News By Topic: Championship Auto Racing Teams

CART: Monterrey Starting Lineup, Monterrey Mexico

Mar 11, 2001

MONTERREY MEXICO: Following are the qualifying results for the CART FedEx Championship race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, driver, engine, and qualifying speed: 1. Kenny Brack, Ford, 100.665 m.p.h. 2. Cristiano da Matta, Toyota, 100.404 m.p.h. 3. Gil de Ferran, Honda, 100.255 m.p.h. 4. ... Continue reading

CART: Da Matta takes front row spot for GP of Monterrey

Mar 11, 2001

- DA MATTA ON FRONT ROW - Cristiano da Matta (Texaco/Havoline Toyota) held the provisional pole for much of Saturday's qualifying before losing the top spot late in the session on the way to capturing second and a front-row qualifying spot for Sunday's Tecate Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey. - MATCHES CAREER BEST - Cris ... Continue reading

CART: Bryan Herta Qualifying Notes, Monterrey

Mar 11, 2001

Herta on qualifying: "It has been a frustrating day. Between the red flags and the changes we made to the car, we missed out on a lot of track time this morning. Obviously, I was hoping to qualify much higher this afternoon. During qualifying, the track was back to conditions similar to yesterday, very slippery. We hav ... Continue reading

CART: Tony Kanaan Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Monterrey

Mar 11, 2001

#55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix – Qualifying Notes-Quotes – Sat., March 10 Parque Fundidora – Monterrey, Mexico – 2.1-Mile Road Course Round 1 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series Tony Kanaan and the #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Rey ... Continue reading

CART: Alex Zanardi Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Monterrey

Mar 11, 2001

#66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix – Qualifying Notes-Quotes – Sat., March 10 Parque Fundidora – Monterrey, Mexico – 2.1-Mile Road Course Round 1 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series Alex Zanardi and his #66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn R ... Continue reading

CART: Brack collects first career pole at Monterrey GP

Mar 11, 2001

MONTERREY, Mexico (March 10, 2001) - Kenny Brack of Team Rahal, whose solid rookie FedEx Championship Series season last year brought him the Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year Award but neither a race victory nor a pole position, collected his first of the latter Saturday when he earned the pole for the inaugural Tecate T ... Continue reading

CART: Da Matta places second in first day practice at Monterrey

Mar 10, 2001

MONTERREY, Mexico (March 9, 2001) - Cristiano da Matta turned in the second-fastest time of the day with a lap of more than 96 miles per hour in Friday practice for Sunday's Tecate Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey - the season opener for the CART FedEx Championship Series. Da Matta, in his third season with Toyota power, ... Continue reading

CART: Tony Kanaan Qualifying Notes and Quotes

Mar 10, 2001

#55 Tony Kanaan #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix – Practice Notes-Quotes – Friday, March. 9 Parque Fundidora – Monterrey, Mexico – 2.1-Mile Road Course Round 1 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series Tony Kanaan and the #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn ... Continue reading

CART: Alex Zanardi Qualifying Notes and Quotes

Mar 10, 2001

#66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix – Practice Notes-Quotes – Friday, March. 9 Parque Fundidora – Monterrey, Mexico – 2.1-Mile Road Course Round 1 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series Two-time series champion Alex Zanardi made his race ... Continue reading

CART: De Ferran sets pace of first practice session in Monterrey

Mar 10, 2001

MONTERREY, Mexico- Defending FedEx Championship Series champion Gil de Ferran of Marlboro Team Penske launched a bid to defend his title by posting the fastest practice speed Friday for the inaugural Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix Presented by Herdez (4 p.m. ET Sunday, live, ABC-TV), opening event of the 2001 FedEx ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: PacWest signs Mario Dominguez to pilot second seat in 2001

Mar 8, 2001

(Indianapolis, IN) – PacWest Racing Group has officially signed Indy Lights driver Mario Dominguez to pilot the #17 PacWest Lights Lola on a full-time basis in the 2001 Dayton Indy Lights Championship Series. The twenty-seven year old Mexico City, Mexico native joins lights newcomer and 2000 Toyota Atlantic rooki ... Continue reading

CART: Youngest American Driver Herta Kicks Off Season in Mexico

Mar 7, 2001

CART's Youngest American Driver: At just 30 years of age, Herta enters his eighth CART season, and will make his 101st start this weekend at the inaugural Tecate Telmex Grand Prix, presented by Herdez. Full-Time Job: After just six starts in the 2000 CART season, Herta returns to compete full-time in the 2001 CART FedE ... Continue reading

CART: Bruno Junqueira and Nicolas Minassian prepared for Mexico race

Mar 7, 2001

What: Grand Prix of Monterrey, round one of the 21-race CART FedEx Championship Series. When: Sunday, March 11. Broadcast: 4 p.m. Eastern live on ABC-TV. Broadcast live on CART Radio Network affiliates. Coverage of practice, qualifying and the race is also live on CART.com. ... Continue reading

CART: Kanaan, Zanardi ready for 2001 season opener

Mar 6, 2001

MONTERREY, Mexico--Having doubled the size of its organization less than a year after first opening its doors, Mo Nunn Racing is ready to unleash the troops for a full-scale assault on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series title. Young Brazilian driving star Tony Kanaan, in his #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reyn ... Continue reading

CART: What to look for at Monterrey

Mar 6, 2001

Date: March 11, 2001 Broadcast: ABC, 4 p.m. ET (Live) Race Length: TBD Track Length: 2.1-mile, 12-turn road course Track Records: 1st year event : US-DESIGNED/BUILT TOYOTA LOOKS TO MAKE MORE HISTORY IN 2001 - A year ago, the Toyota RV8E engine made history when it became the first U.S.-designed, built and developed eng ... Continue reading