IndyCar News

Sunday's Belterra Casino Indy 300 on the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway tri-oval is the 12th of 16 events on the 2003 IRL IndyCar Series calendar but only the second in which Mo Nunn Racing's Tora Takagi will use a Dallara chassis.

Kentucky is famous for horsepower of the four-legged variety, but the focus at this weekend's Belterra Casino Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway will be on the horsepower of the new Gen IV Chevy Indy V8.

"I could not have asked for better teammates. Certainly, with Michael's help, initially as a teammate as well as team owner, and certainly Tony Kanaan, that has been a fantastic help. I think being in this situation has helped speed up my learning curve.

A clash between Michael Valiante and points leader A.J.

Fernandez Racing has restructured its engineering department with the departure of Race Engineer David Watson earlier this week. The changes will take effect with this weekend's Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio, Round 13 of the Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.

Currently contending for the points lead in the Star Mazda North American Championship, aspiring US single-seater racer Moses Smith has found enough time and funds to explore his options in the Infiniti Pro Series this weekend.

AJ Allmendinger did not go faster than his time from provisional qualifying on Friday, but turned a lap quick enough to pace final qualifying and add to his Toyota Atlantic championship lead heading into Sunday's Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres.

With the second half of the Toyota Atlantic Championship now underway, the series heads north for the second of the three Canadian races on the schedule, at the historic 1.52 mile course in Trois Rivieres in Quebec.

PAUL TRACY (#3 Player's/Indeck Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone):

The Champ Car series heads to Elkhart Lake this weekend to race at a venue christened by the first Mexican success in CART racing and with the country's senior statesman eager to add his name to the list of victors.

Canada has long been one of the strongholds of the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford, with crowds in excess of 160,000 coming out for a three-day weekend every time the CART Champ Car World Series contenders turn a wheel 'north of the border.'

"That was a real battle. I've still got the old donuts on the side of the RAC Walker Racing car from hitting Adrian (Fernandez), unfortunately. I damage my front wing in that incident and I had to keep going with a broken wing until my final pit stop window opened up with 30 laps to go.

"What I've done is been able to concentrate on what I have to do, the job in front of me. And my concentration is not what happened on Friday or what's going to happen in the future, because it's out of my control.

Due to the late addition of the Mario Andretti Grand Prix of Road America onto the 2003 CART Champ Car schedule, the complicated issue of finding a network/cable television slot to carry the race live has meant that the 12th round of the season will only be available on a pay-per-view basis.

Target Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Tomas Scheckter and Scott Dixon swept the front row during MBNA Pole Qualifying for the Firestone Indy 400 on Saturday at the ultra-quick Michigan International Speedway.

Arie Luyendyk Jr. won the pole on Saturday for the Michigan 100 Infiniti Pro Series race. Luyendyk turned a lap of 38.2216 seconds, 188.375 mph in his No. 5 Dallara-Infiniti prepared by Sinden Racing Service.

Complete MBNA Pole Qualifying results and starting lineup for Sunday's Firestone Indy 400 at the Michigan International Speedway, round ten of the 2003 IRL IndyCar Series Championship.

Heralded across the motorsports landscape as the standard to which at-the-track safety services should be held, the CART Champ Car Simple Green Safety Team will be featured in a video piece to be aired as part of TNT's NASCAR pre-race show leading up to this weekend's Pennsylvania 500 event at Po

In a remarkable debut for the new Chevrolet Gen. IV engine, defending IRL Champion Sam Hornish Jr set the fastest time of all during Friday's two practice sessions for Sunday's Firestone Indy 400 at the Michigan International Speedway.

Motor racing and football has long been a staple of Brazil's sporting pastime, producing great names over the years like Pele, Fittipaldi, Senna and most recently the world's finest footman, Ronaldo.

A muddled European swing took some of the glitter off of the monstrous start to the Champ Car World Series for Paul Tracy, and his large series lead evaporated under the lights of the Milwaukee Mile, but, undaunted, the Canadian simply pulled his belts a litter tighter and went back to work.

The Indy Racing League announced on Saturday that it has approved a new engine design for Chevrolet for competition in the IRL IndyCar Series as early as next Sunday's race at the Michigan International Speedway.

Complete results from Saturday's Firestone Indy 200 at the 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway, round nine of the 2003 IRL IndyCar Series Championship Race ended under caution

Gil de Ferran won an eventful Firestone Indy 200 on Saturday night at the 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway, his second win of the season and the fourth IRL IndyCar Series victory of his career.