Sat
09
Feb
2002
AUTOMOTIVE
09/02/2002 05:35
CICERO, IL -- Officials of Chicago Motor Speedway today suspended the
track's 2002 auto racing schedule, which includes the CART FedEx Series
Target Grand Prix and the Sears Craftsman 175 in the NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series. Horse racing at ...
Thu
28
Feb
2002
INDYCAR
28/02/2002 05:47
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Feb. 27, 2002) - Red Bull Cheever Racing general
manager Richard Caron announced today that Tomas Scheckter will drive the
No. 52 Red Bull Cheever Racing Infiniti in the 2002 Indy Racing League
series.
Tomas ...
Mon
04
Feb
2002
INDYCAR
04/02/2002 05:35
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO -- Team Rahal, a franchise member of Championship
Auto Racing Teams (CART), and the Gigante Group, one of the leading
self-service retail chains in Mexico, announced today a primary partnership
that will place Michel Jourdain...
Thu
07
Feb
2002
INDYCAR
07/02/2002 05:35
Mauricio Gugelmin has announced his retirement from racing after a
career spanning more than twenty years. His career started racing in
his home country of Brazil, where he was the Brazilian National Karting
Champion in 1980.
From there his...
Sat
25
May
2002
INDYCAR
25/05/2002 05:35
INDIANAPOLIS - Same drivers, same team, same sponsor, different - read
bright - new colors.
Team Kool Green is still exactly that, but will be wearing some new
paint and graphics on its Reynard-Hondas as its longstanding sponsor,
Brown & ...
Fri
31
May
2002
F1
31/05/2002 05:35
CART driver Cristiano da Matta missed the Indianapolis 500 in favour of
Formula One testing with Toyota on the 17th May and was more than happy to
do so. Da Matta is one of three drivers from the American series to be
testing with Toyota for...
Wed
10
Apr
2002
INDYCAR
10/04/2002 05:47
April 8, 2002 Indianapolis, IN -- Walker Racing announced today that Sarah Fisher has been released from her
drivers contract with Walker Racing to pursue other opportunities in racing.
Fisher became the youngest person to compete in the Indy...
Tue
10
Sep
2002
F1
10/09/2002 05:34
Minardi continue with the enthusiastic trying out of new drivers it has been
doing lately with another American, former Barber Dodge Pro and CART racer
Townsend Bell. Minardi formerly had Bryan Herta behind the wheel and Bell is
set to take to an...
Thu
24
Jan
2002
INDYCAR
24/01/2002 05:35
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Sigma Autosport announced today that Massimiliano
(Max) Papis, one of the top stars in the CART FedEx Championship Series,
has signed a contract to drive the ...
Thu
18
Apr
2002
INDYCAR
18/04/2002 05:47
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, April 15, 2002 - Last year's Indy 500 winner Helio
Castroneves from Sao Paulo, Brazil and living in Miami, Florida was
honored this evening in ceremonies at the Hall of Fame Museum. His
sculptured image was added to the six foot...
Sat
19
Jan
2002
INDYCAR
19/01/2002 05:35
Indianapolis, Indiana - Target Chip Ganassi Racing announced today
that Bruno Junqueira will team with Kenny Brack for the 2002 CART FedEx
Championship series. In 2001, his rookie season, Junqueira scored one
victory and one pole position while ...
Sun
12
May
2002
INDYCAR
12/05/2002 05:47
Being second sometimes is a benefit -- Bruno Junqueira drew number two
in qualifying attempt for the 86th Indianapolis 500. The CART veteran,
driving the No. 33 Target Chip Ganassi Racing G Force/Chevrolet/Firestone,
is currently sitting on the...
Sat
26
Oct
2002
INDYCAR
26/10/2002 05:34
Brazilian Bruno Junqueira of Target Chip Ganassi Racing has clinched the
provisional pole in the first qualifying race of the Gold Coast Honda
Indy 300, clocking a new track record of 1:31.515 (1:09.949mph) on his
ninth lap.
In his second year...
Sun
30
Jun
2002
INDYCAR
30/06/2002 05:47
Richmond, VA, June 29 - Sam Hornish Jr. led one and a half laps winning
a wild, action packed race on the 3/4 mile Richmond International
Raceway.
Sam did it the way he and his team have gotten most of their successes:
with a car that Sam could...
Sat
04
May
2002
INDYCAR
04/05/2002 05:47
INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, May 3, 2002 -- Indy Racing League rookie Tomas
Scheckter has been suspended from all on-track activity through May
7, fined an undisclosed amount and placed on extended probation for
unsportsmanlike conduct, IRL Vice...
Tue
16
Jul
2002
INDYCAR
16/07/2002 05:35
Patrick Carpentier won the CART Cleveland Grand Prix today, despite a
furious pursuit by Team Green drivers Michael Andretti and Paul Tracy, who
exchanged the race's fastest laps late in the race. Carpentier took the
lead from Dario Franchitti on...
Sun
14
Apr
2002
INDYCAR
14/04/2002 05:35
Friday, April 12 -- In the paddock at the Grand Prix of Long Beach, CART team owner
Bobby Rahal sat down for a chat with several media representatives.
Motorsport.com writer and photographer John Francis was there and filed
this account.
Q:...
Wed
27
Nov
2002
INDYCAR
27/11/2002 05:32
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Nov. 25, 2002) - Buddy Rice of Phoenix, Ariz., has
signed a multiyear contract with Red Bull Cheever Racing to drive in the
Indy Racing League championship.
"We are pleased to officially sign Buddy" team owner Eddie Cheever...
Sun
27
Oct
2002
INDYCAR
27/10/2002 05:34
Reigning champion Cristiano da Matta is on track to become the first
two-time winner of the Gold Coast Honda Indy 300 as he turned the
fastest lap of the weekend at 1:30.204 (111.547 mph) in Saturday's final
qualifying session for Sunday's race ...
Mon
23
Dec
2002
F1
23/12/2002 05:34
Over the next several months, SPEED Channel will profile members of its on-
air team as well as key figures behind the scenes at the nation's fastest
growing sports cable network. The fourth profile in this series highlights
veteran racer Derek ...
Tue
05
Nov
2002
INDYCAR
05/11/2002 05:34
Dominant 2002 season sends reigning CART Champion Cristiano da Matta to
Formula One with two-year Toyota contract.
INDIANAPOLIS (November 5, 2002) - 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series
champion Cristiano da Matta will leave the Champ Car series...
Tue
26
Mar
2002
INDYCAR
26/03/2002 05:47
FONTANA, Calif. (March 24, 2002) - Sam Hornish won his second consecutive Indy Racing
League event after swapping the lead several times during the final laps with runner-up
Jaques Lazier. The margin of victory was the second closest in Indy...
Sun
01
Dec
2002
F1
01/12/2002 05:34
Christiano da Matta is sad that the CART series is heading into decline as
teams and drivers leave, despite it being the best motor racing in America.
The Indy Racing League is attracting drivers but da Matta thinks the
oval-only racing will not...
Sun
03
Nov
2002
INDYCAR
03/11/2002 05:34
Fontana, Calif (November 2, 2002) - Tony Kanaan earned the pole position for
Sunday's 500 presented by Toyota after averaging 232.483 mph around the
2-mile California Speedway. Kanaan used just one of his two qualifying laps
before returning to...
Wed
17
Apr
2002
INDYCAR
17/04/2002 05:35
Michael Andretti won the Grand Prix of Long Beach after holding off a
charging Jimmy Vasser. Andretti's Team Green used pit strategy and luck to
get him in front and a canny restart by Michael with 10 laps to go prevented
a pass from an obviously...
Mon
07
Oct
2002
INDYCAR
07/10/2002 05:34
MIAMI (October 6, 2002) - Newman Haas teammates Cristiano da Matta and
Christian Fittipaldi finished one-two in the inaugural Grand Prix Americas at
Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. Da Matta's seventh victory of the season
clinched the 2002 CART...
Mon
13
May
2002
INDYCAR
13/05/2002 05:47
INDIANAPOLIS (May 11, 2002) - Bruno Junqueira earned the pole position for
the 86th running of the Indianapolis 500 after making the first qualifying
run of the day. Junqueira, who set the fastest lap in morning practice at
231.675 mph, posted a...
Mon
23
Dec
2002
ALMS
23/12/2002 05:34
INDIANAPOLIS (December 20, 2002) - Former Champ Car driver Stefan
Johansson announced today the formation of American Spirit Team
Johansson, a complete two-car effort that will campaign the 2003
Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series ...
Tue
24
Dec
2002
ATLANTIC
24/12/2002 05:34
Motorsport.com has learned through reliable sources in Mexico that a new
team for the 2003 CART Champ Car World Series has been formed by Modelo
Group. The Corona Racing Team has signed Mexican driver Rodolfo Lavin.
Modelo Group formed a ...
Tue
17
Sep
2002
F1
17/09/2002 05:34
Helio Castroneves will get behind the wheel of an F1 car this week when he
tests for Toyota at the Paul Ricard circuit in France. Regular Toyota tester
Stephane Sarrazin will be joined by drivers Mika Salo and Allan McNish while
Castroneves is due...
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