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The only type of car Paul Tracy has driven with a roof on top is one of his myriad street machines but that will change with the 2005 running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. Paul Tracy. Photo by Linda Rydell. Tracy,...

Rahal Letterman Racing, winners of the 2004 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race - and MBNA pole position - with Buddy Rice has clarified its plans for the upcoming Indy Racing League IndyCar Series 17-race season. Danica Patrick. Photo by Shawn...

One of the biggest U.S. cities yet to host a major motorsports event is finally getting a chance: San Jose, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, has a tentative agreement with Champ Car to run a race downtown to a potential crowd of 120,000...

It is rather apropos that Indy Racing League IndyCar Series team owner Eddie Cheever announced the hiring of Patrick Carpentier to partner Alex Barron on Veteran's Day in the United States. Eddie Cheever and Patrick Carpentier. Photo by...

Trying to take away the thunder from Indy Racing League IndyCar Series competitors Red Bull Cheever Racing, Forsythe Championship Racing - owned by Open Wheel Racing Series principal Gerald Forsythe - announced the departure of long-time driver ...

Temperatures may have been a bit cooler today on the Texas Motor Speedway 1.5-mile oval, but the activity was hot, as seven expert female drivers from around the globe took part in the second of three days of testing for Kathryn Nunn's Menards ...

Six women were nominated for the Nunn Racing shootout to find a suitable female for Kathryn Nunn's Menards Infiniti Pro Series team that won three races this season with P.J. Chesson at the helm of the ...

Besting a field of nineteen drivers, newly crowned 2004 Champ Car World Series champion Sebastien Bourdais put on a dominating performance in winning the Mexico City Grand Prix. Pitstop for Sébastien Bourdais. Photo by Ford Motor ...

The hotly contested Champ Car World series concludes the years competition today as nineteen drivers will determine the outcome of what has been the most thrilling season in recent memory. Sébastien Bourdais. Photo by Bridgestone - ...

Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais set a new track record and moved one step closer to the Champ Car World Series title today when he claimed pole position for Sunday's Grand Prix of Mexico. Sébastien Bourdais. Photo by Bridgestone - Dennis...

It's come down to the final event in the 2004 Champ Car World Series as Newman/Haas Racing Team drivers Sebastien Bourdais and Bruno Junqueira vie for the Vanderbilt Cup and a piece of Champ Car history in Mexico City. Michael ...

Defending Champ Car World Series champion Paul Tracy sailed to the pole on the streets of Surfers Paradise under sunny skies on the Gold Coast in Australia for Sunday's penultimate race of the CCWS 2004 calendar. Paul Tracy. Photo by...

Red Bull Cheever Racing's preparations for the 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series 17-race campaign began yesterday with the team's first test of a rookie driver. Narain Karthikeyan. Photo by Dave Dyer. Indian driver Narain ...

If you expected Alex Zanardi to lose his zest for life after having both legs amputated above the knee by a competitor's race car at EuroSpeedway Lausitz on September 15, 2001 you'd be wrong. Zanardi, who claims he hasn't shed a tear over the ...

Peter Jennings made him one of ABC's "Person of the Week" honorees on a Friday April evening a few years; Mario Andretti counts him as a lifelong friend. Where there's a major American- based open wheel race weekend, Father Phil De Rea has been...

Adrian Fernandez took the battle today in the Toyota Indy 400 by 0.0183 seconds, but second finisher Tony Kanaan won the war. The 2004 Indy Racing League's IndyCar Series championship belongs to the driver of Andretti Green Racing's ...

After posting the fourth quickest time in qualifying yesterday, Darren Manning impacted the turn two wall and SAFER barrier at California Speedway, suffering a slight concussion and severe back contusion, according to Dr. Henry Bock, Indy Racing...

Situations change pretty quickly in the Indy Racing League's IndyCar Series. Case in point is today's qualifying session for the Toyota Indy 400, race ...

Super Aguri Fernandez Racing is first out of the box to announce their 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series plans, bringing back potential Bombardier Rookie of the Year candidate Kosuke Matsuura to the ...

A cool California morning contributed to quick speeds in the first practice session as 22 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series drivers prepared for Sunday's Toyota Indy 400, race ...

The Indy Racing League's Menards Infiniti Pro Series has finalized its 2005 schedule, which expands to a series-high 14-event campaign next year, adding three road courses and one street race. Rolando Quintanilla and Leonardo...

Earlier this summer, Kathryn Nunn became the first woman to own an Indy Racing League Menards Infiniti Pro Series team, a move that has since paid off with three victories for lead driver P.J. Chesson and now encompasses a two-car squad with ...

There are only two contests left in the Indy Racing League's IndyCar Series' 16-event campaign and two drivers remain with a chance of winning the title. Andretti Green Racing teammates Tony Kanaan and Dan Wheldon are mathematically eligible for...

Last year at this time, Sam Hornish Jr. was on a roll. The 2003 season had been a roller coaster ride for the 2001- 2002 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion, who had to contend with a moribund Chevrolet engine that was replaced at Michigan...

It's dejà vu time for Tony Kanaan, leading the point standings for the Indy Racing League's IndyCar Series. Kanaan, the Brazilian who completed his first year of IndyCar Series racing in fourth place in 2003 has a 75-point advantage in this...

Patrick Carpentier became the first driver to win back-to-back races at Laguna Seca since 1998-99, by taking a time-shortened Monterey Grand Prix victory in the Champ Car World Series. Pitstop for Patrick Carpentier. Photo by Todd ...

The Indy Racing League IndyCar Series intended to hold a 200-lap Delphi Indy 300 race on the 1.5-mile D-shaped Chicagoland Speedway oval this afternoon, but instead it looked like a hockey fight broke out. Victory lane: race winner...

Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais solidified his place on the pole for Sunday's Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey, leading a charge of foreign drivers to the front of the grid during Champ Car World Series qualifying on Saturday. Sébastien...

No matter what they do, Helio Castroneves and Tony Kanaan always seem to find themselves in parallel positions. Their scenario won't be much different tomorrow when 22 Indy Racing League's IndyCar Series combatants take the green flags for Race ...

In a last-minute effort, Canadian Patrick Carpentier grabbed the provisional pole Friday on a near-perfect lap, guaranteeing him a front-row spot for Sunday's Champ Car World Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway. Patrick Carpentier. Photo...