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Laguna returns as another street track bites dust.
The Champ Car World Series' uncertain future appeared to be stabilised slightly overnight with the announcement that Laguna Seca will return to the schedule in 2008, albeit at the expense of another of the championship's much-vaunted street courses.
IPS: The closest race - ever.
If Logan Gomez and Alex Lloyd raced anything besides Indy Pro Series cars, their close finish at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday might have been ruled a dead heat.
IPS: Another pole for new champ Lloyd.
Although he has to watch his recently defeated title rival Hideki Mutoh make his Indycar Series debut at Chicagoland this weekend, newly crowned Indy Pro Series champion Alex Lloyd didn't appear to be too down in the dumps as he claimed his fifth pole position of the season ahead of Sunday's Chic
Title decided on final corner.
Scotland's Dario Franchitti is the 2007 Indycar Series champion after winning the season ending Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 at Chicagoland in the most dramatic way possible.

IPS: Adam Andretti plays it 'smart` in rookie test
Adam Andretti, the younger brother of veteran racer John Andretti and nephew of 1969 Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti, passed his Indy Pro Series rookie test at Chicagoland Speedway on Thursday [August 30].

Speyer: MotoGP tells us Assen will be fast.
Bridgestone's executive director of race operations for the Champ Car World Series, Al Speyer, is expecting a high-powered show for the fans at Assen this weekend, even if he has had to base his assumption on motorcycle racing.
High seas, local life prepare drivers for Assen.
The six Champ Car World Series stars attending Thursday's press conference in Assen took the chance to meet some of the young Dutch stars of tomorrow as well as experiencing some unique Dutch culture.
Power looking emulate Aussie success.
Team Australia has one last chance to shine before its home event on the streets of Surfers Paradise in October, and Will Power is already counting on the Aussie success rate at Assen as a good omen.
Clarke cleared.
Having been forced to sit out the opening leg of the Champ Car World Series' trip to Europe, Dan Clarke has been given the nod to return to action this weekend in the Netherlands.
Phoenix back into the flames.
The planned final round of this year's Champ Car World Series has been cancelled for financial reasons, reducing the season to just 14 events and joining China on the list of events postponed or abandoned this year.
Contrite Clarke to abide by Cotman.
Dan Clarke has admitted that he just wants to 'move on' from the incident that saw him suspended from the Champ Car Grand prix of Belgium on the opening day at Zolder.
Roth to add second car for Chicagoland.
Eponymous Indycar Series team owner Marty Roth will add a second car to his arsenal in the season finale at Chicagoland next month for the redoubtable PJ Chesson.
Clarke: Not much to say.
Dan Clarke's exclusion from the opening round of Champ Car's European Tour at Zolder marked a clamp-down on a driver many felt had over-stepped the mark on numerous occasions, but the Briton remained tight-lipped about the incident that caused his downfall.
Preview - Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix.
This weekend will mark a return to familiar surroundings for the majority of the Champ Car World Series field as it heads to Europe for a double-header 'flyaway' beginning at Zolder, in Belgium.
FA: Champions crowned.
The awards have been handed out in the Champ Car Atlantic Series after the season drew to a close last weekend with the Grand Prix of Road America.
IPS: Lloyd NOT on Kentucky pole.
Indy Pro Series champion elect Alex Lloyd was beaten to pole position for the Kentucky 100 by Panther Racing's Hideki Mutoh on Friday at the Kentucky Speedway as the two class drivers in this years field once again showed why they are sitting 1-2 in the points table.

Franchitti flies in Michigan.
IndyCar Series points leader Dario Franchitti was lucky to escape unscathed from a high-speed accident during the Firestone Indy 400 at Michigan.
Franchitti on course at Michigan.
Dario Franchitti took the first step towards completing an Indianapolis-Michigan double by notching pole position for the Firestone Indy 400 at the historic Michigan International Speedway on Saturday night.
Duno, Herb return.
Milka Duno and Jon Herb will make their debut Indycar appearances at the Michigan International Speedway at the Firestone Indy 400 this weekend, having confirmed their return to the series.
Similar story, different plot in San Jose.
Three familiar names battled over pole position in first qualifying for the San Jose Grand Prix, but eventual poleman Sebastien Bourdais had to rely on a late effort to secure the bonus point and guaranteed front row start.

IPS: Crawford Motorsports signs karting star.
Already looking ahead to 2008 and beyond, second-year Indy Pro Series team Michael Crawford Motorsports has signed 18-year-old karting stand-out Cole Mathewson to a development and testing programme.

PKV reveal replacement for Gommendy.
Mario Dominguez will make a return to the Champ Car World Series this weekend at the Edmonton Grand Prix in place of the injured Tristan Gommendy at PKV.

Enge to aid SAMAX at Nashville.
Milka Duno and the SAMAX team are to receive the help of former IndyCar Series driver Tomas Enge as they prepare for the next round of the championship at Nashville.

IPS: Lloyd out to extend imperious run.
Sam Schmidt Motorsports has won 20 races and two drivers championships in the past four seasons of Indy Pro Series competition and the team's dominance is perhaps no where more evident than at Nashville Superspeedway, where they have won the last three races at the 1.33-mile concrete oval.