Northern Light IRL: Northern Light Cup point standings
May 30, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 31, 2001 1. Sam Hornish Jr. 152 2. Eliseo Salazar 131 3. Felipe Giaffone (R) 100 4. ... Continue reading
CART: Scott Dixon heads to Milwaukee with confidence
May 30, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 31, 2001 Scott Dixon Fast Facts #18 Powerware Panasonic PacWest Toyota * PacWest Racing rookie driver, Scott Dixon, ranks 8th in the 2001 CART FedEx Series with 24 points. * Dixon is currently 2nd in points scored on oval tracks, trailing only Kenny Brac ... Continue reading
CART: Gugelmin ready for action at Milwaukee
May 30, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 31, 2001 Mauricio Gugelmin Fast Facts #17 Nextel PacWest Toyota * Mauricio Gugelmin comes into Milwaukee off his first point-scoring race of the season, picking up one point for his 12th place finish in Japan. * This will be Gugelmin's seventh Milwaukee ... Continue reading
The Timken Company Sponsored Team Rahal Wins at Motegi, Brack in CART Lead
May 30, 2001
CANTON, Ohio, May 30 Team Rahal driver Kenny Brack led 75 laps, including the last 52 of the race, en route to capturing his first Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) win May 19 at the Firestone Firehawk 500 at Twin Ring Motegi Raceway in Japan. Team Rahal's efforts in the CART FedEx Championship Series are sponsored ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Davey Hamilton wins Scott Brayton driver's trophy
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 30, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Indy Racing League veteran Davey Hamilton won the Scott Brayton Driver's Trophy during the Indianapolis 500 Victory Celebration on May 27 at Indianapolis. Hamilton, from Las Vegas, received the annual award for best exemplifying t ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Scott Goodyear improving; Takes first steps at Indinapolis hospital
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 30, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Indy Racing Northern Light Series driver Scott Goodyear will remain in Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for two or three more days after suffering a fractured lower back in an accident during the Indianapolis 500. Goodyear was i ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Goodyear takes first steps toward recovery
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 30, 2001 Indianapolis, IN - Cheever Indy Racing driver Scott Goodyear, who suffered a compression fracture of his L1 vertebra during the Indianapolis 500 on May 27, will remain in Indianapolis' Methodist Hospital for the next two to three days. Goodyear, ... Continue reading
CART: Team Target ready to repeat in Milwaukee
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 30, 2001 West Allis, Wis. -- Team Target heads north to the Milwaukee Mile this weekend hoping to duplicate last year's performance by Juan Montoya. The former Team Target pilot gave the team its first CART victory of the 2000 season with a masterful per ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Tim Fedewa ready for 'long stretch' or summer racing action
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 30, 2001 "I am really looking forward to the stretch of races coming up this summer. We're getting ready for a lot of tracks where we have been able to perform well. We visit a number of one-mile tracks, plus Watkins Glen where this team excels. We reall ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Electrical problems foils Cheever's bid for second Indy 500 title
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 29, 2001 Indianapolis, IN - Eddie Cheever Jr. started 25th in his #51 Excite@Home Infiniti and ran as high as 11th during Sunday's 85th running of the Indianapolis 500 before an electrical problem thwarted his bid for a second Indy 500 title. The 1998 In ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart Interview: Indy and Charlotte runs
May 28, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 28, 2001 TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (HOW ABOUT YOUR RUN IN THE INDY 500?) "We got into the lead with a car that was really balanced and comfortable to drive and I just got greedy. The sun came out and that changed the track condi ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Michael Andretti Interview: 85th Indy 500
May 28, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 28, 2001 THIRD-PLACE FINISHER QUOTES, May 27, 2001 MICHAEL ANDRETTI: "It's a little disappointing. The uphill battle started with a flat tire. Had to go all the way to the back of the field. Fought our way back up to the front, and then had that problem ... Continue reading
TACH SPECIAL: Castroneves Delivers Historic Victory For Penske
May 28, 2001
By David Treffer, Contributing Editor, The Auto Channel May 27, 2001 The 85th edition of the Indianapolis 500 will be remembered as the successful return of “The Captain” to the Brickyard. It will also be remembered for the dominant winning performance by another Indy 500 rookie. “The Captain” a ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Castroneves earns $1.27 Million of record Indy 500 purse
May 28, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 27, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, May 27, 2001 - Helio Castroneves earned $1,270,475 of the largest purse in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history for winning Sunday's 85th running of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, according to unofficial prize figures annou ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Final Results, 85th Indianapolis 500
May 28, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 27, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Results Sunday from the 85th Indianapolis 500 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with finishing position, starting position (in parentheses), driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason o ... Continue reading
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