News By Topic: Championship Auto Racing Teams

CART: Interview with Memo Gidley

Jun 28, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 Q& A with Memo Gidley When did you know you would be racing for Team Target? "I found out last Tuesday. Mike Hull, the team's managing director gave me a call and asked me if I wanted to drive for Target Chip Ganassi Racing. It was probably the ... Continue reading

CART: Team Rahal looks for triumphant homecoming at Grand Prix of Cleveland

Jun 28, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 DETROIT - In the midst of the most successful run in team history, Team Rahal competes in its home state for the first time in 2001 when the FedEx Championship Series travels to the shores of Lake Erie for this weekend's Marconi Grand Prix of C ... Continue reading

CART: Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Preview, Bryan Herta

Jun 28, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 Cleveland One Year Ago: While driving the #55 Hollywood/Mercedes-Benz/Reynard for the injured Tony Kanaan under the Mo Nunn Racing banner, Herta qualified seventh and finished ninth at the 2000 Marconi Grand Prix. Herta's result was one of thre ... Continue reading

CART: Gugelmin, Dixon ready for the wide runways of Cleveland

Jun 27, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 27, 2001 What: Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar-Round 9 of the 21-race CART FedEx Championship Series When: Sunday, July 1. Broadcast: 1 p.m. ET on ABC. Broadcast live on CART Radio Network affiliates. Qualifying television coverage: ... Continue reading

CART: Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland, Toyota Race Preview

Jun 27, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 27, 2001 Date: July 1, 2001 Broadcast: ABC, 1 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT Race Length: 100 laps for 210.6 miles Track Length: 2.106-mile road/street course 2000 Winner: Roberto Moreno Toyota's Best Finish: 3rd, Cristiano da Matta, 2000 Toyota's Best Qualifying: ... Continue reading

CART: Expect another high finish from Andretti at Cleveland

Jun 27, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 27, 2001 Indianapolis, IN-Over the past three years driver Michael Andretti has scored a second (1998), a third (1999) and a fourth (2000) in Cleveland and the one obvious finish that he is missing is a first. "Hopefully we can get the win this year so ... Continue reading

CART: Michigan International Speedway announces CART races to end at Michigan

Jun 26, 2001

June 26, 2001 DETROIT -- Championship Auto Racing Teams and Michigan International Speedway (MIS) today jointly announced that the CART FedEx Championship Series will not return to race at the 2-mile oval during the 2002 racing season. The announcement was made by CART Chairman/CEO Joseph Heitzler and MIS President Bre ... Continue reading

CART: Papis avoids trouble; Claims second career victory

Jun 25, 2001

June 25, 2001 or Mike Zizzo (248) 362-8800 PORTLAND, Ore. - Max Papis of Team Rahal mastered a damp racetrack that wreaked havoc on many of his most prominent pursuers Sunday when he drove to his second career FedEx Championship Series victory in the Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco at Portland Internati ... Continue reading

CART: Dixon earns another top-ten finish for PacWest Racing

Jun 25, 2001

June 25, 2001 Race recap: A yellow filled event under rainy conditions saw numerous position changes. Gugelmin was running in fifth position on lap 43 when Paul Tracy spun in front of him causing Mauricio to take evasive action. Gugelmin had no choice but to swerve to the left of Tracy, and upon doing so they made cont ... Continue reading

CART: Andretti gains points in an 'ugly' day of racing at Portland

Jun 25, 2001

June 25, 2001 Michael Andretti, Car No. 39, Motorola/Honda-Reynard "It was an ugly day out there but in the end we gained points and a lot of guys didn't so that's important. I just tried to drive smooth and save my tires because when the rain would slack off the track was getting pretty dry. The drier it got, the more ... Continue reading

CART: Arciero-Blair Racing Driver Wilson Gets Fourth Place Finish at Portland

Jun 25, 2001

June 25, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore.-- The FedEx Championship Series continued today in round eight of 21 events at Portland International Raceway. Arciero-Blair Racing driver Max Wilson finished fourth in the Freightliner/G.I. Joe’s 200 Presented By Texaco. Wilson, driving the Ford-powered number 25 WinnerB2B Lola, ... Continue reading

CART: Two Toyotas on podium at Portland; Moreno, Fittipaldi 2-3

Jun 25, 2001

June 25, 2001 - Roberto Moreno was second and Christian Fittipaldi third to lead Toyota at today's Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 at Portland International Raceway. Fittipaldi put on a show late in the race passing five cars in the late laps to earn his third, while Moreno ran the entire race in the top five on his way to ... Continue reading

CART: Fernandez has troubles on 'tricky' wet course in Portland

Jun 25, 2001

June 25, 2001 Adrián Fernández, Owner/Driver -- #51 Tecate/Quaker State/Telmex Honda/Reynard/Firestone: Finished: 19th Qualified: 23rd “It was tricky out there. It was very slippery and it was easy to make mistakes. I was trying at all times to be very patient and very smooth, but it wasn’t easy just to s ... Continue reading

CART: Kanaan collected in first lap accident in wet Portland race

Jun 25, 2001

June 25, 2001 Tony Kanaan #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 - Race Notes/Quotes - Sunday, June 24, 2001 Portland International Raceway - Portland, Ore. - 1.969-Mile Road Course Round 8 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series An accident on the opening lap of today's Freight ... Continue reading

CART: Zanardi goes out in first lap crash at Portland

Jun 25, 2001

June 25, 2001 Alex Zanardi #66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 - Race Notes/Quotes - Sunday, June 24, 2001 Portland International Raceway - Portland, Ore. - 1.969-Mile Road Course Round 8 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series Alex Zanardi and his #66 Pioneer-WorldCom ... Continue reading