News By Topic: Championship Auto Racing Teams

CART: Gugelmin and PacWest patient at Laguna

Feb 16, 2001

(Monterey, CA--PacWest Racing’s Mauricio Gugelmin tested Wednesday on the 2.238 mile road course of Laguna Seca, just five short months after finishing seventh there during round sixteen of the 2000 FedEx Championship series. Frustration was the theme of this session for PacWest and the other teams as twelve diff ... Continue reading

CART Season Preview 'Before the go Green' to Air on ESPN

Feb 16, 2001

DETROIT - With start of the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series season just a few weeks away, ESPN is providing a preview of the teams and events that will shape the new CART season with its program "Before They Go Green." The show airs Sunday, February 18, at 6 p.m. ET. ESPN CART commentator Paul Page, with analyst Pa ... Continue reading

CART creates new office in LA; Lucas named to marketing position

Feb 15, 2001

DETROIT- Building on its commitment to take its racing to the next level of sports entertainment, Championship Auto Racing Teams announced today that it is opening a Los Angeles office dedicated to extending CART's presence in the entertainment industry and led by California Speedway executive Jay Lucas. CART President ... Continue reading

IROC Fact Sheet, Daytona International Speedway

Feb 15, 2001

WHAT: The 25th anniversary season of the True Value IROC series, race one of four. WHERE: Daytona International Speedway, 2.5-mile high-banked tri-oval. WHEN: Friday, February 16, 2001 1:30 p.m. (local time) BROADCAST: ESPN - Sunday, February 18 at 5 p.m. WHO: 12 drivers, competing at the invitation of True Value IROC ... Continue reading

Team Target Drivers Announce Tickets on Sale for 2001 Target Grand Prix

Feb 12, 2001

CHICAGO--(BW SportsWire)--Feb. 11, 2001-- World class CART drivers, Bruno Junqueira and Nicolas Minassian, greet fans at the Chicago Auto Show to kick-off the festivities for the upcoming Target Grand Prix Team Target drivers Bruno Junqueira and Nicolas Minassian announced today at the Chicago Auto Show that tickets ar ... Continue reading

CART: Herta Concludes Homestead Test, Headed West

Feb 12, 2001

Homestead, FL - Continuing preparations for the 2001 CART FedEx season, the Zakspeed/Forsythe Racing Team logged approximately 364 miles during its two-day test on the 1.502-mile Homestead oval Thursday and Friday. Bryan Herta, driver of the #77 Zakspeed/Forsythe/Ford-Reynard, was pleased with the progress he and his c ... Continue reading

IROC Pit Notes, Daytona International Speedway

Feb 11, 2001

Daytona Beach, FL - Indy Racing Northern Light Series representative Mark Dismore came back for a second day of practice in the Pontiac Firebirds and was joined by NASCAR Winston Cup driver Tony Stewart. Stewart will replace CART FedEx Series driver Gil de Ferran in the opening race at Daytona due to injuries sustained ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Daytona Qualifying Notes and Quotes

Feb 11, 2001

TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "I'm really happy. The guys have done such a great job this winter. After winning a championship, a lot of teams tend to get lazy. But that's what makes you so proud to be a part of Joe Gibbs operation. ... Continue reading

CART: Championship Auto Racing Teams Cancels Rio 200

Feb 10, 2001

DETROIT - Championship Auto Racing Teams announced today that the Rio 200 - Round 2 of the 2001 FedEx Championship Series - has been cancelled. CART previously notified the City of Rio de Janeiro that it was in default of its agreement with CART concerning the 2001 Rio 200. The city missed its deadline for providing CA ... Continue reading

CART: Kanaan and Zanardi complete successful test at Sebring

Feb 10, 2001

SEBRING, Fla -- Mo Nunn Racing teammates Tony Kanaan and Alex Zanardi completed two successful days of testing on the Sebring International Raceway road course on Thursday, bringing to six the total number of test days this offseason for each driver and marking their first two together as teammates. Kanaan and his #55 ... Continue reading

CART: Gugelmin and Dixon Team up at Sebring

Feb 10, 2001

(Sebring, FL) – Veteran Mauricio Gugelmin joined his PacWest teammate, Scott Dixon, for the final leg of the teams’ two-day Sebring test Thursday. Dixon, who is trying to overcome the flu bug, returned for his second consecutive day of running. Gugelmin, who last tested on February 1, at Homestead, complete ... Continue reading

CART: Team Motorola Up to Speed; Andretti Quick at Homestead

Feb 10, 2001

Indianapolis, IN-- Team Motorola and driver Michael Andretti continued their winter testing yesterday in the brisk winds of Homestead-Miami Speedway. Team Motorola was scheduled to test their #39 Honda-Reynard both Thursday and Friday but after running less than 28 laps on Thursday, the team felt comfortable on the ova ... Continue reading

IROC True Value Pit Notes, Daytona

Feb 10, 2001

Daytona Beach, FL - True Value IROC test drivers, Dave Marcis, Jim Sauter, Dick Trickle, and Andy Hillenburg were on hand this morning to drive with whomever needed running mates on the race track, but Bush series driver, Jeff Green, Indy Racing Northern Light driver, Mark Dismore, CART FedEx driver, Kenny Brack and Wi ... Continue reading

MANUFACTURERS: Gary Anderson set to join Reynard Motorsport

Feb 9, 2001

Gary Anderson, one of the most respected British motorsport engineers, has been appointed Reynard North America Technical Director and Chief Technical Liaison Engineer and joins the company on March 1st. Anderson, 49, returns to Reynard after ten years in Formula 1, having left the company in 1990 after a two year peri ... Continue reading

CART: Off-Season Testing Continues for PacWest Racing

Feb 9, 2001

(Sebring, FL) – PacWest Champ Car rookie Scott Dixon returned to the track Wednesday to continue his preparation for the opening round of the CART FedEx Championship Series on March 11, in Monterrey, Mexico. Dixon took to the 1.6-mile Sebring road course for the third time this season as the twenty-year-old Kiwi ... Continue reading