INDY 500: Ray returns to top of charts as MBNA pole day nears at Indy
May 11, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 11, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, May 10, 2001 - Greg Ray appears ready to defend his MBNA Pole on May 12 after returning to the top of the speed charts during Indianapolis 500 practice on May 10 with a top lap of 224.542 mph. Ray's time around the histor ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Stewart Hits 225 at Indy - Second Fastest in Practice
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 SPEEDWAY, Ind., (May 9, 2001) - Tony Stewart drove his Target/Home Depot G-Force Aurora to a top speed of 225.004 mph to post the second-quickest speed of the day in practice for the 85th Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was his biggest gain yet in three days of practice at the legendary ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Day Four of Indy Practice Finds Infiniti Drivers Busy Logging Laps
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 Indianapolis, Ind. (May 9, 2001) -- Infiniti's trio of drivers were busy during the fourth day of practice for the Indy 500 completing nearly 400 miles on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway -- more miles than any other day this week. The total number of practice miles recorded by Infiniti engines so ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Goodyear and Cheever make steady progress in practice at Indy
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 Indianapolis, IN (May 9, 2001) - Cheever Indy Racing teammates Eddie Cheever Jr. and Scott Goodyear continued to make steady progress during the fourth day of practice for the Indianapolis 500 scheduled for May 27, with both drivers posting fast laps above 221 mph. Cheever toured the 2.5-mile Brickyard ova ... Continue reading
CART/INDY 500: Andretti to Complete Racing World Tour in May
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, May 9, 2001) -- Qualify in Indianapolis, race in Japan and then race in Indy ... on three consecutive weekends on two continents across one ocean. How is Michael Andretti going to accomplish all of that in 20 days? Here is a Team Motorola/Archipelago Timeline to follow Michael as he ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Sharp reaches 226, Stewart 225 as speeds climb at Indy
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, May 9, 2001 - Former Indy Racing champions Scott Sharp and Tony Stewart flexed their horsepower in the final hour of practice for the 85th Indianapolis 500 on May 9, taking the top two spots on the speed chart with the fastest laps of the month. 1996 Indy Racing co-champion Sharp l ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Miller decides to skip Indy due to Atlanta crash
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Veteran Indy Racing driver Dr. Jack Miller announced May 8 that he will not participate in the 85th Indianapolis 500, instead concentrating on his recovery from a concussion suffered in a racing crash last month. Miller was one of 11 drivers involved in a crash during the zMAX 500 Indy Racing ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Cheever, Goodyear pick up speed in third day of practice at Indy
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 Indianapolis, IN (May 9, 2001) - For the third consecutive day, Cheever Indy Racing teammates Eddie Cheever Jr. and Scott Goodyear ran strongly in the top ten in practice for the 85th Indianapolis 500 on May 27. Cheever entered the 223mph bracket with a lap of 40.3323 seconds (223.146 mph) in his #51 Excite ... Continue reading
Quotes from Day 3 of 85th Indianapolis 500 practice - May 8
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 FELIPE GIAFFONE: "We went pretty good this morning, and then we developed an electrical problem. The car felt good. We went 219 mph on two old tires. We put on new tires, but then we had the problem. We tried to fix it over lunch hour, but we could never solve it so we'll come back tomorrow." (About his cha ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Cheever stays consistent at Indy
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 Indianapolis, Ind. (May 8, 2001) -- Infiniti driver Eddie Cheever Jr. has proven to be very consistent in practice this week for the Indianapolis 500. His fifth place position on the timing charts today, with a 223.146 mph lap, makes him the only driver to place in the top five each day of the first three d ... Continue reading
CART responds to Texas Motor Speedway legal action
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 The following Championship Auto Racing Teams statement is in regard to legal action filed Tuesday, May 8 by Texas Motor Speedway: CART has learned that a legal action has been filed against it by Texas Motor Speedway. Apparently the complaint stems from CART's postponing of the Firestone Firehawk 600 April ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Practice Quotes from Day Two, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 ROGER PENSKE: "It's wet. Everything is rolling along fine." RON HEMELGARN: "Both cars ran well. We got the second car out before the rain. We are trying different setups. We played with cars, ran in the wind. ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Track Side Live Assists Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Track Side Live, the new premium service from Oval Track News (www.ovaltracknews.net), is donating $10 to the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation from all new $25 subscriptions to its service that it receives between April 16 and May 27, the date of the 85th annual Indy 500. Through multiple dai ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Ray reigns again as rain returns to Indy
May 8, 2001
May 8, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - There have been two constants in the first two days of practice for the 85th Indianapolis 500: Rain ending practice early, and Greg Ray leading the speed charts. Defending pole winner Ray was the fastest driver at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the second consecutive day, leading the spe ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Stewart, Ganassi Press Conference Transcriipt
May 8, 2001
May 8, 2001 HOST: Mike King GUESTS: Chip Ganassi, Tony Stewart, Jimmy Vasser, Mike Hull MIKE KING: Good morning. I want to say good morning and welcome to the Trackside Media Center here at the WorldComplex at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. My name is Mike King. I'm the chief announcer for the Indianapolis Motor Spee ... Continue reading
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