtsy to the Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body of cycling. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Juan Montoya wins at Sonoma Jun 27, 2007
Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Boris Said, and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top-10. Top-12 Chase Contenders: 1. (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
Earnhardt hopes to become road warrior Jun 25, 2007
Although pole-winner Jamie McMurray and solid road racer Robby Gordon are starting ahead of Junior on the grid, his biggest competition is likely to come from road course specialist Boris Said, who qualified fourth, and fifth-place Tony Stewart, a two-time Cup champion who has five road racing wins, two of them at Infineon. We ve got a contender, for sure, Stewart said. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Hendrick concerned about momentum Jun 24, 2007
The last couple of years, we've given up qualifying to focus on the race and, last year, I got together with Boris Said trying to pass him and knocked the toe out of it and that was the end of our race. So, if you can position yourself to start up front and drive at a conservative pace most of the way, you'll have a whole race car for the last 20 laps and you can win the race. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
McMurray wins pole at Infineon Jun 23, 2007
"My heart was definitely beating faster this morning when I got up, looking forward to this.'' Robby Gordon, considered one of the best road racers in NASCAR, was second to McMurray at 1:17.533 (92.399), followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. at 1:17.546 (92.384), road racing ace Boris Said at 1:17.06 (92.313) and former Sonoma winner Tony Stewart at 1:17.659 (92.263). Gordon said McMurray had an advantage because he went later in the afternoon, when the track temperature had cooled. "Everybody has... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Labonte unretiring for some road racing fun Jun 22, 2007
HE'S BACK: Boris Said will be back in his element this weekend, racing on the road course at Infineon Raceway. Said is considered an ace on the circuits with both right and left turns and, for several years, was hired by NASCAR teams for road races as one of the ringers who always show up at the two Cup road races. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Jeff Gordon is king at Infineon Jun 22, 2007
If he qualifies, Boris Said in the No. 60 Ford could turn in a very formidable run. Said's Cup resume at Infineon shows one pole, and three top-10s in seven starts. (MSNBC -- Sports)
A star in F/1, Juan Pablo Montoya has raced to an average finish of only 24.8 in his first full-time season in NASCAR. Jun 22, 2007
6: Number of career top-10 finishes in Cup competition for driver Boris Said. 3: Number of career top-10 finishes at Infineon for Boris Said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
What's Next for Jeremy Mayfield? Jun 22, 2007
Many race fans are likely unfamiliar with Leitzinger, as he has limited experience in NASCAR racing versus other road racing ringers such as Boris Said, Ron Fellows, and Scott Pruett. However, Davis feels that he can give the Toyota entry a better shot at qualifying for the event. (Suite101.com)
Motorsports schedule Jun 21, 2007
The entries include Carlsbad drivers Boris Said and Brian Simo. Jeff Gordon last year scored his fifth win at Infineon Raceway and his ninth on a road course. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Carl Edwards breaks Hendrick domination Jun 20, 2007
Boris Said will boast a very limited Cup schedule this year in his No. 60 Sobe No Fear Ford, but certainly more than just the two road courses. He has become a fan favorite at Infineon Raceway, having placed sixth twice (2003-04). (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
NASCAR - Busch - Meijer 300 Preview Jun 13, 2007
9 Boris Said (Carlsbad, CA) Dodge/Ragu. 10 Dave Blaney (Hartford, OH) Toyota/Camping World. (News & Observer -- Sports)
