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CHAMPCAR/CART: Ashley Judd and Dario Franchitti - Scottish wedding

Tue, 18 Dec 2001 05:35:20 +0000

Ashley Judd and Dario Franchitti were wed in the Highlands of Scotland on Wednesday at the exclusive Skibo Castle in Dornoch District near Inverness. Franchitti, a driver for Team Kool Green in the FedEx Championship Auto Racing Teams series was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and now lists his home as Bathgate, Scotland. Judd who has starred in the movies "Heat" and "Double Jeopardy" ... Keep reading

IRL: First Chevy Indy V8 track test successful

Wed, 05 Dec 2001 05:47:50 +0000

PHOENIX, Dec. 1, 2001 -- The red Bowtie was back on an Indy car for the first time since 1993 as the all-new Chevy Indy V8 racing engine successfully completed its first track test at Phoenix International Raceway. Reigning Indy Racing League champion Sam Hornish Jr. ran a total of 456 trouble-free laps with Pennzoil Panther Racing's Chevrolet Dallara in a three-day test of the ... Keep reading

IRL: CHAMPCAR/CART: ILikeRacing.com Karting Challenge week four

Wed, 14 Feb 2001 05:47:44 +0000

KARTING CHALLENGE WEEK #4 UPDATE PITTING IRL AND CART TEAMS AGAINST EACH OTHER IN A 10-WEEK KARTING LEAGUE Mondays through March 5, 4 - 6:00 pm Stefan Johansson Karting Center www.stefanjohansson.com

POINT STANDINGS AFTER 4 OF 10 RACES


TEAM                                              POINTS
1) Indianapolis Motor Speedway                    16
2) United States Auto ... Keep reading

IRL: Heritage Motorsports Texas preview

Wed, 06 Jun 2001 05:47:48 +0000

(Indianapolis, IN)-- After four decades of racing, a Texas legend will come home for the first time. John Mecom, Jr.'s name is not widely recognized among racing's new fan base, but he is one of the most respected team owners in the history of motorsports. Based out of Houston, Mecom began his first racing team in 1962. Within two years of its creation, his team was ranked among the ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Hank Thorp passed away October 20, 2001

Thu, 25 Oct 2001 05:35:19 +0000

Motorsport.com -- Hank Thorp, former Chief Steward for the Indy Lights series, passed away peacefully in California on Saturday, October 20. Thorp had been battling cancer for almost a year. His daughters were with him at the time of his death. Thorp was one of the people behind the growth of the Indy Lights in the early years. At the end of the 1997 season, he retired. Drivers ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Team Herdez names Dominguez as 2002 driver

Fri, 07 Dec 2001 05:35:20 +0000

MEXICO CITY and INDIANAPOLIS (December 6, 2001) -- Team Herdez today announced that Mario Dominguez will be assuming driving duties in the No. 16 Ford-Cosworth Lola for the 2002 season of the CART FedEx Championship Series. A native of Mexico City, Dominguez, 26, has an extensive background in open-wheel racing. He started in go-karts in 1987 and won multiple championships and races ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Team Player's signs Tony Cicale

Wed, 03 Jan 2001 05:35:15 +0000

Montreal, January 3, 2001 Five weeks after adding Bruce Ashmore to its operations as technical director, Team Player's made another major move today with the hiring of engineer Tony Cicale , who will help oversee the preparations for the car driven by Alex Tagliani. It is a return of sorts for the Stamford, Connecticut-born Cicale, who was the chief engineer for Jacques ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Driver safety concerns postpone Texas race

Tue, 01 May 2001 05:35:16 +0000

By Jack Durbin - Motorsport.com The Firestone Firehawk 600 presented by Pioneer has been postponed 'due to irresolvable concerns over the physical demands placed on the drivers at race speeds. All but four drivers reported they had experienced high g-force related (vertigo-like) symptoms during long practice runs. Joe Heitizler, CEO and President, made the announcement at the Texas ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Patrick Long to compete in Bercy Karting Event

Wed, 05 Dec 2001 05:35:19 +0000

PARIS, France, November 28 Californian Patrick Long, fresh off his close second in the British Formula Ford championship, will join an celebrity cast of racing superstars -- including drivers from Formula One and CART -- when he competes in the Speedy World Cup Indoor karting extravaganza in Paris, November 30-December 1st. Formerly known as the Elf Masters de Bercry, the event is ... Keep reading

IRL: Texas II starting line up

Fri, 05 Oct 2001 05:47:50 +0000


FORT WORTH, Texas - Starting lineup, determined by entrant
points, for Saturday's Chevy 500 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event
at Texas Motor Speedway, with starting position, car number in
parentheses, driver and chassis-engine:


        1.  (4)  Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Oldsmobile
        2.  (91) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile
        3.  (8)  Scott Sharp ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Official CART announcement of Texas postponement

Tue, 01 May 2001 05:35:16 +0000

FORT WORTH, Texas (April 29, 2001) - Championship Auto Racing Teams announced Sunday that it was postponing the Firestone Firehawk 600 Presented by Pioneer at Texas Motor Speedway due to extensive concerns over the unprecedented physical demands being placed upon its drivers. This weekend's event would have marked CART's first-ever appearance on the 1.5-mile, 24-degree banked oval ... Keep reading

IRL: CHAMPCAR/CART: Penske, a driving force behind the launch of CART leaves for IRL

Sat, 08 Dec 2001 05:47:50 +0000

Roger Penske made the long expected announcement today that would place his team as a major competitor in the Indy Racing League next year. The surprise was that instead of just one car/one driver with Marlboro sponsorship, the effort will be two cars and both Penske drivers. The IRL Marlboro Team Penske will field entries for two-time defending FedEx Championship Auto Racing ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: The Carpentiers have a baby girl

Wed, 21 Feb 2001 05:35:15 +0000

02.19.01 - Ils nous fait plaisir de vous annoncer la naissance d’une toute petite fille de 6.3 lbs., mesurant 19 pouces. Une nouvelle venue dans la famille de Patrick Carpentier et Anick Dunn Carpentier qui portera le nom de Anaïs Dunn Carpentier. Elle est heureuse d’être parmis nous et aimerait vous saluer !!! Heure de la naissance : 2 :58 PM le 19 Fevrier 2001 We have the ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Kahne's Champ Car test at Homestead

Wed, 18 Apr 2001 05:35:15 +0000

Kasey Kahne, the reigning United States Auto Club (USAC) WorldCom Midget Car Champion, is considered by many to be one of the rising young racecar drivers in the United States. The driver of Steve Lewis Racing's #91 Ford-powered Beast, the 21-year-old Kahne recently spent a day lapping the Homestead Motor Speedway road course in one of Team Rahal's year-old Reynards in a test ... Keep reading

IRL: Eddie Cheever Jr. statement regarding Dale Earnhardt

Wed, 21 Feb 2001 05:47:44 +0000

Indianapolis, IN - Eddie Cheever Jr. statement regarding the death of Dale Earnhardt: "I have known only two individuals whose very presence transcended the fact that they were extraordinary racing drivers: Dale Earnhardt and Ayrton Senna. No one else could fill a room like they could. I met Dale just two years ago but I feel like I have lost a member of my family. There is ... Keep reading

IRL: CHAMPCAR/CART: Helio Castroneves tests IROC car at Daytona

Wed, 14 Nov 2001 05:47:50 +0000

Helio Castroneves Looking To Reach New Heights In True Value/IROC Test At Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., (Nov. 13, 2001) -- Helio Castroneves is looking for new fences to climb. Castroneves, whose penchant for scaling fences after victories earned him the nickname "Spiderman," made his inaugural visit to Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday to participate in a True ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Eurosport to cover 18 races live

Thu, 01 Mar 2001 05:35:15 +0000

DETROIT (February 27, 2001) - Racing fans throughout Europe will be able to follow the star-studded lineup of international drivers as well as the high-speed excitement of Championship Auto Racing Teams' FedEx Championship Series through a precedent-setting Eurosport television package announced today. Officials from CART, ESPN International and Eurosport Television announced that ... Keep reading

IRL: Rick Treadway Texas II preview

Wed, 03 Oct 2001 05:47:50 +0000

Big Tex Trailers, a Texas based trailer manufacturer and related parts supplier, will join the Treadway-Hubbard Racing team for the INDY Racing League event at the Texas Motor Speedway this Saturday as the title sponsor for their #5 entry driven by Rick Treadway. "We are excited and proud to have Big Tex on board for this race," said Rick Treadway. "We hope the fans will enjoy the ... Keep reading

IRL: 2001 schedule with TV networks, times

Thu, 18 Jan 2001 05:47:44 +0000

2001 INDY RACING NORTHERN LIGHT SERIES SCHEDULE
(Subject to Change)


Date          Race - Location (Track Size)                                                          TV (Times Eastern)


Sun, Mar 18   Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 - Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix (1 mile)      ABC, 4 p.m.


Sun, Apr 8    Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami - Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Keep reading

IRL: Olds era to end Texas II

Tue, 02 Oct 2001 05:47:50 +0000

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 2, 2001 - An auto racing odyssey that began 98 years ago on a sandy Florida beach will reach its final destination this weekend on the high-banked turns of Texas Motor Speedway. Oldsmobile will celebrate its last championship at the Chevy 500 on Oct. 6, the season finale of the 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series. Oldsmobile will conclude its ... Keep reading