In 2009, a car designed to travel at 1,000mph, was being built by entrepreneur Richard Nobel. The car,  Bloodhound, had a 600bhp Menard V12 racing engine ...

Unfortunately, after leading the first 15 laps of the race, Menard’s car began to smoke and slow, and he was forced onto pit ...

Menard, who made 471 NASCAR Cup Series starts ... Steve Goldman, with four wins in his No. 13 LIG Racing Chevrolet Corvette, won the Western TA championship. • David Hampton (No.