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Beardsley returning to IPS in 2003.
Matt Beardsley will return to the Indy Racing League Infiniti Pro Series in 2003, as his family-owned team has formed a technical alliance with the crew, equipment and facilities of IndyCar Series standout Billy Boat.
CART Spring Training - day three: 6 February.
Impressive rookie Sebastien Bourdais saved his best for last on Thursday at Sebring International Raceway, carding the best time of the three-day Champ Car Spring Training testing session with a top lap of 50.584 seconds (118.781mph).
Kurt Busch to test Champ Car.
NASCAR Winston Cup star Kurt Busch will swap his Roush Racing Ford Taurus for a Team Rahal Lola-Ford today at Sebring when he takes the team's back-up #9 chassis out for a few laps of the Sebring Raceway.
Meira fastest Chevy, but still only 12th.
Tuesday was a bad day for the Indy Racing League's 'Bowtie Brigade' as the previously dominant Chevy V8 IndyCar motor found itself comprehensively outshone by new arrivals Toyota and Honda at the two-mile California Speedway in Fontana.
Former Indy team owner Hinkle dies.
Jack B. Hinkle, who owned cars that Jack McGrath placed on the front row of the Indianapolis 500 five years in a row during the early 1950s, died in his sleep last weekend at his home in Kansas, aged 90.
PacifiCare agrees title deal with Newman-Haas.
Looking to put some muscle and increased speed in its brand and company positioning, PacifiCare Health Systems has reached an agreement with the Newman-Haas Racing team to sponsor its #1 car in the CART series for 2003.
Conseco backs Foyt, Hattori on board.
Finance house Conseco has been conformed as title sponsor of the car to be driven by IndyCar rookie AJ Foyt IV in this year's Indy Racing League Series, while team owner AJ Foyt has also announced that his grandson will be partnered by IRL veteran Shigeaki Hattori for the first four races of the
Team Cheever 'lean and mean' for 2003.
Following a year full of near-misses and 'what ifs,' Eddie Cheever's eponymous Indy Racing League team has been aided in its preparations for the upcoming season thanks to its alliance with Team Menard and a primary focus just a single-car.
Emmo, 'Mad Max' for second Conquest?
Rumours doing the rounds in CART Champcar circles at present are linking Max Papis and none other than Emerson Fittipaldi to a possible second car to run out of Conquest Racing's hauler in 2003.
Andretti to retire after Indy 500.
Michael Andretti will retire following May's Indianapolis 500 after a distinguished career that has spanned two decades, a CART title, a season with the McLaren Formula One team and more than 40 CART victories.
Newman-Haas confirms Bourdais.
Newman-Haas Racing has announced that Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais will join Brazil's Bruno Junqueira in attempting to earn the team its fifth CART Champcar title in this season's Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.
Dana to drive for Kenn Hardley Racing in IPS.
Open-wheel racing veteran Paul Dana has signed to drive for Kenn Hardley Racing during the 2003 Indy Racing League Infiniti Pro Series season, team manager John Paul Jr. announced Jan. 29.
Lemarie gets nod at PK Racing.
Former FIA International Formula 3000 contender and BAR Formula One test driver Patrick Lemarie, was today named as the driver for PK Racing, the new Champ Car World Series team owned by Craig Pollock and Kevin Kalkhoven.
New power generation for Panoz G-Force.
IRL IndyCar Series chassis manufacturer Panoz G-Force has set its sights firmly on a championship title and an Indy 500 victory for 2003 after putting in the hours creating what it believes is the best new generation car on the grid.
Aventis, Racing for Kids to sponsor Kansas IPS.
Racing For Kids and Aventis Pharmaceuticals have partnered to become the title sponsor for the 2003 Indy Racing League Infiniti Pro Series event at Kansas Speedway on 6 July.
Fernandez smiling but sore after Champ Car return.
Champ Car veteran Adrian Fernandez made his return to the cockpit last weekend at Laguna Seca following a three-month layoff recovering from a fractured vertebrae.
Alex Muller tests for PDM.
Former FIA Formula 3000 driver Alex Muller successfully passed the speed phase of his Indy Racing League IndyCar Series rookie test at Fontana yesterday driving for PDM Racing.
Golf Tournament raises $17,500 for Brian's Wish.
Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever Jr.
Q&A: Paul Gentilozzi and Alex Tagliani - Pt.2.
Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports team, which is adding the new-look CART Champcar to existing Trans-Am commitments this season, recently confirmed speculation by naming Canada's Alex Tagliani as driver of the Johnson Controls-backed entry.
F2000 veteran Urlin to compete in IPS.
Zetec Formula Ford 2000 veteran Jonathan Urlin will compete in the 2003 Indy Racing League Infiniti Pro Series season for Brian Stewart Racing, team officials announced Jan. 16. Urlin, 20, from London, Ontario, finished third in the 2002 Zetec Formula Ford 2000 championship.
Penske name Beresford as technical director.
Nick Goozee, Managing Director of Penske Cars, Ltd., announced that Nigel Beresford has been named Technical Director of the company.
CART confirms Cleveland night race.
Already a unique event in the world of racing, CART's annual trip to the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland will have an added twist in 2003 with news that the series has secured plans to run next year's event at night.
CART unveils new look, logo.
The Bridgestone Presents the 2003 Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford unveiled a new corporate look and company logo on Wednesday.
Tom Wood to complete full IPS season with Schmidt.
Canadian Tom Wood will return to Sam Schmidt Motorsports for the entire 2003 IRL Infiniti Pro Series season after contesting three races for the team last year.