CART: Disappointment for Andretti in Long Beach
Apr 11, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 11, 2001 LONG BEACH, Calif.--- A competitive weekend ended in disappointment and a 28th place finish for Michael Andretti, driver of the No. 39 Team Motorola Honda-Reynard. After completing only three laps of the 82-lap event on the streets of Long Bea ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Galles Racing, Beck Motorsports file entries for Indy as deadline nears
Apr 11, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 11, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Galles Racing filed three entries, and Beck Motorsports filed one April 10 as the entry deadline for the 85th Indianapolis 500 approaches. Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. and rookies Didier André and Casey Mears w ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Pepsi gearing up for Indy with fan contest
Apr 10, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 10, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Just as winter becomes a fading memory and warm, sunny days return to Indiana, the Pepsi Bottling Co. is about to embark on an ambitious promotional campaign to remind race fans that The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, the 2001 In ... Continue reading
CART: Herta finishes in top ten, top Ford
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 Herta on the race: "It's good to have earned a few points today. I am not necessarily happy with the result, but most importantly, we are finishing the races, and we are finishing them on the lead lap. We had a little understeer throughout the ... Continue reading
INDY LIGHTS: Townsend Bell wins in Long Beach
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 9, 2001) - Townsend Bell (DirecPC Lola) grabbed a share of the Dayton Indy Lights Championship points lead with his first win of the season Sunday at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Bell, starting from sixth on th ... Continue reading
CART: Kanaan gets top ten finish for Mo Nunn Racing at Long Beach
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 Tony Kanaan brought the #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard home in seventh place during today’s Grand Prix of Long Beach on the seaside temporary street course overlooking Long Beach Harbor. It was Kanaan’s second consecutiv ... Continue reading
CART: Zanardi retires early at Long Beach
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 Alex Zanardi retired on Lap 28 of a scheduled 82 laps in today’s Grand Prix of Long Beach when his #66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard encountered overheating problems as a result of earlier contact with another car. He plac ... Continue reading
CART: Castroneves captures Toyota GP of Long Beach with dominance
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 9, 2001) - Marlboro Team Penske parlayed its expertise on the Long Beach temporary street circuit into a pair of podium finishes Sunday as Helio Castroneves captured the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and teammate Gil ... Continue reading
IROC: True Value IROC to run 'One Shy' in tribute to Earnhardt
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Tinton Falls, NJ - True Value IROC officials announced today they will run an 11-car field for the remaining three races of the 2001 True Value IROC schedule. In tribute to four-time True Value IROC champion Dale Earnhardt, the 12th car will re ... Continue reading
CART: Long Beach Grand Prix Race Results, Long Beach
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 LONG BEACH, CA: Following are the race results for the Long Beach Grand Prix CART race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, chassis-engine, and reason out: 1. (1) Helio Castroneves, Honda Reynard, 82. 2. ... Continue reading
CART: Long Beach Grand Prix Race Results, Long Beach
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 LONG BEACH, CA: Following are the race results for the Long Beach Grand Prix CART race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, chassis-engine, and reason out: 1. (1) Helio Castroneves, Honda Reynard, 82. 2. ... Continue reading
CART: Castroneves claims pole position for Toyota GP of Long Beach
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 LONG BEACH, Calif. - Helio Castroneves of Marlboro Team Penske emerged from a bizarre qualifying session Saturday to claim the pole position for Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (4 p.m. ET, live, ABC-TV). In claiming his fifth career Fe ... Continue reading
CART Veteran Scott Pruett Wins the 25th Anniversary Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 LONG BEACH, Calif. - Ten-year CART racing veteran Scott Pruett took the overall checkered flag at the 25th annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race from a field of celebrity and professional drivers - just edging out last year's winner Josh Brolin. Toy ... Continue reading
CART: Kanaan starts up front at Long Beach GP
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Tony Kanaan and the #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard will start Sunday’s Grand Prix of Long Beach from the inside of the second row after a wet and wild qualifying session today. Kanaan’s best time was set on his last lap ... Continue reading
CART: Zanardi struggles in Long Beach qualifying
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Alex Zanardi and the #66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard will start 20th in Sunday’s Grand Prix of Long Beach after a wet and accident-marred first of two schedule 30-minute qualifying sessions today. Zanardi managed to post ... Continue reading
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