INDY 500: Stewart, Vasser to drive for Ganassi this month at Indy
May 8, 2001
May 8, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - 1996-97 Indy Racing League champion Tony Stewart and 1996 CART champion Jimmy Vasser will defend the Indianapolis 500 title this year for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, team owner Chip Ganassi announced May 7. The 85th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for May 27. Juan Montoya won last year at Indy ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Ray fastes on opening day; Cheever Indy Racing makes strong showing
May 7, 2001
May 7, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Greg Ray turned the fastest lap of Indianapolis Star Opening Day for the 85th Indianapolis 500 on May 6 with a speed of 224.301 mph as preparations for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing got underway. Ray's top time around the 2.5-mile oval was 40.125 seconds in the No. 2T Johns Manville/Menard ... Continue reading
CART: Dixon, Toyota Win Lehigh Valley GP Presented by Toyota
May 7, 2001
May 7, 2001 - Scott Dixon's drove his Nextel Toyota to victory Sunday and in the process became the youngest winner in major open-wheel (CART, F1, IRL) history at 20 years, 9 months and 14 days. - By winning in just his third race, Scott Dixon matches Juan Montoya as the second-quickest driver in CART history to win hi ... Continue reading
CART: Dixon becomes the youngest driver in open wheel history with Nazareth win
May 7, 2001
May 7, 2001 NAZARETH, Pa. - Rookie Scott Dixon of the PacWest Racing Group became the youngest driver ever to win a major open-wheel racing event Sunday when he drove to victory in the Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota at Nazareth Speedway, Round 4 of the FedEx Championship Series. Dixon (Powerware Panasonic ... Continue reading
INDY 500: All Three Infiniti's in Top Ten at Indy 500 Opening Day
May 7, 2001
May 7, 2001 Indianapolis, Ind. -- Infiniti drivers Eddie Cheever Jr., Scott Goodyear, and Robbie Buhl all placed in the top ten in practice today for the Indianapolis 500--with Cheever posting the second fastest lap of the day in the No. 51 Excite@Home Infiniti. Cheever set his time early in the practice session, which ... Continue reading
CART: Race Results, Nazareth PA
May 6, 2001
May 6, 2001 NAZARETH, PA: Following are the race results for the CART FedEx Championship Series race at Nazareth held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, engine-chassis, laps completed, and reason out (if any): 1. (23) Scott Dixon, Toyota-Reynard, 225 laps. 2. (2) Kenny Brack, Ford- ... Continue reading
CART: Herta pleased with Nazareth starting spot
May 6, 2001
May 6, 2001 Herta on Qualifying: "The track was a little better when I went out in qualifying then it was this morning. The car feels good, I think we should be fine tomorrow. Last weekend we qualified fourth, and today we are seventh so I am pleased. The guys are doing a great job, and Lee (Dykstra, Race Engineer) has ... Continue reading
CART: Junqueira collects first career pole at Nazareth
May 6, 2001
May 6, 2001 NAZARETH, Pa- Bruno Junqueira of Target Chip Ganassi Racing became the first rookie in over a year to earn a FedEx Championship Series pole position Saturday when he grabbed the pole for Sunday's Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota at Nazareth Speedway (1 p.m. ET, live, ABC-TV). Junqueira (Target T ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Carlson, Guthrie, Gidley to drive at Indy
May 6, 2001
May 6, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Three more drivers - Tyce Carlson, Jim Guthrie and Memo Gidley - have joined the chase for a starting spot in the 85th Indianapolis 500. Carlson, from Indianapolis, will drive the No. 60 Tri Star Motorsports/Immke Racing Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone entered by Tri Star Motorsports. He will at ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Ganassi to unveil plans May 7
May 6, 2001
May 6, 2001 Ganassi to unveil plans: Target Chip Ganassi Racing will announce its driver plans for the 85th Indianapolis 500 at a press conference at 9:30 a.m. (EST) May 7 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ganassi Racing won the race last year with driver Juan Montoya, who moved to Formula One this season. Jimmy Vass ... Continue reading
CART: PacWest Racing Friday Practice Report, Nazareth
May 5, 2001
May 05, 2001 SCOTT DIXON - # 18 POWERWARE PANASONIC PACWEST TOYOTA Position: 30th Time: 21.767s Fastest Speed: 156.457 "We had some problems out there today and that cost us quite a bit of track time," said Dixon. "The car had a lot of understeer and wasn't balanced very well, but the laps we did run we ran with a lot ... Continue reading
CART: Max Wilson driving his first laps at Nazareth
May 5, 2001
May 05, 2001 “This morning we had a little bit of oversteer so we made some changes between the two practice sessions. Then, to test out our changes, we went back on track and did several laps on the same set of tires. It worked as we did a decent time and our times were consistent. Then, we went back out on new ... Continue reading
CART: Junqueira fastest on first day of practice at Nazareth
May 5, 2001
May 05, 2001 NAZARETH, Pa. - Rookie Bruno Junqueira of Target Chip Ganassi Racing, who tested extensively at Nazareth Speedway during the off-season, put the knowledge he gained to good use Friday when he topped the speed charts on the opening day of practice for Sunday's Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota at ... Continue reading
CART: Toyota fastest at Nazareth
May 5, 2001
May 05, 2001 NAZARETH, Pa. - Rookie Bruno Junqueira, driving a Target Toyota, registered the overall fastest time of the day in preparation for Sunday's CART Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota at Nazareth Speedway. Junqueira, the 2001 FIA Formula 3000 champion, turned in a 166.248 mph lap to lead the 25-car C ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Deep talent pool aiming for victory at Indy
May 5, 2001
May 05, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis 500 long has been known as the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing," as it's the most famous and tradition-laden auto race in the world. The race arguably is the "Greatest Story in Racing," too, and this year is no exception. All of the usual drama of the Indianapolis 500 will be ... Continue reading
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