CART: Heitzler named Chairman of CART Board of Directors
Jun 6, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 6, 2001 DETROIT - Championship Auto Racing Teams President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph F. Heitzler has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors for the open-wheel racing sanctioning organization. The announcement was made by acting CART Chai ... Continue reading
IRL/IROC: Unser to replace injured Goodyear in True Value IROC round
Jun 5, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 5, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Al Unser Jr., a full-time driver in the Indy Racing Northern Light Series and two-time True Value International Race of Champions (IROC) series champion, will substitute for the injured Scott Goodyear in the True Value IROC race J ... Continue reading
CART: Brack wins back-to-back after taking checkered flag at Milwaukee
Jun 4, 2001
June 4, 2001 WEST ALLIS, Wis. (June 3, 2001) - Kenny Brack of Team Rahal, who went 23 starts before claiming his first career FedEx Championship Series victory in Japan two weeks ago, made it two in a row and added to his championship points lead Sunday by claiming the Miller Lite 225 at The Milwaukee Mile. Brack (Shel ... Continue reading
CART: Race Results, Miller Lite 225, Milwaukee
Jun 4, 2001
June 4, 2001 WEST ALLIS, Wis. -- Results of Sunday's Miller Lite 225 FedEx Championship Series race at The Milwaukee, with starting position in parentheses, driver, type of car, laps completed, and reason out, if any: 1. (1) Kenny Brack, Ford Lola, 225. 2. (10) Michael Andretti, Honda Reynard, 225. ... Continue reading
INDY LIGHTS: Bell wins Milwaukee in record setting run
Jun 4, 2001
June 4, 2001 WEST ALLIS, Wis. - On a day that ended before it started for some of his competition, Dorricott Racing's Townsend Bell (DirecPC Lola) took the Dayton Indy Lights Championship points lead with a dominating and record-setting victory Sunday at the Milwaukee Mile. Bell started from the pole, lapped the entire ... Continue reading
CART: Crashes knock Toyotas from Milwaukee battle; Dixon gets second podium
Jun 4, 2001
June 4, 2001 - Scott Dixon earned his second podium finish in five career CART starts and his third top-10 finish of the season. The rookie moves up to sixth in the Champ Car points with 38 points overall. - Three different Toyota-powered entries were knocked out of the Miller Lite 225 due to accidents - all while runn ... Continue reading
CART: Rain forces cancellation of qualifying for Miller Lite 225 at Milwaukee
Jun 3, 2001
June 3, 2001 WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Rains forced cancellation of Saturday's scheduled qualifying session for Round 6 of the FedEx Championship Series, the Miller Lite 225 at The Milwaukee Mile. The starting grid for the event will be based on points, with Kenny Brack (Shell Ford Lola) of Team Rahal starting on the pole and ... Continue reading
CART: Starting Lineup, Miller Lite 225, Milwaukee
Jun 3, 2001
June 3, 2001 WEST ALLIS, Wis. -- Starting grid for Sunday's Miller Lite 225 FedEx Championship Series race at The Milwaukee Mile, with car number in parentheses, driver, type of car, and championship points (grid established based on championship standings due to qualifying rainout): 1. (8) Kenny Brack, Ford Lola, 49 p ... Continue reading
Jun 2, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Donnie Clark, (614) 793-4620, dclark@midohio.com <mailto:dclark@midohio.com> WORLD CHALLENGE DEBUTS AND CELEBRITIES RETURN TO 20TH ANNIVERSARY TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE GRAND PRIX OF DETROIT DETROIT (June 1, 2001) - The Raceway on Belle Isle is going to be a hotbed of road racing action during t ... Continue reading
CART: Castroneves tops test day at Miller Lite 225
Jun 2, 2001
June 2, 2001 WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Helio Castroneves of Marlboro Team Penske followed up his spectacular success last week's Indianapolis 500 by posting the top time during Friday's abbreviated test day for the Miller Lite 225 at The Milwaukee Mile (4 p.m. ET Sunday, live, ABC-TV). Castroneves (Marlboro Honda Reynard), wh ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Scott Goodyear released from the hospital
Jun 1, 2001
June 1, 2001 Indianapolis, IN (May 31, 2001) - Cheever Indy Racing driver Scott Goodyear, who suffered a back injury during the Indianapolis 500 on May 27, was released from Indianapolis' Methodist Hospital and returned home today. Goodyear, twice a runner-up at the Indy 500, was injured on lap eight of this year's eve ... Continue reading
IROC: Unser Jr. to sub for Scott Goodyear in True Value IROC Series
Jun 1, 2001
June 1, 2001 TINTON FALLS, NJ - Two-time True Value IROC champion and fellow Indy Racing Northern Light series driver, Al Unser, Jr., will substitute for the injured Scott Goodyear in the June 9 True Value IROC race at Michigan International Speedway. Goodyear fractured his lower back in an accident during the Indianap ... Continue reading
CART: Zakspeed/Forsythe Racing Pre-Race Notes & Quotes
Jun 1, 2001
June 1, 2001 Milwaukee X7: The 2001 Miller Lite 225 will mark Herta's seventh Champ Car start at the legendary Milwaukee Mile. Herta's best result at the famed one-mile oval came on his inaugural visit in 1994 when he started seventh and finished 10th. Herta did not compete at the 2000 Miller Lite 225 event. CART's You ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Ray reaches 164 mph to lead Richmond testing
Jun 1, 2001
June 1, 2001 RICHMOND, Va. - Greg Ray turned a lap of 164 mph under the lights at Richmond International Raceway to lead private Indy Racing Northern Light Series testing at the track May 30. 1999 Indy Racing champion Ray and Mark Dismore each turned a top lap of 16.5 seconds at 163.636 mph earlier in the day. Ray, Dis ... Continue reading
CART: Indy 500 winner Castroneves paces FedEx Series drivers to Milwaukee Mile
May 31, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 31, 2001 DETROIT - Fresh off an impressive top-five sweep at the Indianapolis 500 spearheaded by newly crowned champion Helio Castroneves, CART's version of the "Fab Five" - which also includes runner-up Gil de Ferran, Michael Andretti, Jimmy Vasser and ... Continue reading
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