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IRL: Indy Aurora V8 engine debuts

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:48 +0000

The following is a news release on the new Oldsmobile Indy Aurora V8 which was unveiled this weekend at the Indy Racing League event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. You'll also find information on Oldsmobile's IRL contingency award program for 1997, and a separate release on Carroll Shelby's new Aurora V8-powered sports car. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any ... Keep reading

IRL: CHAMPCAR/CART: IRL press release 96-01-04

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:42 +0000

FICTION AND FACT -- HERE'S WHICH IS WHICH INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 4, 1996 -- In order to clarify some of the issues surrounding our sport, the Indy Racing League has presented the facts to answer the most frequent misrepresentations and misunderstandings that have come forth as follows: *** FICTION: Twenty-five of the 33 starting spots in the 1996 ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Ted Horn retrospective

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:35:10 +0000

TED HORN Lee [Autorace listserver owner] asked me if I wouldn't do a short bio on Ted Horn. With an article coming up in Open Wheel magazine it would be nice to compare notes. Ted was born Eylard Theodore Von Horn on Feb. 27th, 1910. His parents Armandus Henry and Mary Horn were theatre players in the Cincinati German Theatre. Four years later they moved to Pittsburgh, the ... Keep reading

IRL: Indy 500 entry list (WIDE)

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:43 +0000

2 14 Scott Brayton Glidden Menards Special Team Menard Inc. Coldwater, MI 95 Lola / Menard V6 / Firestone Indianapolis, IN 3 6 Eddie Cheever Quaker State Menards Special Team Menard Inc. Aspen, CO 95 Lola / Menard V6 / Firestone ... Keep reading

IRL: Aurora V8 progress update

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:46 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IRL AURORA V8 READY FOR TESTING Note to Editors: This is the third in a series of progress reports on development of Oldsmobile's Motorsport Aurora V8 for Indy Racing League competition in 1997. Lansing, Mich. -- While Indy car teams are preparing for the start of the 1996-97 Indy Racing League season at New Hampshire ... Keep reading

IRL: G Force chassis tested at Phoenix

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:49 +0000

For Immediate Release LUYENDYK RUNS FIRST TEST OF NEW INDY RACING LEAGUE CAR PHOENIX, November 14, 1996 -- Arie Luyendyk , the 1990 Indianapolis 500 winner, drove the first testing laps of the first new Indy Racing League car Wednesday at Phoenix International Raceway. Luyendyk turned 23 laps in Treadway Racing's G Force chassis No. GF01-001 with a naturally aspirated Oldsmobile ... Keep reading

IRL: New Director/IMS staff changes

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:49 +0000

For Immediate Release Tony George Announces New IRL Head and Additions To IMS Corporate Team INDIANAPOLIS, December 2, 1996 -- Tony George, president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, today announced several executive staff changes at IMS and the Indy Racing League designed to take the motorsports entertainment company into the next century. The new executive structure will ... Keep reading

IRL: Loudon prize money awarded

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:48 +0000

For Immediate Release IRL TRUE VALUE 200 PAYOUT POSTED AT $1,102,000, WINNER SCOTT SHARP, FOYT TEAM COLLECT $118,000 INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 22, 1996) -- First-time Indy car winner Scott Sharp and the A.J. Foyt Enterprises racing team were awarded $118,000 of a total $1,102,000 prize fund following their victory in Sunday's IRL True Value 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway at ... Keep reading

IRL: Las Vegas starting grid

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:48 +0000

Indy Racing League 1996 Las Vegas 500K September 15, 1996 Official Starting Lineup Driver Car Residence YR/C/E/T Car Name Time Speed Row 1 5 Arie Luyendyk 95/R/F/F The Mi-Jack Products/Bryant Heating & Cooling Special 23.482 226.491 Scottsdale, AZ 2 Tony Stewart 95/L/M/F Menards / Glidden ... Keep reading

IRL: Riley & Scott takes first IRL chassis order

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:49 +0000

For Immediate Release RILEY & SCOTT TAKES FIRST IRL CHASSIS ORDER, PLAN COMPETITION DEBUT IN LONGHORN 500 JUNE 7 INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 23, 1996 -- Indianapolis race car manufacturer Riley & Scott took its first order today for the new Riley & Scott Mk V IRL, an Indy Racing League chassis to begin competing June 7, 1997, at the inaugural Longhorn 500 at Texas International ... Keep reading

IRL: 1997 chassis fact sheet

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:43 +0000

For Immediate Release April 2, 1996 1997 INDY RACING LEAGUE CHASSIS CONSTRUCTORS FACT SHEET CAR CONSTRUCTORS G Force Precision Engineering Ltd Dallara Automobili da Competizione G Force Composites Ltd Owner: Gian Carlo Dallara Contact: James Morton Contact: Caterina Dallara Denmans Lane Via ... Keep reading

IRL: CHAMPCAR/CART: CART-IMS litigation ended

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:49 +0000

CART and IMS Litigation Ended DETROIT and INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 17, 1996) -- Litigation among Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. (CART), Indy Racing League (IRL), United States Auto Club (USAC), Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), Penske Racing, Inc., A.J. Foyt and others, has ended, according to a joint announcement by Tony George, President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Leo ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Final results (after Laguna Seca)

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:35:16 +0000

Final PPG Cup Standings: Pos Driver Nat Chassis-Engine Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Jimmy Vasser USA Reynard 96-Honda-F 154 2. Michael Andretti USA Lola 96-Ford-G 132 3. Alessandro Zanardi I Reynard 96-Honda-F 132 4. Al Unser Jr ... Keep reading

IRL: Nissan to provide engines in 1997

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:43 +0000

For Immediate Release NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNOUNCES COMMITMENT TO 1997 INDIANAPOLIS 500 New V8 Engine to wear "Infiniti Indy" Name Plate INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (February 14) -- Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. today announced plans to compete as an engine supplier in the Indy Racing League (IRL) beginning in 1997. The new powerplant, a racing version of the 32-valve V8 engine ... Keep reading

IRL: Las Vegas personal report

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:49 +0000

Date: 15 Sep 96 20:39:39 EDT From: JPM Dillon <102044.3322@CompuServe.COM> IRL at Vegas, day 3 copyright 1996 John Dillon Day 3, morning. IRL weekend. FF2000 practice is done, fairly quietly. Maybe a dozen spins, shortcuts, off-and-ons. A new wall has sprouted at the second apex of turn 1, driver's left. It's a concrete block, positioned where several cars spun ... Keep reading

IRL: Pikes Peak oval added for 1997

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:44 +0000

For Immediate Release IRL ADDS RACE AT PIKES PEAK TO 1997-98 SCHEDULE DENVER, August 7, 1996 -- Indy Racing League and Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR) officials announced today that the newly-built one-mile oval in Fountain, Colo., will be host to an IRL event Sunday, June 29, 1997, featuring the stars and cars of the Indianapolis 500. Tony George, president of the ... Keep reading

IRL: Aurora to pace 1997 Indy 500

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:49 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OLDSMOBILE AURORA TO PACE 1997 INDIANAPOLIS 500 Las Vegas; November 5, 1996 -- An Oldsmobile Aurora will lead the pack of 33 roaring Indy Cars to the green flag at the start of the 1997 Indianapolis 500 on May 25. Oldsmobile's performance luxury sedan has been named the Official Pace Car for the 81st running of the Indy 500 -- the oldest ... Keep reading

IRL: Las Vegas points and prize money

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:49 +0000

1996 Las Vegas 500K IRL Points & Prize Money IRL Total IRL Designated Total FP SP Car Driver Pts. Pts. Awards Awards Awards 1 8 4 Richie Hearn 36 59 $100,000 $20,000 $120,000 2 22 22 Michel Jourdain,Jr. 33 33 82,000 13,250 95,250 3 6 10 Mike ... Keep reading

IRL: Phoenix driver testing 96-10-04

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:49 +0000

HEWITT, ROBBIE GROFF, 5 OTHERS PASS IRL DRIVER'S TESTS PHOENIX, Oct. 4, 1996 -- Longtime dirt track campaigner Jack Hewitt, Indy Lights veteran Robbie Groff and five other drivers passed Indy Racing League driver's tests this week at Phoenix International Raceway. The four days of testing were supervised by United States Auto Club steward Art Meyers and added seven drivers to the ... Keep reading

IRL: 1997 chassis rules and suppliers announced

Wed, 27 Mar 1996 05:47:43 +0000

For Immediate Release Fact Sheets, Car Graphic Attached IRL ANNOUNCES NEW CHASSIS RULES, CAR CONSTRUCTORS INDIANAPOLIS, April 2, 1996 -- The Indy Racing League today announced new chassis specifications for competition beginning in 1997 and also announced three car constructors who have committed to manufacture the new Indy racing vehicle. Dallara, of Italy, and G Force, of ... Keep reading