CART: Championship Auto Racing Teams Exploring Rio 200 Option
Feb 9, 2001
DETROIT - Championship Auto Racing Teams has notified the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that it has reserved its right to cancel the March 25 Rio 200, Round 2 of the 2001 FedEx Championship Series, after the city defaulted on certain conditions of its agreement with the Champ Car sanctioning body. On Thursday, Januar ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Adds Five More Video Screens
Feb 9, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with Daktronics, Inc., to add five large-screen video displays on the west side of the 2.5-mile oval’s main straightaway, Speedway officials announced today. The state-of-the-art Daktronics ProStarÒ screens will allow fans ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Budweiser to serve as associate sponsor for Unser, Mears at Indy
Feb 9, 2001
PHOENIX- Budweiser will be an associate sponsor of the Galles Racing cars driven by Al Unser Jr. and Casey Mears in the 2001 Indianapolis 500, team owner Rick Galles announced today. Unser is a two-time winner at Indianapolis, in 1992 and 1994. Mears, a rookie, is the nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Me ... Continue reading
LIGHT READING - Dayton Indy Lights Championship News & Notes
Feb 8, 2001
DETROIT- Series veteran Derek Higgins (Mexpro Lola) and Danish rookie driver Kristian Kolby (Conquest Racing Lola) are the latest signees for the 2001 Dayton Indy Lights Championship season that begins at the Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix, presented by Herdez, in Monterrey, Mexico, March 11. The season-opening rac ... Continue reading
IROC: Tony Stewart Replaces Gil de Ferran at Daytona IROC Opener
Feb 8, 2001
Daytona Beach, FL - NASCAR Winston Cup driver, Tony Stewart will replace 2000 CART FedEx Series Champion Gil de Ferran in the first round of the 2001 True Value International Race of Champions at Daytona International Speedway. De Ferran had two incidents in recent Champ car test sessions resulting in injuries to his s ... Continue reading
IROC: True Value Pit Notes, Daytona
Feb 8, 2001
Daytona Beach, FL - The 2001 True Value IROC Series got under way at the Daytona International Speedway Tuesday afternoon with the series' first practice session in preparation for race one on Friday, February 16. 2001 is the 25th anniversary season for the series, which hosts 12 drivers from different series in identi ... Continue reading
CART: Gugelmin and Scott Dixon complete two days of testing at Homestead
Feb 4, 2001
(Homestead, FL) – PacWest Racing’s Mauricio Gugelmin and Scott Dixon completed two days of testing Thursday on the 1.502-mile oval at the Homestead Motorsports Complex in Florida. Wednesday brought limited running time for the PacWest team as Mauricio ran approximately 35 trouble-free miles, while Dixon put ... Continue reading
CART: Team Target drivers get a feel for their competition at Homestead
Feb 3, 2001
Homestead, Fla. - Target Chip Ganassi Racing rookies Bruno Junqueira and Nicolas Minassian tested alongside top FedEx Series drivers Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Both drivers enjoyed perfect racing weather and put more than 400 miles on the team's 2001 Toyota-Lolas. ... Continue reading
CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings, Notes and Quotes from CART
Feb 2, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel Since the conclusion of Sneak Preview at California Speedway two weeks ago, Champ Car teams have returned their focus to preparing for the upcoming FedEx Championship Series campaign through test sessions. Walker Racing was the first team to return to testin ... Continue reading
U.S. F2000 FINIISHES WINTER TEST
Jan 28, 2001
U.S. F2000 FINIISHES WINTER TEST FAIRFIELD, N.J. (January 27, 2001) —The U.S. F2000 National Championship Presented by Speedvision finished its first annual two-day winter test at Homestead-Miami Speedway under ideal conditions. Under clear sunny skies, the final day of testing was run on the 1.4-mile modified ov ... Continue reading
CART: Scott Dixon attacks Phoenix oval for first time
Jan 27, 2001
CART: Scott Dixon attacks Phoenix oval for first time ... Continue reading
CART: Two Successful Days for Herta, at the 'World's Fastest One-Mile Oval'
Jan 27, 2001
Two Successful Days for Herta, at the ... Continue reading
CART: Archipelago joins Team Motorola as Associate Sponsor
Jan 26, 2001
CART: Archipelago joins Team Motorola as Associate Sponsor ... Continue reading
CART: Champ Cars Under the Lights in Las Vegas
Jan 26, 2001
CART: Champ Cars Under the Lights in Las Vegas ... Continue reading
CART: Gugelmin concludes testing at Phoenix
Jan 26, 2001
CART: Gugelmin concludes testing at Phoenix ... Continue reading
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