News By Topic: Championship Auto Racing Teams

CART: It's a Wrap Team Motorola Concludes Road Course Testing for 2001

Feb 23, 2001

Indianapolis, IN--- Team Motorola and driver Michael Andretti wrapped up their road course testing for the 2001 season yesterday at Sebring International Raceway. The #39 Team Motorola entry completed two days of incident free testing on the 1.65 mile road course and turned over 287 miles during the test. "We had some ... Continue reading

CART: Gugelmin excited about the high banks of Texas

Feb 23, 2001

(Fort Worth, TX) – Rain and cold temperatures limited testing at the Texas Motor Speedway Wednesday, as Mauricio Gugelmin and PacWest Racing got their first taste of the high-banked 1.5-mile oval that hosts round three of the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series on April 29. Gugelmin ran approximately 160 miles on ... Continue reading

CART: Toyota sets sights on 2001 CART title

Feb 22, 2001

TORRANCE, Calif. - Coming off its best-ever season with five victories and seven pole positions in 2000, Toyota has reloaded with an eye on bigger and better things in 2001. Five CART winners and three rising young champions from the world's top development series give Toyota high hopes for gaining its first CART Manuf ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Dixon returns to Lights car for Dayton/Firestone test

Feb 22, 2001

(Justin, TX)--PacWest Champ Car driver, Scott Dixon made his first visit to Texas Motor Speedway to participate in a Dayton/Firestone test yesterday. Dixon, the 2000 Indy Lights Champion, was not in a Champ Car, but in the PacWest Indy Lights car to complete the test for Dayton/Firestone. Dayton Tires, a division of Fi ... Continue reading

CART FedEx Championship Happenings

Feb 21, 2001

Notes and Quotes from Championship Auto Racing Teams The first demonstration laps were turned last Tuesday on the new road circuit at Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico, site of the March 11 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix Presented by Herdez, season-opener of the 2001 FedEx Championship Series. Champ Car drivers J ... Continue reading

CART: Zanardi and Kanaan Test at Sebring

Feb 21, 2001

SEBRING, Fla--Mo Nunn Racing teammates Tony Kanaan and Alex Zanardi wrapped up their final two-day test at Sebring International Raceway this afternoon, then headed south to Homestead Miami Speedway to conclude their preparation for the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series season on Wednesday and Thursday. Together, Kan ... Continue reading

CART Release of Fourth-Quarter 2000 Earnings Results Rescheduled

Feb 20, 2001

DETROIT- Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. announced today that it has rescheduled the release of its fourth-quarter and year-end financial results from Tuesday, February 20, 2001 to Friday, February 23, 2001. The Company is rescheduling as a result of attempts to conclude negotiations relative to the canceled race ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: True Value IROC Mourns Loss of Champion

Feb 20, 2001

Tinton Falls, NJ - Regarding the loss of 2000 IROC Champion, Dale Earnhardt in yesterday's Daytona 500, series President Jay Signore said, "There are no words to express the extreme sense of loss we are all feeling now. Dale's greatness as a champion speaks for itself. The significant loss is of the man himself; we've ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Tony George response to Earnhardt death

Feb 20, 2001

INDIANAPOLIS- A statement from Indianapolis Motor Speedway President & CEO Tony George about the death of Dale Earnhardt on Feb. 18: “The loss of Dale Earnhardt is an unbelievable and devastating tragedy to his family, his many fans and to the sport of auto racing. It is very difficult for me and for our family b ... Continue reading

CART: Andretti Completes Homestead Road Course Test

Feb 18, 2001

Indianapolis, IN-Team Motorola continued their preparations for the CART FedEx season opener with a two-day road course test at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Under sunny skies and light breezes both Wednesday and Thursday, Team Motorola completed more than 230 miles with no mechanical problems. Team Motorola and Andret ... Continue reading

CART: Dixon impressive at Laguna test

Feb 18, 2001

(Monterey, CA) – Scott Dixon took the reigns from Mauricio Gugelmin for the second day of PacWest’s two-day test session Thursday at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California. The twenty-year-old Kiwi and 2000 Dayton Indy Lights Champion completed approximately 250 miles on the 2.2-mile road course and po ... Continue reading

IROC: Cheever finishes third at Daytona after wild ride

Feb 17, 2001

Eddie Cheever Jr. didn’t win the 2001 True Value International Race of Champions race Feb. 16 at Daytona, but he was the center of attention after the opening round of racing’s all-star series. Cheever and seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt collided while Earnhardt led with two laps remai ... Continue reading

CART: Herta Hits His Marks at Laguna Seca

Feb 17, 2001

Day two at Laguna Seca proved to be much more successful for Bryan Herta, driver of the #77 Zakspeed/Forsythe/Ford-Reynard and his crew. The team was sidelined with mechanical problems throughout much of the day on Wednesday, and returned Thursday with a full work schedule, looking for the ideal car set-up. Logging ove ... Continue reading

IROC: Indy Racing League drivers have more strength in numbers

Feb 16, 2001

INDIANAPOLIS-- Eddie Cheever Jr. ended a 13-race losing streak for open-wheel drivers in the True Value International Race of Champions last June at Michigan Speedway. Cheever is back for a return engagement in the popular four-race series that matches 12 of the country's best drivers in stock-car races at Daytona Inte ... Continue reading

CART: Herta Returns to Laguna Seca for Two-Day Test

Feb 16, 2001

Monterey, CA - Bryan Herta, driver of the #77 Zakspeed/Forsythe/Ford-Reynard returned to Laguna Seca Tuesday, the site of his back-to-back 1998 and ‘99 CART victories. Unfortunately, mechanical problems sidelined Herta and his crew for most of the day. "Bryan was up to speed immediately as he took to the track th ... Continue reading