News By Topic: Championship Auto Racing Teams

Legendary Racer, Mario Andretti, Named To Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. Board of Directors

Aug 29, 2002

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 28 Legendary race car driver, Mario Andretti, has been named to the Board of Directors of auto racing sanctioning organization Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc., as announced August 27. The announcement was made Tuesday in Indianapolis by CART President and CEO, Christopher R. Pook. "Mario Andrett ... Continue reading

Fogarty Second at CART - Montreal

Aug 26, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com SEVEN POINTS SEPARATE JON FOGARTY FROM THE 2002 ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER FINISHING SECOND PLACE AT MONTREAL ALEX GURNEY MOVES INTO THIRD PLACE MONTREAL, Que., Canada (Aug. 25, 2002) - Early in Round 11 of CART's 12-race Toyota Atlantic Championship ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Montreal Sunday Race

Aug 26, 2002

MONTREAL (Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002) -- Tony Kanaan and the #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola finished third at today's inaugural Molson Indy Montreal for his second podium and third top-four finish in the last four events. Kanaan started 13th and quickly picked up two positions on the opening lap including on ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Montreal Saturday Final Qualifying

Aug 25, 2002

MONTREAL (Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002) -- Tony Kanaan and the #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola improved almost eight-tenths of a second on Friday's provisional qualifying effort but remained on the inside of the seventh row for the start of Sunday's inaugural Molson Indy Montreal after final qualifying today. ... Continue reading

Da Matta wins provisional pole

Aug 24, 2002

August 23, 2002 MONTREAL -- The AP reported that Cristiano da Matta guaranteed himself another front-row start by winning the provisional pole Friday for the inaugural Montreal Molson-Indy. The Brazilian earned another standings point and leads Patrick Carpentier and Bruno Junqueira by 43 points. He can add one more in ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Montreal Friday Provisional Qualifying

Aug 23, 2002

MONTREAL (Friday, Aug. 23, 2002) -- Tony Kanaan and the #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola sit on the inside of the seventh row on the provisional starting grid for Sunday's inaugural Molson Indy Montreal after first-round qualifying today. Kanaan had to go to his back-up car to turn a fast lap of 1 minute, ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Montreal Pre-Race Notes/Quotes

Aug 21, 2002

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola Molson Indy Montreal - August 23-25, 2002 - Pre-Race Notes/Quotes Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve - Montreal, Quebec - 2.747-Mile Road Course Round 13 of 19 on the 2002 CART FedEx Champions ... Continue reading

Sunday's CART Race Results What's da Matta

Aug 18, 2002

Results from Sunday's CART-Motorola 220 at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.: 1. (2) Cristiano da Matta, Toyota/Lola/Bridgestone, 60. 2. (3) Alex Tagliani, Ford-Cosworth/Reynard/Bridgestone, 60. 3. ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Road America Sunday Race

Aug 18, 2002

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002) -- Tony Kanaan and the #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola charged from the 18th and final starting grid position to a fourth-place finish in today's Grand Prix of Road America. He moved from 18th to 13th as the race went green, but was called by CART officials for ... Continue reading

CART Offers Teams Expanded Financial and Operational Inducements To Race In Effort To Maintain Market Position

Aug 18, 2002

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17 Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. announced today enhanced financial incentives for existing and new race teams to compete in the CART FedEx Championship Series for the year 2003 and beyond. Enhancing the Entrant Support Program (ESP) previously announced in June, the expanded ESP plan will pro ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Road America Friday Provisional Qualifying

Aug 16, 2002

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Friday, Aug. 16, 2002) -- Tony Kanaan and the #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola endured a rather frustrating opening day of practice and qualifying today for Sunday's Grand Prix of Road America. Kanaan started the day on the right foot, moving straight to the top of the speed charts in ... Continue reading

Bear Stearns and CART to Hold Motorsports Business Forum at the Shell Grand Prix of Denver

Aug 16, 2002

NEW YORK--Aug. 15, 2002--In a concerted effort to help teams educate prospective sponsors, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. (CART) announced today that they will be holding a Business-to-Business Forum, Thursday August 29th, at the Shell Grand Prix of Denver. The B2B Forum is designed t ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Road America Pre-Race

Aug 14, 2002

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola The Grand Prix of Road America - August 16-18, 2002 - Pre-Race Notes/Quotes Road America - Elkhart Lake, Wis. - 4-Mile Road Course Round 12 of 19 on the 2002 CART FedEx Championship S ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Mid-Ohio Friday Provisional Qualifying

Aug 10, 2002

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio - Friday, Aug. 9, 2002 - Provisional Qualifying Notes/Quotes Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - Lexington, Ohio - 2.258-Mile Road Course Round 11 of 19 on the 20 ... Continue reading

CART GRAND PRIX OF MID-OHIO FACT SHEET

Jul 30, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2002 Contact: Reece White, (614) 793-4620, rwhite@midohio.com Bryan Frackman, (614) 793-4612, bfrackman@midohio.com CART GRAND PRIX OF MID-OHIO FACT SHEET WHAT: CART Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Round 11 of 19 in the CART FedEx Championship Series WHO: Champ Car drivers including Cristiano da M ... Continue reading