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IRL: Hemelgarn Racing press conference 2006-03-15

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:47:34 +0000

INDY RACING LEAGUE PRESS CONFERENCE Ron Hemelgarn, P.J. Chesson, Carmelo Anthony, Gene Simmons Wednesday, March 15, 2006, Indianapolis Motor Speedway BOB JENKINS: Everyone is here, and we shall proceed with the conference with the introduction. Because already we have requests for live shots a little bit later on, so we need to get this wrapped up as quickly as possible. I'm Bob ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: HVM-CTE Racing, Philippe teleconference

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:34:27 +0000

CHAMP CAR TELECONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT WITH HVM-CTE RACING CO-OWNER KEITH WIGGINS AND NELSON PHILIPPE ERIC MAUK: Welcome, everyone, to another exciting Champ Car media teleconference where I have the honor of announcing another one of the drivers that will make up the field for the 2006 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford. I am joined today by ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Newman/Haas Racing Sebring test 2006-03-23

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:34:27 +0000

BOURDAIS AND JUNQUEIRA COMPLETE SEBRING TEST; PREPARE FOR FINAL TEST PRIOR TO SEASON-OPENING CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES EVENT IN LONG BEACH SEBRING, Fla. (March 23, 2006) -- Rain brought an early end to the second of a two-day test at Sebring International Raceway today for two-time Champ Car World Series champion Sebastien Bourdais and teammate Bruno Junqueira. The drivers completed a ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Long Beach: Newman/Haas Racing Friday report

Sat, 08 Apr 2006 05:34:27 +0000

McDONALD'S DRIVER BOURDAIS ON PROVISIONAL POLE FOR TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH; JUNQUEIRA SECOND FASTEST Sebastien Bourdais, No. 1 McDonald's Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone: "It's pretty unusual for me to be in the first spot on the first practice of first qualifying session in Long Beach. It proves the McDonald's team had a good off-season. The team worked extremely hard to ... Keep reading

IRL: Indy Racing League News and Notes 2006-04-18

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:47:34 +0000

INDY RACING LEAGUE NEWS AND NOTES -- April 18, 2006 Today's IRL headlines 1. Road to Indy: Danica readies for return to Indy 2. Andretti Green Racing teams with Hemophilia of Indiana 1. Road to Indy: Danica readies for return to Indy: (Note: Second of a weekly series previewing the Indianapolis 500) In a few weeks, Danica Patrick will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway -- ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Bourdais named Grand Marshal for Portland parade

Fri, 12 May 2006 05:34:28 +0000

ROSE FESTIVAL RACES TO HONOR CHAMP CAR SERIES CHAMPION AS GRAND MARSHAL (Portland, Ore.)- In keeping with the long tradition of auto racing associated with the Portland Rose Festival, Sebastien Bourdais, two-time defending champion of the Champ Car World Series, will serve as Grand Marshal of the 2006 Southwest Airlines Grand Floral Parade, it was announced Thursday. Bourdais ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Champ Car race broadcast update

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 05:34:29 +0000

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES SUMMER STRETCH TO SEE FOUR CONSECUTIVE RACES BROADCAST LIVE ON CBS SPORTS INDIANAPOLIS (June 12, 2006) -- The June 18 Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland launches a run of four races in six weeks, a furious schedule that will go a long way toward determining who earns the title of 2006 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford ... Keep reading

IRL: Richmond Int'l Raceway Open Test summary

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:47:35 +0000

MARCO ANDRETTI TURNS SECOND FASTEST LAP AT RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Richmond, VA (June 22, 2006)--It has been said that Richmond International Raceway is one of the toughest tracks on the IndyCar® Series schedule. However, rookie sensation Marco Andretti turned the first laps of his 19-year-old life on the ¾-mile oval today and came away with the second fastest lap time ... Keep reading

IRL: Kansas: Final practice times

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 05:47:36 +0000

Pos Car Driver Chassis Time Gap To 1st Speed --- --- ------------------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 1. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara 25.7892 212.182 2. 6 Sam Hornish Jr Dallara 25.8372 0.0480 0.0480 211.788 3. 9 Scott Dixon Dallara 25.8741 0.0369 0.0849 ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Toronto: Saturday practice 2 times

Sun, 09 Jul 2006 05:34:30 +0000

Pos Car Driver Nat Team Time Gap To 1st Speed --- --- -------------------- ---- ---------------------- -------- ------- ------- -------- 1. 1 Sebastien Bourdais F Newman/Haas Racing 58.858 107.343 2. 7 A.J. Allmendinger USA Forsythe Racing 58.996 0.138 0.138 107.092 3. 9 Justin Wilson ... Keep reading

IRL: Kentucky: Tony Kanaan preview

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:47:36 +0000

Tony Kanaan on the Meijer Indy 300: "The testing program that we have with the Indy Pro Series is paying off for us; we ran much better at Michigan as a result of it. We (AGR) tested at Kentucky with Dario and Jonathan Klein and I believe that Team 7-Eleven will see the benefits of that test when we race at Kentucky Speedway." Tony Kanaan Facts The Meijer Indy 300 marks Kanaan's ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Road America: Forsythe Racing Friday report

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 05:34:33 +0000

Allmendinger Fourth, Tracy Eleventh In Provisional Qualifying at Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin - September 22, 2006 -- It was a cold and damp Friday at the Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America as the Forsythe Duo of A.J. Allmendinger and Paul Tracy encountered mixed results during provisional qualifying for Sunday's race. The Forsythe Team opted to finish the session on the ... Keep reading

IRL: Indy 500: Entries as of 2006-03-15

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:47:34 +0000

90th Indianapolis 500 entry list (updated as of March 15)


Driver                  Entrant
        Car#     Team                                           C/E/T   Entry Date


Scott Sharp             Delphi Fernandez Racing
        8, 8T   Delphi                                          D*/H/F  March 13


Kosuke Matsuura         Super Aguri Fernandez Racing
        55 ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Sebring test, day two report 2006-03-23

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:34:27 +0000

RAINS SHORTEN FINAL DAY OF CHAMP CAR TESTING AT SEBRING SEBRING, Fla., (March 23, 2006) -- The rains came to Central Florida today, but not in time to stop the teams and drivers of the Champ Car World Series from getting in another day of work as they prepare for the start of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season. Newman/Haas Racing ... Keep reading

IRL: Unser Jr named to A1 Team USA Indy 500 entry

Wed, 03 May 2006 05:47:35 +0000

Al Unser Jr. to drive A1 Team USA's "We The People" Indianapolis 500 entry GEICO sponsors unique "America's Race Team" effort INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- A1 TEAM USA and GEICO announced today that two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser, Jr. will pilot the No.31 A1 TEAM USA/GEICO/ Dreyer & Reinbold Racing-prepared Dallara/Honda/Firestone machine in the 90th running of "The Greatest ... Keep reading

IRL: Vision Racing, Indy sponsor extends partnership

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 05:47:35 +0000

VISION RACING TO ROCK ON WITH PARTNER ROCK & REPUBLIC INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (June 7, 2006) -- Coming off an exhilarating month of May and a poignant running of the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500, the partnership formed between Vision Racing and Rock & Republic will ride again for the Bombardier Learjet 500 which will run under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway this Saturday ... Keep reading

IRL: Kansas: Pre-race notes, schedule

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:47:35 +0000

FAST FACTS WHAT: Kansas Lottery Indy 300, eighth race in 14-race 2006 season WHERE: Kansas Speedway, 1.5-mile asphalt tri-oval WHEN: 1 p.m. (EDT), Sunday, July 2 DISTANCE: 200 laps/300 miles POSTED AWARDS: More than $1 million CARS: Dallara and Panoz chassis; Honda Indy V-8; Firestone tires PAST RACE WINNERS: 2001 -- Eddie Cheever Jr.; 2002 -- Airton Dare.; 2003 -- Bryan ... Keep reading

IRL: Kentucky: Marco Andretti preview

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:47:36 +0000

Marco Andretti on the Meijer Indy 300: "We've made progress with the NYSE car on the superspeedways and while I've not had the opportunity to test at Kentucky Speedway, the team (AGR) has. We'll need to use the information we got from that test and do everything we can to put a competitive car on the track. We're moving up in points so it would be nice to have a strong run and get ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Road America: CTE Racing HVM announce event sponsor

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 05:34:33 +0000

CTE Racing HVM Announces Bradford White as an Associate Sponsor for the Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America Indianapolis, IN (September 19, 2006) -- CTE Racing HVM today announced the return of Bradford White, as an associate sponsor for this weekend's Champ Car Grand Prix at Road America. Both the #4 (Nelson Philippe) and #14 (Dan Clarke) CTE Racing HVM Champ Car World ... Keep reading

CHAMPCAR/CART: Road America: Friday qualifying report

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 05:34:33 +0000

ROOKIE DAN CLARKE USES TIMELY TIRE CHANGE TO SNARE FIRST-DAY POLE AT CHAMP CAR GRAND PRIX OF ROAD AMERICA ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (September 22, 2006) -- Dan Clarke (#14 CTE Racing -- HVM Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) earned his racing stripes running in the British Isles and on the tracks of Europe, where racing in the rain is an common part of a driver's upbringing. But on a rainy ... Keep reading