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...
Thu
05
Dec
2002
INDYCAR
05/12/2002 05:32
INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002) -- CART and Formula 1 driving
veteran Tora Takagi has been added to Mo Nunn Racing's lineup for the
2003 Indy Racing League (IRL) season. Takagi, a native of Japan, will
join former IRL Rookie of the Year and...
Mon
09
Dec
2002
INDYCAR
09/12/2002 05:32
HILLIARD, OH . . . Team Rahal and Honda Performance Development,
Inc. today announced a partnership that will see Team Rahal enter a
full-season entry in the Indy Racing League in 2003. The single-car
entry is sponsored by Pioneer Electronics...
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 ...
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...
Tue
03
Sep
2002
F1
03/09/2002 05:34
Team Players' boss Jerry Forsythe confirmed at the Denver CART weekend that
an offer for the services of Jacques Villeneuve has now been officially put
in writing. A previous verbal offer was turned down by Villeneuve's manager
but Forsythe has...
Sun
07
Jul
2002
INDYCAR
07/07/2002 05:35
Cristiano Da Matta cruised to an easy win at the Molson Indy Toronto.
Da Matta started from pole, took the lead into the first corner and was
unchallenged in a race of two halves. The first half was processional
and incident free. The second ...
Sun
12
May
2002
INDYCAR
12/05/2002 05:47
Back in early April, Springfield, Illinois' popular 40-year old
Donnie Beecher, a four time Indy 500 veteran, rode one of A.J. Foyt's Indy cars into
a wall at the IRL season opener in Homestead, Florida, suffered a concussion, and
spent a night ...
Sat
06
Jul
2002
INDYCAR
06/07/2002 05:35
Toronto, Ont. (July 5, 2002) - For most of the practice session at the
Molson Indy in Toronto on Friday morning, it looked like the Newman-Haas
Racing Team was going to post the two fastest times. Teammates Cristiano
da Matta and Christian ...
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...
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...
Sat
02
Mar
2002
INDYCAR
02/03/2002 05:47
MIAMI (February 28, 2002) - Tomas Scheckter picked up where he left off at
Test in the West by setting the fastest lap of the day, averaging 204.497mph
around the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway. Most teams used the 45 minute
morning session ...
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...
Sun
01
Sep
2002
INDYCAR
01/09/2002 05:34
Ganassi Racing's Bruno Junqueira won the pole for tomorrow's CART Grand
Prix of Denver with a fast time of 1:01.703 seconds (96.093 mph.)
Junqueira set the pole time relatively early in the second qualifying
session of the weekend, as the usual ...
Tue
03
Dec
2002
F1
03/12/2002 05:34
Christiano da Matta is looking forward to the challenges of Formula One and
says he is not scared of reigning champion Michael Schumacher. However, the
new Toyota signing is not expecting to take the world by storm in his debut
season. Da Matta,...
Tue
26
Nov
2002
INDYCAR
26/11/2002 05:34
INDIANAPOLIS and MIAMI (November 23, 2002) - Herdez Competition driver
Mario Dominguez last night accepted the Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year
Award at the 2002 CART Awards Banquet, held at the InterContinental Hotel
in Miami, ...
Fri
24
May
2002
INDYCAR
24/05/2002 05:47
Will there always be an Indianapolis 500? Presumably so, but this
year no one knows definitively when, since weather prognosticators are
signaling rain possibilities from Thursday at least as far as Tuesday.
Remember 1986 when Bob Rahal waited a...
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...
Tue
05
Nov
2002
INDYCAR
05/11/2002 05:34
Fontana, Calif (November 3, 2002) - Jimmy Vasser returned to victory lane at
the California Speedway after beating Michael Andretti to the finish line by
0.400 seconds. Vasser, who hasn't visited victory lane since Houston in 2000,
passed Andretti...
Tue
17
Sep
2002
INDYCAR
17/09/2002 05:34
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (September 17, 2002) -- Andretti Green Racing (AGR) today announced it
will field three entries in the 2003 Indy Racing League (IRL) for Michael Andretti, Dario Franchitti
and Tony Kanaan. Â Andretti Green Racing's engines will...
Sat
19
Oct
2002
F1
19/10/2002 05:32
Allan McNish is to test for Penske Racing in the IRL series on Monday at the
Fontana speedway in California. McNish finished his F1 season with Toyota by
way of a huge crash in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, which he
escaped from...
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...
Wed
06
Mar
2002
INDYCAR
06/03/2002 05:35
CART to Promote 2002 Race at Chicago Motor Speedway; Self-Promotion a
First for CART of an Existing Event
CHICAGO (March 4, 2002) - Reinforcing its commitment to major league
open-wheel auto racing in the greater Chicago area, Championship ...
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 ...
Fri
04
Oct
2002
INDYCAR
04/10/2002 05:32
INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002 -- Less than a year after taking
his first steps on his severely injured feet, Davey Hamilton already is
driving faster than 155 mph in an Indy Racing car.
Hamilton, from Eagle, Idaho, suffered severe...
Tue
10
Sep
2002
INDYCAR
10/09/2002 05:32
Joliet, Illinois (September 8, 2002) -- Sam Hornish raced side by side with
Al Unser Jr. for the final 22 laps before taking the victory in the Delphi
Indy 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway. Hornish crossed the finish line 0.0024
seconds ahead of ...
Fri
15
Mar
2002
INDYCAR
15/03/2002 05:35
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 14, 2002) -- Fernández Racing Co-owner and
Managing Director Tom Anderson today announced that Gustavo del Campo has
been hired as team manager. Del Campo begins his new role today, taking
over the position formerly held...
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...
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
29
Aug
2002
INDYCAR
29/08/2002 05:34
INDIANAPOLIS (August 27, 2002) - Legendary race car driver, Mario
Andretti, has been named to the Board of Directors of auto racing
sanctioning organization Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc (NYSE:MPH).
The announcement was made Tuesday in ...
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